In 2007, teams consisting of dozens of kayakers from Texas, Florida, and various other regions battle it out in Gulf waters seeking the largest in dozens of different species of inshore and offshore gamefish. Stay tuned throughout the year for daily updates of the years progress of this Plastic Warriors.

2007 KAYAK WARS Team Listings

Upper Coast Plastic Pirates
(UC Plastic Pirates Team Leader 'Jolly Roger' - T.J. Pilgrim)
Jolly Roger ( Cobra Fish N Dive), Oscar ( Cobra Marauder), Altonr77 ( Ocean Kayak Scuppler), Mythman ( Malibu X-Factor), Crazy Yak ( WS Tarpon 140)

Third Coast Hustlas
(TCH Team Leader 'Mako' - Gabe Goodman)
Gabe Goodman (OK Malibu 2), Sam Tisdale (OK Frenzy), Shane Casady (OK Frenzy), Jason Bundick (OK Frenzy), Brandon Sellers (OK Frenzy)

South Texas Team Rockstar
(Team Rockstar Team Leader is Eric 'Oz' Ozolins)
Eric Ozolins (Ocean Kayak - Malibu 2 XL), Curtis Mai (OK - Malibu 2, Hobie Kayaks), Russell Wheeler (OK - Malibu 2 XL), Kip Kaaialii (OK - Malibu 2 XL), Scott Nelson (OK Frenzy)

Team Kraken
(Team Kraken Team Leader 'Yakmon' - Russell Weir)
Rick Underbrink (Skipjack) OK Malibu II, Trevor Lovett (Repofish) OK Malibu II XL/scrambler XT, Pat Jordan (Mr. Champ) OK Scrambler XT, Mike Shindle (ARRRRG) OK Scrambler XT, Russell Weir (Yakmon) OK Malibu II

Team Red Tide
(TRT Team Leader 'Cubs83' - Shane Edgar)
Jeff "The Human Calf" Shindle AKA stargazer (Heritage Redfish), David "Big Ray" McCleaf AKA wadefisher616 (Heritage Marquesa), Shane "Giant Snook Head" Edgar AKA cubs83 (Heritage Redfish), dougr81

Team DGAF
(DGAF Team Leader 'Snipecatcher' - Daniel Davis)
Kirby Kunkel (OK Frenzy), Andrew Korenek (OK Speck), Nick Williamson (OK Caper), Daniel Davis (OK Scrambler XT)

Team Lebowski
(TRT Team Leader N/A )
Matt Hulbert (Malibu Mini-X), Lindsey Tassin (Malibu Mini-X), Ryan Burroughs (WS Tarpon 140), Jennifer Burroughs (WS Tarpon 140), Steve Haynes (Ocean Kayak mdl?)

Team Krakatoa
(Krakatoa Team Leader N/A )
Krakatoa Larkin (Cobra Fish'N'Dive), Junior Larkin (Cobra Fish'N'Dive), Carol Larkin (El Gallo), Non-Larkin (Cobra Fish'N'Dive)

Team Foul Hook
(TFH Team Leader N/A )
Miles Buescher (Cobra Navigator), Mark Buescher (OK prowler 13), Justin Banks (Perception Search 13), Taylor Bordelon (Islander Reggae), David Melchor (Mainstream Kingfish/OK Speck)

Team Roadrunner
(Roadrunner Team Leader N/A )
Northpaw (OK Drifter), Fishin Ump (Cobra Navigator), Cabeza de Vaca (Heritage Redfish), FlaFish (Cobra FnD/WS Ride), Bigfost (cobra FnD)

Team Bluff Yakkers-
(Bluff Yakkers Team Leader N/A )
Michael (Tarpon_Tamer) Friske (OK Drifter and OK Prowler 15), Paul (Rabbit) Hare (Hobie Outback SUV), Ken (Bluffer) Holmes (Hobie Outback SUV), Israel (Cowboy) Castillo (OK Scrambler XT),  John (NaplesJohn) Morris (WS Tarpon 140 and WS Tarpon 120)

