Click below for photos from the 2009 Penn Zane Grey Invitational Awards
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1st Chaser $99,376.00
2nd Scrambler $26,818.00
3rd Exta Sea $8,570.00
Bandit $17,000.00 Day 2 Daily 5k Jackpot

Penn Zane Grey Invitational Day 3 Updates - Last Updated 2:25 PM

Today’s Releases - Updated List:
Chaser: 5 releases
Scrambler: 2 releases
Sharks Parlour: 1 release
Out of Range: 1 release
Acero Azul: 1 release

PLAY BY PLAY:
Scrambler got a double on Jigs at 7:52. Mike Stotesbury released his at 7:56. Dean Foreman released his at 8:17
Chaser hooked up at 8:14. Pete Groesbeck on bait grid F3
Chaser release 8:39
Sharks Parlour on a Double F3 baitfish. One fell of. one still going
Sharks Parlour released their fish at 10:12. Slow so far this morning
Chaser Hooked up on a bait fish 11:42
Out of Range Hooked Up on bait at 11:43
Out of Range in G2, Chaser F3
Chaser released at 12:01
Out of Range released at 12:02
Acero Azul hooked in F4 at 12:18
Acero Azul released at 12:32
C Bandit lost the fish
Chaser hooked up in F3 at 12:44
Chaser released at 1:05
Chaser is hooked up in F3 at 1:17
Chaser released their fish at 1:33
Chaser is hooked up in F2 at 2:06
Chaser released their fish at 2:23

Penn Zane Grey Invitational Day 2 Updates - Last Updated 09/16 6:20 AM

Today’s Releases - Updated List:
Scrambler: 6 releases (+1 boated 174 pounds)
Exta Sea: 6 releases (+1 boated 195 pounds)
Bandit: 5 releases
Gambler: 4 releases

Ruckus: 4 releases
C Bandit: 4 releases
Chaser: 3 releases
Shannon Rose: 2 releases
Out of Range: 1 release
Acero Azul: 1 release
Good Karma: 1 release (+1 boated)

PLAY BY PLAY:
Exta Sea  - Bob and Marilyn hooked the same fish which was DQ’d by rule but then hooked and released another fish at 10:28. 
Scrambler has a double - 10:42 AM PDT in F3
Bandit hooked up at 10:56 AM PDT in F3 - Jig Fish
Scrambler had a double in F3 at 10:42 AM - released one still fighting the other.
Bandit hooked up at 10:56 in F3 - Jig Fish
Bandit hooked up again at 11:21
Good Karma hooked up at 11:21 as well - Bob Jr is the angler
Bandit release at 11:28
Gambler hooked up at 11:29 in F3.
Chaser hooked up at 11:41
Gambler released a fish at 11:48
Scrambler has another release at 11:53
Good Karma released a fish at 11:54
Exta Sea release at 12:24
Chaser released their fish at 12:28
Good Karma hooked up at 12:34 in F3.
Scrambler is on a double at 12:40.
Ruckus hooked up at 12:45 in F3.
Good Karma boated their fish at 12:48.
Shannon Rose has a double going at 12:55
Scrambler released first fish of Double Header at 1:10….still working the 2nd fish.
Scrambler just finished up the double, releasing their 4th fish of the day!
Shannon Rose just released their first fish of the double at 1:20.
Gambler hooked up at 1:25
Ruckus just released their fish at 1:27.
C Bandit hooked up at 1:32.
Shannon Rose has released their second fish!
The Bandit has a double going - 1:38
Bandit lost one fish…still fighting second fish.
Chaser hooked up, Jimmy Kingsmill on bait at 1:50.
Gambler released their fish at 1:54.
Scrambler on a double - Mike Stotesbury and John Miller in F 3 bait fish.
C Bandit released their fish at 2 p.m.
Bandit still hooked up along with Scrambler on their double
Chaser Released their Fish
Ruckus hooked up 2:08
Bandit released their fish
Exta Sea Hooked up in F 3
Chaser hooked up at 2:25 PM
Ruckus is now on a double
Exta Sea is on a double
Exta Sea released one fish at 2:32
Chaser releasing a fish at 2:34.
Exta Sea has boated the second fish of the double.
Ruckus release at 2:50
Gambler hooked up at 2:56.
Scrambler release at 3:14… still fighting another fish.
C Bandit hooked up at 3:15
Gambler Release at 3:15.
C Bandit now has a double.
Good Karma hooked up at 3:20
Ruckus release at 3:25
Good Karma - wrong kind…
Exta Sea is on a double… again!
Exta Sea down to one.
Scrambler hooked up again while fighting the second fish of the double…
Scrambler boated a fish and is still fighting another.
Scrambler released their fish at 3:58 - 6 releases and 1 boated fish today for Scrambler
Lines out - still have the C Bandit fighting two fish and the Exta Sea battling one.
Exta Sea release at 4:03.
C Bandit release at 4:08
Scrambler put up a 174 lb striped marlin
Good Karma put up a 154 lb striped marlin - didn’t make min weight of 165 lb
Exta Sea - 195 lb striped marlin

We had Ruckus just hook and relase a fish at 2:39 in E 2
Acero Azul still hooked up at 2:24 in E 3
Sharks Parlour hooked up at 2:28 in D 3
Chaser Hooked up at 2:44 in E 2

Score-
C Bandit 3 release
Ruckus 3 release
Sharks Parlour 2 release
Shannon Rose 1 release
Bandit 1 release
Exta Sea 1 Release
Chaser 1 boated 167.5 pounds and 1 release
Acero Azul 1 release
Gambler 1 boated 198 pounds
Good Karma 1 Release

Since the last update, Bandit and C Bandit released the fish they had hooked up.
Exta Sea released a fish in D 3 at 11:53
Sharks Parlour released a fish at 1:23 in E 3
Acero Azul hooked up at 2:224 in E 3 still fighting.
Sharks Parlour hooked up ar 2:28 in E 3 still fighting.

Good fishing for the guys today.
I think we got the VHF working now.

Noon at Avalon and great fishing for the teams.
Here is a brief summary of tournament control so far (unofficial).
Acero Azul- Hook up at 7:54 lost 7:57 grid C3
Chaser Double Hook up at 8:19 lost one boated one at 8:34 C3
Acero Azul hook up at 8:48 lost at 8:51 D-3
Out of Range Hook Up 9:48 lost at 8:51 G 3
Ruckus Hook Up at 9:49 Released 10:03 E 3
Shannon Rose Hook Up10:25 release 10:38 D 3
C Bandit Double hook up at 10:46 lost one released one 10:56 E 3
Ruckus Hook Up released 11:10 D 2
Bandit Hook Up 11;10 D 4 still hooked up
C Bandit Double hook up at 11:25 Released 1 at 11:31 still fighting second fish D 3

13 hook ups, 5 released, 1 boated, 5 lost 2 still going.
Ruckus- 2 releases
C Bandit 2 1 releases
Shannon Rose 1 release
Chaser 1 boated
Bandit and C Bandit hooked up.
We are working on the VHF feed for the web cam.

Stay tuned

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