After several years of cold, windy weather, Fish For A Cure (F4AC) finally got a beautiful day November 2. Anglers in 52 boats took to the Bay, had fun, and raised money to fight cancer.
Bud Duckett, who fished with Captain Kelly Bjornerud on his Tiara Bjorn To Run, recalls, “It was a great day. The weather was perfect, and we were hitting in deep and shallow water using all kinds of tackle. At 7:35 a.m., we dropped our lines near Horn Point. By 8:15 we had about 12 lines in the water with planer boards, chartreuse tandems, and umbrellas. Our first hit was on a spoon at 9:02— a 27-inch rockfish. This was also the time of the first cocktail.
“Will Ahern brought in a 25-inch rockfish with an umbrella rig about 11 a.m., followed by Glenn Sutton’s 25-incher using a tandum rig, and 10 minutes later Kelly (Bjornerud) had a 25-incher on a planer board. We ended the day with Sutton’s 28-inch catch on a spoon around 3:40 p.m. By 4:15 we were reeling in our rods and heading to Pusser’s for the weigh-in.
“There were so many boats that it almost felt like the White Marlin tournament. It’s really become the fishing event in Annapolis. The guys who started the tournament and those who currently organize it have done a great job.”
The winner of the fishing tournament was OSMC, captained by Dr. Cyrus Lashgari, with a 37-inch rockfish weighing 18 pounds. Second place went to Hot Tuna, captained by Steve Linhard, with a 14.35-pound rockfish. Captain Mike Cassidy on Bluejay took third with a13.8-pound fish.
Captain David Jenkins and his anglers on Luki Belle won the Captain’s Challenge raising $20,384. A close second went to Plan A captained by Scott Swidersky with $20,050, and Just In Time captained by Rob Schurr and Tom George took third by raising more than $15,000. In total, the event brought in more than $200,000, which will be donated to support the cancer programs within the Geaton and JoAnn DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 11:27
After several years of cold, windy weather, Fish For A Cure (F4AC) finally got a beautiful day November 2. Anglers in 52 boats took to the Bay, had fun, and raised money to fight cancer.
Bud Duckett, who fished with Captain Kelly Bjornerud on his Tiara Bjorn To Run, recalls, “It was a great day. The weather was perfect, and we were hitting in deep and shallow water using all kinds of tackle. At 7:35 a.m., we dropped our lines near Horn Point. By 8:15 we had about 12 lines in the water with planer boards, chartreuse tandems, and umbrellas. Our first hit was on a spoon at 9:02— a 27-inch rockfish. This was also the time of the first cocktail.
“Will Ahern brought in a 25-inch rockfish with an umbrella rig about 11 a.m., followed by Glenn Sutton’s 25-incher using a tandum rig, and 10 minutes later Kelly (Bjornerud) had a 25-incher on a planer board. We ended the day with Sutton’s 28-inch catch on a spoon around 3:40 p.m. By 4:15 we were reeling in our rods and heading to Pusser’s for the weigh-in.
“There were so many boats that it almost felt like the White Marlin tournament. It’s really become the fishing event in Annapolis. The guys who started the tournament and those who currently organize it have done a great job.”
The winner of the fishing tournament was OSMC, captained by Dr. Cyrus Lashgari, with a 37-inch rockfish weighing 18 pounds. Second place went to Hot Tuna, captained by Steve Linhard, with a 14.35-pound rockfish. Captain Mike Cassidy on Bluejay took third with a13.8-pound fish.
Captain David Jenkins and his anglers on Luki Belle won the Captain’s Challenge raising $20,384. A close second went to Plan A captained by Scott Swidersky with $20,050, and Just In Time captained by Rob Schurr and Tom George took third by raising more than $15,000. In total, the event brought in more than $200,000, which will be donated to support the cancer programs within the Geaton and JoAnn DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center.