Dauphin Island Times

Only four days left to catch that world record red snapper and pocket a nice prize for the effort. The tournament, which started April 21st, concludes this Sunday, May 21st.

There is still a decent possibility for movement at the top of the list. According to the current tournament standings the biggest fish caught so far this year, a 34.45-pound Red Snapper is well short of last year's winner at 38 pounds. Currently 2nd place is held by a fish weighing in at just over 30 pounds.

Catching a Red Snapper in that 4 pound gap will mean $15,000 to the angler and to the boat on which the fish was caught.

The tournament is hosted by the Orange Beach Fishing Association, a not-for-profit corporation whose objectives are promoting Red Snapper research, deploying artificial fishing reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and supporting organizations dedicated to saving the recreational fishing industry along Alabama's Gulf Coast.

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