2012 ROFFS TOURNAMENT WINNERS
As of November 26, 2012
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NORTHEAST REGION
Mid-Atlantic 500 (NJ): 1st Place Most Points Overall & 1st Place Most Points White Marlin Jamie Diller
(Canyon Lady); 1st Place Heaviest Blue Marlin Wade Lober (Why Knot); 1st Place Most Points Tuna & 2nd Place
Heaviest Tuna Barry Weshnak & Captain Randy Yates (Miss Annie); 1st Place Heaviest Tuna Anthony
Matarese (Reel Chaos); 1st Place Heaviest Wahoo David Anderson & Captain Keith Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs);
2nd Place Most Points White Marlin Dave Shockley (Liquidity); 2nd Place Heaviest White Marlin Chris Martin
(Sea Slammer); 3rd Place Most Points White Marlin Adam Youschak (Reelin Feelin); 3rd Place Most Points
Tuna Captain Walter Harmstead (TraSeaAnn).
Ocean City White Marlin Open (MD): 1st Place White Marlin William Woody (Blew Bayou); 1st Place Dolphin
Arthur Kontos (Let it Ride); 1st Place Tuna David Nova, Captain Sammy Fisher, Doug Gray, Norman Pulliam,
Jerry Harris & Shannon Vanderburg (Team Right Hook); 2nd Place Dolphin David Anderson, Captain Keith
Greenburg & Brian Gill (Krazy Saltʼs); 2nd Place Wahoo Shawn Craig & Peter Katsarelis (Amarula Sun); 3rd
Place Top Angler Anthony Matarese & Paul Davolos (Reel Chaos); 3rd Place Dolphin Sean OʼDonnell & Doug
Ortlip (Got Game).
Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational (NJ): 1st Place Heaviest Blue Marlin & 1st Place Blue Marlin Points
Captain Walter Harmstead (Tra Sea Ann); 1st Place White Marlin Points by Time & 2nd Place Blue Marlin Points
by Time Bill Ingram & Captain Gary Richardson (Reel Passion); 1st Place Tuna Points & 1st Place Heaviest
Tuna Craig Burrows (Big Dog); 2nd Place White Marlin Points by Time Captain Brad Wright (Generation); 2nd
Place Tuna Points & 2nd Place Heaviest Tuna Timothy Irons (Smokin Again); 3rd Place Tuna Points & 3rd Place
Heaviest Tuna David Szczecinski (Outer Limits); Sportsmanship Award Michael Savino & Vincent Savino
(Black Gold).
Ocean City Marlin Club Season Standings (MD): 1st Place Most Blue Marlin Released by Any Boat, 1st
Place Most Billfish Released by Any Boat, 1st Place Most Billfish Released by Charter Boat, 1st Place Most
Billfish Released by Charter Boat in One Day, Jimmy Jackson Memorial Award for Top Mate(s) on Any Boat &
2nd Place Top Gentleman Angler Captain Jon Duffie, Jeremy Duffie, Austin Robins & Chris Horning (Billfisher);
1st White Marlin Caught on Member Boat & 2nd Place Most Billfish Released by Charter Boat Anthony Matarese
& Mike Matarese (Reel Chaos); 1st Place Heaviest Tuna Overall Mike Conner & Captain Jim Conkel (Bills 4
Bills); 2nd Place Most Billfish Released on 35ʼ-46ʼ Boat & 2nd Place Top Junior Angler Curtis Campbell &
Connor Campbell (Reel Estate); 2nd Place Most Billfish Released 34ʼ Boat and Under Frank Goodhart, David
Conner, Steven Pillaposkis, Jeff Hardesty & Paul Turner (Brenda Lou); Recreational Angler Award & 3rd Place
Most Billfish Released 35ʼ-46ʼ Boat Frank Pettolina & Maddie Pettolina (Last Call).
Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club Season Standings (NJ): Presidents Cup 1st Place Most Tournament Wins,
Canyon Cup 1st Place Most Off-Shore Points, 1st Place Most In-Shore Points David Anderson & Captain Keith
Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs); 1st Blue Marlin Boat & 1st Blue Marlin Angler Joe Braun & Joey Braun (Reel Living);
1st Place Top Tuna Boat John Gallagher & Captain John Powdermaker (Raging Bull).
Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club Season Standings (NJ): 1st Marlin of Season Menʼs Division, 1st Tuna of
Season Menʼs Division, 1st Place Heaviest Yellowfin Tuna Menʼs Division, 2nd Place Heaviest Bluefin Tuna
Menʼs Division & 2nd Place Yellowfin Tuna Menʼs Division Tim Irons, Michael Madison & Marty Mannion
(Smokin Again); 1st Place Heaviest Dolphin Menʼs Division, 1st Place Heaviest Wahoo Menʼs Division & 2nd
Place Heaviest Bigeye Menʼs Division Tuna Phil Hiller & Bill Johnson (Nic Knack); 1st Tuna of Season
Womenʼs Division & 2nd Place False Albacore Menʼs Division Bob Gerkens, Matt Ruerk & Valerie Ylaski (Hot
Tuna); 1st Place Heaviest Bigeye Tuna Menʼs Division David Goddard & Michael Rich Sr. (Business); 1st Place
Heaviest Wahoo Intermediate Jr.ʼs Division & 1st Marlin of Season Intermediate Jr.ʼs Division Ralph Lopez &
Matt Lopez (Crazy Tuna); 1st Place Heaviest Bluefin Tuna Intermediate Jr.ʼs Division Frank Cristelli & Elyse
Cristelli (Fin Chaser); 1st Place Dolphin Intermediate Jr.ʼs Division David Wittenborn & Luke Wittenborn (Reel
Style).
Ocean-Viking Showdown (NJ): 1st Place Most Points White Marlin & 1st Place Most Points Overall Marty
Judge, Jim Miner & Captain Blaine Champlin (Judge); 1st Place Most Points Blue Marlin Richard Betzendahl
(Fin Addict); 1st Place Heaviest Dolphin David Anderson & Captain Keith Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs).
Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club Overnight Tournament (NJ): 1st Place Overall Points & 1st Place Billfish
Release (New Tournament Records) Pat Healey & Captain Ryan Higgins (Viking 70); 1st Place Mako Shark,
2nd Place Wahoo & 3rd Place Top Junior Angler Dan Embon & Trevor Bogart (Paycheck); 1st Place Heaviest
Tuna Tim McBride (Royal Flush); 2nd Place Overall Points & 2nd Place Billfish Release Jim Foulke (Trust Me
Too); 3rd Place Overall Points Richard Ryon (Anthracite).
Challenge Cup (Cape May, NJ vs. Ocean City, MD): 1st Place Most Overall Points David Anderson &
Captain Keith Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs).
J & B Tackle Sharkfest (NY): 1st Place Overall (New State Record 996.8 LB Mako Shark) Gavin Boucher
(Bottom Line); 2nd Place Overall Barry Bordner & Adam John (Bandit).
Tri-State Canyon Shootout (CT, NY, RI): 1st Place Most Billfish Release Points Ernest Audet & Captain
Bobby Randolph (Lisa K); 2nd Place Largest Tuna & 2nd Place Largest Wahoo Dr. Jeff Leerink & Captain
Cookie Murray (Speculator).
South Jersey Shark Tournament (NJ): 1st Place Most Point Mako Shark Wayne Remster (Miss Edna Jane);
1st Place Heaviest Mako Shark & 2nd Place Heaviest Shark Scott Hartzell (Rainmaker).
Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club Overnighter (NJ): 1st Place Marlin, 1st Place Tuna & 2nd Place Tuna David
Anderson & Captain Keith Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs); 1st Place Dolphin Carol Ascoli (Physical Therapy); 2nd
Place Marlin Jim Miner & Captain Blaine Champlin (Judge); 3rd Place Marlin James Foulke (Trust Me Too).
Shockley Off-Shore Tournament (NJ): 1st Place Marlin Jim Miner & Captain Blaine Champlin (Judge); 1st
Place Dolphin & 2nd Place Tuna David Anderson & Captain Keith Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs); 1st Place Tuna
James Foulke (Trust Me Too); 2nd Place Marlin Don Gentilini (SuperCrew); 2nd Place Dolphin Carl Ascoli
(Physical Therapy).
Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club Ladies Tournament (NJ): 1st Place Marlin David Anderson & Captain Keith
Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs); 2nd Place Tuna & 3rd Place Tuna John Gallagher & Captain John Powdermaker
(Raging Bull); 3rd Place Marlin Don Gentilini (Super Crew).
Canyon Kick Off (MD): 1st Place Billfish Release Kevin McCabe (Double Trouble); 2nd Place Billfish Release
Jon Duffie (Billfisher); 3rd Place Bluefin Tuna Captain Ryan Freese (A Salt Weapon 2).
