James Tesch, of Sweeny, Texas, caught a redfish and speckled sea trout totaling 46.5 inches in length to win the IFA Kayak Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing at Port Lavaca, Texas, on April 17. The event, hosted by the Hobie Dealership, Seaworthy Marine, was the regular-season opener for he IFA Kayak Tour's Texas Division.
Tesch's redfish measured 23.25 inches while his trout measured an identical 23.25 inches, winning him $200 for catching the largest speckled sea trout during the catch-photograph-release tournament. In addition, Tesch took home a Hobie Mirage Pro-Angler Kayak valued at $2,399 for his win.
Fishing near Palacios, Tesch reported catching 15 redfish during competition on TTF Flats Worms, but only a single trout.
Second-place finisher Josh MacNaughton measured a 27-inch redfish and a 19-inch sea trout for a total of 46 inches, winning a Hobie Mirage Outback Kayak, valued at $1,749. In addition to his new kayak, MacNaughton also won $200 for the largest redfish measured during competition. Third-place finisher, Clint Barghi, measured a 21.5-inch redfish and a 23-inch trout for a total of 44.5 inches, winning a Hobie Quest Kayak, valued at $949.
Each of the Cabela's IFA Redfish Tour 18 regular-season events will commence on Saturday with the newly formed IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing contested the following day (Sundays). In its inaugural season, the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie will feature 18 regular-season, catch-photograph-release events across six different division (mirroring the IFA Redfish Tour format, location and scheduling) as well as extremely lucrative payouts and expanded fishing opportunities for non-motorized fishing crafts.
The redfish/trout tournament will pay twenty places (based on a 100 boat field) plus Big Redfish, Big Trout and Junior Angler Awards. The winner will take home a Hobie Mirage Pro-Angler valued at $2399, 2nd place prize will be a Hobie Mirage Outback, valued at $1,749 and 3rd place a Hobie Quest, valued at $949.
The IFA Redfish and IFA Kayak Tours continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond, offering anglers the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. Low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allows anglers to fish close to home and minimize expenses, while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization. Teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for a no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for money and prize packages, as well as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners.
For more information or to become a member of the IFA, the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to www.redfishtour.com or www.ifakayakfishingtour.com. To discover more about kayaking and Hobie Fishing go to www.hobiefishing.com.
IFA events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry's most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Hobie Fishing, Cabela's, Yamaha Outboards, Rapala, Trigger X, Sufix, Columbia Sportswear, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance, Solar Bat, Navionics, Blue Point Fabrication, EGO Nets, Bob's Machine Shop, 321fish.com, Kayak Angler Magazine, Terminator, VMC Hooks, Loadmaster, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Seaworthy Marine Supply in Fulton, Texas.
IFA Kayak Tour Texas Division
Port Lavaca, Texas (Top 10)
1. James Tesch - 46.5 inches
2. Josh MacNaughton - 46 inches
3. Clint Barghi - 44.5 inches
4. Fishman Spencer - 43 inches
5. Jesse Castillo III - 40.25 inches
6. Chad Kosub - 40 inches
7. Cameron Barghi - 39.25 inches
8. Terry Upton - 37 inches
9. Todd Hart - 26.5 inches
10. Dwayne Hinojosa - 26.25 inches
$200 Big Redfish: Josh MacNaughton - 27 inches
$200 Big Trout: James Tesch - 23.25 inches
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