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2025 International Competition

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  • 1st Chad Beaudry – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
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  • 1st Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Martha MacNab Warlaumont – Balboa Island, California
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RELEASE

ANGLER
  • 1st Jessica Clapton – Exmouth, Western Australia
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Richard Peeples – Palmetto Bay, Florida
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Jessica Clapton – Exmouth, Western Australia
YOUTH ANGLER

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2024 International Competition

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TAGGING

ANGLER
  • 1st Jill Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Sean Gallagher – Stuart, Florida
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Jill Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st Ashlyn Eldridge – Capitan, New Mexico

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  • 1st Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Newt Cagle – Sullivans Island, South Carolina
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st Wyatt Bailey, Huntingtown, Maryland
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2023 International Competition

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TAGGING

ANGLER
  • 1st Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Newt Cagle – Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st Johan Millez – Mandelieu-La Napoule, France

RELEASE

ANGLER
  • 1st Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Newt Cagle – Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st George Straub – Jupiter, Florida
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2022 International Competition

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ANGLER
  • 1st Jill Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida
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  • 1st Mike Sheeder – North Palm Beach, Florida
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Jill Yates – Riviera Beach, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st Lula Segrave – North Carolina

RELEASE

ANGLER
  • 1st Laura Jessen – Sarasota, Florida
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Ben Horning – Sarasota, Florida
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Laura Jessen – Sarasota, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st George Straub – Jupiter, Florida
Top Competitors

2021 International Competition

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TAGGING

ANGLER
  • 1st Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Newt Cagle – Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st George Straub – Jupiter, Florida

RELEASE

ANGLER
  • 1st Gray Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
CAPTAIN
  • 1st Newt Cagle – Sullivan's Island, Florida
LADY ANGLER
  • 1st Camila Ingram – Jupiter, Florida
YOUTH ANGLER
  • 1st George Straub – Jupiter, Florida

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