Canyon Kick Off (NJ): 1st Place Marlin & 2nd Place Tuna James Foulke (Trust Me); 1st Place Dolphin Sean
OʼDonnell (Got Game).
Ocean City Tuna Tournament (MD): 1st Place Dolphin & 2nd Place Heaviest Stringer Jack Steil & Mike
Glyphis (Cat Without a Handle).
Eastern Shore Marlin Club Tournament (VA): 1st Place Tuna Keith Neal (Teaser); 2nd Place Overall Captain
Steve Richardson (Backlash).
Hamptons Offshore Invitational (NY): 1st Place Yellowfin Tuna & 2nd Place Yellowfin Tuna John Shemilt
(Complicated Lady); 2nd Place Dolphin Nick Zerille (Mango).
Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament (VA): 1st Place Top Team & 1st Place Top Crew Harry Smith & Captain
Daniel Spencer (Double B); 1st Place Dolphin & 2nd Place Dolphin Joe Woodington, Captain Andy Morris &
Charles Barker (Desperado).
Chic Charter Club Tuna Tournament (VA): 1st Place Tuna Captain John Marsh (Hook Em).
Ocean City Marlin Club Labor Day Marlin Tournament (MD): 1st Place Billfish Release Captain Jon Duffie
(Billfisher).
Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament (VA): 1st Place Overall David Nova (Marlin Maniac).
Gloucester Bluefin Blowout (MA): 1st Place Overall Andy McKown (Maya Elizabeth).
Wine, Women & Fishing (VA): 1st Place Overall Captain Steve Richardson (Backlash).
Montauk Canyon Challenge (NY): 1st Place Dolphin David OʼHalloran (Bella Donna).
Ocean City Marlin Club Ladies Heels N Reels Tournament (MD): 1st Place Billfish Release Captain David
Fields (Ravaganza).
Montauk Marine Basin White Water Outfitters Last Hurrah (NY): 1st Place Swordfish Captain Chuck Troop
(Canyon Flyer).
Star Island Yacht Club & Marina Mako/Thresher Mania (NY): 2nd Place Overall Captain Tom Russo &
Warren Hensel (Tomi-Chris).
Ocean City Marlin Club Small Boat Tournament (MD): 2nd Place Dolphin Ken Smith (Joken).
Ocean City Marlin Club Kids Classic Tourney (MD): 3rd Place Billfish Release Captain Frank Pettolina &
Maddie Pettolina (Last Call).
SOUTHEAST REGION
South Carolina Governorʼs Cup Billfishing Series Overall Standings: 1st Place Outstanding Lady Angler
David Sykes, Captain Dan Woody & Holly McAlhany (Syked Out); 1st Place Outstanding Youth Angler Mike
Larrow, Chris Jennings, Rance Jennings Eubank (Micabe); 3rd Place Outstanding Billfish Boat Manly Eubank,
Graham Eubank, Mike Glaesner (Sportin Life); 1st Place Outstanding Dolphin Robert Hood, Larry Branham &
Steven Craig (Compromise); 1st Place Outstanding Wahoo Rhett Spencer, Captain Ted Porter (Big Kahuna).
North Carolina Governorʼs Cup Billfishing Series Overall Standings: 1st Place Top Private Boat Rusty
Carter & Captain Mike King (Stream Weaver); 1st Place Top Blue Marlin & 1st Place Top Wahoo Harry Smith &
Captain Daniel Spencer (Double B); 1st Place Top Junior Angler Girl Guy Herring & Sophie Snead (Galot 3).
Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament (SC): 1st Place Overall Gage Blue & Captain Howard Mosley (Sadie
Beth); 1st Place Largest Wahoo Rhett Spencer & Captain Ted Porter (Big Kahuna); 1st Place Outstanding
Junior Angler Mike Larrow, Captain Chris Jennings & Rance Jennings (Micabe); 1st Place Outstanding Lady
Angler David Sykes, Captain Dan Woody & Holly McAlhany (Syked Out); 1st Place Largest Tuna Steve Godfrey
& Kenneth Tucker (Christy II); 2nd Place Overall Stephen Davis & Captain Bobby Garmany (Benchmark); 2nd
Place Lady Angler John McNamara & Amy Bennett (Rodeo).
World Sailfish Championship (FL): 1st Place Overall, 1st Place Charity Division & 1st Place Female Angler
Sandra MacMillan & Captain Scott Leon (Sandman).
Southern Kingfish Association Division Four Overall Standings: 1st Place Overall Open Class Steve
Mozeley, David Mozeley & Randy Howell (Hammer Time).
