Inaugural Ron McManus Memorial Fishing Tournament slated for Memorial Day Weekend
May 16, 2017
The Inaugural Ron McManus Memorial Fishing Tournament, a fundraising fishing tournament honoring North Myrtle Beach businessman and avid fisherman, Ron McManus, is scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2017, at Harbourgate Marina in North Myrtle Beach.
The Ron McManus Memorial Fishing Tournament, whose major sponsors are Sandhills Bank, Sportsman’s Choice, Mama Jean’s, Captain Archie’s and the City of North Myrtle Beach, is the first of what will be an annual mixed species fishing tournament and fundraiser that attracts fishermen from all over the United States. This two-day tournament will also feature the 2017 Flounder Frenzie sponsored by the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Entry fees for the Ron McManus Memorial Fishing Tournament are $100 for the Inshore Division, and $200 for the Offshore Division, with additional fees for the Flounder Frenzie. The event features over $20,000 in cash and prizes. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Ron McManus Artificial Reef Foundation which supports PA-04, the Ron McManus Artificial, located five miles from the Little River Inlet’s south jetty.
When Ron McManus organized the Dixie Chicken Funament in 2000 to honor his friend and fishing buddy, Jim Caudle, he had no idea that it would become one of the East Coast’s most popular fishing tournaments. Nor did he realize the impact that the tournament would have on South Carolina’s economy and its ecosystem. In less than a decade, the proceeds from this small but powerful tournament turned the Little River Inshore Reef, renamed the Jim Caudle Artificial Reef, into South Carolina’s second largest and most visited artificial reef, a ranking still maintained thanks to Ron.
The Dixie Chicken ran for 10 years cut short by Ron’s illness and subsequent death.
Now, it seems only fitting that the tournament be reintroduced–this time as the Ron McManus Memorial Fishing Tournament honoring Ron and the good work that he has done. While the name has changed, some things remain constant–take for instance the fun and comradery, not to mention the excellent fishing.
For details on the Ron McManus Memorial Fishing Tournament visit ronmcmanusreef.com/
