Atlantic Beach, NC – The first event of the 2015 Carolina Redfish Series was held at Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach, N.C., on Saturday, May 30th. A total of 26 teams left the dock at a first light in search of their two fish limit.
The crowd gathered to watch the live weigh in at 4:00 pm where Team Taylormade – Mike Taylor and John Roberts, weighed their two fish aggregate of 13.42 lbs, to take the win. The win earned them $5,000. Coming in 2nd place for event 1 was Team Fish’N4Life – Jeff Cronk and Kelly Cronk, and 3rd place Team The Redfish Guys – Lee Padrick and Dwayne Smith and the Top 10 are listed below.
The next series event will be on June 13th at Chasin Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach and the public is encouraged to attend the weigh in LIVE at 4pm. There will be fun for the entire family with music, giveaways, vendors, games and a chance to meet teams and anglers.
Thank you to our sponsors that help make this possible. Headline sponsors Crystal Coast Graphics and Rigid Industries. Event host sponsors were PointClickFish.com, Chasin’ Tails Outdoors, Hook and Bones, K2 Coolers, PENN, The Crystal Coast, Huk, Star Rods, Diawa, Calcutta, BlueWater Candy, Aftco, Betts, Z Man, North Carolina Sportsman, Spiderwire, Mustang Survival, Berkley, Arctic Ice, Under Armour, Coastal Angler Magazine, Power Pole, Tsunami, Smith Optics, Yo-Zuri
Event 1 Top 10
FINAL RANK | TEAM NAME | CAPTAIN’S NAME | CO-ANGLER | FISH 1 | FISH 2 | TOTAL WEIGHT | TEAM NUMBER |
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1 | Taylormade | Mike Taylor | John Roberts | 6.47 | 6.95 | 13.42 | 15 |
2 | Fish’n4Life | Jeff Cronk | Kellee Cronk | 6.04 | 6.41 | 12.45 | 20 |
3 | Padrick/Smith | Lee Padrick | Dwayne Smith | 6.12 | 6 | 12.12 | 25 |
4 | On Point Fishing | Johnathan Garrett | Matthew Littleton | 5.84 | 5.93 | 11.77 | 23 |
5 | Chasin Gingers | Corey Duraho | Richard Gilligan | 5.9 | 5.59 | 11.49 | 26 |
6 | Team Dail | Jason Dail | Allen Ternigan | 2.66 | 7 | 9.66 | 10 |
7 | Team Blackjack | David Banks | James Nance | 5.27 | 4.24 | 9.51 | 9 |
8 | Team Gainey | Jacob Gainey | Jerry Burns | 5.23 | 3.85 | 9.08 | 14 |
9 | Sandbar Safari | Rob Koraly | Jacob Kight | 3.21 | 5.57 | 8.78 | 13 |
10 | Outcast | Shawn Leonard | Jimmy Wilson | 2.8 | 3.34 | 6.14 | 4 |
Carolina Redfish Series
The Carolina Redfish Series is a four tournament series that takes place on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina with a guaranteed 1st place of $5,000 for each event. Series teams will go head to head competing in three series events with the Top 10 Teams battling it our in the No Coast Championship for the title of Carolina Redfish Series Team of the Year. Anglers can sign up for the Carolina Redfish Series by visiting or calling Chasin’ Tails Outdoor Bait and Tackle Shop in Atlantic Beach, NC at 252-240-3474. Event registration: $300, optional TWT registration available at Captain’s Meeting Friday evening of tournament weekend.