Flounder Bowl Options

[Ken Neill]

Flounder Bowl 2009


Sixty-two of Virginia’s top flounder fishing teams gathered together, on June 27, to compete in the Flounder Bowl to determine who would be the top team this year. Seas higher than predicted and strong current made flounder fishing difficult but these anglers still managed to catch fish.

There were two divisions in this tournament. Sponsored boats entered with a $200 entry fee. They competed in the regular division as well as for a sponsors division trophy.

The regular division entry fee was $100 per boat with an optional Big-Fish Calcutta. First prize was $3,000 provided by the sponsors entry fees. The rest of the cash awards were to be based on a percentage of entry fees in the regular division. Thirty-four boats entered the regular division but due to overwhelming sponsor support, prize payout was based on fifty boats.

The Flounder Bowl is conducted by the Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association (http://www.pswsfa.com) and hosted by Dare Marina and Yacht Sales (http://www.daremarina.com). Participants were treated to free food and beer (and non-alcoholic beverages) both at the Captains Meeting on Friday the 26th and at the Weigh-in Party on Saturday the 27th. Friday night’s event was a pizza party. Saturday was a fish-fry. The fish were caught and prepared by members of the Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association and fresh scallops were donated by Seaford Scallop Company. Sponsors donated multiple free door prizes which everyone had a chance to win. A large flounder mount, donated by Mountain Breeze Taxidermy, was raffled off.

The top teams were determined by the combined weight of the heaviest three fish. Teams also could enter a Big-Fish Calcutta where the single heaviest fish won a 100% payout. There were also awards for the heaviest fish caught by a Youth and the heaviest fish caught by a lady.

The Reelentless team, captained by Kenny Jarvis, won most of the honors in this year’s event. Their 16.16 pound stringer was heavy enough to win the Flounder Bowl trophy. Their single heaviest fish was a 7.04 pound doormat caught by Richie Allen. This won the Big Fish Calcutta and also earned Richie his first ever citation. Kathy Jarvis weighed in a 5.09 pound flounder which earned her Top Lady honors. Total winnings for the Reelentless were $6,800 plus merchandise.

Above Average, captained by Rudy Levasseur, took second place honors. Their 14.49 pound stringer weight earned them $1,500.

Third place was the Paige II, captained by Craig Paige and sponsored by Paige II Charters. They weighed in 14.14 pounds. They took home a check for $1,000 and Paige II Charters won the Sponsors Division trophy.

Fourth Place was won by the Miss B Haven team, captained by Allen Williams. Also a member of this team was Capt. Jorj Head. Jorj was the organizer of the Flounder Bowl. The Miss B Haven was sponsored by Druker & Falk Commercial Real Estate. They weighed in 14.04 pounds and won $500.

Fifth Place was won by the Special Kate, captained by Charles Southall and sponsored by Southern Plumbing. They weighed in 11.10 pounds and took home $250.

Choo Choo, captained by Jerry Maxey, won sixth place with 10.98 pounds, earning them $250.

The Top Youth award was won by 15-year-old Jack Galing fishing aboard the Summertime, captained by Wayne Summerfield. Jack’s 3.38 pound fish beat out Hunter Southall by .01 pound. That .01 pound was good enough for Jack to take home $100 plus merchandise.

All of the teams not placing in the top six were entered into a Lucky Dog drawing for a $500 prize. This year’s Lucky Dog was the Shari Gail, captained by Norm French.

Most of the fish caught in this tournament came from three locations. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Back River Reef, and the Cell were the flounder hot spots. Live baiting and wire-line trolling were most productive techniques.

Total cash payout for the tournament was $10,900. This event was made possible by the tremendous support of many local businesses. To see who were the sponsors of this event, visit: http://www.pswsfa.com/FlounderBowl_09Sponsors.htm .

[Marrdro]

Thanks for the update and pics Ken. Congrats to all the winners.

[cartoonproffitt]

Man that look like it was a great party wish i could have got in it to bad i had to work congratulates to the winner

[Tony S]

Don maybe we should consider fishing this tourney!