2nd Annual Grayton Bch Kids Fishing Tournament

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I know some of you peeps have children that would enjoy this.

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I know some of you peeps have children that would enjoy this.

Yes we do! Kate is planning on getting up early this Saturday morning!

Yes we do! Kate is planning on getting up early this Saturday morning!

Giving up the pageant circuit for for fishing, eh? ;-)

:cry: oh maaaaaaaan, I remember reading about this last year and wanted little IBD to do this so bad. We unfortunately will be out of town.

Go Princess Kate....reel 'em in!!:clap:

UPDATE

Registration will begin at 7:30am, on the back porch of the Red Bar. All are welcome.

UPDATE

Registration will begin at 7:30am, on the back porch of the Red Bar. All are welcome.

Bump!! Up and at'em Kiddies! Bring mama home some dinner!:wave:

Bump!! Up and at'em Kiddies! Bring mama home some dinner!:wave:

:clap::clap: Pics pleeezzzzzzz!!

:clap::clap: Pics pleeezzzzzzz!!

Bdarg just called- she caught a crab. Lots of kids- everyone's having a ball.

At Camp Smiling JOe, we had three people catch fish this morning, before 8am.

Thanks to CCA, Yellowfin, and most especially, Camp Smiling Joe. I'd like to get that photo, are they available at the commissary?

Yes, all (scratch that), MOST photos from Camp Smiling JOe are available either at the Smiling JOe Commissary or online. Send us a pm including your email address, and, thanks for staying at Camp Smiling JOe.

Still need to hear a report from the GB fishing tournament. ...

Report from Fishing tournament-

We knew of one little girl that was winning something for catching the biggest hardhead. Kate caught a crab, then we retired and she and her friends caught lots of what appeared to be baby gars (teeny tiny). Saw a few pompano swim by. Great day at the beach!!

The teeny tiny baby gars were probably Needlefish. I remember freaking out when I was out in the water, many years ago, and saw one skimming the top of the water with a constant biting motion (many sharp teeth).




Thanks for the fishing report. I think Camp Smiling JOe ended up with a total catch of three, plus the one which got away.

The teeny tiny baby gars were probably Needlefish. I remember freaking out when I was out in the water, many years ago, and saw one skimming the top of the water with a constant biting motion (many sharp teeth).




Thanks for the fishing report. I think Camp Smiling JOe ended up with a total catch of three, plus the one which got away.

No, this wasn't it. Very tiny, blackish-greenish, about 4 inches long, minute gar-shaped face, no bigger than a piece of string, camouflaged itself like a piece of grass. I have never seen them before.

The Needlefish only grow to about 12 inches at most. There is another similar-shaped fish called the Trumpet Fish, but they are a bit larger, up to about 2.5 ft in length, with a trumpet shaped mouth.

Grayton Kid didn't catch anything before he had to leave for his soccer game. But it looked like a good turnout - we love that event!! It was a beautiful day in Grayton, for sure.

Can we get reports, results, and photos please? :idontno:

Can we get reports, results, and photos please? :idontno:

Sure, if you'll keep the forum up long enough to do so:lol:

Hopefully someone else has the results, here's my take.

My son didn't catch anything, and was disappointed that he didn't get a trophy (that's been his main concern lately,) but he did have a great time and was happy with his free swag. I re-upped in the CCA, so that was good. We were right next to the boy that caught the 18", 3.5lb pomp early on, don't know if he ended up winning or not, but he was in first place with that catch. Huge turnout. Here are a few pics, not great but you get to see that big pomp. Thanks to the South Walton CCA, John at Yellowfin, the FWC and all that made it a funn time!

Kingfishn reported to me that there were a couple of Pompano caught, and mentioned the 3lb+ Pomp. Heard a couple of catfish were also caught. Much free stuff given out, like rods & reals, tackle boxes, etc. Sounds like a good day, even if some got kissed by the Sun a bit too much.