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IFA Reels in First of Two Fall Tournaments in Orange Beach

10/8/2009

GULF SHORES and ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – After stops in two other Southern states, action in the Gulf Coast Division of the IFA Redfish Tour will culminate in Orange Beach, Ala., on Saturday, October 17 as the Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission welcomes this premier catch-and-release tournament. The Wharf will serve as the tournament’s host site throughout the weekend.

The tournament activities begin on Friday (October 16th) with registration from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. inside Tacky Jacks in Orange Beach. A captain’s meeting is set to follow registration, during which check-in times will be assigned.

Then, these anglers will launch Saturday morning at first safe light from the The Wharf’s marina. After a day of intense fishing action, anglers will return to this marina for weigh-ins and an awards ceremony, both of which are open to the public.

During this year of the competition in the IFA, the 18 regular season events offered $47,000 in payouts per event (based on a 100 boat field) as well as increased first-place prize packages. In 2009, every regular-season tournament winner – regardless of field size – won a fully loaded 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and equipped with a Bob’s four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer. The entire first-place prize package is valued at $30,000.

IFA Redfish Tour events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry’s most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Hobie Fishing, Cabela's, Yamaha Outboards, Rapala, Trigger X, Sufix, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance, Solar Bat, Gemini Custom Apparel, Navionics, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Terminator, VMC Hooks, Loadmaster Trailers, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission and The Wharf.

Locally, Sports Commission sponsors represented at this event include Tacky Jacks.

The Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission will welcome these upcoming events: USTA Southern Combo Doubles Senior/Super Senior (October 22-25), Running Scared 5K, 10K and 1 Mile Fun Run (October 24), SEC Women’s Soccer Championship (November 4-8), IFA Redfish Tour Championship (November 6-7), USTA Southern Combo Doubles Adult Championship (November 5-8), 2009 Hurricane Taekwondo Championship (November 11-15), USSSA Last Swing Gulf Coast Baseball (November 14-15), Kaiser Realty Coastal ½ Marathon and 5K Run (November 28) and the Gulf Shores Christmas Basketball Tournament (December 18-19).

For information, please visit www.redfishtour.com or www.alabamagulfcoastsports.com.

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