2000 Mercury Outboards' S.L.A.M. Tournament grand champion angler: Patrick Dorsy, Coral Gables - 2 Grand Slams on bait
Key West, FL September 8 - 10 -- TARGET SPECIES: Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon
Format: All-Release; All fish must be at least 18 inches in length to qualify as a legal release. There are 3 Divisions: general (bait), spin/plug (artificial) and fly tackle. Releases are documented by photographing the fish against a measuring device. TOTAL BOATS - 40
TOTAL FISH CAUGHT AND RELEASED: 32 bonefish, 26 tarpon, 34 permit GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: Patrick Dorsy, Coral Gables, FL, 2 Grand Slams on bait TROPHY: Kendall Van Sant Slam Bronze
Pictured above, from left, Jose Wejebe "Spanish
Fly", Patrick Dorsy, Tournament director Gary Ellis,
Nicole Ellis and Clarence Clemmons, saxophonist with Bruce Springsteen's
E Street Band.
|
Miami's Patrick Dorsy, fishing with Tony Arias and guided by Capt. Dave Denkert took first place in the 11th. Annual Mercury Outboard Southernmost Light Tackle Anglers Masters on Sunday. "It was another great event, and we had plenty of fish caught," said tournament director and founder Gary Ellis, of Islamorada. "We had several team score slams this year, and everybody had a great time." Dorsy caught two permit, two tarpon and four bonefish during the two-day event to amass 1,100 points, take the win and solidify a first place standing in the Redbone Celebrity Tournament Series. The series, consisting of the Mercury Baybone later this month, and the Mercury/Cheeca Redbone in November, pairs celebrity and amateur anglers together to fish for bonefish, permit and tarpon with the common goal of raising money for cystic fibrosis research. Islamorada's Jim Bokor placed second in the overall grand champion standings with two tarpon, two permit and two bonefish for a total of 900 points. He fished with Capt. Tim Hoover. Ft. Pierce's David Kesar placed third with 700 points, fishing with Capt. Tom Rowland, followed by Dan Zicari and Capt. Mark Krowka, also of Ft. Pierce, with 600 points. In team honors, Jay Berger, of Key Biscayne and Steve Peet of New Canaan, CT won while fishing with Islamorada's Capt. Rick Moeller with two bonefish, a permit and a tarpon. Berger, head tennis coach for the University of Miami, took top honors in the Celebrity Grand Champion Division. Local fishing guide, author and owner of The Saltwater Angler, Jeffrey Cardenas took top honors in the Pro Celebrity division after catching a tarpon on fly and a permit and bonefish on bait. In addition, on Friday, Cardenas won the 6th. Annual Seamaster Superfly by catching a permit, bonefish and tarpon on fly tackle. Cardenas used the same fly, a Del's Merkin, to take all three species. It was the first time in the history of the Redbone Series that an angler caught a slam on fly on the same day. "We got pretty lucky on Friday," Cardenas said. "We were very fortunate. I've never had anything like this happen to me in a tournament. We almost had our SLAM on Saturday, but the bonefish we caught came up an inch short." Anglers will gather at the end of the month for the second leg of the Redbone series in Key Largo at the Westin Beach Resort for the Mercury Baybone. In that unique format, anglers can fish for permit and bonefish, but no points will be awarded to a team unless they have caught a bonefish. |
GUIDE TO GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: Capt. Dave Denkert TROPHY: Kendall Van Sant Tarpon Bronze
 |
CELEBRITY GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: Jay Berger, Key Biscayne, FL, 2 bonefish, 1 permit, 1 tarpon TROPHY: original Vaughn Cochran SLAM watercolor |
GUIDE TO CELEBRITY GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: Capt. Rick Moeller TROPHY: Hand colored SLAM print by Vaughn Cochran
PRO-CELEBRITY GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER:Jeffrey Cardenas, Key West, FL TROPHY: original watercolor "Permit" by Vaughn Cochran
GUIDE TO PRO-CELEBRITY GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: Capt. Tom Rowland TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching
Tournament director Gary Ellis with Capt. Tom
Rowland and Jeffrey Cardenas.
 |
PRO-CELEBRITY GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER:Jeffrey Cardenas |
 |
Don Green with one of the 3 permit he released to win the "Most Permit" released category. |
GUIDE TO TEAM GRAND CHAMPION ANGLERS: Capt. Rick Moeller TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching.
