06/08/24 @ 9:47 PM
Meet the KWLA Winner: Reel Current
THAT’S A WRAP on the RECORD-BREAKING 27th Annual Keli Wagner Lady Angler Tournament presented by PELAGIC GEAR! With 267 boats and an estimated 1,500 lady anglers competing for a piece of the $393,125 purse, this tournament was ofFISHally the largest lady-angler event in the world!!
REEL CURRENT reeled in the top spot with 2 Blue Marlin and 4 Sailfish releases, netting 1,300 points and a whopping $126,225! MARLIN FEVER made quite the splash, hooking a grand slam with 2 Blue Marlin, 1 White Marlin, and 2 Sailfish, landing them 2nd place and $30,855. REEL QUICK wasn't far behind, catching 3rd place with 2 Blue Marlin and 2 Sailfish releases, earning $20,570.
In the Dolphin category, SAILS PITCH hooked the Parker Boats Level II: Dolphin WTA with a 28.7lb dolphin, earning them $133,195. POST CALL reeled in a 25.6lb dolphin, snagging second place and $13,713.
GOOD ENOUGH lived up to their name with a 29.6lb Wahoo, claiming first place and $20,570. COUNTER CURRENSEA hooked a 24.5lb Wahoo, reeling in $13,713.
SANDBOB made waves in the Tuna Division, hooking both 1st and 2nd place with a 29.3lb and a 24.8lb tuna, winning a total of $34,283 ($20,570 for 1st place + $13,713 for 2nd place).
The Linda Rike weigh-station was action-packed! 50 gamefish were brought to the scales today: 38 dolphin, 10 wahoo, and 2 tuna.
The 267 boats racked up 88 releases: 44 Blue Marlin, 32 Sailfish, and 12 White Marlin! WAY TO GO, LADIES!
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Jun 08 @ 5:39 PM
Sandbob
Courtney Langford weighed a 24.8 lbs tuna
Jun 08 @ 5:38 PM
Sandbob
Ally Vansloun weighed a 29.3 lbs tuna
Jun 08 @ 5:33 PM
The outlaw
Bubz Wilson weighed a 13.4 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 5:30 PM
Ali-Kat Too
Laurie Beth Dickens weighed a 20.1 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 5:27 PM
Smoke Show
Shannon Burns weighed a 14.0 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:25 PM
Sea Nittany
Colleen Reed weighed a 15.4 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:23 PM
Southern Breeze
Carol Giachetti weighed a 16.6 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:21 PM
Rebait$
Emma Kitt Foster weighed a 5.2 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:18 PM
Time Earned
Taylor Mills weighed a 18.0 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:17 PM
Salt Rush
Rachel Riddell weighed a 18.6 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 5:12 PM
Ashley Lauren
Lisa Humble weighed a 6.9 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:11 PM
Hog Wild
Brittany Bunn weighed a 23.3 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:08 PM
Watertight
Taylor Gallagher weighed a 5.5 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:08 PM
Watertight
Kaitlan Gallagher weighed a 7.1 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:06 PM
Sunday Funday
Lauren Stroops weighed a 4.2 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:04 PM
Offshore Outlaw
Gia Peebles weighed a 8.8 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:03 PM
Offshore Outlaw
Lesleigh Mausi weighed a 23.2 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 5:01 PM
Dinner Plan
Elise Merkley weighed a 17.4 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 4:59 PM
Dinner Plan
Mary Grace Wilder weighed a 15.8 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 4:57 PM
Out of the Blue
Brooke Satterfield weighed a 19.6 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 4:54 PM
Reel Broke
Pat Griffin weighed a 8.7 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:52 PM
Hattie Hoo
Nan Parrish weighed a 3.9 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:48 PM
Lost Tackle
Lela Hammel weighed a 19.5 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:46 PM
Lost Tackle
Erica Currington weighed a 18.3 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:45 PM
Counter Offer
Amanda Jones weighed a 14.8 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:44 PM
Tackle Box
Karen Manspeaker weighed a 24.1 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 4:44 PM
FIRST LOVE
Mikayla Evans weighed a 18.3 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:42 PM
Shot Caller
Taylor Flowers weighed a 13.4 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:40 PM
Shot Caller
Erin Flowers weighed a 12.6 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:38 PM
Redemption
Conley Evans weighed a 16.2 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:36 PM
Post Call
Elizabeth Hall weighed a 25.6 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:34 PM
Lady Dianne
Catherine Henry weighed a 3.2 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:32 PM
Reel Time
Gina Hill weighed a 21.4 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:29 PM
Pill Pusher
Emily Leslie weighed a 22.9 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:27 PM
Retriever
Madison Lindsay weighed a 17.4 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:25 PM
Retriever
