Over $8000.00
in cash and prizes were awarded with 9 finishing placement winners. Many
boats limited out and the Ocean Eagle head boat caught over 70 Rockfish
while fishing in the tournament.
The event
was kicked off with a special pre opening tour of the new Bass Pro Shops
in Hampton Virginia. The Saturday tournament was followed up with a great
all you can eat Oyster Bash complete with the Don Butcher Band, a fresh
flounder fry, and a beer truck.
Winning Rockfish
29.5 pounds caught near the third island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
The Friday night
Captains meeting
Get Hooked On Hampton
Rockfish Tournament and Oyster Bash
Friday night pre
opening tour of the new Bass Pro
Shops in Hampton Virginia
Weigh in pictures,
the next day Nov. 8th 2003
Saturday Night Awards Ceremony
Some nice catches
Every boat got their box of Krispy
Kreme's, some as early as 4:45 am. The captains thought it was a great way
to start, (and some end) the day.
Links
below will navigate you through the Jim Baugh Outdoors Web
Site. There is some good information on the site about the Hampton area
as well as articles on rockfishing the Lower Chesapeake Bay.
