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The Gulf Coast Kayak Fishing Association (GCKFA) is a not-for-profit organization focused on promoting the exciting sport of kayak fishing throughout the NW Florida and South Alabama area. Activities include hosting a kayak fishing tournament, rigging workshops, social gatherings centered on the sport and, of course, fishing.
2011 Tournament
This is a group photo taken at the 2011 Spring Tournament. The location was Shoreline Park South in Gulf Breeze, Florida. We had close to 150 anglers and hope to exceed that amount this year.
Grand Slam
Just look at the smile on this guys face! Benton Parrott, of Spanish Fort, AL, winner of the 2011 inshore slam (redfish, speckled trout and flounder). The first place Inshore Slam earned him a plaque and a brand new Hobie Revolution kayak.
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The Gulf Coast Kayak Fishing Association T-Shirt Design for the 2012 tournament. Proceeds from the 2012 Tournament will go to the Travis Nelson Memorial JROTC Scholarship Fund. Read More.
April 27, 2012
The Gulf Coast Kayak Fishing Association will be holding the 2012 Spring Tournament Captains Meeting at Hooters on Pensacola Beach.
Friday night on April 27, 2012, at 6:30 PM we plan to start the meeting. The entry process takes time last year we had over 140 entries to process so get there early if you need to register for the event.
The Captains meeting is a great way to meet your fellow anglers, learn about last minute rule changes and recieve door prizes.
This year we will be giving away the "Best Dang Tackle Box". This is a raffle to those who participate by donating a new packaged lure you will recive a chance to win and a ticket. After the event registration a ticket will be draw and the overflowing 5 gal bucket of lures could be yours!
Grassy Point Campout
The club is planning an overnight fishing trip to the Grassy Point Wildlife Management Area near the Yellow River delta. Grassy Point is located west of Choctaw NOLF off of Hwy 87 in Santa Rosa County.
The primative campsites provides ready access to the fishing area of Little Catfish and Catfish basins. Redfish,Ttrout, and Flounder can be found in the marshes, bayous and shallow waters.
We decided to make this event occur on the time change weekends (simi-annual). Hope to see you there!
Rigging Clinic
Each January we hold our annual rigging clinic to help new kayak aglers add, modify, or remove items to/from their kayaks to aid them in the pursuit of the perfect fishing kayak.
Bring your yaks and any rigging projects you have. Take advantage of the experience of others.
If your yak is fully rigged, bring it to show off. Seeing how others have rigged their yaks is half the fun.
Also, if you have yak gear to sell or swap, bring it and we can set up a barter station.
This years event was held at Hot Spots Bait and Tackle in Gulf Breeze,
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April 28th - GCKFA Spring Tournament
Tournament Results
Because of the complexities of reconciling the leader board after all of the final weigh-ins (people choosing which category they want to win, etc.(see also rules)) the software could not achieve this (yet). For the first time we utilized a database system in which the software reports the top 10 in each category so as folks choose their prize we manually reconciled the board based off the top 10's, which worked flawlessly.
We will be collecting photos and posting them soon. If you have images you would like to share, please contact us.
GCKFA 7th Annual Spring Kayak Fishing Tournament Results:
Inshore Slam:
1st- Rob Burnett - 7.0, 3.1, 2.5 / 12.6 TR
2nd- Chris Finley - 10.10
3rd- Andrew Mixon - 9.6
Offshore Slam:
1st- Tyler Henderson - 19.0 TR, 2.4 / 21.4 TR
2nd- James Kellum - 15.6
3rd- Tim Walker - 15.2
Red Drum:
1st- Ron Davis - 6.8
2nd- Chris Phillips - 6.6
3rd- Wade Baggs - 6.3
Trout:
1st- Scott Harper - 5.2
2nd- Mike Domning - 4.8
3rd- Doug Rohan - 4.7
Flounder:
1st- Jimmy Haney - 2.9
2nd- John Hosman - 2.6
3rd- James Hosman - 2.5
King Mackerel:
1st- Oliver Hurst - 17.3
2nd- Lee Smith - 15.4
3rd- Nicholas Creamer - 10.8
Spanish Mackerel:
1st- John McDow - 6.2 TR
2nd- Pete Lauter - 5.2
3rd- Ty Jordan - 5.0
Most Spots on Red:
Chris Finley - 8
Mystery Weight Trout (3.5):
Dustin Hauper - 3.4
"TR" indicates a new Tournament Record
Keep in mind these stats were after the leaderboard was reconciled. We will be posting top 10s from each division so you can see the overall stats
Logo
Image of the Gulf Coast Kayak Fishing Associations color logo.
Sunset on Pensacola Bay
This is an example of some of the spectacular sunsets, with the colors reflecting in the catch and release bull red.
Bayou Landing
An image of the primative boat ramp area of the bayou campsite at Grassy Point. This image captured the refective light of the SOLAS tape on the kayaks. - Fall 2011
Surf Launch
An early morning surf launch in Destin Florida, heading out to do some offshore fishing.
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