Hot off the press! Thank you to all that came out yesterday and shot. The current was moving a little more then we would've liked in the morning but it calmed down a lot by mid day. Throw in some stiff south winds and some clear water and you got yourself one heck of a good time. Many nice fish were brought in and glad to see everyone there. Till next year. Get your grunt game on boys!!

Top 3 Shooters:

1- 86.1 Miguel Guinouart - Spetton
2- 80.35 Eric Gandy - Red Tide
3- 79.95 G.R Tarr - Red tide

Biggest Fish:

Blake Gaylord- 35.5 Cobia


Top Teams:

1st- Red Tide -236.25
2nd- Spetton- 234.82
3rd- 3 Blind Mice- 184.65
4th- Running With Scissors- 152.5
5th- E-Sea Rider- 144
6th- TBSC Apollo Beach- 119.8
7th- Croissant- 117.6
8th- Blue Water Sensations- 99.85
9th- Late For dinner- 88.6
10th- Spearing Magazine- 78.1
11th- Seals #1- 53.3


Individual Results:

1st- Miguel G- 86.1 - Spetton
2nd- Eric G- 80.35 - Red Tide
3rd- G.R - 79.95 - Red Tide
4th- Harlof D- 79.9 - Spetton
5th- Jason W- 76.5 - 3 Blind Mice
6th- Ritchie Z- 75.95- Red Tide
7th- Jerry G- 72.9- Blue water Sensations
8th- Jose S- 68.8 - Spetton
9th- Pitt G- 65.95- 3 Blind Mice
10th- Aaron S- 62.45- TBSC Apollo Beach
11th- Blake G- 57.4- Running with Scissors
12th- Jeff V- 55.65- E-Sea Rider
13th- Adel S- 52.3- E-Sea Rider
14th- Ed W- 48.65- Running with Scissors
15th- Matt B- 46.45- Running with Scissors
16th- Ciro L- 42.2 3 Blind Mice
17th- Conner E- 41.15- Croissant
18th- Trey S- 39.2- Late For Dinner
19th- Dave W- 38.9- Croissant
20th- Ben F- 37.55- Croissant
21st- Pat B- 36.05- E-Sea Rider
22nd- Charlie D- 35.5- Spearing Magazine
23rd- Bill V- 33.85- TBSC Apollo Beach
24th- Jeromy G- 31.1- Spearing Magazine
25th- Sean G- 27.25- Late For Dinner
26th- David S- 26.65- Seals #1
27th- T.A- 23.5- TBSC Apollo Beach
28th- Mike C- 21.55 Seals #1
29th- Bryan A- 22.15- Late For Dinner- Doesn't look like he has ever been late for dinner in his life!!
30th- Frank A- 15.95- Blue Water Sensations
31st- Dave B- 11.5- Spearing Magazine
32nd- Lee H- 11- Bluewater Sensations
33rd- Doug L- 5.1- Seals #1

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Special congrats to Ed Walker for being the only diver to turn in 5 x 13 inch Grunts. Grunts are quickly earning the respect of the spearfishing community here on the West Coast of Florida.
The number of the day was 12.5.... Anybody that shot in the tournament knows this number well.

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I think we've set up Ed's boat for gags. They're going to see his boat coming and flock to it waiting for their grunts. They'll be like Key's cuda on yellowtail fishing boats.

Looks like a great tournout and tourney.

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The Red Tide guys definitely earned it. With the execption of the cobia, I dint see any special fish running up the numbers, just a fat stack of regular fish pound by pound adding up to over 200. That was no easy task yesterday and my hat is off to them and the Spetton Team for being able to score that many points with that point structure.
Even the Grunt Wisperer could not hang, but even though I was sick all day, I did finish ahead of Weible and hope to be posting a photo of him handing me the $50 bill he was certain he'd be getting from me by the end of the day.

Good job everyone and it sounds like a fun time for all that participated. Congratulations to the top three teams, who I assume, will be heading to Nationals to represent the FSDA contingent. (Good Luck at Nationals).

Big thank you to GR and Ritchie for all thier work and success with this important Freedive tournament.

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It was a great tournament and the hosts did a great job. I had fun meeting and greeting with everyone, I look forward to the next one.

Nice shooting guys. Congrats to the top divers on qualifying. Photos?

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Thanks to GR and Ritchie again
Great event and performance
The stringers were exceptional this year even without grouper.

Thank you GR and Ritchie, great event as always!!

Speaking of not missing any meals....you might want to lay off the mac & cheese with lobster menu and get on Malena's workout regiment there buddy. Between her losing weight and your obvious umm....gaining, you guys appear to have struck the right balance!!

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i recognize that weight gain. usually comes when you have kids. ritchie are you not telling us something.

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A great time as always. Thanks to GR and Ritchie for the hard work. Thanks to Red Tide for keeping the title on the "Red" neck side of the state. Running with Scissors will be back in full effect next year. There was an obvious link between the top three teams. We didn't have it but we will next year!

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Ok, I'll give you that one but at least I have a good reason for my weight gain. Totally f#*k your shoulder up and have to let it heal for a little over 5 months. Trust me it so sucks to be it the bomb shape to have it slip away so fast. Don't worry I'll be back!! What is your excuse????

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Boo hoo my shoulder hurts so now I'm fat.