Mangrove Madness -- Florida's Newest Inshore Fishing Tournament Helps Fulfill Student Needs at International College.NAPLES, Fla. -- Florida anglers can land their share of more than $15,000 in cash and prizes during the inaugural debut of Mangrove mangrove, large tropical evergreen tree, genus Rhizophora, that grows on muddy tidal flats and along protected ocean shorelines. Mangroves are most abundant in tropical Asia, Africa, and the islands of the SW Pacific. Madness, a new IGFA/Rolex Inshore Qualifying Championship Event Tournament scheduled for August 11-12, 2006. Beyond the lure of snook snook: see bass, fish. snook Any of about eight species (genus Centropomus) of tropical marine fishes that are long and silvery and have two dorsal fins, a long head, and a large mouth with a projecting lower jaw. , redfish redfish or rosefish or ocean perch Commercially important food fish (Sebastes marinus) of the scorpion fish family (Scorpaenidae), found in the Atlantic along European and North American coasts. , snapper snapper, name for members of the Lutianidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious, with large mouths and sharp teeth. Most species travel in dense schools. and trout in the catch/release formatted event, Tournament Director Ron Riley says tournament winners receive automatic entry in the Spring 2007 IGFA/Rolex Championship Tournament (at Islamorada in the Florida Keys) where one of the inshore fishing world's most wonderful whoppers
Whoppers are chocolate-coated malted milk balls produced by The Hershey Company. of awards in cash and prizes await. The field for Mangrove Madness, which includes a youth and lady's division, will be limited to 100 teams and entries will be handled on a first come/first serve basis. The tournament additionally serves to benefit students of International College, a 16-year old, fully accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. , not-for-profit College with campuses in Naples and Fort Myers as well as learning sites throughout the state. The College's President of 15 years, Dr. Terry McMahan, was recently recognized with an international award as Education Leader of the Year, but among Florida's angler community, he is known as a long-time fishing enthusiast and Founder of the Naples Fishing Club. He says the Mangrove Madness tournament is expected to help extend International College's message of how it is "Growing Minds and Transforming Lives" among sportsmen and other school supporters in a family-friendly venue that differs from some of the college's more traditional, yet popular, support initiatives which include two annual golf outings. Mangrove Madness Organizers will host a Captain's Party and Rules Meeting on the Friday evening prior to the August 11 competition, complemented by dinner and an open bar. A Saturday-evening Awards Banquet will be held in Parrot Key Caribbean Grill at Salty Sam's Marina near Fort Myers Beach. All anglers will receive a great array of tournament gear - from customized, long sleeve T-shirts and fishing shirts to embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. hats and wet/dry boat storage bags and other novelties. For Online tournament details, visit http://www.caloosacatchandrelease.com or contact Ron Riley by phone at (239) 671-9347. For more information on International College and its mission, contact Dr. Louis Traina, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at (239) 598-6159. |
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