Winning is a Family Affair at the
Mercury Little Palm Island Grand Slam
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Pictured, from left, Capt. Tim Hoover with Grand Champion angler Adolphus Busch, St. Louis, Mo. |
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Pictured, from left, Adolphus and Ann Busch, team grand champions. |
LITTLE PALM ISLAND -- St. Louis angler Adolphus Busch bested more than 40 anglers catching four tarpon on fly and a bonefish and permit on bait to claim Grand Champion Anglers at the 2000 Little Palm Island Grand Slam held Aug. 22-24 at the posh Little Palm Island Resort in Florida's Lower Keys. Busch was fishing with Capt. Tim Hoover and his wife, Ann Busch. Together, they also took the Couples Grand Champion division.
"This is such a great tournament
at a great location and for a wonderful
cause," Busch said after the awards cerimony. "My wife
and I spend a great
deal of time in the Keys, and love Little Palm, but this is really
the only
couples tournament around. It is a great time for a great cause
and we can't wait till next year."
The Team Champion award went to Ron and Wayne Creber of Palm Beach, Fla. fishing with Capt. Rusty Albury. Westin, Florida's Andrew Yaffa was the runnerup Grand Champion, with one tarpon on fly, two bonefish on artificial, a bonefish and two permit on bait. Yaffa fished with Capt. Tom Rowland of Key West. Yaffa was also the spin/plug division champion. Kansas angler Dan Root, no stranger to the winner's circle took top fly rod honors, while Dan Zicari of Vero Beach was the general division champion.
Tavernier's Jim Bokor recorded the most bonefish releases, while Zicari had the most permit releases. Ft. Lauderdale's Larry Sydnor won the tarpon release division.
In all, the event totalled 54
releases with 26 tarpon, 16 bonefish and 12
permit. The tournament, which serves as the unofficial kickoff
for the Redbone Celebrity Fishing Tournament Series, is part of
the Redbone at Large series.
All proceeds benefit research for a cure to Cystic Fibrosis.
For more information on the Redbone-at-Large or Redbone Celebrity Tournament series, contact Gary or Susan Ellis at The Redbone Gallery in Islamorada at (305) 664-2002.
2000 LITTLE PALM ISLAND GRAND
SLAM
AWARDS. TOURNAMENT DATES: Aug. 22-24
TARGET FISH: BONEFISH, TARPON, PERMIT
FORMAT: ALL RELEASE - ALL FISH MUST BE 18 INCHES IN LENGTH TO THE FORK OF THE TAIL TO QUALIFY AS A LEGAL RELEASE. FISH ARE MEASURED AND PHOTOGRAPHED. THERE ARE THREE (3) TACKLE DIVISIONS: BAIT, ARTIFICIAL, SPIN/PLUG, AND FLY TACKLE.
TOTAL BOATS: 20
TOTAL FISH CAUGHT AND RELEASED: 54 - 16 bonefish
26 tarpon
12 permit
GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: Aldolphus Busch, St. Louis, MO
4 tarpon on fly
1 bonefish/1permit on bait
TROPHY: Roger Cruwys "Slam" Bronze
GUIDE TO GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER:
Capt. Tim Hoover
TROPHY: Original Tim Borski Watercolor "Bonefish"
FIRST RUNNER-UP ANGLER: Andrew
Yaffa, Westin, FL
1 tarpon on fly
2 bonefish on artificial
1 bonefish on bait
2 permit on bait
TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran original watercolor "Slam"
GUIDE TO FIRST RUNNER-UP ANGLER:
Capt. Tom Rowland
TROPHY: Tim Borski remarqued "Little Palm Island Grand Slam"
(2) TEAM GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER:
Ron and Wayne Creber, Palm Beach, FL
TROPHY: James Harris remarqued "Silver King"
GUIDE TO TEAM GRAND CHAMPION
ANGLERS: Capt. Rusty Albury
TROPHY: Alan Robinson hand colored "Grand Slam Heads"
etching
COUPLES GRAND CHAMPIONS: Ann
and Adolphus Busch
TROPHY: ROGER FOWLER BONEFISH SCULPTURE
GUIDE TO COUPLES GRAND CHAMPIONS:
Capt. Tim Hoover
TROPHY: Alan Robinson hand colored "Grand Slam Tails"
etching
SPIN/PLUG DIVISION CHAMPION:
Andrew Yaffa
TROPHY: Don Ray print "Grey Ghost"
GUIDE TO SPIN/PLUG DIVISION CHAMPION:Capt.
Tom Rowland
TROPHY: Alan Robinson hand colored "Hooked Bonefish"
etching.
FLY DIVISION CHAMPION: Dan Root
000200000CE500000EB6 CDF,TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran hand colored "Slam"
etching
GUIDE TO FLY DIVISION CHAMPION:
Capt. Doug Kilpatrick
TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran hand colored "permit" etching
with remarqued fly
GENERAL DIVISION CHAMPION: Dan
Zicari, Vero Beach, FL
TROPHY: Remarqued Tim Borski Little Palm Island print
GUIDE TO GENERAL DIVISION CHAMPION:
Capt. Mark Krowka
TROPHY: Alan Robinson hand colored "tarpon" etching
MOST BONEFISH RELEASES: Jim Bokor,
Tavernier
TROPHY: Roger Cruwys Bonefish Sculpture
GUIDE TO MOST BONEFISH RELEASES:
Capt. Tim Carlile
TROPHY: Alan Robinson hand colored "bonefish" etching
MOST PERMIT RELEASES: Dan Zicari
TROPHY: Roger Cruwys Permit Sculpture
GUIDE TO MOST PERMIT RELEASES:
Capt. Mark Krowka
TROPHY: Alan Robinson hand colored "permit" etching
MOST TARPON RELEASES: Larry Sydnor,
Ft. Lauderdale
TROPHY: Roger Cruwys Tarpon Sculpture
GUIDE TO MOST TARPON RELEASES:
Capt. Tom Kokenge
TROPHY: Alan Robinson "tarpon" etching
LARGEST BONEFISH: Ron Creber
TROPHY: Alan Robinson "Hooked Bonefish" etching
GUIDE TO LARGEST BONEFISH: Capt.
Rusty Albury
TROPHY: Carey Chen bonefish print
LARGEST PERMIT: Hugh Laumeister
TROPHY: Alan Robinson hand colored "Permit Trio" etching
GUIDE TO LARGEST PERMIT: Capt.
Rick Gardner
TROPHY: Carey Chen permit print
LARGEST TARPON: Larry Sydnor
TROPHY: Alan Robinson "Jumping tarpon" hand colored
etching
GUIDE TO LARGEST TARPON: Capt.
Tom Kokenge
TROPHY: Carey Chen tarpon print
TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 1: Adolphus
Busch
TROPHY: James Harris "Pick Your Target" mini print
GUIDE TO TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 1:
Capt. Tim Hoover
TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran tarpon tile
TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 2: Larry Sydnor
TROPHY: James Harris "Pick Your Target" mini print
GUDIE TO TOP ROD ANGLER DAY 2:
Capt. Tom Kokenge
TROPHY: Vaughn Cochran tarpon tile
