The Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association held its annual Spot Tournament September 29 and 30. The event was sponsored by Grafton Fishing Supply and Seafood. The Tournament Director was Captain Rick Wineman. The event culminated with a fish fry and awards ceremony, held at Dare Marina and Yacht Sales, hosted by Steve and Cindy Martin.
Prizes were awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place spot. There were also special prizes for the heaviest spot caught by youth anglers. A 5-year-old angler won the whole thing.
The 1st place spot for the tournament and for the youth division was a .56 pound fish caught by 5-year-old Caleb Sava.
2nd place in the youth division was Caleb’s sister, Lexi, with a .48 pound spot.
3rd place youth was Madison Hunt with a .47 pound spot.
In the overall tournament, 2nd place was won by Gene Fowler with a .55 pound fish.
3rd place was Steve Martin and his .53 pound spot.
Caleb’s champion fish was caught at the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel.
