The Grove Slam starts Thursday

The Grove Slam, "The World's Funnest Fishing Tournament," is May 1 to 4. There's a Captain's Meeting at Monty's (2550 S. Bayshore Drive) this Thursday, May 1 at 5 pm.

Entry fee for the tournament is $395.00 for a team of four anglers (they will waive the late fee of $100.00 if you mention The Grapevine). Each participant will receive a t-shirt, backpack and wristbands for the open bars and food.

Social wristbands are available for $20/day – gets you access to the open bar and food.

Fishing is on Saturday, May 3, along with the Dock Party and weigh-ins, which start at 3:30, DJ Laz and the Miss Hotfish Bikini contest is at 6 pm.

First prize is $15,000 (highest combined weigh of 5 dolphins). There will also be prizes for the Largest Dolphin, Wahoo, Kingfish, Lady Angler Largest Fish, Junior Angler Largest Fish and additional calcuttas.

For everything you need to know, visit the website here: www.groveslam.com

They also made a new promo video from last year’s footage; see that here: http://www.oceanpromotions.com/videos.html. Click on the one that says "2007 Grove SLAM Orange Crush!"