PowderPuff: Women get their hooks into fishing
 | | STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Kisses for fish From left, Jennifer Squier, Lynn Abney and Darlene Rhodes took first place for redfish in the pro-am division. |
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Some 176 anglers took part in the 24th annual Woody's Powder- Puff Tourney on Friday and Saturday, June 15-16. That's 30 more anglers than in last year's event.
A total of 45 amateur teams and 18 pro-am teams competed this year.
The overall winner was a team made up of Robin Duxstad, Leslie Reagan and Jo Krueger, all of Port Aransas. Their guide was Frankie Duxstad of Port Aransas. Anglers put together their heaviest three species for a stringer to be considered for the tourney's overall winner. Duxstad, Reagan and Krueger submitted a 2.71-pound speckled trout, a 7.59-pound redfish and an 8.48-pound black drum for a total of 18.78 pounds.
Other winners are below.
Amateur division
Speckled trout: Denise Walgren, Connie Muse and Sheri Singletary, all of Aransas Pass, and Julie Coulter of Ingleside; 5.67 pounds.
Redfish: Cherly Franger of La Coste and Lisa Schnieder of San Antonio; 7.09 pounds.
 | | STAFF PHOTO BY JUDY K. KRANTZ Amateur redfish From left, Lisa Schneider and Sheryl Franger took first place for redfish in the amateurs division. Sherry's daughter, Amber, held the fish for her mom. |
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Flounder: Lindsay Land of Seguin and Martha Parker and Hollie Runinger, both of New Braunfels; 4.25 pounds.
Black drum: Donna and Clancey
Pearson, both of San Antonio, and Cindy Craven of Helotes; 6.27 pounds.
Hard head: Darla Metcalf of Leander and Deborah Vogel and Nancy Taylor, both of Austin; 2.73 pounds.
Spot pot (most spots on a red- fish): Kathy Ely of San Antonio and Jessica Ely of Frisco; Six spots.
Pro-am division
Speckled trout: Becky Corder of Port Aransas, Lerissa Rowe of Pensacola, Fla., and Kathy Carroll of Weaverville, N.C.; 5.25 pounds. Guide: Larry Kelley.
Redfish: Jennifer Squier of Port Aransas and Lynn Abney and Darlene Rhodes of Corpus Christi; 8.41 pounds. Guide: Steve Reupke.
 | | STAFF PHOTO BY JUDY K. KRANTZ Amateur trout From left, Connie Muse, Sheri Singleterry, Chris Coulter, Denise Wallgreen and Julie Coulter took first place for speckled trout in the amateurs division. |
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Flounder: None.
Black drum: Rhonda Shirley of Port Aransas and Sarah Martin of Aransas Pass; 9.10 pounds. Guide: Gary Cooper.
Hard head: Conni Hall and Shelly O'Dell, both of Aransas Pass; 2.52 pounds. Guide: Tom Hall.
Spot pot: Cheryl Glendening of Horseshoe Bay, Kay Glendening of Austin, Sheila Nagy of Austin and Marth Damon of Lago Vista; 7 spots. Guide: Charlie Ives.
 | | STAFF PHOTO BY JUDY K. KRANTZ Pro black drum From left, Rhonda Shirley, Gary Cooper and Sarah Martin took first place for black drum in the pro-am division. |
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 | | STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Pro trout winners Left to right, Becky Corder, Kathy Carroll and Lerissa Rowe won first place for trout in the pro-am division. Also pictured is guide Larry Kelley. |
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 | | STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Pro spot pot winners From left, Martha Damon, Cheryl Glendening, Sheila Nagy and Kay Glendening took first place spot pot in the pro division. Also pictured is guide Charlie Ives. |
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 | | STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Amateur black drum From left, Clancey Pearson, Donna Pearson and Cindy Craven took first place for black drum in the amateurs division. |
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 | | STAFF PHOTO BY JUDY K. KRANTZ Big flounder From left, Martha Parker, Holle Reininger, Travis Land and Lindsey Land took first place for flounder in the amateurs division. |
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 | | STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Amateur hard head Deborah Ray, Nancy Taylor and Darla Metcalfe took first place for hardheads in the amateur division. Also pictured are Bruce Hinton, David Taylor and Jimmy Ray. |
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