2017 Alameda Rock Wall Halibut Tournament
It was a year ago when Ariel brought up the idea about organizing an event. Truth be told, I’ve been considering organizing one for sometime, but also know the amount of work, dedication and effort needed to successfully put one together. We both have a love for the flat fish so the marriage of a tournament wasn’t much a of a stretch.
EVENT PHOTO GALLERY (Click below to view)
ARW Tournament photo gallery
And like… that the Tournament was born. We spent the next 6 months delegating duties and hashing out the details for the event. It was a team effort- internally and with our event sponsors. (much love to them all)Event day came a lot faster than any of us will choose to admit.
I woke up on event day in darkness as the alarm rang. The anxiety of getting everything done haunted my thoughts and I will admit that I didn’t have the most productive sleep.
Jon and I pulled up to the Rockwall as the sun came up. There was steady breeze from the north didn’t dissuade the 20 eager anglers already unloading their cars.
Registration ran chaotically smooth and we got all the registrants checked in. Kayak after kayak loaded and launched as the morning outgoing tide pushed the small boats towards the bay bridge while the morning white caps beat against the hull of each small boat.
The morning tides ran its course and wind laid down exposing a beautiful California morning. The fish were voraciously biting but most were small undersize fish; although the eventual winners were a little tight lipped about their catches.
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(Kayak Angler against the City backdrop)
(A Julian with a undersized halibut. Safely released)
The tourney took its course and anglers started to come in from the scorching heat that displaced the morning chop. Ariel left to pick up the pig from the restaurant while Anthony, and tiny worked on the bbq and setting up the potluck. The food look delicious as courses started arrived from different anglers. An hour later Ariel arrives back with the main course—BBQ PIG!
The day slowly came to an end and the award ceremony and raffle ran smoothly. Crazy ran around selling tickets faster than he could distribute them; Steve, ako and Rob were the inaugural winners of this year’s event, and graciously accepted the King, Queen and Poacher award.
(Steve with the winning halibut)
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