CANCELED!!!! CEDAR KEY KAYAK FISHING TOURNAMENT

[JohnYaksJax]

THE CEDAR KEY KAYAK FISHING MASTERS TOURNAMENT

The town of Cedar Key, Florida is having its FIRST CEDAR KEY KAYAK FISHING MASTERS TOURNAMENT on Saturday, September 18, 2010, and it is a beautiful place to stay and kayak fish the Gulf of Mexico and the surrounding keys. If you want a family outing, it would make a perfect weekend trip since all the motels and cottages are right there on the island. It is a rustic little fishing village that is known all over the world for their clam industry.....think "Key West" about 25 years ago!!

The price will be $40.00 and that will include a Tourney T-shirt, Captain's Bag, raffle ticket, Clam Bake Dinner Saturday Night, and awards to the winners. It is a "Slam Tourney" for redfish, seatrout, and flounder.
It is a great fun area, and I just got back from my sixth trip over there!!
The Captain's Meeting will be on Friday, September 17, 2010.

IMPORTANT: Refund Policy: If the event must be canceled due to the oil spill, your Registration Fee will be refunded, less $10.00 for the T-Shirt. Your T-Shirt will be sent to you!!
Sadly, many of you may be looking for a place for a "September Saltwater Fix" and the location of Cedar Key "appears" that it will be spared by that disaster, but who knows at this point??

For Tournament Rules and Information and Payment methods, please check here:
Cedar Key Kayak Fishing Club: http://cedarkeykayakfishingclub.com/index.html
Then, for Registration and Payment information, click on:
http://cedarkeykayakfishingclub.com/registration.html

"Kayak Cedar Keys" is the local place for kayak rentals, scenic guided trips, and guided fishing trips. They are located downtown right on the water for a quick rental and launch (free!!) and there are some very nice fishing spots a short paddle from there. The manager is "Tom Yakker" who is about as friendly a person as you will ever meet!! Just click on his website below, and his email and number are at the bottom of the main page:

http://www.kayakcedarkeys.com/index.php

"TomYakker" also operates a very nice website named "Welcome to Cedar Key":

http://www.cedarkeyguide.com/index.php

Pirate's Cove Cottages:
I just stayed at Pirate's Cove Cottages for the third time, and I already have reservations for Sept. 17-19th. Their six cottages have been newly refurbished with new carpet, new bath fixtures and all have new queen sized beds. The cottages are clean and quaint and the link below shows them outside and inside when you click on "Cottages". They get beautiful sunrises and sunsets both, and the backyard is the bayou, altho it is "tide sensitive". The owners, John and Donna O'Neal, are really nice people and are very helpful with your special needs or requests.

http://www.piratescovecottages.com/index.html

Low-Key Hideaway Motel & RV:
This is a very cute and small motel owned by Pat and Cindy Bonish, and they special people, and very helpful too!! The motel has only 5 rooms, and the RV has parking for 5 RVs, so that is a reason to call early for the September Masters Tournament.
Pat and Cindy have offered a 15% Discount to anyone who mentions JaxKayakFishing or references the Cedar Key Kayak Tourney!!

http://www.lowkeyhideaway.com/about_us_ ... deaway.htm

Camping is also close by at Shell Mound County Park, and my first two trips to Cedar Key we stayed in this park:

http://wxtoad.com/campgrounds/shmo.htm

Fishing is also VERY GOOD right here!! Check the outstanding pix on this recent post:

http://www.jaxkayakfishing.com/phpBB/topic21944.html

For other local accommodations, see the Chamber of Commerce site below...
Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce: This new tournament is sponsored by The Cedar Key
Chamber of Commerce, and their website is a great place to find additional info regarding area attractions, places to stay, restaurants, and local services. The profits from the raffles will be donated to the Nature Conservatory due to the Oil Spill situation in the Gulf of Mexico. The Chamber website is a great source of area information:

http://cedarkey.org/

Hope to see many of my kayak fishing friends over in Cedar Key in September!!
If you have specific questions that are not covered by these links, please feel free to send me a PM in here and I "should" get an email that I have a PM waiting....hopefully!!
Or, you can email me directly at JohnYaksJax@comcast.net
Thx....JohnYaksJax

[jsuber]

Sounds interesting

[bk]

sure does

[LCallaghan]

Sounds OK but what are the prizes, a clam bake?

[jsuber]

I just wanna go and win. I really don't care what the prize is.

[bk]

better to win nothing
than lose something..

[JohnYaksJax]

Hey Jeff, Liam, and BK.....thx for the replies and I will keep this thread updated as I hear info.

I figured the location would be very good for you all and you all know the area, so you should do well in it....

I will get with the two guys who are trying to get this off the ground this first year and let you know as they get more Prizes and Awards...

I have never been associated with a completely new start-up tourney, but the 2 guys asked for assistance and it has CERTAINLY been a learning experience!! The Tourney is basically being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, so there have been some "layers of stuff" to wade thru!!

I will keep you all updated as I learn more....Thanks!!
JohnYaksJax

[jsuber]

Lets get a group together and camp out at Shell Mound that weekend. Take the Friday off before and make it a fishing trip/

[LCallaghan]

I am in!

[fishrcutbate]

sounds like fun, put me down for a firm maybe...will get back with ya

[Talltails]

Sounds like fun. I am a pretty sure thing to show up. As long as I don't have to sleep in Jeff's Coleman, then I'm in!

[bk]

jeff's colon does not seem like a happy place. oh, now i see that you said coleman.
i may be in on this tourny, sounds like fun.

[Shorewalker]

I have this on my definite maybe list as well. Although I have never made it nearly that far east with the yak in tow. Will someone point me back home if I can make it?

[JohnYaksJax]

The Cedar Key Kayak Fishing Tournament is getting close to "fish or cut bait" time, and the Tournament Officials in Cedar Key need an accurate and immediate count of participants so they can decide whether to move forward with the Tourney which is scheduled for Sept. 17-18th.

The Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce and City Council and several volunteers have put forth a great amount of effort to put on the Tournament, and they need an accurate count of the people who have decided to fish the Tourney before they order Tourney T-shirts and spend other funds on it. No later than Friday, August 13th, the Chamber will be looking at the number of REGISTERED and PAID entrants to see if there is enough interest to continue with the Tournament.

If you are positively interested in fishing the Tournament, please go to:
http://cedarkeykayakfishingclub.com/index.html where you can Register, complete your Application, and Pay. You can access all three functions on that site.

The "Oil Spill" has not hit the Florida Panhandle, and Cedar Key is far east of that, and the Chamber has guaranteed that you will get your $$ back minus the cost of the Tourney T-Shirt, so there is no risk!!
Thank you for your support, and you will have the time of your life and like all of us, you will fall in love with Cedar Key.
JohnYaksJax

[jsuber]

Whats with all the oil spill crap. We are not affected by the oil spill with the exception of lots of boom that didn't get used. I'll be attending the event.