Team KooLau
Team KooLau calls Neptune Beach, Florida home and sets out in a 35 foot Wellcraft 352 CCF equipped with Evinrude triple 250 E-Tec's. Captain Conrad Lau has been fishing competitively since 1990 and has racked up an impressive record of many top ten finishes, as well as winning the SKA's "Most Professonal Angler of the Year" award. The team is involved with FLW, as well as the Southern Kingfish Association (SKA).

Recent Accomplishments...

• 5th Place Key West first leg SKA Pro, 3rd Place Jensen Beach currently ranked 2nd for AOY. 1st place FLW Sarasoto
• 2005 FLW Kingfish Tour: Venice, La. • 7th place
• 2005 SKA Pro Tour, Morehead City • 4th place
• 2005 SKA Division 4, St. Mary's Kingfish Classic • 2nd place Junior Division: The team headed to St. Augustine and stuck with their spot until 2 p.m. without any payoff – just then, “in 40 feet of water, a ribbonfish with a pearl baby duster on a long line went off.” Landed smartly by Chelsea Lau and weighing in at 41.55 lb., it earned Team KooLau second place honors in the junior division.
• 2003 SKA National Championship, Biloxi, Miss. • 3rd place: Fishing the West Delta, they had early indications of their strong finish. Landed their first day fish by 10:30 a.m. – hooked by a hardtail on the surface by Andy Seeker – it weighed in at 53.46 lb. Day two looking for a repeat performance, they pulled in a 42 and a 48 – just not enough to put them over the top. After a short move, “first the downrigger line went off and then the two outrigger lines…one king ran through another boat’s lines. Everyone around us was hooked up. One king died and we had to pull it up from the bottom.” The top king weighed 53.93 lb. and netted Team KooLau a 3rd place finish.
• 2002 Division 10 Junior Angler of the Year (Chelsea Lau)
  

Meet Captain Conrad Lau

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas Conrad relocated to Jacksonville, Florida and earned a Computer Science degree at University of North Florida. Conrad began his career as a computer programmer and quickly progressed to architecture design and continues today as an accomplished IT manager. He has 18 years of progressive experience with a unique ability to communicate with the customer.

In addition to his professional career as a IT manager, Conrad is also an entrepreneur. In 1997, Conrad launched his own company called Radical Applications, Inc. Working as a partner with IBM, his company provided analysis & design, development and management over-site for web based systems utilized for such sporting events as Wimbledon, The French Open and the other Grand Slams of Tennis, The Masters and the Professional Golf Association championship.

Involvements

• Club/Organization Involvement: SKA Pro’s and Divisionals, Florida Sportsman and Others

Targeted Fish:

• Kingfish

Top 3 HI-SEAS line and reasons why:

• Quatro plus the strength, abrasion resistance, must have a line I can count on in a tournament
• HI Seas flourocarbon
• Wild Fire braid doesn’t fail when catching bait.

Top 3 AFW lines and reasons why:

• Tooth proof straight wire it always performs
• 1x7 surfstand it is quick and easy to tie rigs together
• double wall barrel sleves

Favorite Fishing Technique:

• live baiting blue runners

Favorite Area to Fish:

• Venice LA

Most Memorable Fishing Experience:

• 1st place FLW in Sarasota

What tip would you give a non professional angler?

• Buy the best terminal tackle because you don’t want a failure when opportunity presents itself! It could be the biggest day in your life!

When not fishing I like to…

• Talk fishing and enjoy teaching kids to fish.