10-03-2008, 11:10 AM
PENSACOLA, Florida - Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup veteran anglers Andrew Bostick and Mark Sepe took the Academy Sports + Outdoors Team of the Year Award presented by Crocs, securing and maintaining a lead from day one of the 2008 season. The Florida anglers were the picture of dominance.
"The whole tournament was tough for us, because so much was on the line," said Sepe. "The spots we fished last year to win it [in Pensacola] didn't have the bites, but somehow we pulled out enough weight in the end."
The Academy Sports + Outdoors Team of the Year presented by Crocs award is given to the team that accumulates the most points in the four qualifying events held during the regular season. Sepe and Bostick received $10,000 and will have their entry fees waived for the 2009 Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup.
"This means everything in the world to us," said Bostick. "We couldn't ask for anything more."
The Team of the Year honor adds yet another accolade to this unstoppable duo's growing list. As a team, they won the 2007 championship title as well as two tournament titles during the 2008 season in addition to the Lake and Bay Big Bag honor.
The team was also awarded the Lake and Bay Big Bag honor for their 17.42 pounds of fish on Day Two of the tournament in Hopedale, La.
The team now heads to Biloxi, Miss. to join the 19 other teams at the top of the overall Redfish Cup standings for the final 2008 championship Oct. 10-12.
Each stop of the Redfish Cup features a $50,000 grand prize and more than $193,000 in total payout. Throughout the season, the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup will visit five venues across the Southeast in 2008 and give away more than $1 million in prize and contingency monies.
For more information, please visit www.RedfishCup.com.
About the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup
In its sixth year, the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup is the nation's premier inshore saltwater fishing championship. The nation's top competitive teams compete at all events, creating the sport's first true professional tour. The 2008 schedule consists of five events culminating with the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup Championship in October. Full 2008 tournament coverage can be seen every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. ET on ESPN2 beginning in July. Sponsors of the 2008 Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup includes Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky, Lake & Bay Boats, Crocs, Tabasco, Under Armour, Mercury Marine, Lowrance Electronics, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Falcon Rods, Motorguide and ARC Dehooker.
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"The whole tournament was tough for us, because so much was on the line," said Sepe. "The spots we fished last year to win it [in Pensacola] didn't have the bites, but somehow we pulled out enough weight in the end."
The Academy Sports + Outdoors Team of the Year presented by Crocs award is given to the team that accumulates the most points in the four qualifying events held during the regular season. Sepe and Bostick received $10,000 and will have their entry fees waived for the 2009 Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup.
"This means everything in the world to us," said Bostick. "We couldn't ask for anything more."
The Team of the Year honor adds yet another accolade to this unstoppable duo's growing list. As a team, they won the 2007 championship title as well as two tournament titles during the 2008 season in addition to the Lake and Bay Big Bag honor.
The team was also awarded the Lake and Bay Big Bag honor for their 17.42 pounds of fish on Day Two of the tournament in Hopedale, La.
The team now heads to Biloxi, Miss. to join the 19 other teams at the top of the overall Redfish Cup standings for the final 2008 championship Oct. 10-12.
Each stop of the Redfish Cup features a $50,000 grand prize and more than $193,000 in total payout. Throughout the season, the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup will visit five venues across the Southeast in 2008 and give away more than $1 million in prize and contingency monies.
For more information, please visit www.RedfishCup.com.
About the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup
In its sixth year, the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup is the nation's premier inshore saltwater fishing championship. The nation's top competitive teams compete at all events, creating the sport's first true professional tour. The 2008 schedule consists of five events culminating with the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup Championship in October. Full 2008 tournament coverage can be seen every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. ET on ESPN2 beginning in July. Sponsors of the 2008 Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup includes Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky, Lake & Bay Boats, Crocs, Tabasco, Under Armour, Mercury Marine, Lowrance Electronics, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Falcon Rods, Motorguide and ARC Dehooker.
About Career Sports & Entertainment<br />
Atlanta-based Career Sports & Entertainment (CS&E) is a full-service sports and entertainment agency with more than 20 years of experience working with some of the world's most influential people and brands who trust CS&E's integrated approach. CS&E's Media Services division provides content across all media platforms with full television production capabilities. CS&E provides more than 200 annual hours of outdoors programming to ESPN. The Corporate Marketingdivision serves Fortune 500 and growing companies, providing marketing, property consulting, public relations, event services and creative services. A sample of CS&E's corporate clients include Aflac, AT&T, the Atlanta Falcons, Kellogg Company and the New Jersey Nets. The Client Representation division represents more than 200 athletes, coaches and broadcasters. CS&E's individual clients include Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics, head coach) Tom Izzo (Michigan State, head coach), John Smoltz (Atlanta Braves, pitcher), Jeff Francoeur (Atlanta Braves, outfielder), and Ryuji Imada (PGA TOUR).
Visit us at: www.careersportsentertainment.com.
Media Contact<br />
Cama Poffenberger (770) 955-1300 Cell: (404) 290-5906 or cpoffenberger@careersports.com