By Capt. Evan Sanders, Sol Fishing
Sol Fishing takes every chance possible when it comes to giving back to our community! We were honored to partner with Edgewater Police Department and sponsor the “Fishing with the Police” event! Over 30 kids between the ages of 3 and 12 got paired with an officer to enjoy a morning of fishing! The kids started out the day by learning boating safety and safe fishing practices. For over 3 hours, the kids enjoyed catching a variety of species such as mangrove snapper, catfish, blue crabs, and much more! The kids even had a surprise visit by a family of manatees. Edgewater Police Captain Chas Geiger said “This is by far my favorite event we do in the community every year.” We also spoke with one of the youth anglers at the event Griffin Sanders and he said “This was the best day ever and I want to go fishing with my daddy all the time!” Sol Fishing & the Edgewater Police Department will also be teaming up starting in August, offering monthly Youth Angler Trips with an officer on Capt. Evan’s new Tidewater 27 Custom! Be on the lookout for more details on how to be chosen for one of the monthly collaboration trips!
Capt. Evan began the Youth Angler Program after finding out how many kids in the New Smyrna Beach area had never been fishing, never been on a boat, and was born and raised in the area. Since that day Capt. Evan strives to getting more and more youth anglers on the water each and every year! Sol Fishing will do everything possible to make every young man or ladies fishing dreams come true. It does not matter if the kids want to go offshore or inshore, Sol Fishing will target whichever species they want to catch. Some of the most recent species that the youth anglers have been wanting to target are red snapper, lane snapper, cobia, amberjack, sharks, barracuda, redfish, and snook.
Captain & The Kids program is made possible by all of our retailers who stock Sol Fishing gear such as our hats, decals, shirts, and other apparel. Stop by New Smyrna Beach Outfitters, Outriggers, Donald’s Bait & Tackle, 38 Live Bait, E & J Bait & Tackle, Sunglass Cabana, Shades of New Smyrna Beach, Boaters Exchange, and Pedego of NSB to get your Sol Fishing gear to help support Captain & The Kids! Sol Fishing’s amazing sponsors Penn, Fenwick, Plano, Fin Nor, Daiichi Hooks, Powerpole, Seadek Marine, Brighter Days Marine, and Castaway Customs also play a huge role in the program!
