Listed below are the top 5 captains and anglers in each category for The Billfish Foundation’s Tag & Release Competition as of September 10, 2021. This is the final rankings update before the competition ends. If a category is missing, it’s because there haven’t been enough fish to qualify. The competition runs through October 31, 2021 and all entries must be in by November 15, 2021. Please remember that you are only eligible to receive an award if you are an active member of The Billfish Foundation. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected]. To purchase tagging equipment and other TBF items (international shipping has reopened!), visit our online shop.

Top Overall Tagging Captain

1. John Cagle – Sullivans Island, South Carolina, USA
2. Bobby McGuinness – Golfito, Costa Rica
3. Lance Hightower – Macon, Georgia, USA
4. Patrick Price – Jensen Beach, Florida, USA
5. Ben Brownlee – Jupiter, Florida, USA

Top Overall Tagging Angler

1. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Christian Hampl – Doral, Florida, USA
3. Donna Reynolds – Macon, Georgia, USA
4. Chad Beaudry – Telluride, Colorado, USA
5. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

Top Overall Tagging Lady Angler

1. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Donna Reynolds – Macon, Georgia, USA
3. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
4. Jill Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida, USA
5. Martha Macnab – Balboa Island, California, USA

Top Overall Tagging Youth Angler

1. George Straub – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Isabelle McLane – Plantation, Florida, USA (tied)
3. Chloe Hornhardt – Karratha, Western Australia, Australia (tied)

Top Overall Release Captain

1. John Cagle – Sullivans Island, South Carolina, USA
2. Travis Ralph – Tequesta, Florida, USA
3. Jesse Hill – Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia
4. Patrick Price – Jensen Beach, Florida, USA
5. Johnny Fulqueira – Santurce, Puerto Rico

Top Overall Release Angler

1. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
3. Ernesto Vazquez – San Juan, Puerto Rico
4. Jesse Hill – Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia
5. Christian Hampl – Doral, Florida, USA

Top Overall Release Lady Angler

1. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
3. Deb Foster – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
4. Shelby Callison – Riviera Beach, Florida, USA
5. Jill Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida, USA

Top Overall Release Youth Angler

1. George Straub – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Colton Bates – Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

Top Tagging Captain

Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. Watson Caviness – Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
2. Scooter Porto – Gulfbreeze, Florida, USA
3. Kevin Deerman – Galveston, Texas, USA
4. Camilo Kuri Con – Tampico, Mexico
5. Gordo Heldewier – Willemestad, Curacao

Sailfish

1. Patrick Price – Jensen Beach, Florida, USA
2. Mike Hunter – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
3. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida, USA
4. Tom Hinterschied – Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
5. Stephen Brexel – North Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Spearfish

1. Vince Riera – Alcudia, Balearic Islands, Spain

Swordfish

1. Adam Peeples – Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
2. Blake Rigby – Venice, Lousiana, USA
3. Wes Haizlip – Galveston, Texas, USA
4. Vince Riera – Alcudia, Balearic Islands, Spain
5. Roger Rodriguez – North Miami, Florida, USA

White Marlin

1. Rich Barrett – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Mike Hunter – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
3. Watson Caviness – Wilmington, North Carolina, USA (tied for 3rd)
4. Paul Bonin – Lake Charles, Lousiana, USA (tied for 3rd)

Pacific

Blue Marlin

1. Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
2. Chris Choy – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
3. KJ Robinson – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
4. Ben Brownlee – Jupiter, Florida, USA (tied for 4th)
5. Shane O’Brien – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA (tied for 4th)

Sailfish

1. Bobby McGuinness – Golfito, Costa Rica
2. Lance Hightower – Macon, Georgia, USA
3. John Cagle – Sullivans Island, South Carolina, USA
4. Ben Brownlee – Jupiter, Florida, USA
5. Mark Pagano – Jupiter, Florida, USA

Spearfish

1. Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
2. KJ Robinson – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
3. Chris Choy – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA

Striped Marlin

1. John Cagle – Sullivans Island, South Carolina, USA
2. Julio Cota – Norridge, Illinois, USA
3. Abraham Marquez – Norridge, Illinois, USA
4. Jerry Lanzerotti – Bayville, New Jersey, USA
5. Chris Workmon – Savannah, Georgia, USA

Indian

Black Marlin

1. Adam Cottrell – Coral Bay, Western Australia, Australia

Blue Marlin

1. Ross Newton – Broome, Western Australia, Australia
2. Darryn du Plessis – Victoria, Seychelles

Sailfish

1. Bomber Farrell – Alyangula, Northern Territory, Australia
2. Darryn du Plessis – Victoria, Seychelles
3. Randy Bradley – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Swordfish

