The 6th annual Tony Waguespack Memorial Catfish Jugline Jamboree is slated for the end of this month, and organizer Steve Dufrene said the event is a perfectly fitting tribute to a friend gone too soon.
“It’s really hard to believe that it’s already been over six years since we’ve lost our beloved friend,” Dufrene said. “Tony enjoyed the outdoors with a passion … not just hunting or fishing but whatever Mother Nature had to offer at that time of the season. He appreciated all the diverse opportunities we are blessed to pursue here in South Louisiana, and he maintained that pursuit literally until the end of his all too short life.”
Waguespack was only 45 when he died suddenly from a heart attack while on a hunting trip.
“I hope people remember him for exactly who he was … a sweet soul with an absolute zeal for life,” Dufrene said.
Dufrene said after Waguespack’s death he wanted to do something positive and fun in his memory. After he remembered a jugline jamboree that he hosted in 2014 where Waguespack and a friend won, he knew a tournament in his friend’s honor was a fitting tribute.
The 2023 jamboree in Waguespack’s memory will be held at Beck’s Bar on Highway 1 in Raceland on April 21 and 22. The fee for the event – which includes a three-fish stringer and optional $10 lunker per boat – is $50 per team/boat. Registration will end April 21 at 5 p.m.
A new rule this states that any method involving catching the fish with a hook is now legal, and that this is no longer a jugline only tournament.
Dufrene said 100% of the entry fees are paid out to participants.
For more information or to register, contact Dufrene at 985-859-6458.
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