October 22, 23 & 24, 2009

Frank & Fran’s has put this tournament on for the past 9 years. In October, 2008 Frank announced he did not wish to continue putting the tournament on, but did not want to see it die. He asked me if NCBBA would be interested and the Board of Directors (BOD) voted to take this on as a fundraiser for our continued fight for “free & open vehicular beach access”. The 3 day event will be hosted by & headquartered at Frank & Fran’s.

The 2009 NCBBA 1st Annual Red Drum Tournament application is being sent to previous Frank & Fran’s Tournament Anglers April 30th for their completion and return, along with an application to NCBBA explaining our organization for those who might not be familiar with who we are. You DO NOT have to be a NCBBA member to participate in the tournament. After June 30th the tournament will be open to all and available on the website www.ncbba.org. The NCBBA BOD has made no changes from previous tournament rules, fee or prize structure.

The tournament has space for 300 paid anglers plus positions for 30 judges and other officials. Should we not get 30 judges by tournament time; the head judge will have to reduce the fishing area to cover this shortage. The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Red Drum Advisory Committee has given consensus for us to weigh a potential world record Red Drum on the beach. Should this magical moment occur for one of our tournament anglers during tournament hours and it is approved by the IGFA as a new all tackle world record Red Drum the tournament will have a new 2010 Chevrolet 2500 HD 4x4 Silverado as the super grand prize for this record catch.

NEW THIS YEAR! We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Hatteras Island Food Pantry during registration and throughout the tournament at Frank & Fran’s.

The NCBBA BOD and Frank & Fran’s look forward to seeing you this fall and hope the weather and fish cooperate, making a fish catching fun time for all.

Tight Lines!
David K. Joyner, Tournament Director
NCBBA BOD
Frank & Fran