Tag: Capt. Sandy Melvin

Ladies Night Out: the twilight of the 2019 season

June 28, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was a competitive tournament to the end on Saturday, June 22 when the Ladies Night Out “Howl at the Moon” Tarpon Tournament was held in Boca Grande Pass. The tournament had originally...

Boca Blue wins World’s Richest!

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A rough patch of weather and an iffy tide may have slightly slowed the fishing for the 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, but the circumstances were summed up by Capt. Sandy...

It takes a lot of hard-working people to make the GIKC as successful as it is

To the Editor: What a great year for the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament. Records were broken with 81 tarpon released, and we raised $42,000 for community charities! The Board of Directors...

Boca Blue takes top honors in World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament!

Here are your 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament winners! Hey, Moma! with Capt. Wayne Joiner took the $12,500 prize for the last fish caught of day one. Searene with Capt. Lamar Joiner Jr. took...

2019 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament: A record-breaking day!

June 7, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE When 5 p.m. came around on Saturday, June 1, Head Judge of the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic came over the radio and announced the beginning of the tournament. Less than 10 seconds...

Boca Grande backwater still reasonably healthy in the face of many colors of algae on the beach

At about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 there were no boats to be found on Whidden’s Creek except one, holding three anglers out looking for clean water and a good bite: And we found it. Capt. Sandy...

Miss Sarah wins Ladies Howl

June 15, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■BY MARCY SHORTUSE The team aboard Miss Sarah was on fire Saturday night, June 9 in Boca Grande Pass as they smoked their opponents left and right in the 2018 Ladies Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament,...

Melvin, Waterhouse take GIFT Tournament with 19-inch trout

November 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was another winning year for Capt. Sandy Melvin and his angler, Patrick Waterhouse, on Tuesday, Nov. 21 as the 24th Annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament was held....

Tracy Lynn wins Kids’ Classic

June 16, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The anglers aboard the Tracy Lynn knew they were on a roll when they felt their fifth release of the 2017 Gasparilla Island Kids’ Classic tug on the line at 8:08 p.m. No other team...

Many thanks from Kids Classic coordinators: With 31 releases, they rocked the Pass!

To the Editor: The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. An event like...