Kingfish tourney turns 40

  • Last year, team Good Problem weighed in the largest kingfish at 51.3 pounds for first-place honors and a check for $7,500. Pictured are, from left, Brad Ecklof, Ben Langley and daughter Sadi, Taj Delong, boat captain James Powell and Joe Lassiter. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
    Last year, team Good Problem weighed in the largest kingfish at 51.3 pounds for first-place honors and a check for $7,500. Pictured are, from left, Brad Ecklof, Ben Langley and daughter Sadi, Taj Delong, boat captain James Powell and Joe Lassiter. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
  • A big crowd gathered at the Fernandina Harbor Marina last year to enjoy the festivities, food and drinks and watch all the big fish being weighed in. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
    A big crowd gathered at the Fernandina Harbor Marina last year to enjoy the festivities, food and drinks and watch all the big fish being weighed in. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
  • The kingfish bite was red hot last year at the St. Marys inlet, where a wide spooled kingfish reel filled with 20-pound monofilament line was needed to catch Jace and Terry Lacoss’s big kingfish, above right. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
    The kingfish bite was red hot last year at the St. Marys inlet, where a wide spooled kingfish reel filled with 20-pound monofilament line was needed to catch Jace and Terry Lacoss’s big kingfish, above right. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
  • Nassau Sport Fishing Association President Shawn Arnold is pictured with top lady angler Flossy Ross and her husband, Spencer Ross, above left, at the awards ceremony last year. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
    Nassau Sport Fishing Association President Shawn Arnold is pictured with top lady angler Flossy Ross and her husband, Spencer Ross, above left, at the awards ceremony last year. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special
    The 40th Fernandina Beach Fishing Rodeo, hosted by the Nassau Sport Fishing Association, will be held Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Fernandina Harbor Marina. It is sanctioned by the Southern Kingfi...

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