From an email from the Jersey Coast Anglers Association:

The 20th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament took place on August 2nd.  Weather conditions were tough but some outstanding catches were made. The Tournament had 285 boats competing in 9 ports.  The bad weather caused us to have the lowest number of entries which means the participating boats had the best chance ever to win a port prize.  The 10 port prizes are listed below.

The largest fish weighed in was 11 lbs. and was caught by Roman Nelson from Matawan, NJ and weighed in at Sandy Hook.  Tom Trembula of Cookstown, NJ had the smallest fish qualifying for a port prize weighing in at 2.10 lbs weighed in at the LBI port.  All the winners from each port are listed below.

The Sandy Hook port had the largest fish and the largest average total weight. This annual tournament provides funds to help the Jersey Coast Anglers Association continue its fight to protect the marine resource, fund summer flounder research and fight for the rights of the recreational angler.  JCAA deals with many issues.  Currently, we are fighting to get the pots off the reefs, seismic testing, fluke regionalization, sand mining of our offshore lumps and jetty notching.  

The Holiday Inn in Manahawkin is the host for the 20th Annual Jersey Coast Fluke Tournament Gala Awards Ceremony. The Holiday Inn invites tournament entrants to come and enjoy their facilities both before and after the awards ceremony and the Holiday Inn will give 10 percent off your dinner bill for those who choose to eat there. You can meet JCAA Executive Board members and representatives from our sponsors. 

This is your chance to win the boat, motor and trailer Grand Prize.  In fact, 16 of the last 19 Grand Prize winners did not weigh in a qualifying port prize fish in the tournament. Someone from your boat must be present to win the Grand Prize and any of the dozens of great door prizes.

We want to thank all tournament participants and especially our sponsors for making the tournament a success. Our nationally known sponsors include West Marine, Interlux Yacht Paint,  Costa Sunglasses, RJ Marine Service, The Fisherman Magazine, Yamaha, Canyon Reels and Boat U.S,  The $1,200 First Place Port Prizes were sponsored by Fisherman's Headquarters (for Long Beach Island), South Harbor Marina (for Barnegat Bay), Hoffman's Marina (for Manasquan), Liberty Landing Marina (for Jersey City), and RJ Marine Service (for Cape May),  and the remaining ports by the JCAA.  Jersey Coast Fluke Tournament T-shirts and hats will be on sale as long as supplies last.

The JCAA Fluke Tournament GRAND PRIZE Registration will be at the Holiday Inn.  Follow the signs to find the registration site.  We will be in the Ballroom.  Registration is between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM. At least one person from your boat must be in attendance at the time of the drawing in order to win a prize.  We expect a wonderful turnout. Please come early.  Please bring your registration affidavit to save yourself time at the registration desk. There will be a cash bar in the room.  All winning numbers will be announced in the ballroom.  We will also be distributing the port prizes for those in attendance.  The registration desk will issue one ticket which is good for both the Grand Prize and for the door prizes.  We will also be holding a 50-50 raffle.  We really appreciate both your participation and patience and are sure everyone will have a great time.

10 PORT PRIZES

1st PLACE        $1200

2nd PLACE       TICA ROD STRIPER SERIES WISA 63HI & HS-15 CANYON REEL

3rd PLACE       TSUNAMI AIRWAVE ROD & CANYON DJR3500 REEL

4th PLACE       TSUNAMI CONVENTIONAL ROD MH661 & TSUNAMI STAR DRAG REEL TSSD 2000L & TSUNAMI SAPPHIRE 701 MH ROD & TSUNAMI BAIT SYSTEM REEL

5th PLACE       COSTA SUNGLASSES AND COSTA BACKPACK

6th PLACE       INTERLUX PAINT MICRON CF

7th PLACE        TOW BOAT U.S. GIFT CERT.

8th PLACE       2 DINNER TICKETS TO JCAA SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR DINNER

9th PLACE       $100 WEST MARINE GIFT CERT.

10th PLACE     2 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE FISHERMAN MAGAZINE & MASTER ANGLER SERIES BOOKS

2014 JCAA Fluke Tournament Winners 

2. Sandy Hook
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	Nelson Roman *	Matawan, NJ	274	11.00	30.50
2nd	Robert Morrell Jr.	Port Monmouth, NJ	208	10.60	30.00
3rd	Anthony Francisco	Lebanon, NJ	232	9.80	29.00
4th	John DeBona	Brick, NJ	52	9.60	29.00
5th	Charles Parker	Oceanport, NJ	247	9.00	29.00
6th	Vincent Fallrion	Matawan, NJ	96	8.40	26.00
7th	Cory Winant	Spotwood, NJ	273	7.60	27.00
8th	Robert Porter	Sparta, NJ	77	5.80	24.50
9th	James Hennessey	Atlantic Highlands, NJ	133	5.60	24.00
10th	Dennis Yerves	Middletown, NJ	257	5.20	25.00
				82.60	274.00
3. Shark River Inlet
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	Tom Feher *	Nutley, NJ	151	4.88	23.25
2nd	Matt Sagen	Farmingdale, NJ	271	4.44	22.00
3rd	John Henry	East Winsor, NJ	48	4.38	23.00
4th	Jeff Fuentes	Asbury Park, NJ	256	3.88	21.25
5th	Lou Ottrando	Wall, NJ	240	3.88	21.25
6th	Jay Stich	Penndel, PA	285	3.25	20.75
7th	Andrew Duelivetz	South Hampton, NJ	108	2.19	20.00
8th	Billy Mayfield	Manasquan, NJ	277	2.19	19.00
9th	none
10th	none
				29.09	170.50