Team RABID SALT DOGS
(Rabid Salt Dogs Team Leader Ismael Garza)
David Gaytan AKA "DPG" (Mainstream Kingfish), Alfredo Cruz AKA "Bad Mex" (Fiesta, OK Frenzy), Thomas Ekasingh (Cobra Marauder), Ismael Garza AKA "Izzy" (Cobra Navigator, OK Frenzy)

TEAM LIQUID LOGIC
(Liquid Logic Team Leader Ty Howard)
artofficial - Ty Howard (Manta Ray 12-14), pierpressure - Brooke Howard (Manta Ray 12-14), cast&pray - Scott Howard (Manta Ray 14), Darren Christensen (Manta Ray 14), Lisa Christensen (Manta Ray 10)

Team Wildy
(Team Wildy Team Leader N/A)
Scott Null "let's go", Jason Bryant "Crank B8", Clint Barghi "bogdog", Cammeron Barghi "Honky", Aaron Cisneros "da kid from down south"

Team Young Country
(Young Country Team Leader Myles Bragman)
Myles Bragman - Perception Bimini, Grant Miller - WS Tarpon 140, David Neal - WS Tarpon 140, Mark Vlaskamp - Perception Bimini, Hayden Askew - Cobra Fish N Dive

TEAM I PMS
(Team I PMS Team Leader Pier Rat)

III ARK-Speck, Pier rat-FND, Matagorda Mudskipper- Pelican something, Sea Ag - FND

Team Iron Kayak
(Iron Kayak Team Leader 'Kayaker')

Lupe (kayaker) Buitron Cobra Fish-n-Dive & Perception Prism, Tony (capt.tony) Vaziri Malibu Pro Explorer & OK Scupper Pro, Danny (Sharpshooter) Garcia OK Prowler 13, Ken (blesker) Larson Malibu Pro Explorer & Extreme, Cliff (SportFisher) Wells Malibu X-Factor

Team Master Baiters
(Master Baiters Team Leader 'Chainzter')

David Cadena, Roel Lerma, Andrew Mason, David Oldham, E.J. De La Cruz

Team Polyethylene Yakkers
(Team Polyethylene Team Leader 'Rod Dawg')

Rodney Sion aka rod dawg - Ocean Kayak Drifter, Fernando Guillen aka aye caramba - Cobra Marauder, Jack Pitcock aka aceshooter - Cobra Fish N Dive, Gene Titus aka latestart - Malibu X Factor, James Morrison aka wushizfishin - Ocean Kayak Frenzy

CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR TEAM BEFORE  MAY 1st

2007 KAYAK WARS RULES AND REGISTRATION INFO

Kayak Wars '07 Rules 1. First and foremost, all anglers agreeing to enter the 2007 Kayak Wars agree that Extreme Coast and/or its owner/moderators are no way liable for any injuries or accidents that may occour during angling or kayaking in the Kayak Wars Tournament. You are entering this and fishing Kayak Wars exclusively at your own risk. 2. All entrants and competitors agree to abide by all local and federal boating, recreational, and game laws. For safety and ethical reasons, anyone disobeying these rules may result in them or their team being automatically thrown out of Kayak Wars. 3. Entering you and your team is free and cost nothing. All entrants agree that any picture submissions to be posted for Kayak Wars allows for Extreme Coast to use any relevant images as seen fit for Kayak Wars and EC Purposes, while the actual pictures remain complete ownership of the angler/photographer themselves. 4. Kayakers from all Gulf of Mexico Bordering States are welcome to join. No one under the age of 15 may enter Kayak Wars (at this time). There is a minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 members per team. After reading and agreeing to all rules and terms, you may enter your team HERE before May 1st, 2007. After May 1st, teams are finalized and no further entries will be accepted. Kayak Wars Tournament begins on April 1st, 2007 and ends on December 15th, 2007. You may begin submitting your catches in the Forum after April 1st assuming you have already entered your team. Team members do NOT have to all be from the same state or region. 5. Prizes may or may not be given at the end of Kayak Wars. In all likelihood there will be a fair amount of random prizes to be distributed to either top teams or personal achievements. Do not enter this in hopes of immediately obtaining a prize, but rather enjoyment and entertaining others. While uncertain at present time, there lies a good chance of several prizes being distributed at the end of Kayak Wars. 6. The 2007 KAYAK WARS Rules or time duration may or may not be changed without notice. We hold the right to end the tournament early if feel necessary. 7. (Mothership Clause) 'Mother Ships' are allowed for transporting kayaks/anglers to offshore destinations, however points for only the 4 major species/types of pelagic fish (the 'Pelagic 4') including Billfish, Tuna, Wahoo, and Dorado are counted in association with Mothership deployments. Due to the extreme danger, Sharks (ie Mako's etc) will NOT count for points from Mothership Deployments so do NOT try to target them. 8. Pictures are required for ALL point submissions. All Sharks must be released.  All other fish have the option of being kept and harvested (pending your local game laws). The fish for the largest of each species must be measured in some way (excluding sharks and Tarpon or Billfish and those 'pelagic 4' that are released). ALL catches must be made from in the kayak (no wading etc). 9. Updates are done pretty much on the honor system via the Kayak Wars Forum. All submission from kayak wars are either to be emailed to Oz or posted in the Forum under the topic '*date* *teamname* point update'.    Example...   '05/25/07 Team Extreme point update'. These topics/post are strictly for point fish. All other fish you would like to share can be posted in a kayak report in the forum. 10. Due to the unfair advantage point values for species may be altered for Texas or Florida regions to balance out fairness. A monthly cap on points for species is described below. A 'Largest of Species' fish may be substituted for a previous catch if team has already maxed out on the cap per that species. 11. Trolling Motors mounted on kayaks may also be used at this present time and the decision to use them may be altered officially at any point of the season if felt necessary. Point system is as follows (non-Mothership Deployment) - [Species (min length)] - [Points Per Catch] - [Monthly Cap Per Team] - Sharks (all species, minimum length 3' estimated) - 20 points, 10 per month - King Mackerel (no minimum length) - 20 points TX / 40 points FL, 10 per month - Cobia (Ling)  (no minimum length) - 20 points, 10 per month - Red Drum (no minimum length) - 10 points, 10 per month - Black Drum (no minimum length) - 10 points TX / 20 points FL, 10 per month - Trout (20" minimum length) - 10 points, 10 per month - Tarpon (36" minimum length) - 50 points TX / 20 points FL, 5 per month - Tripletail (no minimum length) - 10 points, 5 per month - Snook (all species, no minimum length) - 20 points TX / 10 points FL, 10 per month - Flounder (15" minimum length) - 10 points, 10 per month - Baracuda (no minimum length) - 50 points TX / 10 points FL, 5 per month - Dorado (no minimum length) - 20 points, 5 per month - Snapper (all species, 16" minimum length) - 10 points, 10 per month - Grouper (all species excluding Goliath, no minimum length) - 10 points, 5 per month - Goliath Grouper (no minimum length) - 200 points TX / 100 points FL, 2 per month - Billfish (no minimum length) - 300 points, 5 per month per species - Permit (24" minimum length) - 200 points TX / 100 points FL, 5 per month - Bonefish (no minimum length) - 200 points TX / 100 points FL, 5 per month --------more species pending----------- Point System via Mothership (within 130 miles from place of orgin within region) - Billfish (all species, no minimum length) - 100 points, 3 per month - Tuna, Blackfin (no minimum length) - 20 points, 10 per month - Tuna, Yellowfin (no minimum length) - 50 points, 5 per month - Dorado (no minimum length) - 10 points, 10 per month - Wahoo (no minimum length) - 40 points, 10 per month --------more species pending----------- End of Year Point Bonuses - 100 points per largest of each species awarded to team of that angler (excluding Red Drum, Black Drum, Tarpon, and Sharks.... those species will be awarded based on most catch per that species by a team at the end of the year.) - 300 points awarded per fish (from list above) that is certified a new state record - 100 points for 'Exotic Species' to be awarded to exotic or rarest fish with most votes Team at the end of the year with most accumulated points will be crowned the 2007 Kayak Wars Champions.

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