SOMERS POINT – The 27th “Brutus” Fluke Tournament will be 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 31. This tournament, initiated in 1999 to honor the memory of avid bay fisherman Walter “the Brute” Gregory Sr., has become a yearly tradition for anglers of all ages hoping to catch the big one.
Egg Harbor Township Elks Lodge 2563 and Somers Point AMVETS Post 911 are again combining their efforts. The tournament proceeds support their veterans and handicapped children’s charities. The entry fee is $50 per angler and fishing may be done from boat, pier or beach. This year’s Brutus Tournament will feature $2,050 in cash prizes ($1,000 for first) as well as 12 valuable non-cash prizes. Two additional categories are heaviest striper and heaviest three perch (both $100 prize).
The Somers Point head boat Duke O’Fluke (609-742-9660) will be offering a morning trip that day returning to dock well before the weigh-in cut-off time.
The deadline for registration will be at the end of the Captains Meeting held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 30 (approximately 9 p.m.). Registration will include free snacks during registration and there will be a free awards buffet after the tournament.
All events and the weigh-in will be held at the EHT Elks Lodge, 1815 Somers Point-Mays Landing Road, just over the Patcong Creek Bridge in EHT.
To request a registration form or for more information send an e-mail to BrutusBoy6665@aol.com. Registration forms can also be picked up in the Somers Point/Ocean City area at Somers Point Marine, Tight Lines, Gregory’s Bar, Fin-Atics, and other local boating shops.
Remember, participants can fish from boat, pier or beach.
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