October is going to be an outstanding month and it is also when I get to fish one of my favorite tournaments, the SSI Running Of The Bulls tournament hosted by Kids Can Fish Foundation.  We talk with Tom about the upcoming tournament and we dig into tips, tricks, tactics, sponsors, winning places, and how it all started.  Enjoy this weeks episode and I hope to see y'all out there at this tournament!

Kids Can Fish is a state and federally recognized 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.  All of our camps, clinics, and outreach are funded by our website merchandise sales, sponsors, and donations! Our mission is to teach kids the fundamentals of fishing and to most importantly HAVE FUN!!! 

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Dates of Tournament: October 7th and 8th, 2023

Location: Coast Guard Station / East Beach

4100 First Street, St. Simons Island, GA 31522

Registration: Early registration will take place at the tournament Welcome Party on October 6th as well as at the Coast Guard Beach parking lot at 6:30 am on October 7th.  Registration will not be open on October 8th.

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First Cast (Lines in the water): 8:00 am daily

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Lines Out of the Water: October 7th 4:30 and October 8th 3:30.

PRIZES and AWARDS:

Adult: Top 7 Adult will receive cash awards and other prizes based on tournament entries.  Payouts will be posted the week of the tournament.

Top 7 Youth Anglers top 3 anglers will receive a custom trophy from Alabama Burning, a custom Team Rainshadow surf fishing rod built by Bandit Custom Rods that will be paired with a Florida Fishing Productions 6000 Osprey reel. 4th through 7th will win a trophy as well as various sponsor related prizes.

Calcutta: Determined by single Redfish with the most total spots from both sides. Tiebreaker will be determined by total length of the fish. In the event of a true tie, cash award is split among tied fish.

Baby Bull:  The smallest redfish caught will receive a Baby Bull Trophy by Alabama Burning as well as a fishing related prize.

Sponsors for the Tournament:
Title: Caliber Home Loans of Coastal Georgia

Platinum: Huk Fishing, Bandit Custom Rods, Batson Enterprises / Team Rainshadow, Fishbites, Zebco, and Promar and Ahi USA 

Gold:  Finding Demo Surf Fishing Podcast, Halyards Restaurant Group, Sea Island Forge, Southeast Adventure Outfitters, RV Clinics, Tempest BBQ by Cape Creations Catering, Surf Fishing Solutions, and Yeti.

Mentions: 

Captains for Clean Water, Dents Home Services, Cherokee Brick, SSI Bait and Tackle, Captain Spare O's / Strike Zone of Brunswick, Kona Ice of Brunswick, DS Custom Tackle, Salty's Pompano Rigs, Morning Star Marinas, Georgia Saltwater Adventures, Fortress Marine Anchors, Surf Hippie Fishing, Blue Frog Outfitters, Florida Fishing Products, Burning Reels Charters, The Sinker Guy, Bajio Sunglasses, and Bull Bay Tackle.

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