Clean Ocean Action John Murphy/ Bob Hunter

Sunday March 6, 2003 The John Murphy/Bob Hunter Clean Ocean Action Flounder Tournament held here at Bahrs Landing on Saturday was won by RAY Koch of West Keansburg . Weighing in with just 5 minutes left in the day, Koch beat out Chad Hacker of Middletown by a small fraction of a pound. Hacker's fish 2.50 lbs looked like it was going to win him the $300.00 prize plus the coveted trophy plaque with but Koch's winner came in at 2.54 lbs. I am glad that we had such an experienced weighmaster in Derry Bennett from the American Littoral Society. Third place went to John Anderson of Pompton Lakes with 1.86 lbs. This years FREE event, with an estimate of 250 participants, took the poor weather in stride and tried to coax the bigger flounder out of the mud. The colder temps, seemed to slow down the day's bight. The winning fish were caught near the Rumson Oceanic bridge near high tide. The winner used night crawlers and clam chum as is bait choice. The free tournament is a charity event to support Clean Ocean Action based out at Sandy Hook. All monies are donated by local businesses who support the very important work that that Clean Ocean Action does for our Shore Communities. Here are some photos of the winners taken at the fun awards party at Bahrs Landing