Tag: Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

Tracy Lynn takes First Place for the second week in a row in GIKC

Blaze takes second, again Tracy Lynn won the annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament last Saturday, June 7, put on by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce. There were 33...

Kids Tarpon Tournament to be held Saturday, June 7

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, June 7. This year, Amelia Besant will be singing the National...

Maritime Museum puts on writing contest for Kids Classic sponsorship

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on June 7. Registration is from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pink Pony...

Kids Classic tarpon June 8, focus on conservation

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament is this Saturday, June 8, organized by the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce. Registration is from noon to 2 p.m. at the Boca Grande...

Reel in the season with the Kids Classic

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament is set for June 8, organized by the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce. The event is advised by Boca Grande Charities, which originally founded...

GIKC releases slim, but fun was big!

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The skies were gray and the bite was sporadic in the 2021 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, held on the afternoon of Saturday, June 5, but the Riley...

Are you ready for the 2021 Kids’ Classic?

STAFF REPORT – If you are interested in getting a team together for the 2021 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic, you had better scramble. While there are still spots left on the roster, all local...

Greatest kids fishing tournament on earth to be held in Boca Grande Pass on June 5: Kids helping kids is what it’s all about

STAFF REPORT – After taking 2020 off because of COVID-19, the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament will return on Saturday, June 5, and will be held in Boca Grande Pass from 3 to...

Faithful II takes first at GIKC

June 8, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Never underestimate the power of children who love to fish. This was the eighth year that fact was proven, as 23 tarpon were released from 10 of the 35 boats that fished the...

Kids Classic up next this weekend

June 1, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE For eight years now, kids have eagerly looked forward to having their day in the spotlight in Boca Grande Pass. Each one gets on the boat the day of the Gasparilla Island Kids...