4. Manasquan River
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	Lou Derosa *	Toms River, NJ	254	7.05	25.00
2nd	Bob Murdza	Wall, NJ	233	4.20	22.75
3rd	Steve R. Materia	Hamilton, NJ	220	3.40	20.50
4th	Jeff O'Hare	Burlington, NJ	61	3.00	21.00
5th	Jim Faugno	Belmar, NJ	99	2.40	19.25
6th	Ed Marut Jr.	Toms River, NJ	143	2.25	19.00
7th	Jeffrey Nuel	Bordentown, NJ	137	2.25	18.50
8th	Tom Mauro	Brielle, NJ	282	2.15	18.25
9th	none
10th	none
				26.70	164.25
5. Barnegat Bay
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	John Zingis	Brick, NJ	209	9.20	28.50
2nd	George Golta	Waretown, NJ	189	5.00	23.50
3rd	Ray Slodowski	Toms River, NJ	43	4.90	22.50
4th	Ray Pryce *	Forked River, NJ	51	3.60	22.50
5th	Patrick Mickles	Mapleshade, NJ	54	3.45	21.00
6th	Richard Pasko	Lanoka Harbor, NJ	86	2.60	19.50
7th	Joe Atrashewski	Brick, NJ	70	2.48	18.50
8th	none
9th	none
10th	none
				31.23	156.00

6. Long Beach Island
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	William Hiros *	Birmingham, NJ	248	9.68	30.00
2nd	Dean Paolella	Surf City, NJ	100	6.36	25.00
3rd	Mark Keple	Manahawkin, NJ	192	5.26	23.00
4th	Paul Schell	Barnegat, NJ	204	5.18	24.00
5th	Peter Sivo	Middletown, NJ	45	3.42	21.00
6th	John Racioppi	Lanoka Harbor, NJ	104	2.62	20.00
7th	Don Hillegass Jr	Bradley Beach, NJ	78	2.36	19.00
8th	Brian Cognigni	Burlington Twp, NJ	150	2.34	19.00
9th	Tom Trembula	Cookstown, NJ	83	2.10	18.00
10th	none
				39.32	199.00
7. Great Bay
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	Walt Russell	Haines Port, NJ	211	7.09	26.00
2nd	Rick Sullivan  *	Brownsmills, NJ	275	5.59	24.00
3rd	Robert Haines	South Hampton, NJ	55	4.29	21.88
4th	Tom Siciliano	Little Egg Harbor, NJ	212	3.67	22.00
5th	Keith McCarty	Tuckerton, NJ	264	3.47	20.50
6th	Vincent Torio	Colonia, NJ	215	3.46	20.50
7th	Michael Klemm	Marlton, NJ	113	2.97	19.75
8th	Craig Nelson	Chesterfield, NJ	252	2.55	20.00
9th	Ed Pritsch	Tuckerton, NJ	286	2.15	18.00
10th	none
				35.24	192.63

8. Ocean City
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	Howard Hammerstedt	Milmay, NJ	154	7.28	27.50
2nd	Chris Murray	Northfield, NJ	227	5.35	24.50
3rd	Joe Krajick *	Marmora, NJ	183	4.90	24.25
4th	William Roesberg	Cherry Hill, NJ	230	4.38	23.50
5th	Brian Smith	Sewell, NJ	85	3.45	21.75
6th	Carmen Roberto	Brigantine, NJ	229	2.98	20.00
7th	Mark Saltlaua Sr.	Monroeville, NJ	105	2.89	20.00
8th	Rick Folkeroth	York, PA	30	2.66	20.00
9th	Bob Whiteside	Linwood, NJ	10	2.38	19.50
10th	Tim Fitzick	Berlin, NJ	127	2.14	20.00
				38.41	221.00
9. Cape May
	Name	Hometown	Entry Number	Weight	Length
1st	William Laxton *	Audubon, NJ	5	6.68	24.75
2nd	Dave Fisher	Nantua, NJ	191	4.69	23.88
3rd	Gabe Davis	Riverside, MO	47	3.89
4th	Kain Wentz	East Greenville, PA	157	3.70
5th	Len Fennimore	Williamstown, NJ	202	2.95
6th	Tony Mosloski	Essington, PA	283	2.64
7th	Bill Whildon	Villas, NJ	165	2.58
8th	Paul Decker	Mays Landing, NJ	181	2.54
10th	none
				29.67	48.63
		Total Weight/Length-Ft		370.90	140

2013 & 2014 Weight Comparisons

2013 Total Weight (10 Ports): 450.93 lbs.
2014 Total Weight (9 Ports): 370.9 lbs.

About Jersey Coast Anglers Association

The Jersey Coast Anglers Association is a non-profit organization formed in 1981. The original objective of the JCAA was to combine a loosely fragmented group of marine sportfishing clubs in order to form and promote a united consensus on issues relevant to saltwater anglers in New Jersey. Over the years, the mission of the JCAA has remained unchanged, but now has the added goal of joining forces with organizations having similar objectives in states along the East Coast and national organizations. While the JCAA is relatively young, it has emerged as the most effective organization of its kind on the East Coast. For more information, or for information about becoming a member of the JCAA, please call (732) 506-6565 or visit www.JCAA.org.

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