East Hampton Town Kiwanis and the Montauk Friends of Erin in partnership with Mercury Marine announce the Sixth Annual Montauk Mercury Grand Slam fishing tournament to take place in Montauk Harbor on August 25th and 26th, 2007, at Uihlein's Marina.
This two-day tournament tripled in size from the first year to the fourth, with the hope of continued growth again this year. This tournament, with the support of many large sponsors, also now features a large display of boats representing the various sponsors. All sponsors' products will be on display the week of the tournament.
It is a one-of-a-kind in-shore event keyed to catching the largest grouping of four species: sea bass, striped base, fluke and bluefish. Individual catches will be judged as well.
This year's tournament will consist of three Divisions: Private Recreational, Charter Boats, and Party/Open Boats.
The grand prize in the Private Recreational Division will be a Mercury OptiMax 225-horsepower engine valued at more than $15,000.
The first place prize in the Charter Boat division will be a cash award of 50% of the entry fees in that division, and The Acme Marine Hoist Angler's Cup, to be retained by the winning charter boat, until the 2008 Tournament.
The first place prize in the Party/Open Boat division will be presented a cash prize and the coveted Angler's Award, which will be retained by the most recent winning boat until the 2008 tournament.
Individual anglers in any of the Private and Charter Boat Divisions will win a cash prize for the largest catch of any of the four Grand Slam species.
Individual anglers in the Party Boat Division will win a cash prize for the largest catch in any of the four Grand Slam species.
All Children will receive a plaque sponsored by Cablevision.
All children under the age of 14 that catch any of the four species will be automatically entered into a raffle to win an 11-foot Mercury inflatable boat with an outboard motor.
Registration, rules and entry fee information are at www.montaukgrandslam.org, Uihlein's Marina (631-668-3799); or send an e-mail request to uihleinsmarina@hotmail.com.
Founded in 1985, East Hampton Kiwanis is an organization dedicated to children's issues and community needs throughout the Town of East Hampton. Efforts supported by this organization include: Toys for Tots, college scholarships and senior citizen programs, Meals on Wheels and local youth projects such as the Town RECenter.
The Montauk Friends of Erin is a civic organization founded in 1962. In addition to producing the second largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York State each year, this organization offers various sports and scholastic sponsorships.
Title sponsor for the sixth year is Mercury Marine, the world leader in fuel-efficient, low emissions marine propulsion. Mercury's generosity continues as it dedicates increasing manpower and products for special fishing events in the Montauk area, related to children's causes and charities.
"We're deeply committed to the efforts like those of the East Hampton Kiwanis who actively support children's issues," said Dave Becker, Mercury Marine spokesman. "Special fishing events like this bring more awareness to the many Kiwanis projects and the hard work of these volunteers serving the children of the world."
Proceeds from this event will benefit the charitable efforts of both East Hampton Kiwanis and Montauk Friends of Erin.
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