Jamboree announcement and information

The 4th Annual Cape May Kayak Fishing Jamboree is slated for Friday, 10/25/13 through Sunday, 10/27/13. In the strictest of terms, this event is not a tournament. It’s a gathering of friends for the camaraderie found within this sport. We leave the formalities out. For this reason, we use a Jamboree (whatever/whenever/however) format. Entry fee has been set at $50.00 per person and 100% of the profits will be donated to the NJ Chapter of Heroes on the Water.

Captain's Meeting;
A NON-mandatory meet and greet bon-fire meeting will be held on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 6pm, at the Lake Laurie Campground (Event Headquarters) located in Erma, NJ. (Address and info attached here)

For bragging rights, and for those with a competitive spirit, we will be having some prizes and a few Calcutta’s. Target species will be Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke and Tautog. Individual species, Slam and Grand Slam categories will be created if voted on at the Capt Meeting.

Almost everyone stays at the Lake Laurie Campground. (We had the entire campground to ourselves for the last 3 years) Plenty of clean bathrooms, showers and laundry are on site. The staff there is awesome and is now under new ownership. If you weren’t there, talk to someone that was. You’ll be told not to miss it.

We are planning; kayak fishing clinics, sponsor booths, on the water kayak demos, and fresh water fishing within the tournament headquarters all through the weekend long event. Each participant will receive an event T-shirt and dinner at the banquet to be held on Saturday at 5pm.

If you have any questions about the event or would like to become a sponsor or exhibitor, please feel free to email or call us at;

Charlie LaBar        Lunchbox                  Charliel@jckf.net
Chris Parson         SJ Fish Whisperer       [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Bob Miller             Mullet Miller              bob@jckf.net
Charlie Hackman    SeaFlea                   [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Fishing Hours;
Friday, October 25 at 8pm until Sat, October 26 at 5pm.
Pictures for Calcutta MUST BE IN BY 5PM!!!! There will be NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Catch, Photo and Release is recommended, but there are no penalties for keeping legal sized and in season fish.

SD cards must be in by 5pm to score your catch.

Calcutta’s;
There are 4 this year;
Striper
Weakfish
Bluefish
Tautog

These are $5 each and 100% payback. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR $$$ IN FOR THE CALCUTTA BY THE CAPTAINS MEETING YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE CALCUTTA!!! If you can not attend the Capt Meeting make sure that you email one of us and let us know which Calcutta’s you want to enter. We will enter you.

NJ Bag Limits; [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

CPR is encouraged, but not mandatory

Striped Bass (2) fish 28” and greater

Summer Fluke CLOSED

Winter Flounder CLOSED

Tautog (1) fish greater than 14”

Weakfish (1) fish greater than 13”

Bluefish (15) fish no size limit

Black Drum (3) fish greater than 16”

Red Drum (1) slot from 18”-27”



Recommended Bait info;

Clam, Green Crabs, Mullet, Spot

**Shops in this area DO NOT carry Sand Worms or Asian Crabs. You’ll need to bring your own**

Bait and Tackle;

Jersey Bait and Tackle 124 West Chestnut Avenue, North Wildwood, NJ 08260 609-522-7060. They are heavily stocked and ready for us.

Tides Fri, Sat, Sun
Nummy Island, Grassy Sound Channel, New Jersey
39.0283° N, 74.8017° W

2013-10-25 12:57 AM EDT   3.56 feet  High Tide
2013-10-25  6:37 AM EDT   0.91 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-25  7:19 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-25  1:01 PM EDT   3.98 feet  High Tide
2013-10-25  6:06 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-25  7:36 PM EDT   0.85 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-26  1:48 AM EDT   3.48 feet  High Tide
2013-10-26  7:20 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-26  7:32 AM EDT   1.09 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-26  1:51 PM EDT   3.86 feet  High Tide
2013-10-26  6:05 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-26  7:42 PM EDT   Last Quarter
2013-10-26  8:36 PM EDT   0.92 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-27  2:39 AM EDT   3.49 feet  High Tide
2013-10-27  7:21 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-27  8:39 AM EDT   1.15 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-27  2:42 PM EDT   3.80 feet  High Tide
2013-10-27  6:04 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-27  9:35 PM EDT   0.86 feet  Low Tide

The Kayak Fishing Store will be open;
Thursday 8am – 6pm
Friday     6am – 5pm
Saturday 4am – 2pm (We will have coffee for everyone)
Sunday   11pm – 6pm

We carry everything you will need for this event including Kayak Carl TnW’s and other tackle. WE DO NOT CARRY BAIT. Please go to Jersey B&T.

Lake Laurie Campground;
669 Route 9, Cape May, NJ-08204
(609)884-3567
BE SURE TO LET CAMP KNOW YOU ARE PART OF THE JCKF GROUP
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Great news!!
Putting in my vacation time now.

I'm in!  

Just wrote the check and going in the mail today.

Registrations are already coming in! It's going to be great to catch up with everyone over a cold beer!

Im in!!!! Also posted this bad boy on Jackson Kayak.com

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Thanks Matt. Looks to be a big crowd this year! Looking forward to seeing everyone.

As many of you know, I have had surgery on my right shoulder to reattach my labrum and rotator cuff. The procedure ended up being a bit more extensive than planned. I could really use a hand spreading the word to get registrations in for the Jamboree. Please post to your FB and to forums that will allow such posts. We have some big plans for NJ HOW this winter season and really need a hand this year. Thank you one and all!!!!

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Anyone that is registered that would like to get into the Calcuttas MUST notify me by, or at the Capt Meeting. There are 5 Categories; Redfish, Striper, Weakie, Tog, and Bluefish. Calcutta's are $5 each and 100% payback going to the longest in each category. Jamboree registration is still open. We are now over 100 participants!!!