Press Release March 26, 2012
CCA Florida – Tampa Chapter Announces Twenty-Seventh Banquet
The Tampa Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association, leading advocate for the recreational angler, announces that their 27th Annual Fund Raising Banquet will be held on April 22, 2012 at the T. Pepin Hospitality Centre in Tampa. The event will include dinner, live auction, silent auction and raffle. A special Captain’s Table hosted by Captains Rick Murphy and Jeff Hagaman of Florida Insider Fishing Reports will be awarded to lucky attendees of the show. Auction and Raffle items include over 20 chartered fishing trips from Tampa Bay to Costa Rica to Ireland.
Notable items available for raffle or auction include fishing trips from local captains Mike Anderson, Billy Nobles, Ben Marshall, “Red Ed” Brennan and others, Custom “CCA” Golf Cart by Ron’s Golf Carts, an Emotion Stealth Kayak, Wang Anchor System, Power Pole Anchor system, Motorguide Trolling Motor, Pathfinder 2200, Hell’s Bay Waterman, Yamaha Motors, Orvis Fly rods and numerous fishing tackle, clothing ,art, and non-fishing items, including “weekend get aways’ at fabulous hotels!.
Our Tampa Bay and offshore fishery has improved immensely over the past quarter century, and CCA has been a leading voice for the resource and recreational fishermen throughout this recovery. Though much progress has been made, we need to protect out gains as well as work for additional improvements. The resource and recreational angler is challenged daily by commercial, environmental and animal rights interests. Florida is fortunate to have vast coastal fisheries as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, however, this makes Florida’s issues many and challenging.
Individual, Couple and Corporate Tables are available. Please contact (813) 758-7437 or (407) 257-7333 for more information. Your participation supports CCA and your fishery. There are many issues facing the sports fisherman and it is important that our voice be heard. For more information on CCA Florida, go to http://www.ccaflorida.org.
The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote and enhance the present and future availability of these coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public. We are a nonprofit group organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. CCA Florida is a state chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association