Professional Career Highlights

Professional Career Highlights Fretina is a pioneering professional angler and a consistent competitor in the Redfish World Series (RWS).

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Professional Career Highlights

2026 Season Outlook

Fretina qualifies for the World Series through the Professional Redfish League (PRL).

Event Details: The 2026 championship is returning to Port Aransas, a move Fretina has publicly supported while also advocating for centralized locations to ease travel for teams.
Recent Success: In February 2025, Fretina and teammate Bobby Weir (Team Abyss Battery) won the boat division at the Florida Redfish Series Stop #1 in Panama City.
Advocacy: Fretina remains a vocal advocate for conservation, emphasizing the challenges of keeping fish alive during 10-hour tournament days in high heat.

Professional Career Highlights

Fretina is recognized as one of the most prominent female figures in professional redfish tournament fishing.

Stacy Fretina Fishing

Pioneering Achievements: She was the first and only woman invited to compete in the Elite Fishing League (EFL) on the Discovery Channel, competing against an all-male field.
Tournament History: She has multiple appearances in the Redfish World Series, including the 2021, 2022, and 2023 competitions.
Major Wins: She was the first woman to win a Power Pole Redfish Tournament.

Tournament Results Summary

Year	Tournament	Team	Result
2025	Florida Redfish Series (Panama City)	Team Abyss Battery	Champions (Boat Division)
2023	Redfish World Series	Outlaw Lithium / ES Custom Boats	Competitor
2022	Redfish World Series	Team FishBites	12th Place (Day 1)