The ICAST Cup presented by FLW, a popular part of the ICAST tradeshow for the last five years, kicked off ICAST Online as a fish, photograph and release tournament Saturday and Sunday with 50 anglers across the country fishing their local waters to raise money for Keep America Fishing.
Each participant paid a $20 entry fee that goes directly to support Keep America Fishing and its efforts to preserve every angler’s right to sustainably fish on our nation’s waterways. Participating anglers logged their daily catch into the tournament via cellphone photo on an approved measuring board using the popular FishDonkey app.
The ICAST Cup featured five geographic divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southern and Western – with anglers competing over two days to tally the most inches for their five longest largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass. The top two finishers from each division are:
Central Division
1st: Mark Balbinot -- 85.75 inches
2nd: Russ Chargualaf -- 82.00 inches
Northern Division
1st: Michael Ovaska -- 82.50 inches
2nd: Casey Reed -- 77.50 inches
Southeastern Division
1st: Doug Wilson -- 103.25 inches
2nd: Ronan -- 99.00 inches
Southern Division
1st: Zack Holt -- 71.75 inches
2nd: Jason McDonner -- 63.75 inches
Western Division
1st: Chayston Bastian -- 83.50 inches
2nd: Zachary Espinosa -- 58.00 inches
Complete results and photos are available on the FishDonkey app and ICASTCup.com.
