International Tag and Release Competition Update

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Listed below are the top 5 captains and anglers in each category of the international competition as of October 2, 2019. If a category is missing, it’s because there haven’t been enough fish to qualify. The competition runs through October 31, 2019 and all entries must be in by November 15. Awards will be given out on February 14, 2020 during the Miami Boat Show. Contact us with any questions at tag@billfish.org. This is the final update before the winners are announced.

 

OVERALL

TAGGING CAPTAIN:

  1. Nicholas Gonzalez – Coconut Grove, Florida
  2. Skip Smith – Lighthouse Point, Florida
  3. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  4. Fernando Duarte – Luanda
  5. Ken Ross – North Palm Beach

RELEASE CAPTAIN:

  1. Chris Sheeder – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  2. Ben Horning – Jupiter, Florida
  3. Dean Panos – Pembroke Pines, Florida
  4. Chris Bays – Kailua Kona, Hawaii
  5. Horace Barge – San Marcos, California

TAGGING ANGLER:

  1. Jose Anton – Miami, Florida
  2. Batian Craig – Nairobi
  3. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
  4. Gregory Lewis – Whitesburg, Georgia (tied)
  5. Paul Dolinoy – Huntington Beach, California (tied)

RELEASE ANGLER:

  1. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
  2. Phillip Erickson – Orlando, Florida
  3. Brian Walley – Blaine, Washington
  4. Edward Cieszkiewicz – Houston, Texas
  5. Patrick Nutt – Fort Lauderdale, Florida

TAGGING LADY ANGLER:

  1. Luena Amaro – Luanda, Angola
  2. Jo-Ann Riley – Bulgarra, Australia (tied)
  3. Kelly Farrell – Alyangula, Australia (tied)
  4. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (tied)
  5. Katie Kosich – Newport Beach, California (tied)

RELEASE LADY ANGLER:

  1. Tawnie Walley – Blaine, Washington
  2. Camila Sanches – Jupiter, Florida
  3. Lindsay Petway – Atlantic Beach, Florida
  4. Elisa Badillo – Abascal – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  5. Martha Macnab – Balboa Island, California

TAGGING YOUTH ANGLER:

  1. Hefner Appling – Port Aransas, Texas
  2. Luke Lilfs – Boynton Beach, Florida (tied)
  3. Emma Helwig – Owings, Maryland (tied)
  4. Decker Patterson – North Palm Beach, Florida (tied)
  5. Boyer Tooley – Pacific Palisades, California (tied)

RELEASE YOUTH ANGLER:

  1. Jake Morris – Wake Forest, North Carolina
  2. Preston Jinks – Houston, Texas
  3. Barrett Jinks – Houston, Texas

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC TAGGING

Blue Marlin Tagging Captain:

  1. Igor Assad – Niteroi, Brazil
  2. Anton Viljoen – Ocean Ridge, Florida (tied)
  3. Stephane Millez – Mandelieu, France (tied)
  4. Rich Barrett – Jupiter, Florida (tied)
  5. Terrell Miller – San Antonio, Texas (tied)

Sailfish Tagging Captain:

  1. Nicholas Gonzalez – Coconut Grove, Florida
  2. Fernando Duarte – Luanda, Angola
  3. Bouncer Smith – Miami Beach, Florida
  4. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  5. Paul Sabayrac – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Swordfish Tagging Captain:

  1. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida
  2. Travis Whitfield – Vero Beach, Florida
  3. Rudy Urbain – Sainte – Maxime, France
  4. Nick Stanczyk – Islamorada, Florida
  5. Chase Fulton – Fort Myers, Florida

White Marlin Tagging Captain:

  1. Jon Meade – Ashburn, Virginia
  2. Tim Day – Leland, North Carolina
  3. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida (tied)
  4. Bill Davis – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (tied)
  5. Rich Barrett – Jupiter, Florida

Blue Marlin Tagging Angler:

  1. Rafael Gomes Ferreira – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  2. Neil McLellan – Ocean Ridge, Florida
  3. Jean Paul Bonnin – Mandelieu, France (tied)
  4. Bruno Gomes – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (tied)

Sailfish Tagging Angler:

  1. Kevin Jongschaap – Luanda, Angola
  2. Jacob Lepera – Boynton Beach, Florida
  3. Luena Amaro – Luanda, Angola
  4. Rafael Brigham – Luanda, Angola
  5. Bill Sabayrac – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Swordfish Tagging Angler:

