
Junior Flatsmasters is a
Blast!
The Second Annual Junior
Flatsmasters Tournament was a huge success with 87 young anglers
competing in this kid’s only event. Each young angler was
challenged with catching a legal redfish and bringing it back to
the Harpoon Harry’s dock, where it was quickly weighed and
released.
The tournament started on Friday
night when all the anglers and their “Captains” met at The Pt.
Charlotte Beach Complex for the rules meeting and pizza party
provided by Domino’s Pizza. The anglers also drew their
starting numbers for the next day.

Captain's Meeting
Saturday morning, our young anglers
were anxious to get going, but first they had juice and donuts on
the dock and picked up their snack bags and water provided by Winn
Dixie. At 7:30am, our teams lined up in order and were
released for a day of fishing.
Our boats were spread out all over
Charlotte Harbor from Bull and Turtle Bay to the south end of Pine
Island Sound, all searching for that perfect redfish!
At 12:00 noon the official scales
opened and one by one our young contestants made it back to the
weigh in excited about the day’s catches. Many kids had
nice reds and the top spots changed hands several times. (In
The Junior Flatsmasters there are 2 age groups- Junior Division is
ages 11-15 and the Minnow Division is ages 7 to 10)
Once all the boats were in and the
weights were tabulated, there was 52 fish weighed in.
32 Junior Division anglers weighed
in and 20 Minnow Division Anglers entered fish.

Father/Daughter
Redfish

Ready for the
Awards
In The Minnow Division it took a
3.72lb red to make the top ten. In The Juniors, a 5.11lb red made
the cut in tenth place. The Top Junior Division Angler for
2007 was Jordan Ward, age 11, captained by Mark Sanders; while the
Minnow Division was won by Dylan Legg, age 9, captained by Brad
Opsahl.

