Book Signing Today!

Posted by SKA Staff — Thursday, November 19, 2009

Meet the author of the only book about kingfishing today during registration 10am til 5pm. Terry Lacoss will personalize copies of "Mastering King Mackerel," the new book chock full of tips, tricks, and history of catching kings. An autographed copy would be a great gift for any fisherman since the techniques explained in this book apply to many offshore species.

10am-5:30pm – Mandatory Number Pick-up
Kingfish City, The Isle Parking Garage
Last Chance! It is imperative you pick up your Captain’s bag and Tournament Number by 5:30pm. You must be in line no later than 5:15pm.
Those staying at the Palace can walk to the site or take the casino bus.
5-6:30pm – Welcome Party
Kingfish City, The Isle Parking Garage
Complimentary Food, Cash Bar
6:45pm – Sponsor Awards – In addition to Sponsor Awards, there will be presentations of Special Awards including the Director’s Award, Sportsmanship Award. The winners of these awards are not published, so be sure to attend in case you are one of the winners!
Captain's Meeting and Live Webcast
7:00pm – For the first time we will have a Live Webcast of the Captain's Meeting covering the Annual Awards – First five places in the Open Class, Top three places in the Class of 23, Top Ladies, Top 3 Juniors in each division, Top Seniors, Overall Top Lady, Top Junior, and Top Senior

Finding Bait Gets More Challenging

Posted by Christine Rodenbaugh — Thursday, November 19, 2009

When I began talking to fishermen on Tuesday, bait was easy to find. But someone must have told the blues and Spanish you guys were on the way to provide them an easy meal. Take plenty of Sabikis with you today.

David Perry form Murrells Inlet, SC is here for the third time in Biloxi. He's fishing MSC/Half Mine this year. "I love coming out here; the fishing is so good I can't pass it up," he says. They looked for bait on Tuesday and said it was pretty easy to find hardtails.

Terry Grantham fishing My 3 Sons has qualified every year that SKA has had a Championship. They found bait on Tuesday as well.

That all changed on Wednesday. Talking to those who had been out that morning all had tales of losing many, many Sabiki rigs. They suspect bluefish or Spanish mackerel to be the culprits. Lucky Koi was out marking bait on the rigs and the Sabikis came up hookless.

The Unreel fishing team found bait, but it took longer than expected. And they had the same experience with something tearing up their bait rigs. They're still looking for the kings.

Trivial Pursuit had several rigs destroyed to get a dozen hardtails. "I'm glad we have 12 penned up," said Ronnie Worsham. "We went through seven or eight Sabikis; we think it's bluefish cutting them off," he continued.

So, if you still need bait, be sure to stop by and see Deona at the SKA merchandise booth to stock up before you go out to get them.

2009 Nationals Captain's Meeting Webcast Announced

Posted by SKA Staff — Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Let all of your friends and family know that the 2009 SKA National Championship Captain's Meeting and Annual Awards Ceremony will be webcast live beginning at 6:40 Thursday evening. You have fished hard all year and we want those who could not travel with you to share in your success. After recognizing valued sponsors and conducting the Captain's Meeting, Jack Holmes will emcee the annual awards.

Tune in early because Jack takes care of business and moves quickly to the recognition of winners in each division including the top five places in the Open Class, top three places in the Class of 23, and the top ladies, juniors and seniors. Awards are also given to the Overall Lady, Junior, and Senior. In addition to these awards, special categories include the Director's Award, Rookie of the Year and the Sportsmanship Award. Now, if you check out the points on the SKA web site, you can determine who will receive the awards by division. But the special categories are announced only at the Annual Awards Ceremony.

To view the webcast, have your friends and family go to www.FishSKA.com. During the National Championship, this address will take all visitors to the Nationals pages. (If they want to view the regular home page, click...

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First Day of Fishing (see Schedule for complete information.)
3:00pm – Scales Open at Point Cadet Marina and Live Webcast sponsored by Garmin Electronics for weigh-in begins.
5:00pm - All boats must be past the check-in boat. Live Webcast and weigh-in will continue until the last fish is weighed.