Wayne Toups Wins Year of Free Michelob Ultra After Tagged Redfish Catch
Wayne Toups, a fisherman from Delcambre, Louisiana, caught a redfish with a special blue tag during the 2026 CCA Louisiana STAR tournament in Vermilion Bay. The blue tag entitles the winner to a case of Michelob Ultra beer each week for a year.
Tournament director Micah Denesse said Toups first thought the tag was a standard yellow T‑shirt tag before noticing the blue color. The tournament releases tagged redfish along the Louisiana coast, offering more than $750,000 in prizes—including boats, trucks and RVs—and runs through Labor Day.
Entities: CCA Louisiana STAR Tournament · Louisiana · Micah Denesse · Michelob Ultra · Wayne Toups
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Tournament director is Micah Denesse. (All three articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The 2026 tournament offers more than $750,000 in prizes. (Articles 1 and 3)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Wayne Toups hopes to catch a red‑tagged fish for a larger prize such as a boat. (Articles 1 and 3)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The blue tag awards a case of Michelob Ultra beer each week for a year. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Wayne Toups, a fisherman from Delcambre, Louisiana, caught a redfish with a blue tag during the 2026 CCA Louisiana STAR tournament. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The tournament runs through Labor Day. (All three articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Wayne Toups initially thought the tag was a standard yellow T‑shirt tag before noticing it was blue. (Articles 1 and 2)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The tournament releases specially tagged redfish along the Louisiana coast with prizes ranging from T‑shirts to boats, trucks and RVs. (All three articles)