Ultimate Kayak Fishing: May 16th 2009 The Sixth Annual Jamaica Bay Kayak Fishing Fundraising Tournament - Ultimate Kayak Fishing

May 16th is The Sixth Annual Jamaica Bay Kayak Fishing Fundraising Tournament (www.kayakfish4conservation.com). Hundreds of contestants will be attending the multi-day event in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - all within the shadow of the Manhattan skyline. The event is not only a kayak fishing competition but a gathering to bring like minded anglers together to camp, kayak and explore the beauty of Jamaica Bay. Each participant is granted launching access and camping privileges to Floyd Bennett Field Park from May 14th through May 17th. In addition to catching fish and having fun, the primary focus of the tournament is to raise funds for a worthwhile non-profit group. Casting for Recovery provides no-cost fly fishing retreats at locations around the United States, specifically designed for women who have or have had breast cancer. This group provides an opportunity for women, whose lives have been profoundly affected by the disease, to gather in beautiful, natural settings and learn fly-fishing, "a sport for life." Just as importantly, this tournament offers an opportunity to meet new friends and have fun. Casting for Recovery is a 501©(3) non-profit organization that relies solely on donations to provide fly-fishing retreats to hundreds of breast cancer survivors every year. Your contribution is tax-deductible as permitted by law, and will help us expand our capacity to meet the ever-growing demand for our services.

Over $10,000 in prizes will be donated and there are several ways to win these prizes at the event. Catching the largest fish with any method, the largest fish caught with a fly rod, or by completing a "Grand Slam" (largest combined catch of striped bass, weakfish, and bluefish). Each contestant will also receive a general raffle ticket which can land them a brand new kayak even if they don't catch any fish at all. Additional raffle tickets will be available to J-Bay contestants and to anyone who attends the on water kayak demo. This year's prizes include kayaks, life preservers, seats, rod holders, tackle, and much more. There will be a captain’s dinner on Friday night with food served to all participants. All participants will receive a captains bag with promotional gifts.
This year the event will have a an on-water kayak demo on Friday and the tournament on Saturday. Sunday is the rain day, which, if not needed, can be used as an open fishing day for all to enjoy. If you would like further information, please email us at info@kayakfish4conservation.com

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This is an awesome tournament and a guaranteed good time for those that participate. If you choose to go, I recommend arriving on Thursday, so you can fish and explore on Friday. Most of the participants camp out on the TARMAC. (It is an old Coast Guard seaplane station). Last year the fishing on Friday was crazy good. I got into a school of Striper/blues (22-28 inch) that came at me so fast that I quit putting bait on my tube and still hooked up within 1-2 min after starting the troll.

UKF and NEKF are well represented at this Tournament...


Hope to see you there.

Tim

This post has been edited by salmontim: 01 February 2009 - 12:40 PM

Calendars marked.
Hope to get there early, maybe Thursday afternoon but for sure Friday.

Hoping the winds settle down from the last three years.

This post has been edited by jwfish: 01 February 2009 - 03:07 PM