Listed below are the top 5 captains and anglers in each category for the international competition as of August 1, 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, tag@billfish.org.

OVERALL RELEASE CAPTAIN

  1. Chris Sheeder – Guatemala
  2. Ben Horning – Jupiter, Florida, USA
  3. Chris Bays – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
  4. Horace Barge – San Marcos, California, USA
  5. Travis Ralph – Jupiter, Florida, USA

OVERALL TAGGING CAPTAIN

  1. Nicholas Gonzalez – Coconut Grove, Florida, USA
  2. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida, USA (tie for 2nd)
  3. Fernando Duarte – Luanda, Angola (tie for 2nd)
  4. Bouncer Smith – Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  5. Jaime Gonzales – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

OVERALL RELEASE ANGLER

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

OVERALL TAGGING ANGLER

  1. Batian Craig – Nairobi, Kenya
  2. Gregory Lewis – Whitesburg, Georgia, USA
  3. Mike Mason – Victoria, Seychelles
  4. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
  5. Kevin Jongschaap – Luanda, Angola

OVERALL RELEASE LADY ANGLER

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

OVERALL TAGGING LADY ANGLER

  1. Luena Amaro – Luanda, Angola
  2. Kelly Farrell – Alyangula, Northern Territory, Australia
  3. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA (tie for 3rd)
  4. Katie Kosich – Newport Beach, California, USA (tie for 3rd)
  5. Martha Macnab – Balboa Island, California, USA (tie for 3rd)

OVERALL RELEASE YOUTH ANGLER

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

OVERALL TAGGING YOUTH ANGLER

  1. Hefner Appling – Port Aransas, Texas, USA
  2. Luke Lulfs – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
  3. Boyer Tooley – Pacific Palisades, California, USA

TOP TAGGING ANGLER- ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

  1. Rafael Gomes Ferreira – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. Neil Mclellan – Ocean Ridge, Florida, USA
  3. Jean Paul Bonnin – Mandelieu, France (tie for 3rd)
  4. Bruno Gomes – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (tie for 3rd)

Sailfish

  1. Kevin Jongschaap – Luanda, Angola
  2. Jacob Lepera – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
  3. Luena Amaro – Luanda, Angola
  4. Rafael Brigham – Luanda, Angola
  5. Stella Bella Watermelon – Florida

Swordfish

  1. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
  2. Matthew Fahmie – Vero Beach, Florida, USA
  3. Chase Fulton – Fort Myers, Florida, USA
  4. Mark Davis – Malibu, California, USA (tie for 4th)
  5. Tom Arnot – Islamorada, Florida, USA (tie for 4th)

White Marlin

  1. Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

TOP RELEASE ANGLER- ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

  1. Harris Huddle – New Bern, North Carolina, USA
  2. Kanmair Kleinmoedig – Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
  3. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
  4. Joerg Donath – Crailsheim, Germany

Sailfish

  1. Jacob Lepera – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
  2. Charlie Stubbs – North Palm Beach, Florida, USA
  3. Kip Edwards – Bethesda, Maryland, USA
  4. Daniel Daughtridge – Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
  5. Calvin via Piano – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

White Marlin

  1. Angel Muntaner Gonzalez – Luquillo, Puerto Rico, USA
  2. Ernesto Vazquez – San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

TOP TAGGING CAPTAIN – ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

  1. Igor Assad – Niteroi, Brazil
  2. Anton Viljoen – Ocean Ridge, Florida, USA (tie for 2nd)
  3. Stephanie Millez – Mandelieu, France (tie for 2nd)
  4. Rich Barrett – Jupiter, Florida, USA
  5. Tim Richardson – Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia

Sailfish

  1. Nicholas Gonzalez – Coconut Grove, Florida, USA
  2. Fernando Duarte – Luanda, Angola
  3. Bouncer Smith – Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  4. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida, USA
  5. Travis Ralph – Jupiter, Florida, USA

Swordfish

  1. Henry Dombroski – Boynton Beach, Florida
  2. Travis Whitfield – Vero Beach, Florida, USA
  3. Nick Stanczyk – Islamorada, Florida, USA
  4. Chase Fulton – Fort Myers, Florida, USA
  5. William Chapman – Rockville, Indiana, USA

