LIZELLA, GEORGIA - Redfish anglers from Texas, the Gulf Coast region and surrounding areas will converge on Port Aransas, Texas, on September 12 for the final Texas Division event of the 2009 IFA Redfish Tour regular season. The event, hosted by Port Aransas City Marina, is the third regular-season tournament for the division - one of six divisions in the IFA Redfish Tour, which operates tournaments from the Carolinas to Texas.

Final results from the Port Aransas event will determine which two-angler team claims the division crown in 2009, receiving an automatic qualification to compete for the coveted Cabela's Overall Division Team of the Year Award. The award goes to one of the six division-winning teams with the highest place of finish in the IFA Championship (November 5-7 in Orange Beach, Ala.). Heading into the regular season's final event, the Top 3 teams in the point standings are separated by a mere five points, further fueling the urgency in this competitive event.

The weekend's activities begin Friday, September 11 with registration from 5-7 p.m. at Port Aransas City Marina (301 J.C. Barr Blvd., Port Aransas, TX 78373) with the Captain's Meeting to follow. Anglers will launch from the same location at safe light on Saturday; check-in times will be assigned at the Captains Meeting.

With easy registration and participation opportunities still available to all anglers for any remaining regular-season events, the IFA Redfish Tour continues to draw redfish participants from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond. The tour's format offers two-angler teams the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. Low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allow anglers the opportunity to fish close to home and minimize expenses while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization.

All teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for the no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for a combined $77,000 in payouts and prize packages, as a shot at the coveted Cabela's Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners. Teams fishing at least six tournaments in any combination of divisions are also automatically eligible to compete for the IFA Redfish Tour "Ultra 6" award, a $5,000 cash prize, presented to the highest-finishing eligible team at the IFA Redfish Tour championship tournament.

This year, in addition to $47,000 in payouts per event (based on a 100-boat field), the first-place prize package for all 18 IFA Redfish Tour regular-season events has been increased. In 2009, every regular-season tournament winner is guaranteed - regardless of field size - a fully loaded 2009 Ranger Banshee Extreme. The boat is powered by a 60-horsepower, four-stroke Yamaha outboard and is equipped with a Bob's four-inch Ultra Light Jackplate, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Minn Kota trolling motor, Humminbird electronics, Blue Point Fabrication metal work and Loadmaster trailer. The entire first-place prize package is valued at $30,000.

For more information on the IFA Redfish Tour, to become a member of the IFA or to become a part of the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to redfishtour.com.

IFA Redfish Tour events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry's most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Hobie Fishing, Cabela's, Yamaha Outboards, Rapala, Trigger X, Sufix, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Wrap This, CW Crab, Charter Lakes Marine Insurance, Solar Bat, Gemini Custom Apparel, Navionics, Bob's Machine Shop, Blue Point Fabrication, Terminator, VMC Hooks, Loadmaster Trailers, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Port Aransas Chamber or Commerce and Port Aransas City Marina.

Event Details:
IFA Redfish Tour: Port Aransas, Texas
Texas Division
Competition Date: September 12, 2009

Host Venue/Launch Site:
Port Aransas City Marina
301 J.C. Barr Blvd.
Port Aransas, TX 78373
(361) 749-5429
Launch: At safe light from Port Aransas City Marina
Check-in times: TBD at Captains Meeting

Registration and Check In: Begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 11
Captains Meeting: Begins at 7 p.m. following registration and check in
Location: Port Aransas City Marina

Upcoming Events: 2009 IFA Redfish Tour



Florida East Coast Division
September 19, 2009 - Titusville, Fla.

Atlantic Division
September 26, 2009 - Morehead City, N.C.

Gulf Coast Division
October 17, 2009 - Orange Beach, Ala.

2009 IFA Redfish Tour Championship
November 6 & 7, 2009 - Orange Beach, Ala.

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Josh Ward, Blue Heron Communications (800) 654-3766 or Josh@blueheroncomm.com