Southern Kingfish Association Division Six Overall Standings: 1st Place Top Senior Angler Overall Randy
Keys (Walleye II).
Carolina Billfish Classic (SC): 1st Place Billfish Bill Ingram & Captain Gary Richardson (Reel Passion); 1st
Place Lady Angler & 1st Place Wahoo Dan Woody, Holly McAlhaney & Barry Bleacher (Syked Out); 1st Place
Dolphin Robert Hood Jr. & Steven Craig (Compromise).
Edisto Marina Billfish Tournament (SC): 1st Place Top Youth Angler & 2nd Place Billfish Mike Larrow,
Captain Chris Jennings & Rance Jennings (Micabe); 3rd Place Top Youth Angler & 3rd Place Billfish Graham
Eubank & Gray Eubank (Sportin Life); 1st Place Wahoo & 3rd Place Lady Angler Warren Clarke & Megan Farr
(Reel Hooker); 2nd Place Lady Angler Fred Bergen & Fontaine Bergen (Legal Holiday).
Northeast Florida Wahoo Championship: 1st Place Overall Rob Rowe & Captain Matt Lahti (Wide Open); 3rd
Place Overall Russ Vorhis (Whiskey Bent).
Sailfish Challenge (FL): 1st Place Overall & 1st Place Master Angler Bernard Paul-Hus, Captain Randy Towe
& Mike Riesert (Skipjac II).
Big Rock Blue Marin Tournament (NC): 1st Place Top Junior Angler Gamefish Division Bryant Montague &
Braxton Montague (Bank Walker); 1st Place Top Tuna Sid Gold (Can Do Too); 2nd Place Top Junior Angler
Gamefish Division Captain Bill Farrior & William Farrior (Job Site); 54th Billfish Released Doug Abrams &
Captain Mike Guthrie (Peggy).
Georgetown Meatfish Slam (SC): 1st Place Lady Angler, 1st Place Youth Angler, 1st Place Aggregate Weight
& 1st Place Big Dog Aggregate Weight & 1st Place Wahoo Bryant Stokes (Pain Killer); 2nd Place Dolphin & 2nd
Place Tuna Steve Godfrey (Christy II).
Dare County Boat Builders Tournament (NC): 1st Place Overall Points (tie), 1st Place Top Angler & 2nd Place
Overall Captain John Bayliss & John Murray (Tarheel).
Pirates Cove Billfish Tournament (NC): 1st Place Blue Marlin, 2nd Place Dolphin & 2nd Place Wahoo Harry
Smith, Captain Daniel Spencer & Michelle Clark (Double B); 1st Place Top Lady Angler & 1st Place Most Points
Day One John Bayliss & Debbie Murray (Tarheel); 1st Place Yellowfin Tuna Bobby Ricks (El Cazador); 2nd
Place Yellowfin Tuna Ted Kramer & Owen Maxwell (Ann Warrick); 3rd Place Wahoo Dave Fields & Jim Hukill
(Ravaganza).
Pompano Beach Saltwater Circuit (FL): 1st Place Overall Showdown Crown Casey Hunt (Flight Plan).
Ducks Unlimited Band the Billfish (NC): R&R Grand Slam, 1st Place Top Greenwing Angler & 2nd Place
Overall Points Steven Matthews & Captain Shane Bradford (Carolina Time).
Alice Kelly Memorial Tournament (NC): 1st Place Top Boat Captain John Bayliss (Tarheel); 1st Place Largest
Dolphin Harry Smith, Captain Daniel Spencer & Doris Weatherly (Double B).
Megadock Billfish Tournament (SC): 2nd Place Top Billfish Boat Bill Ingram & Captain Gary Richardson
(Reel Passion); 1st Place Dolphin Kevin Meany & Captain Jason Dubose (Lucky Hooker); 2nd Place Dolphin
Buck Morris, Captain Wesley Morris & Jonathan Rooke (Major Motion); 2nd Place Wahoo Captain Robert
Austin & Matt Avinger (Crystal Blue); 3rd Place Dolphin James Johnston Jr. & Charlie Johnston (Big Sky); 3rd
Place Tuna Captain John McNamara & Amy Bennett (Rodeo).
Barta Boys & Girls Club Billfish Tournament (NC): 1st Place Volvo Penta Grand Slam Award, 1st Place
Volvo Penta Grand Slam Jr. Angler, 1st Place Overall Dolphin & 1st Place Overall Junior Angler Division Dolphin
Harris Huddle & Hunter Blythe (Builderʼs Choice).
