The “Flounder Bowl” is back. This year’s tournament is scheduled for June 29 with a captains meeting June 28.
This event is a two-day party with a fishing tournament on the side. The Flounder Bowl is hosted by the Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association but it is the many businesses that sponsor this event which make it such a great time. These businesses are providing a guaranteed First Place award of $5,000. They also make it possible to provide free food, drink and music for participants at both the captains meeting and at the weigh-in. The sponsors provide for team buckets given out at the captains meeting and they are also providing various prizes which will be given away at the weigh-in. Each team will find door-prize tickets in their team buckets which will give them chances to win these prizes.
The Flounder Bowl will be held out of Dare Marina and Yacht Sales (www.daremarina.com). Boats will be allowed to fish from any port but the fish must be brought to Dare Marina for weigh-in.
This is a team tournament with an entry fee of $125 per boat with up to 4 anglers ($100 early entry). Additional anglers will cost $25 each. Winners will be determined by the combined weight of the team’s top three fish. Cash prizes will be paid through six places.
To give everyone a chance to win, teams not placing in the top six will be entered in a “Lucky Dog” drawing. The team drawn will win an additional cash prize.
There will be a prize for the heaviest flounder caught by a child and a prize for the heaviest flounder caught by a woman in the tournament. There will also be a prize for the heaviest flounder weighed in by a member of the Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association.
Teams will be given the option of entering a “Big Fish Calcutta” for an additional $100 entry fee. This is a 100% payout to the team that has entered the Calcutta, which weighs in the single heaviest fish.
There will be a second optional “Stringer Calcutta” with a $100 entry fee. This is a 100% payout to the team that has entered this Calcutta, which has the heaviest stringer weight.
There is a special Sponsors’ Challenge Division where teams entered by the tournament sponsors will compete with each other for the special Sponsors’ Trophy. The winning sponsor will get to keep this trophy until next year’s tournament. Currently, the Sponsors’ Trophy is in the possession of Capt. Craig Paige of Paige II Charters.
The 2012 Flounder Bowl had a total cash payout of $17,350 plus sponsor donated merchandise prizes. The winnings are expected to be larger this year. This is your chance to fish with and against some of the best flounder anglers in the state. There will be food, drink, music, and multiple chances to win. Come on out and join the fun!
You can find the Flounder Bowl on Facebook and visit www.pswsfa.com .
Sponsor support for this event is nothing short of fantastic! These businesses are going out of their way to make sure that the local fishing community has a good time. We encourage Flounder Bowl participants to support the sponsors who make this event possible.
Generous sponsor support has allowed the Flounder Bowl to support various worthy causes. Flounder Bowl proceeds have been used to make donations to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, the CCA, the RFA and to support the free Youth Fishing Clinic. $1,000 from the tournament was given to the medical fund for a young lady who required multi-organ transplants. Proceeds from the 2012 tournament were used to support the Children’s Fishing Clinic: www.childrensfishingclinic.com , Coastal Conservation Association Virginia: www.ccavirginia.org , and the Recreational Fishing Alliance: www.joinrfa.org .
If you are interested in becoming a Flounder Bowl Sponsor, contact tournament director Capt. Jorj Head: (757) 262-9004, jhead@ycsd.york.va.us .
These awesome businesses have already signed on to sponsor the 2013 Flounder Bowl:
Gold Sponsors
Thomas E Wilson Insurance Agency
(757) 283-6351
VBSF.net
www.vbsf.net
The Goose Creek Rockfish Tournament
(757) 871-2250
Yorktown Materials
www.yorktownmaterials.com
Harbor Mechanical
(757) 872-4166
Pomoco Auto Group
www.pomoco.com
Dare Marina & Yacht Sales
www.daremarina.com
Multi-Print Inc
www.multiprintinc.com
Green Top Sporting Goods
www.greentophuntfish.com
Michael Surveying & Mapping, P. C.
www.msmva.com
The Bush Companies
(757) 220-2874
Wanchese Fish Company
www.wanchese.com
Seaford Scallop Company
(757) 898-8512
Bay Propeller
www.baypropeller.com
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
www.ferguson.com
C. A. Barrs Contractor
www.cabarrs.com
Parks Orthodontics
www.parksorthodontics.com
York River Electric, Inc.
www.yorkriverelectric.com
M and M Custom Painting
(757) 879-9860
Randy Blanchard, MD
Plastic Surgery Center of Hampton Roads
www.pschr.com
Douglas Aquatics
(in memory of Eric Arnold)
www.dapoolsandspas.com
The Rod Father Bait and Tackle
(757) 224-5860
Mercury Mulch, Inc.
www.mercurymulch.com
Sponsors
Holland Corp.
www.jhenryholland.com
Rudees Inlet Station Marina
www.rudeesmarina.com
Grafton Fishing Supply
www.graftonfishingsupply.com
Sinkerman’s Wholesale Sinkers & Lures
(757) 898-3845
VooDoo Tackle
www.voodootackleonline.com
Pig Out BBQ
(757) 879-9100
Sea Tow Lower Chesapeake
www.seatow.com
Hunt Smile Design
www.huntsmiledesign.com
Mountain Breeze Taxidermy
(757) 726-2225
Bishop Fishing Supply
(757) 591-9300
Wayne Harbin Builder, Inc.
www.harbinbuilder.com
Dr. K. E. Neill
www.neilldental.com
Oyster Cove Boatworks & Yacht Brokerage
www.oystercoveboatworks.com
Fishing Tidewater with Don Lancaster
WHKT 1650 AM
Teagle Insurance Agency, Inc.
www.teagleinsuranceagency.com
West Marine
www.westmarine.com
Dr. Guy Harvey
www.guyharveymagazine.com
Catchin’ With Capt. Reese
www.wnis.com
Tidewater Family Dentistry
www.tidewatersmiles.com
CFE Equipment Corporation
www.cfeequipment.com
Amory Funeral Home
(757) 898-5722
Beachcomber Restaurant
(757) 874-9420
Auto Haus
www.autohausva.com
Drucker & Falk Real Estate
(757) 873-1401
Dock 2 Sea
(804) 240-3199
Yorktown Pub
(757) 886-9964
Geary Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
(757) 898-4661
Aero Colours Auto Body & Paint
www.aerocoloursautobody.net
Williams Facility Service
(757) 592-1073
Firefly Sweat Tea Vodka
www.fireflyvodka.com
Skyy Vodka
www.skyy.com
Flor De Cana Rum
www.flordecana.com
Dr. McGillicuddy’s Liqueur
www.drmcgillicuddy.com
Appleton Rum
www.appletonestate.com
Lila Nicolls, Inc.
RE/MAX Peninsula
www.LilaNicolls.com
Pop’s Drive In
(757) 898-6870
The Pizza Shop
(757) 898-4301
Bill’s Seafood House
www.billsseafoodhouse.com
Ace Peninsula Hardware
www.acehardware.com
