Fishing gets the kids’ angle

Lolita Harper

There is no such thing as “the one that got away” in the Kids Fishing

Tournament at Davey’s Locker Sportfishing.

Children who enter the summer contest can learn the joys,

strategies and intricacies of fishing while competing for great

prizes, contest organizer Tiffany Peters said.

“We thought it was a good idea for families and kids to get

interested in fishing, and the prizes just make it a little more

interesting,” Peters said.

The contest was new this summer, but produced exciting results

from participants and sponsors from the fishing industry. Davey’s

Locker has been handing out 18 prizes per month, resulting in big

grins and happy future sportfishermen.

“You should see their little faces when they come in to get their

prize,” Peters said. “It is so cute.”

Organizers hope the contest, in its last month, will entice one

more wave of children who want to spend their last days of summer on

the water.

Children compete in two separate age groups: 10-year-old and

younger and 11 to 15. Prizes are awarded for the three heaviest fish

in each of three categories: Bass (sand, calico or spotted bay),

Barracuda, and Other, which includes yellowtail, white sea bass,

halibut, tuna, bonito, dorado and marlin.

Fish must be weighed by a Davey’s Locker crew member and official

entry cards must be submitted.

Mackerel, sharks, rays, eels, lizard fish, cod and rock fish are

not eligible, Peters said.

During the hot summer months, when children are out of school and

looking for something to do, fishing is a wonderful, traditional

pastime, Peters said. Participants are given the opportunity to take

pride in the fish they catch, she said.

And it’s free.

“We are most concerned with making it accessible,” Peters said.

For more information, log on to www.daveyslocker.com, or call

(949) 673-1434.