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Event Coverage from Punta Gorda, FL

» Dates: April 25 - 27, 2008
» Venue: Punta Gorda, FL
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» 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

Congratulations to the Lake and Bay Big Bag Program winners Andrew Bostick and Mark
Sepe for their winning bag at 14.57 pounds!!!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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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Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup - Punta Gorda, Florida - Final Results

Top 5 Teams Competing Sunday

PLC	TEAM	DAY 1	DAY 2	DAYS 1 & 2	DAY 3	PNTS	PAY
1.	Andrew Bostick - Marco, FL Mark Sepe - Deland, FL	14.57	14.39	28.96	13.15	49	$50,500
2.	Heath Seckel - Winter Haven, FL Brian Ulch - Winter Haven, FL	13.16	12.22	25.38	13	48	$20,000
3.	Craig Johnson - Sebring, FL John Ochs - Englewood, FL	13.46	12.17	25.63	11.47	47	$17,500
4.	Jon Loring Jr - Bacliff, TX Ray Malone - Friendswood, TX	12.93	12.72	25.65	10.88	46	$14,250
5.	Bo Johnson - Cape Coral, FL Mike Del Duca - Naples, FL	12.11	13.52	25.63	7.96	45	$11,500

All Other Teams

PLC	TEAM	DAY 1	DAY 2	DAYS 1 & 2	PNTS	PAY
6.	Erik Rue - Lake Charles, LA Larry Puckett - Boyd, TX	13.62	11.53	25.15	44	$8,000
7.	Bryan Watts - Lithia, FL Greg Watts - Eagle Lake, FL	12.73	12.02	24.75	43	$7,000
8.	Mike Friday - Naples, FL Danny Latham - Punta Gorda, FL	13.88	10.17	24.05	42	$7,750
9.	Scott Hughes - Punta Gorda, FL Mat Haag - Ft Myers, FL	13.87	10.12	23.99	41	$7,500
10.	Jeff Totten - Englewood, FL Ozzie Lessinger - Ft Myers, FL	12.85	9.59	22.44	40	$7,000
11.	Jason Keating - Palm Coast, FL Keith McBride - St Augustine, FL	10.33	11.88	22.21	39	$5,500
12.	Jim Franklin - Angleton, TX Brian Fornea - Abita Springs, LA	10.40	11.69	22.09	38	$5,500
13.	Andy Mnichowski - Marrero, LA Billy Nicholas - San Marcos, TX	8.77	12.06	20.83	37	$5,500
14.	Jon Halker - Ridgeland, SC Adam Loud - Fernandina Beach, FL	8.10	12.44	20.54	36	$5,500
15.	Greg DeVault - Port Richey, FL Bill DeVault - New Port Richey, FL	10.77	9.58	20.35	35	$5,500
16.	Sam Bertha Jr - Bunnell, FL Gary McKenzie - Bartow, FL	8.23	11.82	20.05	34	$5,000
17.	Kris Walter - Hudson, FL Danny Winters - Tampa, FL	12.57	7.14	19.71	33	$5,000
18.	Keith Hartsell - Corpus Christi, TX Fred Lynch - Corpus Christi, TX	11.49	7.84	19.33	32	$5,000
19.	Trey Newton - Valrico, FL David Crews - Winter Haven, FL	11.89	6.99	18.88	31	$4,250
20.	Chuck Howard - Bradenton, FL CJ Howard - Bradenton, FL	8.23	10.64	18.87	30	$4,250
21.	Rick Murphy - Homestead, FL Geoffrey Page - Venice, FL	4.95	13.12	18.07
22.	Kevin Broussard - Lake Charles, LA Cajun Phil Broussard - Lake Charles, LA	12.64	5.24	17.88
23.	Ben Alderman - Mt Pleasant, SC Ronnie Pitts - McClellenville, SC	5.70	11.61	17.31
24.	Paul Jueckstock - Port Orange, FL Manny Perez - Punta Gorda, FL	10.73	6.41	17.14
25.	Al Keller - Naples, FL Karl Zimmermann - Princeton, FL	6.52	10.35	16.87
26.	Richard Freund - Ft Myers, FL Ralph Frazier - Dickinson, TX	7.37	9.27	16.64
27.	Chaz Adams - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Paul Chavis - Alligator Point, FL	8.35	7.94	16.29
28.	Ray Van Horn - Lutz, FL C.A. Richardson - St Petersburg, FL	6.52	10.35	16.87
29.	Jarrett Lombard - Port Charlotte, FL Leland Symonds - Punta Gorda, FL	4.52	11.18	15.70
30.	Jeff Pope - Jacksonville, FL Brandon Buckner - Ft Myers, FL	11.18	4.36	15.54
31.	Jason Catchings - Liberty, TX Tim Young - Baytown, TX	2.41	12.88	15.29
32.	Charlie Thomason - Covington, LA Shane Pescay - Mandeville, LA	7.49	7.47	14.96
33.	Travis Holeman - Luling, LA Bryan Holeman - Key West, FL	9.23	4.79	14.02
34.	Greg Hartsell - Pearland, TX Jimmy Lloyd - Pasadena, TX	8.64	4.43	13.07
35.	Robert Scherer - Houston, TX Blaien Friermood - Baytown, TX	5.61	6.83	12.44
36.	Artie Price Jr - New Port Richey, FL Frank Massaro - New Port Richey, FL	4.20	8.10	12.30
37.	Stephen Stork - Houston, TX Terry Thomas - Huffman, TX	0.00	12.22	12.22
38.	Tommy Lomonte - Stafford, TX Jim West - Port Bolivar, TX	7.17	4.78	11.95
39.	Roland Martin - Naples, FL Steve Loyd - Naples, FL	11.59	0.00	11.59
40.	Alex Suescun - Cape Coral, FL Eric Taylor - Rockledge, FL	2.28	8.85	11.13
41.	Ryan Sweezy - La Porte, TX Randy Weaver - Deer Park, TX	4.60	5.96	10.56
42.	Mike Frenette - Marrero, LA Michael Frenette - Marrero, LA	4.78	4.80	9.58
43.	Bill Landry - New Iberia, LA Todd Semar - New Iberia, LA	0.00	9.22	9.22
44.	Bill Faulkner - Naples, FL Kevin Mihailoff - Naples, FL	2.11	6.27	8.38
45.	Chris Wittman - Ft Myers, FL Tom Winrow - St Augustine, FL	0.00	8.05	8.05
46.	Ken Chambers - Naples, FL John Merriwether - Naples, FL	3.13	2.73	5.86
47.	Terry L Lacoss - Amelia Island, FL Terry D Lacoss - Amelia Island, FL	2.61	2.63	5.24
48.	David Christian - Spring, TX Charlie Paradoski - Sugarland, TX	0.00	0.00	0.00
49.	Mike Sydow - Fulton, TX Neil Bauknight - Rockport, TX	0.00	0.00	0.00