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Written by Bill Breen
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The 2012 El Cheapo is shaping up to be our best ever! We have been able through the generosity of our great Sponsors to INCREASE the size and value of our prizes even in these tough times!
 1st Place; Carolina Skiff JVX - 18 Center Console with a Mercury 75 HP 4 stroke Outboard on a Magic Tilt Trailer. Presented by Carolina Skiff, Mercury Marine and Magic Tilt Trailers! Valued at OVER $20,000.00!  2nd Place; A Quad Runner valued at over $7,000.00! Presented by First Coast Power Sports!
3Rd Place; is $1350.00 Presented by Marine Max!
4th Place; is $1250.00 Presented by Donovan Heating & Air!
We will be paying out Cash Prizes on down to 15th place!
Just to encourage everyone to weigh in their fish, The Academy is sponsoring Five ( 5 ) mystery fish. We will draw five of the weigh slips from all the fish weighed in, and five people will win $100.00 each!
This isn't set in stone yet, but there is a rumor that we may have a special Captain's Raffle for a nice prize from every boat that weighs in a fish!
This is adding up to be a don't miss Tournament!
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THE 2011 EL CHEAPO WAS FANTASTIC! |
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Written by Bill Breen
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 WOW! 159 out of a tournament record 366 boats weighed in fish Saturday in ideal conditions. 109 Junior anglers also participated, with 37 weighing in fish.
1st place winner Alan Hodges took home a beautiful Carolina Skiff JV15 with a 30 hp Mercury by weighing in a 10.7# Sheepshead. Jeff Lageman took 2nd place with a 10.5# fish netting him a JV13 Carolina Skiff with a 15 hp Mercury.
3rd though 20th place received cash payouts. 1st place Junior Angler winner Jack Ogin Jr. hauled in a 7.4# Sheepshead winning him a Penn rod & reel combo, gift cards from Academy Sports, West Marine, a tackle box and numerous other prizes. Prizes were awarded through 15th place for the junior anglers.
The El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament, one of the largest fishing tournaments in Florida, and the largest Sheepshead Tournament in the world, is held annually during the last weekend in February. The event is hosted by the Jacksonville Offshore Sport Fishing Club. The tournament is made possible by over 100 sponsors in the fishing and local business community. In addition to supporting the J.O.S.F.C. and it's community service efforts, a portion of each year's proceeds goes to a local charity or non-profit organization.
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