[StBernard] IFA Pro-Am Redfish Challenge Attracts Anglers to St. Bernard in Pursuit of Top Prizes

[Westley Annis]

IFA Pro-Am Redfish Challenge Attracts Anglers to St. Bernard in Pursuit of
Top Prizes

Event to be held Friday, March 8th through Sunday, March 10th 

 

St. Bernard Parish Government will be the host sponsor for the IFA Pro-Am
Redfish Challenge, presented by Cabela's, on March 8th through 10th.  The
Inshore Fishing Association has announced a full field for the inaugural
tournament event at the Gulf Outlet Marina in Chalmette, Louisiana.  The
series, which features a 3-day format pairing some of the best professional
inshore anglers with co-anglers in a high-stakes, made-for-TV competition.
"From the moment the new Pro-Am series was announced, we've been blown away
by the amount of positive feedback we've received from anglers," said IFA
Marketing Director Bart Schad.  

 

Limited to a field of 25 teams, each with a pro and a co-angler, the IFA
Pro-Am Redfish Challenge will feature payouts totaling more than $75,000
across multiple categories and will be broadcast to over 120 million
combined TV households on NBC Sports Outdoors, Pursuit Channel, MAVTV, the
Texas Channel and the World Fishing Network.  The public is invited to watch
the weigh-ins, starting at 3pm each day of the tournament at the Gulf Outlet
Marina, located behind the Marina Motel at 5353 Paris Road in Chalmette.

 

For more information on the event, visit www.ifaproam.com
<http://www.ifaproam.com>  or www.VisitStBernard.com
<http://www.VisitStBernard.com> .