Jr. Division
Winner- Jordan Ward- Age 11

Minnow Division
Winner- Dylan Legg- Age 9
But in The Junior Flatsmasters
every kids a winner for coming out and competing!!!
All participants received a Rod and
Reel combo, a tackle box full of tackle, a limited edition Jr.
Flatsmasters Hat and T Shirt, and a beautiful bronze redfish
trophy by SPI awarded by Ingman Marine.
We want to thank all the anglers,
and their adult “Captains”, and all the Junior Flatsmasters
Sponsors for supporting the 2007 tournament and making it a great
success!
We’re already looking forward to
next year!
| |
Child |
Age |
Division |
Adult |
Redfish |
| 1 |
Jordan Ward |
11 |
J |
Mark Sanders |
6.80 |
| 2 |
Dylan Legg |
9 |
M |
Brad Opsahl |
6.70 |
| 3 |
Cassidy Myers |
8 |
M |
Mike Myers |
6.57 |
| 4 |
Shelby Baker |
13 |
J |
Benny Blanco |
6.55 |
| 5 |
Frankie Mancini |
13 |
J |
Jay Withers |
6.29 |
| 6 |
Nathan Music |
9 |
M |
Jimmy Davis |
5.85 |
| 7 |
Madison Kirkpatrick |
11 |
J |
Todd Martin |
5.76 |
| 8 |
Trevor Harris |
12 |
J |
Frank Paolella |
5.76 |
| 9 |
Caleb Stephens |
10 |
M |
Chris Stephens |
5.74 |
| 10 |
Hunter Shaw |
9 |
M |
Scott Shaw |
5.59 |
| 11 |
Jesse Smith |
13 |
J |
Stephen Smith |
5.54 |
| 12 |
Kaitlyn Legg |
12 |
J |
Bobby Legg |
5.35 |
| 13 |
Matthew Bunting |
14 |
J |
Jason Dill |
5.30 |
| 14 |
Aaron Leigh |
14 |
J |
Leffie Loutit |
5.26 |
| 15 |
Christopher Jen |
8 |
M |
John Bivens |
5.13 |
| 16 |
Clayton Martin |
11 |
J |
Steve Zylstra |
5.11 |
| 17 |
Logan Lightsey |
11 |
J |
Darrell Brown |
4.94 |
| 18 |
Nash Grennell |
8 |
M |
Gary Grennell |
4.89 |
| 19 |
Jared Bivens |
8 |
M |
Brian Hindman |
4.68 |
| 20 |
Brandon Varney |
14 |
J |
Paul Lambert |
4.66 |
| 21 |
Damaseau Santiago-Daniele |
15 |
J |
Josh Reager |
4.25 |
| 22 |
Kaelin Olayer |
14 |
J |
Ernie Oskey |
4.25 |
| 23 |
Sam McDougal |
9 |
M |
Grant McDougal |
4.21 |
| 24 |
Eli Adams |
11 |
J |
Jason Reynoso |
4.14 |
| 25 |
Kody Keesling |
7 |
M |
Owen Gorman/Kason Keesling |
3.72 |
| 26 |
Maison Skinner |
13 |
J |
Steve Eggers |
3.70 |
| 27 |
John Reid |
14 |
J |
Tom Reid |
3.51 |
| 28 |
Lester Hornbake |
15 |
J |
Jimmy Rodgers |
3.43 |
| 29 |
Jeff Watkins Jr. |
11 |
J |
Jeff Watkins |
3.31 |
| 30 |
Gavin Sexton |
14 |
J |
Greg Sexton |
3.22 |
| 31 |
Carlen Crafts |
7 |
M |
Robert Crafts |
3.21 |
| 32 |
Ashley Becker |
14 |
J |
Joe Becker |
3.12 |
| 33 |
Kaitlyn Violette |
9 |
M |
Ken Violette |
3.10 |
| 34 |
Madeline Chavez |
12 |
J |
Matt Lehman |
3.06 |
| 35 |
Blake Hekter |
15 |
J |
Eric White |
3.02 |
| 36 |
Jake Haas |
9 |
M |
Tom Haas |
2.96 |
| 37 |
Kyle Violette |
12 |
J |
Ken Violette |
2.89 |
| 38 |
Marina Fonseca |
13 |
J |
Benny Blanco |
2.87 |
| 39 |
Austin Oskey |
14 |
J |
Ernie Oskey |
2.80 |
| 40 |
Dylan Daughtry |
14 |
J |
Rick Jordan |
2.80 |
| 41 |
Josh Nolan |
7 |
M |
Jeff Kirkpatrick |
2.79 |
| 42 |
Zack Granger |
14 |
J |
Fred Granger |
2.75 |
| 43 |
Jacob Kendrick |
9 |
M |
Rob Kendrick |
2.67 |
| 44 |
Eric Stover |
10 |
M |
Mike Stover |
2.63 |
| 45 |
Dale Flocker |
14 |
J |
Leffie Loutit |
2.61 |
| 46 |
Tyler Tremps |
10 |
M |
Tim Tremps |
2.59 |
| 47 |
Matthew Kirkpatrick |
10 |
M |
Jeff Kirkpatrick |
2.51 |
| 48 |
Brandy Gillet |
15 |
J |
Joe Becker |
2.49 |
| 49 |
Nicholas Elkins |
13 |
J |
Greg Sexton |
2.32 |
| 50 |
Jordan Gillet |
12 |
J |
Davis Gillet |
2.18 |
| 51 |
Chase Ryan |
9 |
M |
Dennis Ryan |
2.10 |
| 52 |
Alexis Brown |
8 |
M |
Daryl Brown |
2.04 |
| 53 |
Jordan Raffone |
12 |
J |
Bill Flynn |
0 |
| 54 |
Clayton Hayden |
10 |
M |
Joe Hayden |
0 |
| 55 |
Zackary Stover |
12 |
J |
Cindy Stover |
0 |
| 56 |
Moria Neuman |
7 |
M |
Greg Dalton |
0 |
| 57 |
Joshua LaRosa |
11 |
J |
Jason LaRosa |
0 |
| 58 |
Colton Nagler |
7 |
M |
Wylie Nagler |
0 |
| 59 |
Dalsten Crafts |
9 |
M |
Robert Crafts |
0 |
| 60 |
Justin Lamb |
12 |
J |
Garrett Cooper |
0 |
| 61 |
Sebastian Neuman |
9 |
M |
Thomas McLaughlin |
0 |
| 62 |
Jake Nash |
7 |
M |
Wylie Nagler |
0 |
| 63 |
Will Gaskins |
10 |
M |
Tyler Truett |
0 |
| 64 |
Colton Sites |
8 |
M |
Brian Sites |
0 |
| 65 |
Lacey Speidell |
9 |
M |
Bill Speidell |
0 |
| 66 |
Angel Torres |
9 |
M |
Mark Miller |
0 |
| 67 |
Jack Russell |
11 |
J |
Mike Russell |
0 |
| 68 |
Luke Enzor |
10 |
M |
Ralph Enzor |
0 |
| 69 |
Mallory Enzor |
11 |
J |
Dina Enzor |
0 |
| 70 |
Ashleigh Frank |
11 |
J |
Eric Frank |
0 |
| 71 |
Amberlana Kirkpatrick |
12 |
J |
Todd Martin |
0 |
| 72 |
Dylan Myers |
14 |
J |
Randy Jones |
0 |
| 73 |
Garrett Jones |
14 |
J |
Randy Jones |
0 |
| 74 |
Vincent Farruggio |
11 |
J |
Joseph Jurisko |
0 |
| 75 |
Darian Reynoso |
10 |
M |
Bo Reynoso |
0 |
| 76 |
Paul Scott Jr. |
8 |
M |
Donnie Lambert |
0 |
| 77 |
Amy Russell |
8 |
M |
Tara Russell |
0 |
| 78 |
Hunter Jacobs |
12 |
J |
Bill Speidell |
0 |
| 79 |
Bryce Hillman |
7 |
M |
Gene Hillman |
0 |
| 80 |
Caleb Gaskins |
10 |
M |
Alicia Gaskins |
0 |
| 81 |
Kyle Menedelson |
13 |
J |
Rick VanAcker |
0 |
| 82 |
Brooke Poulston |
10 |
M |
Jessica LaRosa |
0 |
| 83 |
Michael Peet |
11 |
J |
Geurt Peet |
0 |
| 84 |
Lily Duce |
7 |
M |
Karl Duce |
0 |
| 85 |
Derek Ward |
14 |
J |
Jerry Ward |
0 |
| 86 |
Dakota Rose |
12 |
J |
Bo Reynoso |
0 |
| 87 |
Romeo Carrano Jr. |
11 |
J |
Chris Boylard |
Dropped |
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