  1. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida
  2. Matthew Fahmia – Vero Beach, Florida
  3. Samuel Urbain – Sainte – Maxime, France
  4. Chase Fulton – Fort Myers, Florida
  5. Tom Arnot – Islamorada, Florida

White Marlin Tagging Angler:

  1. Darren Helwig – Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
  2. George Robinson – North Palm Beach, Florida
  3. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (tied)
  4. Peter Cherasia – Rumson, New Jersey (tied)
  5. Nick Rauco – Toms River, New Jersey
ATLANTIC RELEASE

Blue Marlin Release Captain:

  1. Zak Conde – San Vicente, Cape Verde
  2. Bertrand Bouchard – Port Gentil, Gabon
  3. Brent Gaskill – Harkers Island, North Carolina
  4. Ryan Tubbs
  5. Stuart Simpson – La Lucia Ridge, South Africa

Sailfish Release Captain:

  1. Dean Panos – Pembroke Pines, Florida
  2. Travis Ralph – Jupiter, Florida
  3. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  4. Matt Alligood – North Palm Beach, Florida
  5. Scott Stanczyk – Islamorada, Florida

Swordfish Release Captain:

  1. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida

White Marlin Release Captain:

  1. Michael Hunter – Florida
  2. Stuart Simpson – La Lucia Ridge, South Africa
  3. El Loro

Blue Marlin Release Angler:

  1. Chris Chapman – Great Britain
  2. Mark Smith – Sutton Coldfield, Great Britain
  3. Marc Giraux – Paris, France
  4. Drew Benson – Canada (tied)
  5. Harris Huddle – New Bern, North Carolina (tied)

Sailfish Release Angler:

  1. Jacob Lepera – Boynton Beach, Florida
  2. Billy Carson – North Miami, Florida
  3. Charlie Stubbs – North Palm Beach, Florida
  4. Kip Edwards – Bethesda, Maryland
  5. Frank Pitten – Scituate, Massachusetts

Swordfish Release Angler:

  1. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida

White Marlin Release Angler:

  1. Angel Muntaner Gonzalez – Luquillo, Puerto Rico
  2. El Ouafi Ibrahim – Casablanca, Morocco
  3. Davide Marconi – Pgliano Milanese, Italy
  4. Ernesto Vazquez – San Juan, Puerto Rico

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC TAGGING

Black Marlin Tagging Captain:

  1. Craig Denham – Runaway Bay, Australia
  2. Tim Richardson – Bangalow, Australia
  3. Tom Francis – Auckland, New Zealand
  4. Jason Hedges – Kingscliff, Australia

Blue Marlin Tagging Captain:

  1. Skip Smith – Lighthouse Point, Florida
  2. Ken Ross – North Palm Beach, Florida
  3. Chris Choy – Kailua Kona, Hawaii
  4. Yoshihiro Ishida – Osaka, Japan
  5. Scott Jones – Coral Springs, Florida

Sailfish Tagging Captain:

  1. Sean Swetman – Rockport, Texas
  2. Skip Smith – Lighthouse Point, Florida
  3. Will Ochse – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  4. Rich Hamilton – San Diego, California
  5. Bret Hawes – Victoria, Texas

Striped Marlin Tagging Captain:

  1. Jamie Gonzalez – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  2. Julio Cota – Norridge, Illinois
  3. Javier Alarcon – Cabo San Lucas
  4. Bernabe Ruiz – Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
  5. Brett Eller – San Diego, California

Black Marlin Tagging Angler:

  1. Herve Picarda – Port Vila, VU
  2. Jason Jacobs – Austin, Texas

Blue Marlin Tagging Angler:

  1. Jose Anton – Miami, Florida
  2. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
  3. Paul Dolinoy – Huntington Beach, California
  4. Norman Pichardo – Guayaquil, Ecuador
  5. Camila Sanches – Jupiter, Florida

Sailfish Tagging Angler:

  1. John Henry David – Neptune Beach, Florida
  2. Hefner Appling – Port Aransas, Texas
  3. Al Lanier – Neptune Beach, Florida
  4. John Murray – Rrockport, Texas
  5. Patrick Nutt – Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Spearfish Tagging Angler:

  1. Paul Dolinoy – Huntington Beach, California

Striped Marlin Tagging Angler:

  1. Gregory Lewis – Whitesburg, Georgia
  2. Martha Macnab – Balboa Island, California (tied)
  3. Katie Kosich – Newport Beach, California (tied)
  4. Harry Mason – Summerland Key, Florida (tied)
  5. Nick Brackmann – Huntington Beach, California
PACIFIC RELEASE

Black Marlin Release Captain:

