The 7th traditional non-competitive meet of the New England Freedivelist members took place at the Sachuest Point Natural Reserve, Middleton, Rhode Island, on September 7th, 2002.
Conditions:
Sunny and no wind. Calm water with occasional swells, visibility around 5-6 feet with clearer patches. Water temperature around 73 degress F.
Participants (in alphabetical order):
Ata Bilgili
Herman Broodryk
Tom Campbell
Seth Hopkins
Mark Jacobs
Tom Jerussi
Mike Jette
Patrick Lacchia
Frank Oterelo
Rene Potvin
Constantino Rago
Olivier Resca
Matt (Catfish) Richards
Bertrand Tiap-Chong
Fish Taken:
- Ata Bilgili: Summer flounder, a striper (3rd largest fish) and tautogs.
- Herman Broodryk: Tautogs.
- Tom Campbell: Striper (Largest fish).
- Seth Hopkins: Striper fillet! :) .
- Tom Jerussi: Tautogs.
- Patrick Lacchia: 3 tautogs, 2 scups and a 30" striper (4th largest fish).
- Rene Potvin: Scups.
- Constantino Rago: A striper (2nd largest fish) and tautogs.
- Matt (Catfish) Richards: A 21" tautog and a 19" fluke.
- Bertrand Tiap-Chong: Scups, tautogs and a striper (5th largest fish).
Raffle Winners:
- Rene Potvin: $75.00 Gift Certificate from Picasso USA.
- Mike Jette: $75.00 gift certificate from Picasso USA.
- Frank Oterelo: Double bladder torpedo buoy from OMER USA.
Other Stories from the Meet:
The following are some pictures from the meet taken by Ata Bilgili and Herman Broodryk. Pictures marked HR have high resolution versions available on request.
From left to right, Bertrand Tiap-Chong, Tino Rago, Patrick Lacchia, Frank Oterelo, Mike Jette, Mark Jacobs. (HR, jpeg, 56.8k)
From left to right, Mark Jacobs, Mark Oterelo, Rene Potvin, Patrick Lacchia, Bertrand Tiap-Chong. (HR, jpeg, 62.7k)
From left to right, Tom Campbell, Mark Jacobs, Herman Broodryk, Mike Jette, Bert Tiap-Chong, Matt "Catfish" Richards, Frank Oterelo, Rene Potvin, Patrick Lacchia. (HR, jpeg, 38.1k)
From left to right, Tom Campbell, Mark Jacobs, Constantion Rago, Mike Jette, Bert Tiap-Chong, Herman Broodryk, Matt "Catfish" Richards, Frank Oterelo, Rene Potvin, Patrick Lacchia. (HR, jpeg, 38.5k)
From left to right, Tom Campbell, Ata Bilgili, Mark Jacobs, Herman Broodryk, Bert Tiap-Chong, Matt "Catfish" Richards, Frank Oterelo, Rene Potvin, Patrick Lacchia. (HR, jpeg, 38.1k)
Tom Campbell, Frank Oterelo, Tom Jerussi and Seth Hopkins. (HR, jpeg, 79.0k)
Tom Campbell, Constantino Rago and Herman Broodryk. (HR, jpeg, 71.3k)
Tom Campbell and Tom Jerussi. (HR, jpeg, 70.4k)
Tom Campbell, Tom Jerussi and Seth Hopkins. (HR, jpeg, 70.4k)
Herman Broodryk. (HR, jpeg, 84.0k)
Mark Jacobs and Matt 'Catfish' Richards. (HR, jpeg, 86.8k)
Mark Jacobs and Matt 'Catfish' Richards. (HR, jpeg, 100.0k)
Ata Bilgili and Matt 'Catfish' Richards just after the raffle. Catfish was questioning why he did not win. He was the winner of past 2 year's raffles! (jpeg, 61.3k)
Constantino Rago. (HR, jpeg, 95.7k)
Rene and Bert leaving for King's Beach in Rene's rust factory. (HR, jpeg, 68.6k)
Mike leaving for King's Beach. (HR, jpeg, 73.9k)
On the rocks of Sachuest are Herman, Patrick, Tino, Seth and Tom. (HR, jpeg, 114.0k)
Participants with their fish and fish filets. (HR, jpeg, 85.0k)
Participants with their fish and fish filets. (HR, jpeg, 90.1k)
Participants with their fish and fish filets om the rocks of Sachuest. (jpeg, 67.7k)
Tom with his best striper ever. (HR, jpeg, 70.4k)
A smile for a reason!. Biggest fish of the day! (HR, jpeg, 82.6k)
Seth style sashimi (or Confessions to a Dead Scup!). (jpeg, 60.1k)
Seth Hopkins serving California style Fish on the Fin. (HR, jpeg, 84.1k)
Patrick weighing his bass. We're yet to hear the result! (jpeg, 63.3k)
Tino displays his striper(jpeg, 66.7k)
Ata after a good day of fishing. (jpeg, 81.5k)
It really was not that heavy! (jpeg, 84.3k)
Fluke, togs and bass on the stringer! (jpeg, 75.5k)
Fluke, togs and bass on the stringer! (HR, jpeg, 71.2k)
Enough pictures already! (HR, jpeg, 71.2k)
Ata's and Tom's fish side by side. (jpeg, 95.7k)
Ata's and Tom's catch. (jpeg, 98.5k)
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