The world’s largest kayak tournament celebrates its 15th year

(Photo by Chris Holmes)

Brandi Sauce celebrates landing a 32.50-pound bull redfish which ultimately won her first place in the 2026 Ride the Bull kayak tournament held Aug. 28-29 in Grand Isle. Her fish bested over 230 anglers. The beast was over eight pounds heavier than second place. Sauce walked away with a decked-out Bonafide XTR130 kayak including a Garmin Force Current trolling motor, Garmin fish finder and much more. Coincidentally, Sauce was fishing out of the Bonafide kayak she won last year for placing third in the tournament.

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Chris Holmes has kayak fished in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and many places in between.