The Second Annual Rocktober Fishing Tournament and Festival, held October 21-23rd, combined fishing and fun all in the name of charity. From a boat show by Short\u2019s Marine to pumpkin decorating for the kids, Rocktober was a weekend of activities for everyone. Despite the rainy weather to start, hundreds came out for the food, music, vendors, and of course the fishing. October 26, 2005 The Second Annual Rocktober Fishing Tournament and Festival, held October 21-23rd, combined fishing and fun all in the name of charity. From a boat show by Short\u2019s Marine to pumpkin decorating for the kids, Rocktober was a weekend of activities for everyone. Despite the rainy weather to start, hundreds came out for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[412],"class_list":["post-84","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-communities","tag-events-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThis year anglers reeled in fish from all three tournament categories. In the Rockfish division, John Hazzard of the boat Blue Prints took home first place with his 37 lb catch. His boat won a total of $13,880, with Kyle Hamilton\u2019s 22.9 pound striper weighing in at third place. Bryant Danner, last year\u2019s winner on the Phoebe Anna, captured 2nd with a 27.4 pound striper. The Tuna fisherman faired well also, their boat Four Play swept the division bringing home $7,520. Mike Florax reeled in a 32.3lb taking first, Bill Vernon\u2019s 28.9lb weighed in at second and Tracy Norris\u2019 27 lb tuna took third.
\nIn the flounder division, Ron Werner of the Jamin\u2019 Brac won $3,275 for his 5.6lb fish. Mike Fleming off the Grand Sam II took home 2nd and $2,010 for his 5lb fish and Roy Krause off of Master Baiters took 3rd place and $1,255 for his 2.7lb catch. At this year\u2019s Rocktober, even the younger fisherman reeled in big prizes! Junior angler Chuck Sherberger, Jr. won a $2,000 scholarship for his 9.1lb Rockfish catch! The scholarship money will be dispersed by the Delaware Community Foundation directly to the post-high school educational institution of his choice.
\nIt wasn\u2019t just the fisherman catching all the fun, Rocktober was teeming with on-land activities too. The weekend kicked off with the Thursday night Captain\u2019s meeting at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach where the crowd enjoyed delicious food and beverages. The action moved to the Indian River Marina on Friday at where visitors enjoyed drinks, food and music under a tent while chatting about the day\u2019s catches. Saturday and Sunday guests enjoyed local art vendors while listening to tunes from the DJ. They also snacked on food from Big Fish Grill while children enjoyed activities such as touch tanks, face painting, and magic shows. Music from Hyjinx got the crowd on their feet Saturday night, while the world famous Starboard Bloody Mary Bar quenched the thirst of the Rocktober-goers.
\nThanks to the title sponsors Big Fish Grill and Schell Brothers, and with the support of the Cape Gazette, the Beach Paper, The Lighthouse, Miller Light, Ocean Atlantic Agency, The Peninsula, PNC Bank, Short\u2019s Marine, Villages of Five Points, The Horsey Family and Wilmington Trust, the weekend was a great success.
\nAll together, the 2nd Annual Rocktober Fishing Tournament and Festival raised over $45,000 for the Sussex County Land Trust and the Horsey Family Youth Foundation. Wendy 0. Baker, President\/CEO of the Sussex County Land Trust, commented on the weekend. \u201cWe are so pleased with the success of Rocktober,\u201d said Wendy, \u201cTo be able to have so much fun and raise money at the same time is the mark of a great event. We are already looking forward to next year\u2019s Rocktober!\u201d
\nFor more information on the two foundations visit www.sclandtrust.org<\/a> or www.horseyfamilyyouthfoundation.org<\/a>. To view Rocktober\u2019s picture gallery of the weekend, visit www.rocktoberfishing.org<\/a>.
\nFor more information please contact Casey Lynn at 302.645.5949.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"