Bohicket Marina Billfish Invitational (SC): 1st Place Top Junior Angler & 2nd Place Top Lady Angler (Fred
Bergen, Bradley Tarbutton & Helen Tarbutton (Legal Holiday); 1st Place Dolphin Burke Wall & Captain Burt
Klein (Trash Man).
Oregon Inlet Billfish Round Up (NC): 1st Place Top Boat Overall, 1st Place Blue Marlin & 1st Place Meatfish
Peter Cherasia & Captain Rich Barrett (Shark Byte); 2nd Place Overall Captain Mike King (Stream Weaver).
Treasure Trove Invitational (FL): 1st Place Top Lady Angler, 1st Place Biggest Kingfish, 2nd Biggest Fish &
2nd Place Total Weight Brennan Robertson, Lisa Althaus, Kevin OʼQuinn, JT Krame & Alison Tomich (Wahoo
Too).
El Pescado Billfish Tournament (FL): 1st Place 40ʼ and Under Division & 1st Place Top Junior Angler Danny
Perna & Eric Perna (Eco Fishing Team, Miss Emma); 1st Place Top Angler & 2nd Place Overall Dr. Gregory
Zieman & Robbie Kimball (Bree); 3rd Place 40ʼ and Under Division Curtis Englert (Four Reel).
Mad Dog Mandich Fishing Classic Miami (FL): 1st Place Overall Captain Jimbo Thomas (Thomas Flyer).
Sapelo Open King Mackerel Tournament (GA): 1st Place Small Boat Division & 1st Place Top Lady Angler
Captain Scott Harding & Michelle Harding (Big Fishinʼ).
YCMBT One Day Blast (FL): 1st Place Master Angler, 2nd Place Overall Inboard Division, 2nd Place Funfish
Boat & 2nd Place Kingfish Captain Kevin Scott, Bert Steindorf, Jorge Amores & Matt Jones (Bandit).
Marathon Offshore Bull & Cow Dolphin Tournament (FL): 1st Place Top Lady Angler & 2nd Place Overall
Captain Jeff Burns, Rae Burns, Jim Parker & Joe Yarbourough (On The Fly).
Golden Isles Kingfish Tournament (GA): 1st Place Top Junior Angler Joel Humphrey & Colton Humphrey
(Trouble Hook).
Miami Billfish Tournament (FL): 1st Place Wahoo Captain Ray Rosher & Bill Flynn, Jr. (Weez In The Keys);
3rd Place Billfish Division & 3 Place Inboard Division Captain Kitt Toomey, Bill Danko, Peter Miller & Jon
Cooper (Get Lit); 3rd Place Outboard Division Michael Fili, Kevin Simpson & Thomas Sims (Voodoo Child).
Captain Bob Lewis Billfish Challenge (FL): 2nd Place Overall Team Standings, 2nd Place Top Captain, 2nd
Place Top Mate & 2nd Place Inboard Division Standings Roger Ward, Captain Brett Dudas, Greg Braswell &
Carey Chen (Just Do It); 3rd Place Top Female Angler & 3rd Place Top Junior Angler Jimbo Thomas, Paige
Owens & Jose Fonseca (Thomas Flyer).
Pompano Beach Saltwater Showdown (FL): 2nd Place Top Team Casey Hunt (Flight Plan).
New Smyrna Beach Billfish Invitational (FL): 3rd Place Overall Danny Perna (Eco Fishing Team).
Palm Beach Hospice KDW Tournament (FL): 3rd Place Overall Steve Sheiman (Below-Me).
GULF REGION
Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Annual Awards (AL): 1st Place Catch & Release, 1st Place Top Male Angler,
1st Place Top Junior Angler, 1st Place Tuna & 3rd Place Top Private Boat Keith Waid, Will Brown & Jordan
Lowery (J Sea); 1st Place Top Private Boat, 1st Place Wahoo, 3rd Place Catch & Release & 3rd Place Top Male
Angler Johnny Johnson & Captain Myles Colley (Reel Worthless); 1st Place Top Lady Angler Thomas Turner,
Sari Turni, Captain Joey Birbeck & Stan Blackman (You Never Know); 1st Place Dolphin Greg Zieman (Z
Breeze); 2nd Place Top Junior Angler Todd Reaves & William Reaves (Soul Candy); 3rd Place Top Junior
Angler Bill Hixson & William Hixson (Lady D); 3rd Place Top Small Boat Bill Hixson & Felicia Moody (My Allibi).