White Marlin

  1. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida, USA
  2. Rich Barrett – Jupiter, Florida, USA (tie for 2nd)
  3. Michael Hunter – Florida, USA (tie for 2nd)
  4. Marcelo Saade Rodrigues – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (tie for 2nd)

TOP RELEASE CAPTAIN- ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

  1. Brent Gaskill – Harkers Island, North Carolina
  2. Ryan Tubbs
  3. Stuart Simpson – La Lucia Ridge, South Africa (tie for 3rd)
  4. Gordo Heldewier – Willmestad, Netherland Antilles (tie for 3rd)
  5. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida, USA

Sailfish

  1. Travis Ralph – Jupiter, Florida, USA
  2. Doug Covin – Jupiter, Florida, USA
  3. Scott Stanczyk – Islamorada, Florida, USA
  4. Matt Alligood – North Palm Beach, Florida, USA
  5. Fernando Duarte – Luanda, Angola

White Marlin

  1. Michael Hunter – Florida, USA
  2. El Loro

TOP TAGGING ANGLER- PACIFIC

Black Marlin

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

Blue Marlin

  1. Paul Dolinoy – Huntington Beach, California, USA
  2. Manami Ishida – Osaka, Japan
  3. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA (tie for 3rd)
  4. Mark Stout – Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA (tie for 3rd)
  5. Edgar Artecona – Alvauneo, Texas, USA

Sailfish

  1. John Henry David – Neptune Beach, Florida, USA
  2. Hefner Appling – Port Aransas, Texas, USA
  3. Al Lanier – Neptune Beach, Florida, USA
  4. John Murray – Rockport, Texas, USA
  5. Patrick Nutt – Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (tie for 5th)
  6. Paul Dolinoy – Huntington Beach, California, USA (tie for 5th)

Striped Marlin

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

TOP RELEASE ANGLER- PACIFIC

Black Marlin

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

Blue Marlin

  1. Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida, USA
  2. Ken Chaplin – Derwood, Maryland, USA
  3. Donald Byroads – La Plata, Maryland – USA
  4. Martha Macnab – Balboa Island, California, USA
  5. Steve Fancsy – Harrow, Ontario, Canada

Sailfish

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

Striped Marlin

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

TOP TAGGING CAPTAIN- PACIFIC

Black Marlin

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

Blue Marlin

  1. Skip Smith – Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
  2. Chris Choy – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
  3. Edgar Montero – Doral, Florida, USA
  4. Yoshihiro Ishida – Osaka, Japan
  5. Cameron Plaag – Galveston, Texas, USA

Sailfish

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

Spearfish

  1. Chris Choy – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA

Striped Marlin

  1. Jaime Gonzalez – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  2. Julio Cota – Norridge, Illinois, USA
  3. Javier Alarcon – Cabo san Lucas, Mexico
  4. Bernabe Ruiz – Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
  5. Abraham Marquez C. – Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico

TOP RELEASE CAPTAIN- PACIFIC

Black Marlin

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

Blue Marlin

  1. Chris Sheeder – Guatemala
  2. Edgar Montero – Doral, Florida, USA
  3. Brett Alty – Gold Coast, Australia
  4. Tony Araiza – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  5. Trey Pecor – Shelburne, Vermont, USA

Sailfish

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

Striped Marlin

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

TOP TAGGING ANGLER – INDIAN

Blue Marlin

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

Sailfish

  1. Batian Craig – Nairobi, Kenya
  2. Kelly Farrell – Alyangula, Northern Territory, Australia
  3. Bomber Farrell – Alyangula, Northern Territory, Australia
  4. Mike Mason – Victoria, Seychelles
  5. Kane Dysart – Nightcliff, Northern Territory, Australia

TOP TAGGING CAPTAIN- INDIAN

Black Marlin

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

Blue Marlin

  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, Western Australia, Australia

Sailfish

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

TOP RELEASE CAPTAIN- INDIAN

Blue Marlin

  1. Calvin Du Plessis – Malindi, Kenya

 

Sailfish

  1. Calvin Du Plessis – Malindi, Kenya

YOUTH DIVISION (TAG)

13 – 15

  1. Hefner Appling – Port Aransas, Texas, USA
  2. Boyer Tooley – Pacific Palisades, California, USA

 

16 – 17

  1. Luke Lulfs – Boynton Beach, Florida, USA

YOUTH DIVISION (RELEASE)

13-15

  1. Preston Jinks – Houston, Texas, USA

16 – 17

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