Bump it up. Flounder on spinnerbait added to winning total.

Mission accomplished for Captain Roger Bump of Jacksonville. He fished from one end of Duval County to the other to amass 65.5 inches to win the Jacksonville Kayak Classic, held May 2 and 3rd. More than 340 anglers participated in the event--a whole fleet--and the most ever for the tournament. Anglers were allowed to launch and re-launch from any inshore location within tournament boundaries. Bump did just that. He caught a 19-inch trout from the Buckman Bridge, and a 29.75-inch red, and a 16.75-inch flounder from Dunn’s Creek and Clapboard Creek.

“I’ve been fishing this tournament for years and I finally got it right,” shared an emotional Bump. “I only caught three fish all day but they were the right ones, and thankfully, my fish pictures were good.”

Daniel Ganoe, age 12, of Jacksonville won the Junior Angler division. His 59.2-inch total was the 4th biggest slam among all contestants.

Eric Doughty of Atlantic Beach won the trout division with a 27-inch gator. Joshua Burley of Jacksonville had the longest red at 34.5 inches. John Gill of Jacksonville won the flounder category with a 20.65-incher.

Patty Greene won Lady Angler. Donald Lohman won Senior Angler. Rich Santos won the Fly fishing division with a 23-inch red and a 23-inch trout.