Corpus Christi Big Game Fishing Club Season Awards (TX): 1st Place Top Non-Billfish Boat, 1st Place
Champion Lady Angler, 1st Place Dolphin, 1st Place Yellowfin Tuna, 3rd Place Top Boat, 3rd Place Champion
Angler, 3rd Place Club Champion & 3rd Place Champion Non-Billfish Angler Kevin Hennig, Captain Blanton
Robertson, Ashleigh Pundt, AJ Hecker (Wired Up); 1st Place Sailfish, 1st Place Dolphin Junior Division, 2nd
Place Top Boat, 2nd Place Club Champion, 2nd Place Champion Angler, 2nd Place White Marlin, 2nd Place
Dolphin & 3rd Place Top Non-Billfish Boat Dan Hughes, Captain Jim Homer, D.A. Hughes, III (Wildcatter); 1st
Place Blackfin Tuna, 2nd Place Champion Lady Angler, 2nd Place Sailfish, 2nd Place Yellowfin Tuna, 2nd Place
Wahoo & 2nd Place Dolphin Junior Division Bill Glendening, Tony Casias, Marek Belcher, Cheryl Glendening &
Justin Waight (Cuz We Can); 2nd Place Champion Junior Angler & 2nd Place White Marlin Junior Division Mark
Hubbard & Nicole DeBerry (Relax); 2nd Place Sailfish Junior Division Joe Frazer & Cooper Sowers (Bottom
Dollar).
World Billfish Series Overall Gulf Coast Division Standings: 1st Place Overall Johnny Johnson, Sr. &
Captain Myles Colley (Reel Worthless); 2nd Place Overall Art Favre & Kevin Courville (A Work Of Art); 3rd Place
Overall Thomas Turner, Sari Turner, Captain Joey Birbeck & Stan Blackman (You Never Know).
Texas International Fishing Tournament: 1st Place Heaviest White Marlin, Francis E. Knapp, Jr. & Averyt
Knapp Perpetual White Marlin Trophy, 3rd Place Highest Offshore Points & 3rd Place White Marlin Captain
Kevin Scott, Bert Steindorf & Benjamin Scott (Bandit); 1st Place Boatman Award, Linda Putnam Perpetual
Boatman Trophy, 1st Place Team Trophy, 1st Place Sailfish & 2nd Place Offshore Points Captain Justin
Drummond & Russell Bailey (Pipe Dream); 1st Place Highest Offshore Points No Billfish & 1st Place Heaviest
Wahoo Brett Tice & Aldo Resendiz (N 2 Deep); 1st Place Heaviest Sailfish & Charles Polhemus Lifetime
Sailfish Trophy Dan Hughes & Matt Jones (Wildcatter); 1st Place Blue Marlin Levi Woolverton & Paul Veale
(Bottom Line); 1st Billfish Caught & Fritz Memorial Trophy Michael Pedrotti (Aqua Bums); 1st Place Junior
Offshore Angler No Billfish & 1st Place Ladies Offshore No Billfish Austin Payne, Natalie Payne & Dylan
Mensch (Daze Off); 2nd Place Junior Offshore with Billfish Charles Bunk & Foley Bunk (Queen B).
Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic (FL): 1st Place Top Release Angler Thomas Turner & Sari Turner (You
Never Know); 1st Place Top Tuna Mathew Dunn & Jake Breaux (Testing the Water); 1st Place Top Wahoo Glen
Summers & Rod Morris (Summertime II); 2nd Place Top Release Team & 3rd Place Top Crew Captain Jon
Pinney (Donny D III); 2nd Place Top Dolphin Ken Cummins & David Cummins (Hooker); 2nd Place Top Tuna
Eric Wimberly & James Smith (Mjoliner); 2nd Place Top Wahoo Leon Edwards & Lynn Layton (Lucky 2); 3rd
Place Top Wahoo Johnny Johnson & Captain Myles Colley (Reel Worthless).
Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Memorial Day Tournament (AL): 1st Place Top Club Member & 1st Place
Top Junior Angler William Hixson (Lady D); 1st Place Top Small Boat Mike Rogers (Amante); 1st Place Blue
Marlin Captain Jeff Donahue & Drew Harvey (Hatterascal); 1st Place Wahoo Michael McDermott & Jeff Elder
(Blue Eyes); 2nd Place Blue Marlin Ken Cummins & Danny Poe (Hooker); 2nd Place Dolphin William Brakefield
& Lacy Brakefield, IV (Bravo Six); 3rd Place Catch & Release Johnny Johnson & Captain Myles Colley (Reel
Worthless); 3rd Place Tuna Dennis Pasentine, Captain Mike Roberto & Dale Artique (First Choice).
