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$30,000 raised during Root tournament

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The 9th annual David Lee Root Jr. Memorial Tournament was held July 9 at D&D Bait and Tackle in Matlacha. The tournament included 54 boats and raised $30,000 for the Trauma Center at Lee Memorial Hospital. David Lee Root Jr. died at age 19 in an accident.

The first place winners were Team Type II and Team Knock ’em Bottom, each with 81.5 inches of redfish, snook and trout. The tournament results were incredibly close with only a quarter of an inch separating those in third through fifth place.

This was the first year that the tournament had a youth division. First place winner was Matt Harvel, 11, with 57 inches of fish.