Ladies came from as far away as Georgia to learn fishing and compete at the Ladies Let’s Go Fishing Screamin’ Reels tournament, held June 24-26 in Islamorada.
Hosted by the nonprofit Ladies Let’s Go Fishing Foundation, the tournament kicked off on June 24 at the Tavernier Elks Club. The next two days, the ladies learned fishing skills off Islamorada, on the boats, catching a total of 100 fish on flat calm seas.
Susan Anthony, of Fort Myers, won first place offshore with a 25-pound blackfin tuna caught on Caribsea. Second-place offshore went to Lynda Traverso, of St. Augustine, for catching a 19.8-blackfin tuna. Top private boat went to Deb Salvi, of New Smyrna Beach, for an 8-pound mahi.
Featured on national network television and more, the series is supported by major partners including Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation, Take Me Fishing, Vamos a Pescar, Mercury, Magic Tilt trailers, Shearwater Boats, Power-Pole, Penn, TACO Metals, Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida and Fish Florida. Largest Annual Sponsors are Freedom Boat Club, ICOM, CCA Florida STAR, Lowrance, Bob’s Machine Shop, AFTCO, Costa, Smith Optics, Frogg Toggs, Hubbards Marina, Star Brite and Future Angler Foundation. Local sponsors were Breezy Palms, Jeanne Towne of Fidelity Real Estate and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council.
LLGF offers a second Keys event Oct. 7-9, with a full-day fishing seminar, two days of fishing and casual prizes.
