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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WFXR) — The only ladies-only offshore sportfishing tournament will take place Sunday, August 16 in Virginia Beach. It is the Rudee Inlet Ladies Open, a tournament by women for women to promote women in sportfishing.
It is part of a growing trend of women getting involved in greater numbers in sportfishing. The latest estimates that 43% of all anglers in the United States are women. That translates to roughly 20 million women hitting the water in search of fish…