Pensacola International Billfish Tournament (FL): 1st Place Top Junior Angler & 2nd Place Top Catch &
Release Boat Dennis Pasentine, Captain Mike Roberto & Sam Roberto (First Choice); 1st Place Top Lady
Angler Dana Foster, Captain Sean Garrison & Emily Lively (Lively One II); 1st Place Top Small Boat David
Sheely (Shady Lady); 2nd Place Small Boat Daniel Filardi (Double Down); 2nd Place Swordfish Bill Helms &
Andrew Titdwell (Total Package); 2nd Place Dolphin Edward Rushing & Andy Heitman (Miss Mickey); 3rd Place
Top Small Boat Tim OʼBrien (ShangkSta); 3rd Place Top Catch & Release Angler Daniel Haeuser, Captain
Jimmy Crochet & Justin Haeuser (Conundrum); 3rd Place Swordfish Johnny Johnson, Captain Myles Colley &
Alex Pinney (Reel Worthless).
New Orleans Invitational (LA): 1st Place Tuna Daniel Haeuser & Captain Jimmy Crochet (Conundrum).
Texas Legends Billfish Tournament: 1st Place Overall Points & 1st Blue Marlin Released Kenneth Porter &
Captain Dave Noling (Donaken); 1st Place Blue Marlin Paul Knowels, Darrell Atkins & Captain Bo Gibbs (On
Location); 1st Place Most Billfish Released Captain Stephen West & Raleigh Morrison (Game On); 3rd Place
Overall Points Kevin Hennig & Blanton Robertson (Wired Up).
Lone Star Shootout (TX): 1st Place Tuna & 1st Place Wahoo Mike Hester & Dennis Wilkerson (Tico Time); 1st
Place Dolphin Ben Heilker & Warren Heilker (Mechanical Man); 2nd Place Wahoo Dennis Pasentine, Captain
Mike Roberto & Sam Roberts (First Choice); 3rd Place Wahoo Jim Hightower (Crazy J).
Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Junior Angler Tournament (AL): 1st Place Top Junior Angler & 1st Place
Catch & Release Keith Johnson & Shane Martin (Aqua Viva); 1st Place Top Club Member & 2nd Place Catch &
Release Todd Reaves, Captain Jeremy Mullis & William Reaves (Soul Candy); 2nd Place Dolphin David
Delaney & Jackson Delaney (Cocoon); 2nd Place Tuna Art Favre & Cameron Mincin (Work of Art);
Jeff Alexander Memorial Tournament (MS): 1st Place Tuna, 1st Place Dolphin & 2nd Place Tuna Tim Magee,
Brian Morrison, Ned McAffory & Jack Whittman (Lauren J); 2nd Place Dolphin, 3rd Place Dolphin & 3rd Place
Tuna Vincent Piscotta, Dennis Kilpatrick, Chris Sims & Tim Haller (Heads N Tails).
Texas Women Anglers Tournament: 1st Place Sailfish Rand Clark, Kelsey Patek, Courtney Jahn & Callie
Pruett (Locomia); 1st Place White Marlin George Strait, Captain Chris Lindell & Tamara Strait (Day Money); 1st
Place Dolphin Dan Hughes Dan Hughes Jr., Captain Jim Homer & Peggy Hughes (Wildcatter); 2nd Place White
Marlin & 2nd Place Dolphin Captain Bo Gibbs, Suzanne Acock & Robbi Atkins (On Location).
Mississippi Gulf Coast Isle Capri Billfish Classic: 1st Place Tuna Daniel Haeuser & Captain Jimmy Crochet
(Conundrum); 2nd Place Dolphin Mike Hester & David Esslinger (Tico Time); 3rd Place Blue Marlin Captain
Patrick Ivey & Robert Burrough (Quick Time); 3rd Place Tuna Captain John Mitchell & Carol Castille (Ba Donk
A Donk); 3rd Place Wahoo Art Favre, Captain Ron Woodruff & Kevin Courville (Work of Art); 3rd Place Dolphin
Parker Huddle & Andy Ryan (Patience).
Orange Beach Billfish Classic (AL): 1st Place Overall Captain Larry McMillan (Livnwel).
