May 2015

IWFA News and Updates

International Game Fish Association Honors 2 IWFA members for the Achievements in the Sport of Fishing

IWFA Ladies came out to support their fellow members and friends

The Bob Herder Light Tackle Award was established in 2006; its

purpose is to acknowledge the outstanding achievements in the field

of light tackle angling.

The IGFA honored IWFA member Pam Basco with this prestigious

award on April 18th, 2015 for her outstanding catches that were

released and reported to the IGFA.

“Very few anglers have an angling resume that can compare to Pamela Basco. As an angler, she has 17 light tackle IGFA world records to her name, on some of the world’s most prestigious saltwater gamefish. In addition to her angling achievements, Basco has also been a strong conservationist and has served and supported several organizations including the IGFA (where she served as a Trustee), IWFA (where she served as President), CCA and TBF.” –IGFA website

Pam Basco

Roberta Arostegui Photo: IGFA Website

Roberta was one of the recipients of the IGFA Lifetime

Achievement Award presented in April 2015. The awards are

given to anglers who have achieved more than 100 IGFA

world records in their lifetime. Roberta is also #1 on the Top

Ten Awards for Female Freshwater with 64 and #1 for

Female Fly Rod.

Congratulations Roberta for such amazing achievements and

recognitions for your outstanding catches.

Roosterfish

Mary Muratori’s Quest for 100 Species and the Kay Rybovich Trophy

We all heard her story at the luncheon having fished 69 days in 5 states and 2 foreign

countries with 15 different guides. Mary caught 153 species of fish but only 101 were IWFA

recognized fish and to top it off two fish were IGFA World Records. Congratulations Mary

on such an incredible accomplishment!

Other IWFA members in the IGFA Top Ten Awards:

Female Saltwater: Sue Tindale #1, Cindy Mitchell #2, Lorraine Francis #3, Fiona Beck #5 Female Freshwater: Sue Tindale #3, Mary Muratori #5 (tied) Female Fly Rod: Mari Kitagawa #5,

https://www.igfa.org/events/wraa.aspx

Alligator Gar Blue Trevally

Clown Knifefish Flathead Catfish Flounder, 7+lbs Red Snapper

32nd Annual Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament

As the name suggests, the Ocracoke is an invitational only tournament with over 400

anglers participating and many others wanting to participate on a waiting list. There were

72 teams of six anglers that competed for prizes and all proceeds raised through

sponsorships and entry fees goes to give back to the charitable events and causes.

This year there were 2 teams with of IWFA members, Hazel Basnight’s Team was called the

Showstoppers and Summer Bracher’s Team was called Fish Tales. The girls surely showed

the boys how it’s done! The Showstoppers finished third along with another men’s team,

their option was to flip a coin to break the tie for Third Place or they could take Women’s

First Place. First Place it was for the Showstoppers! Congrats Hazel for an outstanding

finish with your team of which some of the team mates took home most fish and most

points. The Fish Tales Team came in Second Place, an outstanding demonstration of female

determination and angling talent.

8th Annual Broads with Rods Tournament held in Freeport, TX held on May 2, 2015

Proceeds from this ladies only fishing tournament benefit many charities including Brazoria County food

pantries, women's shelters, cancer research and services to the elderly.

Ellen Matthews came in with a Third Place Finish for Redfish with the Texas Lady Anglers

Outstanding Catches and Fun Fishing Adventures

Dinner with Stu Apte

Thank you for sharing your pictures with us as well as on Facebook. If anyone would like to share

their fishing pictures and adventures please email Carmen at Ridgiedogs@gmail.com