It never fails when the Extreme Edge Tournament comes to town, you can count on some strange weather - Oh and you know that weather is really bad when it comes with a name! In this case it was Hurricane Dennis! Dennis the Menace visited the state of Florida on the weekend of the Sarasota EEF tournament. Instead of putting 100+ paddlers at risk, the tournament was cancelled.
However, we did have a pretty good Hurricane party before everyone left to return home. Here's some pictures of the days leading up to the party and some others of the party itself.
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Well this pretty much sums up the weekend. Dennis apparently likes fishing too, because he showed up just in time for the tournament. |
The Mote Marine Laboratory provided the facilities for the tournament. This is a great scientific research center that everyone should visit if they're visiting town. The center has several on-going projects to help address several marine issues such as the Red Tide, reproduction, migration, and also has a nice facility to provide medical attention to injured marine animals. |
Roger DeBruler is a Staff Biologist at the Mote Centers for Fisheries Enhancement. He is also a representative of the Snook Foundation. The Snook Foundation is a non-profit organization to help understand this awesome game fish and how we can responsibly enhance the fisheries. In this photo, Roger is showing the proper way to handle a snook by supporting it's body on both ends and trying to keep as much of the fish in the water as possible. |
Tournament Director Rick Roberts issues a challenge to the anglers at the party. If you sign up as a member of the Snook Foundation, he would put your name in a drawing for several trips. As you can tell from the crowd around him, his challenge was very successful and he's smiling. |
Benny Landrum introduces Economy Tackle to the crowd. Economy Tackle was the primary sponsor of the EEF event in Sarasota. |
Benny Landrum and Tom Stubblefield catch up during a short break. Notice the pile of goodies on the right? Those are all raffle items that were given away during the party. |
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