Southern Kingfish Association

By: Jack Holmes

Fourchon, Louisiana -  Jim Vaughan’s Old Blue team struggled in Key West due to fuel problems. “It’s very frustrating to come out of there with just a 24 pound king,” said Vaughan.  However, the Yamaha powered Yellowfin team kept up with the field in Jensen Beach.

“We went to Fourchon to redeem ourselves four days early,” Vaughan added.  “The whole team, Mark Wilson, Scott Snively, Willie Reichert, and Stephanie Matlock wanted to find a big king to move us up.  They worked so hard.”

On day one of the event the team...

 

By: Jack Holmes

Jensen Beach, Florida - At the end of day one of the Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour in Jensen Beach a pair of 50’s adorned the top of the leader board. I reminded the large spectator crowd and our webcast viewers that it was only halftime and watch out for the teams who weighed fish in the thirties or low forties tomorrow. This was after all an aggregate tournament. It was the truth and while I certainly didn’t want to jinx the teams at the top, I did try to encourage the crowd to come back or tune in on Saturday and see the results.

What I wasn’t aware of is they were going...

 

By: Southern Kingfish Association

Key West, FL— If you were to check Andre Moore’s bank account on Monday, the day after the opening event of the Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour, you would find an extra $40,000 just deposited.

Andre, his wife Kim Bain Moore, Greg Watts, and Glyn Austin won the event on Sunday with a spectacular 55.35 which was the biggest king scaled this weekend. That king coupled with the 36.68 caught on Saturday gave the Crikey team, fishing an Evinrude powered Invincible, a two fish aggregate of 92.03, nearly ten pounds better than the second place team.

 

If your boat qualified to fish in the 2008 National Championship, then you are eligible to fish the 2009 Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour. Even if you were unable to participate in the 2008 Nationals, but qualified, you still may fish this year's Pro events. If you did not fish the 2008 Yamaha Pro Tour or did not qualify in a Division for the 2008 National Championship, then you are not eligible to enter your boat for the 2009 Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour*. Individuals who did not qualify may fish with any qualified team.

*Captains who fished the FLW Pro Tour in 2008, will be eligable to fish the 2009 Yamaha Pro Tour. (This exemption does not include anyone who is not eligible to fish in any SKA sanctioned events.)