  1. Brett Alty – Gold Coast, Australia
  2. Craig Denham – Runaway Bay, Australia

Blue Marlin Release Captain:

  1. Tom Lynsky – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  2. Chris Sheeder – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  3. Edgar Montero – Doral, Florida
  4. Scott Jones – Coral Springs, Florida
  5. Brett Alty – Gold Coast, Australia

Sailfish Release Captain:

  1. Chris Sheeder – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  2. Will Ochse – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  3. Chris Bays – Kailua Kona, Hawaii
  4. Ernesto Vazquez – San Juan, Puerto Rico
  5. Nicho Alvarenga – Palmetto Bay, Florida

Spearfish Release Captain:

  1. Brett Eller – San Diego, California

Striped Marlin Release Captain:

  1. Ben Horning – Jupiter, Florida
  2. Horace Barge – San Marcos, California
  3. Chris Bays – Kailua Kona, Hawaii
  4. Lupe Gomez – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  5. Tony Araiza – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Black Marlin Release Angler:

  1. Barry Alty – Gold Coast, Australia
  2. Ethan Hoggard – Gold Coast, Australia
  3. Luke Vesco

Blue Marlin Release Angler:

  1. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
  2. Ken Chaplin – Derwood, Maryland
  3. Donald Byroads – La Plata, Maryland
  4. Martha Macnab – Balboa Island, California
  5. Brennan Welch – Odessa, Texas

Sailfish Release Angler:

  1. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
  2. Patrick Nutt – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  3. Camila Sanches – Jupiter, Florida
  4. Ernesto Vazquez – San Juan, Puerto Rico
  5. Lindsay Petway – Atlantic Beach, Florida

Spearfish Release Angler:

  1. Stephen Jansen – San Diego, California

Striped Marlin Release Angler:

  1. Phillip Erickson – Orlando, Florida
  2. Brian Walley – Blaine, Washington
  3. Edward Cieszkiewicz – Houston, Texas
  4. Tawnie Walley – Blaine, Washington
  5. Don Batliner – Pearl City, Hawaii

INDIAN OCEAN

INDIAN TAGGING

Black Marlin Tagging Captain:

  1. Ross Newton – Broome, Australia
  2. Darryn Du Plessis – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Perry Rosalie – Victoria, Seychelles

Blue Marlin Tagging Captain:

  1. Perry Rosalie – Victoria, Seychelles
  2. Adam Ogden – Kenya
  3. Randy Bradley – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  4. Darryn Du Plessis – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. Ross Newton – Broome, Australia

Sailfish Tagging Captain:

  1. Bomber Farrell – Alyangula, Australia
  2. Perry Rosalie – Victoria, Seychelles
  3. Rolly Pierre – Denis Island, Seychelles
  4. Randy Bradley – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  5. Adam Ogden – Kenya

Blue Marlin Tagging Angler:

  1. Batian Craig – Nairobi, Kenya
  2. Mike Mason – Victoria, Seychelles
  3. Malan Horak – Victoria, Seychelles
  4. Aaron – Lyle Manes – Victoria, Seychelles

Sailfish Tagging Angler:

  1. Batian Craig – Nairobi, Kenya
  2. Kelly Farrell – Alyangula, Australia
  3. Bomber Farrell – Alyangula, Australia
  4. Jo-Ann Riley – Bulgarra, Australia
  5. Scott Macgowan – Bulgarra, Australia
INDIAN RELEASE

Black Marlin Release Captain:

  1. Matthew Worrall – Coral Bay, Australia
  2. Calvin Du Plessis – Malindi, Kenya

Sailfish Release Captain:

  1. Calvin Du Plessis – Malindi, Kenya
  2. Jo-Ann Riley – Baynton, Australia
  3. Neville Kent – Exmouth, Australia

Black Marlin Release Angler:

  1. Josh Fitzgerald – Exmouth, Australia

Sailfish Release Angler:

  1. Deb Foster – Exmouth, Australia
  2. Neville Kent – Exmouth, Australia

Youth Divisions

Tagging 13-15 years old:

  1. Hefner Appling – Port Aransas, Texas
  2. Emma Helwig – Owings, Maryland (tied)
  3. Boyer Tooley – Pacific Palisades, California (tied)

Tagging 16-17 years old:

  1. Luke Lulfs – Boynton Beach, Florida (tied)
  2. Decker Patterson – North Palm Beach, Florida (tied)

Release 13-15 years old:

  1. Preston Jinks – Houston, Texas

Release 16-17 years old:

  1. Jake Morris – Wake Forest, California
  2. Barrett Jinks – Houston, Texas

 

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