1. Calvin du Plessis – Malindi, Kenya

Top Tagging Angler

Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. Page Robertson – Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
2. Cameron Bailey – Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
3. Kanmair Kleinmoedig – Curacao
4. James Turner – Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA
5. Robert Patterson – North Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Sailfish

1. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
2. Jacob Lepera – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
3. Robert Patterson – North Palm Beach, Florida, USA
4. Luena Amaro – Luanda, Angola (tied for 4th)
5. Shelby Callison – Riviera Beach, Florida, USA (tied for 4th)

White Marlin

1. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
2. Nick Rauco – Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3. Michael Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
4. Peter Cherasia – Rumson, New Jersey, USA (tied for 4th)
5. Paul Bonin – Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA (tied for 4th)

Pacific

Blue Marlin

1. Chad Beaudry – Telluride, Colorado, USA
2. Kathleen Wyatt – New Braunfels, Texas, USA
3. Paul Dolinoy – Huntington Beach, California, USA (tied for 3rd)
4. Donna Reynolds – Macon, Georgia, USA (tied for 3rd)
5. Guy Arrington – Houston, Texas, USA

Sailfish

1. Christian Hampl – Doral, Florida, USA
2. Donna Reynolds – Macon, Georgia, USA
3. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
4. Jill Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida, USA
5. Scott Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida, USA

Spearfish

1. Chad Beaudry – Telluride, Colorado, USA

Striped Marlin

1. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
3. Martha Macnab – Balboa Island, California, USA
4. Mark Backhus – Morris, Illinois, USA
5. Paco Ruiz – Norridge, Illinois, USA

Indian

Sailfish

1. Bomber Farrell – Alyangula, Northern Territory, Australia
2. Taro Tominaga – Brighton, Tasmania, Australia (tied for 2nd)
3. Quentin Toose – Alyangula, Northern Territory, Australia (tied for 2nd)

Swordfish

1. Gavin van der Merwe – Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Top Release Captain

Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. Stuart Simpson – La Lucia Ridge, Durban, South Africa
2. Marco Canu – Sao Vicente, Cape Verde (tied for 2nd)
3. Manuel Viana – Portugal (tied for 2nd)
4. Brent Gaskill – Harkers Island, North Carolina, USA

Sailfish

1. Travis Ralph – Tequesta, Florida, USA
2. Patrick Price – Jensen Beach, Florida, USA
3. Mike Hunter -Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
4. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida, USA
5. Matt Alligood – North Palm Beach, Florida, USA

White Marlin

1. Brent Gaskill – Harkers Island, North Carolina
2. Mike Hunter – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA (tied for 2nd)
3. Jon Duffie – Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA (tied for 2nd)

Pacific

Black Marlin

1. Jesse Hill – Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia

Blue Marlin

1. Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA

Sailfish

1. Johnny Fulqueira – Santurce, Puerto Rico
2. Bobby McGuinness – Golfito, Costa Rica
3. John Cagle – Sullivans Island, South Carolina, USA
4. Mark Pagano – Jupiter, Florida, USA
5. Jason Brice – Miami, Florida, USA

Striped Marlin

1. John Cagle – Sullivans Island, South Carolina, USA

Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1. Neville Kent – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
2. Adam Cottrell – Coral Bay, Western Australia, Australia

Blue Marlin

1. Neville Kent – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
2. Adam Cottrell – Coral Bay, Western Australia, Australia
3. Eddy Lawler – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

Sailfish

1. Neville Kent – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
2. Scott Macgowen – Bulgarra, Western Australia, Australia
3. Calvin du Plessis – Malindi, Kenya

Top Release Angler

Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. George Straub – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Kanmair Kleinmoedig – Curacao
3. Harris Huddle – New Bern, North Carolina, USA
4. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA (tied for 4th)
5. Paul Burns Schilling – Houston, Texas, USA (tied for 4th)

Sailfish

1. Wayne Jenkins – Wellington, Florida, USA
2. Roy Rice – Wellington, Florida, USA
3. Kip Edwards – Bethesda, Maryland, USA
4. Calvin Viapiano – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
5. Shelby Callison – Riviera Beach, Florida, USA

White Marlin

1. Harris Huddle – New Bern, North Carolina, USA
2. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
3. Marlin Wakeman

Pacific

Black Marlin

1. Jesse Hill – Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia
2. Andy Kelly – Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia

Blue Marlin

1. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Chad Beaudry – Telluride, Colorado, USA

Sailfish

1. Ernesto Vazquez – San Juan, Puerto Rico
2. Christian Hampl – Doral, Florida, USA
3. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
4. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
5. Peter Myers – Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Striped Marlin

1. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
2. Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA

Indian

Black Marlin

1. Deb Foster – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

Blue Marlin

1. Hayley Dellar – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
2. Deb Foster – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

Sailfish

1. Deb Foster – Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
2. Jo-Ann Riley – Bulgarra, Western Australia, Australia