Emily Palmer weighed a 20.9 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:22 PM
Pursuit of Excellence
Emily Ashton weighed a 21.7 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:20 PM
Double B
Lily Schneider weighed a 24.3 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:16 PM
Rosey Mae
Lauren Johnson weighed a 11.8 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:14 PM
Sea I Sea
Deedee Daube weighed a 22.2 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 4:12 PM
Sea I Sea
Whitney Owens weighed a 22.0 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 3:59 PM
Wet Hooker
Chandler Dixon weighed a 21.1 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 3:57 PM
Good Enough
Kristy Molinari weighed a 29.6 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 3:54 PM
Sails Pitch
Jordan Barbee weighed a 28.7 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 3:48 PM
Enough
Lauren Dudley weighed a 18.7 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 3:45 PM
all ways wet
Kendall Lineberry weighed a 16.3 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 3:38 PM
A&M Tower services
Jaime Fagen weighed a 21.3 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 3:33 PM
Breakwater
Tonya Forrest weighed a 18.6 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 3:24 PM
Counter CurrenSea
Meredith Koraly weighed a 24.5 lbs wahoo
Jun 08 @ 3:18 PM
38 Special
Brittany Alford Hicks weighed a 2.8 lbs dolphin
Jun 08 @ 3:12 PM
Dugga Boy
Carly A. released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 2:36 PM
Hammer Time
Jacklyn Tooker released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 2:23 PM
Good Times
Released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 2:20 PM
Sunday Funday
Released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 2:07 PM
Reelax
Lost (Wrong Species).
Jun 08 @ 2:04 PM
Diamond Girl
Amber Rogers released a white marlin.
Jun 08 @ 1:59 PM
Play It By Ear
Shelby Hudson released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 2:20 PM
Sunday Funday
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:58 PM
Reel Quick
Susie Sorenson released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 3:12 PM
Dugga Boy
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 2:07 PM
Reelax
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 2:04 PM
Diamond Girl
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:56 PM
Hudda Hoo
Lost (Wrong Species).
Jun 08 @ 2:23 PM
Good Times
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:53 PM
EZ Boy
Lost (Pulled Hook).
Jun 08 @ 1:59 PM
Play It By Ear
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:53 PM
EZ Boy
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:50 PM
Grand Slam LADIES
Lost (Pulled Hook).
Jun 08 @ 1:47 PM
Sails Pitch
Lost (Pulled Hook).
Jun 08 @ 2:36 PM
Hammer Time
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:46 PM
Accordingly IV
Released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @ 1:44 PM
Reel Project
Released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 1:43 PM
Boobie Trap
Lost (Pulled Hook).
Jun 08 @ 1:42 PM
DECOY
Released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @ 1:41 PM
April Mae
Gracey Lawrence released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 1:39 PM
Doc Fees
Released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 1:42 PM
DECOY
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:36 PM
Rebait$
Jen Foster released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @ 1:25 PM
Grand Slam LADIES
Released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @ 1:41 PM
April Mae
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:25 PM
Grand Slam LADIES
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:20 PM
End Game
Released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @ 1:15 PM
Wall Hanger
Released a white marlin.
Jun 08 @ 1:58 PM
Reel Quick
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:09 PM
Marshall Line
Lost (Pulled Hook).
Jun 08 @ 1:08 PM
Wave Paver
Jessica Davis released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 1:07 PM
Grand Slam LADIES
Released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @ 1:07 PM
Outlier
Lost (Pulled Hook).
Jun 08 @ 1:06 PM
Payload
Beth Byerley released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @ 1:04 PM
Outnumbered
Lauren Summerville released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @ 1:07 PM
Outlier
Hooked up
Jun 08 @ 1:04 PM
Outnumbered
Hooked up
Jun 08 @12:54 PM
Builder's Choice
Meredith Huddle released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @12:52 PM
Whitecaps
Released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @12:47 PM
Marlin Fever
Sydney Herakovich released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @12:47 PM
Marlin Fever
Gerri Herakovich released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @12:45 PM
Shifting Gears
Kristy Labonte released a blue marlin.
Jun 08 @12:44 PM
C-Phase
Anne Grayson Lindley released a sailfish.
Jun 08 @12:44 PM
Dun-Rite
Emily Dunn released a blue marlin.