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Ducks Unlimited goes indoors to catch some fish

Unique tournament is new fundraiser for local Eastern Sussex group
A sold-out crowd of 180 people attends the first Eastern Sussex Chapter of Ducks Unlimited indoor fishing tournament. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
August 10, 2017
Fletcher Kenton, left, and Jason King keep records and give a play–by-play of fishing tournament results.
The lines are long all night as players wait to pull their tournament tickets.
Matt Borys of Frankford takes a chance at winning additional fish tickets as Ducks Unlimited volunteer Nick Sharp looks on.
“Fishermen” pull tickets out of a box to see what what type of fish and weight they can submit for prizes.
As Ducks Unlimited volunteer Nick Sharp mans his station, Chase Cline of Rehoboth Beach is ready to play to win more fish tickets.
Chris Smith of Lewes, left, and Christian Guidash of Newark buy extra fish tickets from Ducks Unlimited volunteer Ben Vaughn.
Ducks Unlimited’s Mike Bateman checks a ticket drawn by Dave Campana of Dover who is representing the Kent County Chapter.
Jim and Lynne Compton – members of the band The Hill Top Ramblers – perform during the event.

No, they weren’t using rods and reels, bloodworms or lures, but it was a fishing tournament just the same.

Members of the Eastern Sussex Chapter of Ducks Unlimited had a first-of-its-kind indoor fishing tournament July 21 at Irish Eyes in Lewes. Winners and second and third-place finishers were selected in the billfish, tuna, striper and flounder divisions. Top prizes included guns and a custom corn-hole set. Attendance of 180 people made it the largest Ducks Unlimited indoor fishing tournament in the country.

Proceeds of approximately $8,500 will be used to support statewide conservation efforts including wetlands and habitat restoration. Ducks Unlimited Delaware in the past five months has five projects with 590 acres conserved. DU has invested $453,112 in these projects including Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Ted Harvey Impoundment in Little Creek and a freshwater wetland complex in Milford Neck.

Committee members included Jordan Betts, Will Emmert, Fletcher Kenton, Mike Bateman, Ben Vaughn, Mark Layton, Jason King, Sean Brooks, Nick Sharp and Jamie King.

 

 

 

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