NJ Fluke Tournament Weekend On June 17 - The Fisherman

NJ Fluke Tournament Weekend On June 17

There are two fluke tournament options for New Jersey anglers on Saturday, June 17, where crews can choose one or both to score statewide.

The statewide Jersey Coast Anglers Association (JCAA) fluke tournament celebrates its 27th season on June 17, with 10 weigh-in stations from Jersey City to Cape May.  In addition to individual port awards for top seven places in each region – as well as overall prizes – there’s also a $50,000 doormat fluke category for the largest summer flounder over 12 pounds.

There’s also a drawing for a 16-foot Godfrey Pontoon Boat donated by New Jersey Outboards along with a Load Rite trailer and a 25-horsepower outboard donated by Yamaha valued at $31,000.  Calcuttas, door prizes and more at the awards ceremony at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on June 23.  Early entry fee by June 3 is $150 per boat up to six anglers, and $175 leading up to the tournament.

For more information on the 27th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament visit www.jcaa.org to register online or print an application or call 732-506-6565

The 25th “Brutus” Fluke Tournament out of Somers Point will also take place on Saturday, June 17 from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. in what organization said “will be the biggest event in our history.”  This tournament, initiated in 1999 to honor the memory of avid Bay Fisherman, Walter “the Brute” Gregory, Sr., has become a yearly tradition.

Egg Harbor Township Elks Lodge 2563 and Somers Point AMVETS Post 911 are again combining their efforts.  The tournament proceeds support both local veterans and handicapped children’s charities. The entry fee is $40 per angler and fishing may be done from boat, pier, or beach.  This year’s Brutus Tournament will feature $2,050 in cash prizes ($1000 for 1st) as well as 12 non-cash prizes. One additional category added this year is for the heaviest striper ($100 prize). The Somers Point head boat Duke O’Fluke will be offering a morning trip that day returning to dock well before the weigh-in cut off time.

The deadline for registration will be at the end of the 6 p.m. Captains meeting held on Friday, June 16.  Registration will include free snacks during registration and a free Awards Buffet after the tournament.  All events and the weigh-in will be held at the Egg Harbor Township Elks Lodge, 1815 Somers Point/Mays Landing Road, just over the Patcong Creek Bridge in Egg Harbor Township.

To request a registration form or for more information send an e-mail to BrutusBoy6665@aol.com. Registration forms can also be picked up in the Somers Point/Ocean City area at Point Tackle Marine, Somers Point Marine, Tight Lines, Gregory’s Bar, Fin-Atics, Back Bay BBQ, AMVETS Center in Somers Point and the EHT Elks Lodge.

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