Every year, The Billfish Foundation (TBF) recognizes the captains, mates and anglers (including youth and ladies) who tag and release the most billfish in each of the world’s oceans. The competition is categorized by billfish species, ocean, and whether the fish were tagged or released untagged. Award winners are recognized at TBF’s Annual Tag & Release Awards Ceremony held during the Miami International Boat Show presented by the TBF Tag and Release Sponsors, Bisbee’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fund, Casa Vieja Lodge, Costa Sunglasses, Pelagic, and SIMRAD.
The standings below reflect Tag and Release Cards entered into the TBF Database as of 7/31/2014.
OVERALL RELEASE CAPTAIN
1 Pete Rae
2 Josh Temple
3 Manuel Diaz
4 Dean Panos
5 Brad Phillips
OVERALL TAGGING CAPTAIN
1 Chris Sheeder
2 Josh Temple
3 Ronnie Fields
4 Francisco Alvarenga
5 David Salazar
OVERALL RELEASE ANGLER
1 Pat McCotter
2 John Duvall
3 Bill Easum
4 Keith Brandner
5 Gray Ingram
OVERALL TAGGING ANGLER
1 Keith Brandner
2 Gray Ingram
3 Darryl Schroeder
4 Alejandro Gonzalez
5 Scott Kozak
OVERALL RELEASE LADY ANGLER
1 Joan Verrnon
2 Tiffany Sisolak
3 Martha Macnab
4 Sally Kurz
5 Jocely Ring
OVERALL TAGGING LADY ANGLER
1 Martha Macnab
2 Dawn Samuels
3 Erika Babikow
4 Lori Schroeder
5 Charlotte Brackmann
OVERALL RELEASE YOUTH ANGLER
1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Charles Gaddy
4 Brown Gaddy
5 Katie Davis
OVERALL TAGGING YOUTH ANGLER
1 Bo Ingram
2 Nick Brackman
3 Shawn MacMullin
4 Josh Golden
5 Brown Gaddy
TOP TAGGING ANGLER- ATLANTIC OCEAN
BLUE MARLIN
1 Gray Ingram
2 Bo Ingram
3 Chris Haley
4 Mario Frering
5 Page Robertson
SAILFISH
1 Kasey Swan
2 Andy Southwell
3 Kerry Dyer
4 Dawn Samuels
5 Ebby Hall
WHITE MARLIN
1 Jefferey Stolarz
2 Jeff Citron
TOP RELEASE ANGLER- ATLANTIC OCEAN
BLUE MARLIN
1 Gray Ingram
2 Bo Ingram
3 Keith English
4 Page Robertson
5 Ryan Covalt
SAILFISH
1 Gray Ingram
2 Chris Kubik
3 Andy Southwell
4 Rob DeYoung
5 Eric Castillo
WHITE MARLIN
1 Sally Kurz
TOP TAGGING CAPTAIN- ATLANTIC OCEAN
BLUE MARLIN
1 Ronnie Fields
2 Antonio Amaral
3 Destin Williams
4 Gary Richardson
5 Josinaldo Souza Campos
SAILFISH
1 Fin Gaddy
2 Rom Whitaker
3 Bouncer Smith
4 Danny Ford
5 Gary Clifford
SWORDFISH
1 Mark Pagano
WHITE MARLIN
1 Jerry Lanzerotti
2 Greg Hopkins
3 Gary Richardson
4 Antonio Amaral
TOP RELEASE CAPTAIN- ATLANTIC OCEAN
BLUE MARLIN
1 Ronnie Fields
2 Matt Mauldwin
SAILFISH
1 Dean Panos
2 Fin Gaddy
3 Rom Whitaker
4 George Wells
5 Dennis Endee
WHITE MARLIN
1 Vj Bell
TOP TAGGING ANGLER- PACIFIC OCEAN
BLUE MARLIN
1 Keith Brandner
2 James Brown
3 Tony Carpenter
4 Ron Kawaja
5. Greg Brander
SAILFISH
1 Darryl Schroeder
2 Alejandro Gonzalez
3 Scott Kozak
4 Brent Kitson
5 David Glidden
STRIPED MARLIN
1 Martha Macnab
2 Nick Brackmann
3 Blake Quinn
4 John “Jack” Duvall
5 Gary Robertson
TOP RELEASE ANGLER- PACIFIC OCEAN
BLACK MARLIN
1 Barry Alty
BLUE MARLIN
1 Pat McCotter
2 Keith Brander
3 James Brown
4 Tony Carpenter
5 Joan Vernon
SAILFISH
1 Bill Easum
2 John Duvall
3 Keith Brandner
4 Scott Kozak
5 Pat McCotter
STRIPED MARLIN
1 John “Jack” Duvall
2 Chris Bays
3 Steve Slawkin
4 Martha Macnab
TOP TAGGING CAPTAIN- PACIFIC OCEAN
BLACK MARLIN
1 Tim Richardson
BLUE MARLIN
1 Josh Temple
SAILFISH
1 Chris Sheeder
2 Francisco Alvarenga
3 David Salazar
4 Nicho Alvarenga
5 Richard Chellemi
STRIPED MARLIN
1 Jaime Gonzalez
2 Sean Holden
3 Tony Araiza
4 Carl Schloederer
5 Bernabe Ruiz
TOP RELEASE CAPTAIN- PACIFIC OCEAN
BLACK MARLIN
1 Brett Alty
2 Tim Richardson
BLUE MARLIN
1 Pete Rae
2 Josh Temple
3 Chris Bays
3 Bubba Carter
4 BC Angel
SAILFISH
1 Manuel Diaz
2 Brad Phillips
3 Josh Temple
4 Bubba Carter
5 Skeet Warden
STRIPED MARLIN
1 Chris Bays
2 Eduardo Cesena Burgoin
3 Pablo Cesena
4 Carlos Ruiz
5 Rafeal (Cha Cha) Sanchez
TOP TAGGING ANGLER – INDIAN OCEAN
BLACK MARLIN
1 Chee Meng Yap
2 Scott MacGowan
3 Peter Nagle
SAILFISH
1 Jo-Ann Riley
2 Scott MacGowan
3 Steve Palumbo
4 Geoff Ellens
5 Soolyman Sportfishing
TOP TAGGING CAPTAIN- INDIAN OCEAN
BLACK MARLIN
1 Eddy Lawler
2 Bernard Vale
3 Scott MacGowan
4 Ross Newton
5 John Pearce
BLUE MARLIN
1 Eddy Lawler
2 Ross Newton
3 Bernard Vale
SAILFISH
1 Jourdain Ellens
2 Scott MacGowan
3 Rolly Pierre
4 Terence Farrell
5 Eddy Lawler
STRIPED MARLIN
1 Eddy Lawler
2 Bryan Matiba
YOUTH TAG DIVISIONS
8 AND UNDER
1 Brown Gaddy
2 Charles Gaddy
3 Caden Alexander
13 – 15
1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Patrick Haley
4 Greer Beasley
16 – 17
1 Nick Brackmann
YOUTH RELEASE DIVISIONS
8 AND UNDER
1 Charles Gaddy
13 – 15
1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