FIRST RUNNER-UP ANGLER: Jim Bokor, Tavernier, FL TROPHY: Original Vaughn Cochran "Bonefish" watercolor.
GUIDE TO FIRST RUNNER-UP ANGLER: Capt. Tim Hoover TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching
FIRST RUNNER-UP CELEBRITY: Rob Murphy TROPHY: Original Vaughn Cochran "Tarpon" watercolor
GUIDE TO FIRST RUNNER-UP CELEBRITY: Capt. Chris Duncan TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching, "Slam Heads"
FIRST RUNNER-UP TEAM ANGLERS: Patrick Dorsy/Tony Arias TROPHY: Carey Chen "Grand Slam" print
GUIDE TO FIRST RUNNER-UP TEAM ANGLERS:Capt. Dave Denkert TROPHY: Carey Chen "Grand Slam" print.
SPIN/PLUG DIVISION CHAMPION: Pat Hoffman TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching, "Bonefish Trio"
GUIDE TO SPIN/PLUG DIVISION CHAMPION: Capt. Rick Miller TROPHY: Alan Robibnson handcolored etching
FLY DIVISION CHAMPION: Dan Root TROPHY: Kevin Pack Original watercolor "A Blown Cast"
GUIDE TO FLY DIVISION CHAMPION: Capt. Kevin Guerin TROPHY: Kevin Pack Apte II Tarpon print w/fly GENERAL DIVISION CHAMPION: Patrick Dorsy TROPHY:Alan Robinson handcolored etching "Tailing Bonefish"
GUIDE TO GENERAL DIVISION CHAMPION: Capt. Dave Denkert TROPHY:Alan Robinson handcolored etching "Slam Tails"
MOST BONEFISH RELEASES: Pat Dorsy TROPHY:Kendall Van Sant bronze "Silver Bone"
GUIDE TO MOST BONEFISH RELEASES: Capt. Dave Denkert TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching "Hooked Bonefish"
MOST PERMIT RELEASES: Don Green TROPHY: Kendall Van Sant bronze "Splash"
GUIDE TO MOST PERMIT RELEASES: Capt. Rick Gardner TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching "Permit Trio"
MOST TARPON RELEASES: Dan Root TROPHY: Kendall Van Sant bronze "Silver Tarpon"
GUIDE TO MOST TARPON RELEASES: Capt. Kevin Guerin TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching "In the School"
LARGEST BONEFISH: Jay Berger TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran "Bonefish Bright" print
GUIDE TO LARGEST BONEFISH: Capt. Rick Moeller TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored etching
 |
Pictured at left: Angler Pam Behnke with her first permit caught fishing with celebrity pro angler Jose Wejebe, host of ESPN's "Spanish Fly" LARGEST PERMIT: Pam Behnke TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran "Permit Bright" print GUIDE TO LARGEST PERMIT: Capt. Eddie Hill TROPHY:Alan Robinson handcolored etching |
LARGEST TARPON: Phil Caputo TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran "Tarpon Bright" print
GUIDE TO LARGEST TARPON: Capt. Paul Tejera TROPHY: Alan Robinson handcolored tarpon etching
TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 1: Dan Zicari TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran tarpon tile
GUIDE TO TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 1: Capt. Mark Krowka TROPHY: James Harris "Pick Your Target" mini print
TOP ROD CELEBRITY ANGLER DAY 1: Rob Murphy TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran tarpon tile
GUIDE TO TOP ROD CELEBRITY ANGLER DAY 1: Capt. Chris Duncan TROPHY: C.D. Clarke "Tournament Fish" mini print
TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 2: Patrick Dorsy TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran tarpon tile
GUIDE TO TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 2: Capt. Dave Denkert TROPHY: C.D. Clarke "Tournament Fish" mini print
TOP ROD CELEBRITY ANGLER DAY 2: Brian Nelson TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran tarpon tile
GUIDE TO TOP ROD CELEBRITY ANGLER DAY 2: Capt. Dale Perez TROPHY: C.D. Clarke "Tournament Fish mini tile