Troy and Christine Perez Win Redfish Tour Titusville Event
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The husband and wife team of Troy and Christine Perez, from Titusville, won
the IFA Redfish Tour Eastern Florida Division event in Titusville Saturday with a two-redfish catch
weighing 13.67-pounds.
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — May 19, 2007 — The victory earned the Cabela’s sponsored team a Ranger Banshee rigged
with a 40 HP, 4-stroke Yamaha outboard, Loadmaster trailer, Power Pole shallow water anchor,
Minn Kota trolling motor and Humminbird electronics, valued at approximately $20,000. The
Perez’s were also awarded the $500 Big Fish prize, a Ranger Cup check in the amount of $1,000, the
Solar Bat contingency prize of $100 and 200 points toward the Eastern Florida Divisional Team of
the Year race.
“It was lucky, you only win by ounces. Do you know how many times we have lost by ounces?
Stated Troy Perez. “We drew a high number at the captain’s meeting and were the 104th boat going
out this morning, out of 106, and Troy was not happy about it. I sure was not looking forward to
being in the boat with him today,” said Christine Perez.
Troy and Christine caught both winning fish before 9 am, prior to the clouds coming in. They were
site casting with Berkley Gulp 4-inch molting shrimp pattern “In fact, the two winning fish came off
the exact same bait. We caught roughly twenty to twenty-five fish today,” stated Troy.
Rounding out the top five boaters were Carl Hardy and Robert Carter of Jacksonville, FL (13.64-
pounds, $5,300); Scott Guthrie and Mark Sepe of Jacksonville, FL (13.64-pounds, $3,100); Larry
Fowler and John Lulay of Titusville, FL (12.76-pounds, $2,100) and Buck Jones and Erin Deemer of
Apopka, FL (11.92-pounds, $1,500).
The next tournament of the season will take place in Darien, Georgia, June 8th. For more information
about the IFA Redfish Tour and its tournaments, visit www.redfishtour.com or call 478-788-8871.
The lucrative IFA Redfish Tour presented by Cabela’s is a series of one-day, catch and release,
close-to-home events, with two-angler teams using artificial lures only. The tour consists of six
divisions with three single-day local events each. Teams that fish in three events in any division will
qualify for the two day, no-entry-fee IFA Redfish Tour Championship to be held November 2-3,
2007. The championship winner will take home a Ranger 173 Ghost with a 115 HP, 4-stroke
Yamaha outboard, Loadmaster trailer, Power Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor
& Humminbird electronics, estimated retail value of $34,000.
IFA sponsors include Ranger Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Cabela’s, Minn Kota, Humminbird,
Loadmaster, Sebile Lures, JaxWraps, KeelShield, Power Pole, Solar Bat, Shimano, Powertex Group,
Florida Fishing Weekly, Palmer Conrad Consulting, Audubon Nature Institute, Choice Hotels
International, and Careco Multimedia.
Media Contact: (IFA) Bart Schad, Palmer Conrad Consulting (941) 323-0078 or info@palmerconrad.com
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