Saturday, March 3, 2018 – With smiles being the best measuring stick, the 2018 Chucktown Redfish Roundup was the most successful ever. The annual event is sponsored by Adaptive Expeditions, an interactive educational nonprofit that uses sports and recreation to empower those with physical and sensory disabilities.
More than 250 people, many in wheelchairs, gathered around the brackish Colonial Lake in historic Charleston for a few hours of fishing. After paying a small entry fee, they began slinging everything from mud minnows and shrimp to artificials into the tidal pond in hopes of hooking one of the eighty recently-stocked redfish, or any other scaly creatures that swim through the large pipes connecting nearby Charleston Harbor.
Youngster Gray Strauss fishing Chucktown.
Along with a fun afternoon of fishing and fellowship, there were some serious cash prizes, including $1,000 for largest redfish. That, and $250 for largest flounder, went to John Greer. Youngster Starke Johnson took home $750 for 2nd place redfish and first redfish of the day.
John Greer with his winning red fish and flounder.
Johnson receiving his winning check at this years Chucktown Redfish Roundup.
“The Chucktown Redfish Roundup is the only universally accessible saltwater fishing tournament in the USA,” Joe Moore, Adaptive Expeditions Executive Director explains. “No matter your disability or mobility level, everyone can compete side-by-side and at equal with the rest of the community. Very few sporting events provide the same opportunity level for such a wide range of people.”
Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Adaptive Expeditions helps disabled children and grown-ups alike to have fun, push limits and redefine what’s possible. www.AdaptiveExpeditions.org