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Monday, 14 November 2011 01:00

IFA Kayak Fishing Championship Results

The 2011 IFA Kayak Fishing Tour finale is in the books. Kayak anglers from around the country battled it out in Chalmette Louisiana for a chance at being the 2011 IFA Kayak Fishing Tournament Champion. After two days of fishing Justin Carter emerged the victor with a combined total 105 inches winning him the championship and the 2011 Angler Of The Year.

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Tuesday, 31 May 2011 08:18

Walker Wins IFA Kayak Event In Venice

Norman Walker becomes the first kayak angler to win back to back IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Events. Fishing soft plastics around the Sunrise pump station in Venice, Louisiana; Walker caught the largest Redfish 32 inches of the tournament. Check out the below press release for full details.

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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 06:14

Walker Wins IFA Kayak Event

LIZELLA, Ga. (April 12, 2011) - Norman Walker, of Baker, Louisiana, caught a redfish and speckled sea trout that measured a combined 49.25 inches in length to win the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing event at Empire, Louisiana, on April 12. The event, which operated out of Delta Marina, was the regular-season opener for the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour's Louisiana Division.

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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 02:00

IFA Kayak Event Delacroix LA

Steve Neece, of New Orleans, caught a redfish and speckled sea trout totaling 46.25 inches in length to win the IFA Kayak Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing at Delacroix, La., on August 29. The event, hosted by Sweetwater Marina and Massey’s Professional Outfitters, was the final event for the IFA Kayak Tour’s Louisiana Division.

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Saturday, 05 June 2010 02:00

Memorial Day Weekend a "Bust"

Between the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and the vast areas of state and federal waters now closed to fishing, without immediate financial assistance, many of the region's recreational fishing-dependent businesses may not be in business by the 4th of July.

A post-Memorial Day survey of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida recreational fishing-dependent business owners, conducted by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), found that over 85 percent of the owners surveyed won't survive the oil leak's fallout without immediate financial assistance. Compared to Memorial Day 2009, overall sales were down an average of 47 percent. In Louisiana, which has borne the brunt of the oil leak's impact, sales were down an average of 55 percent with some businesses reporting sales as much as 90 percent off from last year's Memorial Day weekend. In Florida, sales were down an average of 35 percent, even though the oil leak is still making its way to shore. The majority of the survey respondents are located within five to 25 miles of the coast.

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Saturday, 29 May 2010 02:00

Largest Oil Spill In US history

Now that the Deepwater Horizon is being described as the largest spill in United States history, the sense of immediacy is back in the communities around the Gulf of Mexico. Out in the leak area, however, the immediacy has not faded, despite a sixteen hour break in the "top-kill" efforts to stop a leak now estimated at 12,000 to 19,000 barrels of oil daily.

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Friday, 30 April 2010 02:00

Bayard Wins IFA Kayak Tour Event

Cocodrie, Louisiana - Brandon Bayard, of Baton Rouge, La., caught a redfish and speckled sea trout totaling 42 inches in length to secure a win in the IFA Kayak Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing at Cocodrie on April 25. The event, open to non-motorized kayaks only, was the fifth regular-season event overall and first in the Louisiana Division for the first-year fishing tour.

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