Kids, dads winners in fish tourney
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Ron Westrom of North Port teamed up his son Wesley, 2, to compete in a father-and-child fishing tournament on the pier at Bayshore Live Oak Park Saturday in Charlotte Harbor.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
During a lull in the angling, Eason Chen, 4, of North Port, examines the wonders of a worm, during the kids and dads tournament at Bayshore Live Oak Park.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Helena Kunstmann, 8, angles for a fish during Saturday's tournament.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Cammeron Fountain and his daughter Cammi explore the treasures contained in a gift bag they won for catching a winning fish.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Hannah Robinson, 12, poses with dad Jody Powel after winning a gift bag for catching the longest fish: an 18-inch needlefish. "I held the pole down to reel it in so it doesn't bend the pole so much," she said.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR — Dozens of kids and their dads got out their fishing poles, baited up hooks with shrimp and worms, and competed to see who could reel in the first, the longest, the ugliest or the most unusual fish Saturday morning.
Although the fish were scarce due to a low tide, prize winners were caught in every category. The real prizes, however, were the smiles on their faces on the day before Father’s Day.
