The Mobile Bay Kayak Fishing Association, perhaps Alabama’s oldest kayak fishing club, has started their MBKFA 2017 AOY Tournament and it’s a doozy.  MBKFA members will tally up their longest catches of 16 different species of freshwater and saltwater fish.

The tournament started on New Year’s Day and will run November 26th, 2017, cost $25 to enter, with 80% of the entry fees going to the payout.

The species you will be angling for to claim the MBKFA 2017 AOTY title:

1. Speckled Trout
2. Redfish
3. Flounder
4. Bass (only one species)
5. White Trout
6. Mangrove Snapper
7. Black Drum
8. Spanish Mackerel
9. Sheepshead
10. Catfish
11. Lady Fish
12. Croaker
13. Bream (freshwater species)
14. Jack Crevalle
15. Bowfin
16. Goggle Eye/Warmouth (rock bass)

1st place 55%of the entry fees + trophy
2nd place 30% of the entry fees
3rd place 15% of the entry fees

Details about the tournament can be found in this Facebook post.