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- Redfish Nation:
2008 Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup Recap - Punta Gorda, FL
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» Dates: April 25 - 27, 2008
» Venue: Punta Gorda, FL » Results: View Full Results » Photos: View photos from Punta Gorda » Notes & Quotes: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 » Three Questions for the Pros: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
Daily Features
Day One
LOW TIDES COULD EQUAL HIGHER WEIGHTS ON DAY ONE - During Day One’s launch of the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup event in Punta Gorda, Redfish Cup staff spoke down to anglers as they readied for the 7:00 a.m. launch—way down.
With the moon in full retreat, the tides on Florida’s west coast meant the 49 boats in line for boat inspection were at least four feet below the docks at the Laishley Park Municipal Marina.
FORGETTING NOTHING - An hour and forty-five minutes into his drive from Naples to Punta Gorda for the first Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup of the season, Andrew Bostick realized he forgot something—something big.
Namely, the Redfish Cup championship trophy.
Day Two
MOVING DAY IN PUNTA GORDA -Saturday morning’s weather conditions in Punta Gorda look ideal for local residents seeking a relaxing day on the water. But for the 49 teams hoping to make Sunday’s final day of the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup, absent winds, bluebird skies, and high pressure in the area will fail to calm any nerves on Day Two.
“For all those people on schools yesterday, less wind could really make it tougher,” said Redfish Cup angler Kevin Broussard, who targeted singles and doubles on the first day of the tournament.
THE WINNING BALANCE - By the time Mark Sepe joined partner Andrew Bostick on the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup stage to weigh the team’s 14.39-pound stringer, the sun had long dried his fishing jersey and camouflage cargo shorts.
En route to besting the nation’s premier saltwater anglers again on Day Two of the Redfish Cup in Punta Gorda, Sepe fell overboard while climbing down from a ladder to land a fish.
Day Three
EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING? - Before launch on Day Three of the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup, ten professional redfish anglers appeared refreshed and relaxed. No last-minute tackle preparations occupied the field like those experienced on prior days. These teams were ready to begin their quest to win the first, and some say most difficult, tournament of the year.
Mike Del Duca sipped his tall coffee deliberately. Heath Seckel and Brian Ulch posed for pictures with Ulch’s father, Kurt...
PERFECT IN PUNTA GORDA -Andrew Bostick and Mark Sepe can only pose with day-winning redfish a few different ways.
So the Florida anglers decided to strike a different pose for their third-straight win on Sunday, as the 2007 Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup champions wrapped up their wire-to-wire win in Punta Gorda with two fish weighing 13.15 pounds.
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