Blue Marlin Grand Championship (AL): 1st Place Overall Art Favre (A Work of Art); 3rd Place Overall Billie
Blount (Traders Hill); 3rd Place Blue Marlin David Cain, Jr. (Goodbye Girl).
Mississippi Gulf Coast Big Game Fishing Club Ladies Tournament: 1st Place Billfish Tim Magee &
Jennifer Wittman (Lauren J); 1st Place Tuna & 3rd Place Dolphin Michael McDermott, Cindy McDermott &
Ashley Rector (Blue Eyes); 2nd Place Tuna Thomas Zakkak & Maggie Zakkak (Ono Ocean).
Port Mansfield Billfish Tournament (TX): 1st Place White Marlin, 1st Place Blackfin Tuna, 2nd Place Overall &
2nd Place Wahoo Murray Meggison (Wet N Wild).
Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Labor Day Tournament (AL): 1st Place Top Club Member & 3rd Place Catch
& Release (tie) Thomas Turner, Captain Joey Birbeck & Stan Blackman (You Never Know); 2nd Place Dolphin
Will Brown & Jordan Lowery (J Sea); 3rd Place Catch & Release (tie) Daniel Filardi (Gunfighter); 3rd Place
Dolphin Billie Blount & Caroline Powell (Traderʼs Hill).
Gulf Coast White Marlin Shootout (FL): 1st Place Catch & Release Daniel Haeuser & Captain Jimmy Crochet
(Conundrum); 1st Place Wahoo & 1st Place Tuna Art Favre (A Work Of Art); 3rd Place Catch & Release & 3rd
Place Tuna Jon Hopkins (Gear Up).
Texas Billfish Championship: 1st Place Billfish Division Ted Lyon, Tom Pattillo & Captain Peter B.Wright
(Custom Billed).
Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Billfish Limited Tournament (AL): 1st Place Tuna David Cain, Jr. (Stay
Thirsty); 3rd Place Tuna Terry Peltz (Reelist); 3rd Place Dolphin Joseph Crow (Filling Good); 3rd Place Wahoo
Josh Tice & Brandon Rayborn (Team TBA).
Poco Bueno Blue Marlin Tournament (TX): 2nd Place Marlin Ramsey Richards & Captain John Richards
(Hydrocarbon); 2nd Place Billfish Release Anthony Luprete (Lady Adele); 3rd Place Marlin Tony Casias (Cuz We
Can).
Pensacola Ladies Billfish Tournament (FL): 2nd Place Tuna & 3rd Place Catch & Release Captain Dana
Foster, Lisa & Brittnay Foster (Lively One II); 2nd Place Dolphin Johnny Johnson, Captain Myles Colley &
Melanie Johnson (Reel Worthless).
Bastante John Uhr Memorial Tournament (TX): 2nd Place Overall Captain Carter Drummond (Hook N Bull).
Gulf Coast Outboard Classic (AL): 3rd Place Catch & Release & 3rd Place Dolphin David Cain, Jr. (Self
Made).
BAHAMAS REGION
Mike Schmidt Winnerʼs Circle Charities Invitational: 1st Place Overall Marge Krupa & Captain Rob Spano
(Scooter).
Bahamas Billfish Overall Championship: 2nd Place Overall Barry Weshnak & Captain Randy Yates (Miss
Annie); 3rd Place Overall John Aramendia & Captain Brad Durkin (Give It Away).
Bahamas Billfish Guana Cay Championship: 1st Place Overall Alex Vasquez (Fish Tales); 3rd Place Overall
Barry Weshnak & Captain Randy Yates (Miss Annie).
Bahamas Billfish Marsh Harbour Championship: 1st Place Overall David Anderson & Captain Keith
Greenberg (Krazy Saltʼs).
Wahoo Smackdown: 1st Place Overall & 1st Place Top Team Paul Cameron, Joey Jordan, Alex Antunez,
Alfonzo Llanes, Tony Provenzano & Todd Smith (Ocean Alley Team); 2nd Place Overall Carlos Martinez, Eric
Martinez, Drew Kettelhut, Mike Muldoon & Mike Welter (Fishless); 3rd Place Overall Frank Cardenas, Eddie
Benitez & Angel Pineiro (Chasin Tails).
Bahamas Billfish Treasure Cay Championship: 2nd Place Overall John Aramendia & Captain Brad Durkin
(Give It Away).
Treasure Cay Billfish Tournament: 2nd Place Top Angler & 3rd Place Overall Luis Bacardi & Captain Baxter
Still (Rum Bum).
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