IFA Lucas Oil Redfish Open Returns to Houma, Louisiana
Some of the best professional inshore anglers will converge on Houma, Louisiana, for the IFA Lucas Oil Redfish Open presented by Cabela’s on April 15-16. Complete with extensive television coverage and 100 percent cash payout, the IFA Lucas Oil Redfish Open offers inshore anglers a unique, high-stakes team tournament open to all anglers with an IFA membership.
The upcoming event will operate out of Falgout Canal Marina (1868 Doctor Beatrous Rd., Theriot, LA 70397). Activities will begin on Thursday, April 14, with tournament registration at Quality Hotel of Houma (210 S Hollywood Rd, Houma, LA 70360) from 5:00-6:30 p.m. with the Pairings Meeting to follow at 7 p.m. Anglers will launch from the marina at safe light and return to the same location for each day’s weigh-in. Check-in times will be assigned at registration.
This IFA Lucas Oil Redfish Open is the first of two specialty events featuring a two-day, team format. First place pays $20,000 (based on a 50-boat field) with the opportunity to add $6,000 by participating in the Ranger Cup Rewards program.
The event will include other contingency programs and a Team of the Year race, tracking points over both events. The highest finishing anglers will receive custom rings and paid entry fees for the 2017 Open season, courtesy of Lucas Oil. More details are available at ifatours.com/open, with registrations being accepted by phone at 478-836-4266.
Airing on NBC Sports, Pursuit Channel, Fox Sports Southwest and Time Warner Sports, the new IFA Lucas Oil Redfish Opens promise to bring exciting, inshore action to more than 100 million combined TV households. For more information or to become a member of the IFA, the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to www.ifatours.com.
A special thank you to the following local area businesses for their support: Houma Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Quality Hotel of Houma, and Falgout Canal Marina.