Atlantic Ave Magazine September 2019
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Mark Gerretson Memorial Fishing Tournament<br />
25th Annual Mark Gerretson<br />
Memorial Fishing Tournament<br />
By Jim Gerretson<br />
The Captain’s meeting was held on August 8th at the Delray Beach<br />
Elks Lodge. 19 boats entered into the tournament this year. Lots<br />
of great prizes were given away and a significant amount of money<br />
was raised for the various charities that the tournament supports.<br />
This year’s winners of the MGMFT Tournament are:<br />
The weigh-in was held at Veterans Park, on August 10th.<br />
Some very nice fish were brought to the weigh-in. It was<br />
also clear that the local population of sharks were celebrating<br />
Shark Week, as numerous anglers reported donating<br />
their fish to the sharks as they were being reeled in. The weather<br />
stayed very calm until the later afternoon. As always we had<br />
great prizes donated by our fantastic supporters and sponsors. A<br />
memorial for Deena Chapman, Mark’s sister, who was a long time<br />
committee member and passed in January was held on Sunday.<br />
The tournament was started by Mark Gerretson as the Delray<br />
Beach Jaycees Fishing Tournament to raise money for the Delray<br />
Police’s Kids and Cops program. Mark ran the tournament for 11<br />
years before he passed in 2005. At that time, his friends and family<br />
made a promise to keep the tournament going, and to continue<br />
to raise money for a variety of charities that support the Delray<br />
Beach Community. In 2016, the tournament became a 501(c)3<br />
non-profit organization. All committee members are volunteers.<br />
The committee works throughout the year to plan the tournament,<br />
identify worthy causes, and disburse the money to those<br />
in need. Over the years the tournament has raised over $150,000<br />
for local charities and provided help and hope to many children<br />
and families during tough times.<br />
The committee members are: Tim Knapp (Chairman), Patricia<br />
Gerretson (Marks mom), Keith Kern, Gary (Falcon) Musial, Jen<br />
Buce, Paul Shersty, Chris Reich, Jim Gerretson, and Brittany Gerretson<br />
Roberts.<br />
Next year is the 26th Annual of the tournaments founding, and<br />
we’re already working on plans to have bigger prizes and more<br />
boats entered. We are counting on the community to help spread<br />
the word and help us benefit the Delray Beach Community. We<br />
are looking for additional committee members to help us continue<br />
the work that the tournament has been doing. If you are<br />
interested and can help with advertising the tournament, working<br />
the tournament, talking to sponsors, or in other ways, please<br />
reach out to us at: tournament_committee@mgmft.net or call<br />
Tim (561) 789-0814.<br />
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Category weight Angler<br />
Overall Champion (Dolphin) 28.4 lbs. Anticipation<br />
Kingfish 25.4 lbs. Gettin Jiggy<br />
Dolphin 23.1 lbs. Blue Chip<br />
Wahoo None Caught No winner<br />
Trifecta (KDW) No winner (rolls over, next year will be $3,000.00)<br />
Mystery Fish (Blackfin Tuna) 23.4 lbs. Chips Ahoy<br />
Lady Angler (Kingfish) 14.3 lbs. Chips Ahoy<br />
Jr. Angler (Dolphin) 7.1 lbs. Anise Del Toro<br />
Family Fun Fish (Dolphin) 7.1 lbs. Anise Del Toro<br />
(Web-site at www.mgmft.net and friend us on Facebook at Mark Gerretson Memorial Fishing Tournament)<br />
56 | september <strong>2019</strong> | www.<strong>Atlantic</strong><strong>Ave</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com
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