Century Boat Company Well Represented at Tarpon Cup Championship

Team Century/Odyssey

Team Century will be well represented in Boca Grande Pass, Florida during next weekend’s Tarpon Cup Championship, matching the top-25 teams from the five-event Miller High Life Professional Tarpon Tournament Series Presented by Century Boats.

The countless days of charter fishing in Boca Grade Pass has certainly paid off for Team Century, as six teams will be representing Century Boat Company during the Tarpon Cup Championship.

Team Yamaha F350 lead by Ozzie Fisher scored a victory in this weekend’s tournament, successfully weighing-in and releasing a 180 lb. tarpon, and earning the team a 2102 Century Inshore powered by a Yamaha F150 four-stroke motor and Continental aluminum trailer, valued at $35,000.  The team finished the regular season in second place with 1580 points in the Yamaha Team of the Year race.  With its second place finish, the team wins a trip for four to the exclusive Crocodile Bay Lodge in Costa Rica, for some of the best saltwater fishing in the world.

Team Century/Yamaha Poon Crazy

Team Century/Miller Chill, lead by Doug Creek and Mike Anderson, finished the regular season in third place, while Team Century/Odyssey, with Jeff Hagaman and Jamie Goodwin, landed in fourth place.

Also representing Century in the Tarpon Cup Championship will be Team Salt Rock Grille/Salt Life with brothers Cody and Kyle Chivas; week two winner, Team Century/Yamaha Poon Crazy, lead by Jeff Totten, and Team Yamaha Fins N Tails, with Troy and Jill Sapp.

The Tarpon Cup Championships matches the top-25 teams from the regular season in a five-hour, two-fish competition.  A victory will earn the Tarpon Cup Champion a Century 2102 Inshore powered by a Yamaha F150 four-stroke motor and Continental aluminum trailer, valued at $35,000.

Team Century Wins Redfish Cup Opener

Team Century’s Totten & Lessinger Win Redfish Cup Opener

Team Century’s Jeff Totten and Ozzie Lessinger put together three-days of exceptional fishing, leading the opening event of the 2009 Redfish Cup in Punta Gorda, for a wire-to-wire victory, earning the anger’s a $40,000 purse and 56 points toward the race as the Academy Sports + Outdoors Team of the Year presented by Crocs.

Lessinger, who hails from Ft. Myers/Naples, and Totten, from Englewood, used their local knowledge to gain access to perfect slot fish, landing the team in the top five with a chance to fish on day three.

“We were fishing from a Century 2400 Inshore, not your typical shallow-water platform.  But during pre-fishing, I was confident that we could get the boat where we needed to be to catch our fish,” says Lessinger.  “We definitely stood out like a sore thumb against a backdrop of flats boats, but it goes to show the versatility of a large bay boat, especially on shallow flats,” he added.

On the final day of the tournament, the team landed two fish weighing 13.20 pounds, a feat that required much patience.  “We stuck with our game plan, as our first pass through our fishing hole yielded zero fish.  Our second drift yielded two fish totaling 10-pounds, which put us in the game,” says Lessinger.  Soon after, the team landed a 7-plus pounder, securing the win.

The team will part ways for the next Redfish Cup event in Kemah, Texas on May 29-31, as Lessinger will partner with Beaumont, Texas native and fellow Team Century angler, Chuck Uzzle.  Totten, meanwhile, will make a run at the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series in Boca Grande Pass, a place where he has experienced much tournament success.

Century Boat Company, Inc. has a long history of high-quality boats designed and built for boaters and anglers who demand fishability, luxury, and reliability.  For more information about Century, its nationwide dealer network and current sales promotions, visit www.centuryboats.com.

Century Boat Company Scores Design Award

Century's 2350DC Scores Design Award

Century Boat Company’s 2350DC has been recognized as a winner of Trailer Boats Magazine’s 2009 Excellence in Design competition.  The 2350DC was introduced as a part of the 2008 model year, and is now a favorite among families seeking a versatile dual console, great for entertaining, fishing and water sports.

“We saw a need in the marketplace for a 23-foot family-friendly boat, and with the success of our 1850DC, our team knew that we had come up with a winner in the 2350DC,” says Dean Burnett, Vice President and General Manager of Century Boat Company, Inc.

According to Trailer Boats, “Dual console models must function as both big-water sportfishers and family boats.  The trick is to make it work well in both roles, and Century has succeeded with the 2350DC.”  The article goes on to note, “Though serious anglers may scoff, this is one fishing machine you can enjoy with the whole family.  And isn’t that what life is all about?”

The 2350DC sports a wide-open floor plan and plenty of storage, including two 185-quart bow storage compartments, a 24 cubic foot in-floor storage compartment, a 34-quart dock line holder at the transom for easy access, and a unique 2 cubic foot drawer located under the passenger seat.

The bow easily converts from comfortable lounge seating, to a bow table.  Passengers can also ride in comfort on the 2350DC’s rear bench seat, or opt to recline in the passenger seat, which converts to a Chaise lounge chair.

The 2350DC features plenty of extras such as cup holders, stainless steel boarding ladder, four-speaker stereo with i-Pod/MP3/Cell phone storage box, hydraulic steering, Yamaha Digital Multifunction gauges and courtesy lighting.  Options include a freshwater transom shower, ski tow pylon, colored hull and hydraulic tilt steering. 

For anglers, the 2350DC includes a 15-gallon baitwell, flush mount electronics capable console, removable tilt-out tackle box, raw water washdown and four stainless steel gunwale rod holders. The MSRP for the 2350DC powered by a Yamaha is F250 $67,191.