Reelin' with a Ranger

Reelin' with a Ranger Nov 2024
 

Event Properties

  • Open to all ages 3+
  • $10 Non-refundable team registration fee. (Max of 6 anglers per team)
  • Program dates:
    • Summer 2024 date: June 15, 2024
    • Fall 2024 date:  November 16, 2024
  • Derby location: 1500 South Park Road
    • From South Park Road, turn onto Gordon Food Service Drive (formerly Albertson Drive), just behind the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex
  • Online registration for November 16, 2024:  CLICK HERE
  • Competition is from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. 

  • Outdoor games, food trucks until 11:00 A.M.

Team Prize Categories

  • 1st caught Bass
  • 1st caught Catfish
  • 1st caught Pan Fish
  • Most fish caught (must be over an oz)
  • Biggest fish caught by weight
  • Biggest fish caught by length
  • NEW Team Spirit
  • NEW Smallest Fish by Length

Derby Rules

  • Anglers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times
  • All participants must bring own pole, bait, bucket (used to transport to weight station)
  • Catch & Release ONLY!
  • No Chum
  • 1 pole in water per angler at a time
  • Last weigh in to be recorded is at 10:30 A.M.

 

This is a catch and release event. There are at least 9 species in the pond include bass, catfish, mudfish, speckled perch, blue gill and others.

 

Interested in becoming a sponsor or food vendor? Email Special Events Coordinator, Ivanna Ibarra at iyibarra@plantcitygov.com.

For more information, contact our office by email at recinfo@plantcitygov.com or call us at 813-659-4255.

Fishing Derby Records
Record
Results
Most participants ever
251 (January 2006)
Second most participants ever
191 (January 1999)
Least participants ever (stormy weather)
40 (July 2002)
Record highest number of fish caught in a derby
420 (January 1998)
Record lowest number of fish caught in a derby (cold!)
4 (January, 2010)
Most fish caught by one person
107 (July 1999)
Biggest fish ever
6 lb 8 oz mudfish (March 2014)
Biggest bass ever
5 lb 6 oz (November 2021)
Biggest catfish ever
5 lb 6 oz (June 2007)
Biggest mudfish ever
6 lb 8 oz (March 2014)
Biggest nile perch/Tilapia ever
5 lb (July 2005)

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Fishing Derby fisherman and fish photo
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