98 Real Estate Group

The 2011 Ling Ding presented by 98 Real Estate Group is off to an incredible start. There were loads of cobia caught this weekend and Captain Josh Dailey prevailed as the week 1 winner aboard Ms. Margie landing this 53.60#. Chaos and Captain Art Dillard are in the lead of the bonus Spanish mackeral division at 3.22#

                           

The tournament is growing and we reached 50 boats last week making the overall grand prize $3,000 for the biggest fish.  We are doing everything we can to keep this tournament as fun, simple, and enticing to anglers to come down and fish as possible.  Last Thursday I sent out a welcome email announcing that we were at 32 boats and that the grand prize would go from $2,000 to $3,000 if we reached 50 boats.  We’ve blown past that goal and currently have 58 boats.  The tournament committee has decided to set another goal and raise the jackpot to $4,000 if we can reach 70 boats.  That will take the total prize money to $5,750!!  There’s a cool opportunity to enter the Halfhitch Cobia Tournament which is being held on April 16th and has a $5,000 payout for the biggest fish.  If you are entered in both tournaments and catch a monster, you could win $9,250.  Halfhitch and The Mexico Beach Marina both serve as our weigh stations and we would not be having near the success that the tournament is having without their help.    

There will be another captain’s party this Saturday from 5-7EST at Regan’s Oyster Bar in St. Joe Beach.  Thank you to Mango Marley’s for hosting us last week and everybody there had a good time telling fish stories and making new friends.  We will again have registration forms and T-shirts available.  There will be $5 pitchers, $3 Landsharks, and $2.00 off on a dozen oysters.  The following weekend (April 16th), we will be meeting at The Haughty in Port St. Joe where they will have BBQ, live music, and drink specials.

          

 The fishing was a little tough on Friday and the only two fish weighed in were both caught by Captain Don Spillers aboard the Perfect Bite.  These guys took the early lead at 40.14#.

                 

 The fishing really heated up on Saturday.  Below are just some of the fish pictured.  Dave Mullis, Ben Carnes, Graham Lovett, and many others weighed nice fish including the winning fish of the weekend pictured above.

                                  

 Sunday was a great day on the water and just about every boat out reported landing fish.  I fished with my Dad for 3-4 hours and saw 15-20 fish, hooked up twice, and managed to land one. Floridaze brought a 44 pounder to the marina, hooked 5 and saw 28....  The fishing was hot.

     

Current Boats Entered: 1.  John Wiley - Ranger 23; 2.  Matt Terry - Dirty Oar; 3.  Robert Nix - Like It Roff; 4.  Clay Guthrie - 17 Cape Horn; 5.  Phil McCrary - Reel Fun; 6.  Charlene Burke - Saint Misbehavin; 7.  Dusy May - Miss Carla; 8.  Mark Moore - Second Don’t Count; 9.  Gary White - Garys Fishing; 10.  Dewey Blaylock - Freedom; 11.  Trey Landry - Shallow Sport; 12.  Josh Dailey - Ms. Margie; 13.  Guerry Magidson - Sue She Q; 14.  Jim Lunsford - Ag Doc; 15.  Zach Childs - Alley Kat 1; 16.  Ben Carnes - Final Draw; 17.  Ryan Harmon - Southern Swag; 18.  Jeff Howell - Carraway Bay; 19.  Earl Nichols - Zero; 20.  John Thompson - Fresh Catch; 21.  Robert Hutson - Peggy Sue; 22.  Jeff Morman - First Light; 23.  Ron Childs - Alley Kat 2; 24.  Ben White - Stink Bait; 25.  Keith Carraway - Seament; 26.  Brandon Ballew - Breakaway; 27.  Christopher Luczen - 21 Redfisher; 28.  Thomas Marquardt - Lindy II; 29.  Graham Lovett - Gotta Lovett; 30.  Shannon Dew - My Turn; 31.  Don Spillers - Perfect Bite; 32.  Steve Newman - Big Fish; 33.  Brad Timmins - Brown Eyed Girl; 34.  Dwight Van Lierop - Miss Carolyne; 35.  Clayton Studstill - Miss Behavin Again; 36.  Nathan Murphy - Road Trip; 37.  Grant Terry - Phish Pharxm; 38.  Finley Cook - Garfin; 39.  Zach Ferrel - Just One More; 40.  Rusty Brogdon - Reel Crazy; 41.  Mitch Coleman - Floridaze; 42.  John Breen - Reef Chief; 43.  Dave Mullis - Dew Point; 44.  Micheal Haywood - The Knawty Dawg; 45.  Fred Erikson - Carolina 24; 46.  John Edge - Over The Edge; 47.  Art Dillard - Chaos; 48.  Harold Cawthon - Jawbreaker; 49.  Nate Odom - Alls Aboard; 50.  Tracey Wilde - Reel Mistress Clause; 51.  VincentWhite - Lightning; 52.  Murray Gaskins - Makeover; 53.  Stan Norris - Triton; 54.  David Rich - Illustrious; 55.  John Singletary - Bay Dreamin; 56.  Chuck Gilford - Charisma; 57.  Chris King - Carolina Skiff; 58.  Chris Hatcher - Salt Shaker

 If you have any questions or pictures you would like to have included in the next newsletter, please email me and your Tournament Director, John Wiley can be reached at Wileyj74@hotmail.com or on his cell at 850.227.8218. 

From Weather Under Ground today
Thursday Through Friday-South wind around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop.
Saturday-South wind 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters smooth.
Sunday-South wind around 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a light to moderate chop.
 
Be Safe and Tight Lines,

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Zach Childs
Broker/Owner 98 Real Estate Group
Email: zach@mexicobeachsales.com
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