August 6, 2014

UPDATED STANDINGS FOR ANNUAL TAG AND RELEASE COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

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

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

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