TAG & RELEASE

2025 Competition

Current Standings

Overview

Who’s ready for the latest update in TBF’s Annual Tag & Release Competition? We’re officially past the halfway mark of the 2024-2025 competition season, and it’s time to check in on the action so far! Here are the unofficial standings for top captains and anglers in each category. With plenty of time left before the competition deadline on October 31st, 2025, now’s the perfect moment to review where things stand—and to make sure your data is submitted. Captains and anglers, please remember: all tag cards and submissions should be turned in as soon as possible to ensure they are counted in the final results. If you don’t see a category listed below, it simply means there haven’t been enough qualifying fish submitted yet. Anyone can participate in the competition for free, but only active members of The Billfish Foundation are eligible to receive awards. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. To purchase tagging equipment or other TBF gear, visit our online shop. Stay tuned, fish on, and good luck out there!

Ceremony

Ceremony details and information to be updated in January 2026.

Check back with TBF in November for the final results of this year’s competition!

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected].

If you’d like to attend…

Ceremony details and information to be updated in January 2026.

If you cannot make it…

All active members of The Billfish Foundation are still eligible to receive awards, regardless of attending our ceremony.

2025 International Competition Winners

TAGGING

ANGLER

  • 1st Chad Beaudry – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

CAPTAIN

  • 1st Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

LADY ANGLER

  • 1st Martha MacNab Warlaumont – Balboa Island, California

YOUTH ANGLER

No Qualifiers

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

No Qualifiers

Overall Tagging

Angler

  • 1st Chad Beaudry – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 2nd Martha MacNab Warlaumont – Balboa Island, California
  • 3rd Rafael Abohbot – Luanda, Angola
  • 4th Julio Rocha – Luanda, Angola
  • 5th Fernando Duarte – Luanda, Angola

Captain

  • 1st Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 2nd Marco Couto – Luanda, Angola
  • 3rd Rogerio Matos – Luanda, Angola
  • 4th Douglas Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  • 5th Nick Durham – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Lady Angler

  • 1st Martha MacNab Warlaumont – Balboa Island, California

Youth Angler

No Qualifiers

Overall Release

Angler

  • 1st Jessica Clapton – Exmouth, Western Australia
  • 2nd Christopher Adams – Ashford, United Kingdom
  • 3rd Joe Frazier – Midland, Texas
  • 4th Daniel Dalton
  • 5th Johan Millez – Mandelieu, France

Captain

  • 1st Richard Peeples – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  • 2nd Paul Bourne – Exmouth, Western Australia
  • 3rd Douglas Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  • 4th Nick Durham – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 5th Stephane Millez – Mandelieu, France

Lady Angler

  • 1st Jessica Clapton – Exmouth, Western Australia

Youth Angler

No Qualifiers

Tagging Anglers

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Chafik Rachik – Monaco

Sailfish

  • 1st Rafael Abohbot – Luanda, Angola
  • 2nd Julio Rocha – Luanda, Angola
  • 3rd Fernando Duarte – Luanda, Angola
  • 4th Alexandro Pereira
  • 5th Eder Periera – Luanda, Angola

SPEARFISH

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

  • 1st Shay Esbeck – Gallatin, Missouri

White Marlin

No Qualifiers

Pacific

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Chad Beaudry – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

  • 1st Martha MacNab Warlaumont – Balboa Island, California
  • 2nd Mark Callin – Newport Beach, California
  • 3rd Dave Christman – Fair Oaks, California
  • 4th Rick Hult – Corona del Mar, California
  • 5th Randy Striplin – Loomis, California

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

No Qualifiers

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Tagging Captains

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Stephane Millez – Mandelieu, France

Sailfish

  • 1st Marco Couto – Luanda, Angola
  • 2nd Rogerio Matos – Luanda, Angola
  • 3rd Douglas Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  • 4th Helder Milagre
  • 5th Cam Nicolson – Wood Green, United Kingdom

SPEARFISH

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

  • 1st Nick Froelich – Parrish, Florida

White Marlin

No Qualifiers

Pacific

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 2nd Nick Durham – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 3rd Zane Andrews – Gotha, Florida
  • 4th Oscar Safie

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

  • 1st Casey Carter – Fair Oaks, California
  • 2nd David Santiago – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  • 3rd Tony Araiza – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

No Qualifiers

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Release Anglers

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

No Qualifiers

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

SPEARFISH

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

White Marlin

No Qualifiers

Pacific

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Mike Glimpse – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Sailfish

  • 1st Joe Frazier – Midland, Texas
  • 2nd Daniel Dalton

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

  • 1st Christopher Adams – Ashford, United Kingdom
  • 2nd Johan Millez – Mandelieu, France
  • 3rd Gavin Van der Merwe – Johannesburg, South Africa

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Jessica Clapton – Exmouth, Western Australia

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Release Captains

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

No Qualifiers

Sailfish

  • 1st Richard Peeples – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  • 2nd Douglas Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  • 3rd Patrick Humphrey – Palm City, Florida
  • 4th Cam Nicolson – Wood Green, United Kingdom

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

White Marlin

No Qualifiers

Pacific

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Nick Durham – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

  • 1st Stephane Millez – Mandelieu, France
  • 2nd Jaime Gonzalez – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

  • 1st Paul Bourne – Exmouth, Western Australia

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Youth Anglers

Tag

8 and Under

No Qualifiers

9-10

No Qualifiers

11-12

No Qualifiers

13-15

No Qualifiers

16-17

No Qualifiers

Release

8 and Under

No Qualifiers

9-10

No Qualifiers

11-12

No Qualifiers

13-15

No Qualifiers

16-17

No Qualifiers

Regional Competitions

Gulf of Mexico Marlin Tagging Competition

Tagging Angler

No Qualifiers

Tagging Captain

  • 1st Camilo Kuri Con – Tampico, Mexico
  • 2nd Myles Colley – Pensacola, Florida

Tagging Lady Angler

No Qualifiers

Tagging Angler - Blue Marlin

No Qualifiers

Tagging Captain - Blue Marlin

  • 1st Camilo Kuri Con – Tampico, Mexico
  • 2nd Myles Colley – Pensacola, Florida

Tagging Captain - White Marlin

No Qualifiers

South Florida Sailfish Circuit

Tagging Angler

  • 1st Danny Vaughan – Cutler Bay, Florida
  • 2nd Carl Lindner – Peebles, Ohio
  • 3rd Shelby Callison – West Palm Beach, Florida

Tagging Lady Angler

  • 1st Shelby Callison – West Palm Beach, Florida

Tagging Captain - Private

  • 1st Richard Peeples – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  • 2nd Douglas Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  • 3rd Michael Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • 4th Edwin Twyford – North Palm Beach, Florida

Tagging Captain - Charter

  • 1st Thomas Hinterschied – Pompano Beach, Florida

Release Angler

  • 1st Shelby Callison – West Palm Beach, Florida
  • 2nd Carl Lindner – Peebles, Ohio
  • 3rd Dawn Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • 4th Alex Bojnanasky
  • 5th Jorge Marquez

Release Lady Angler

  • 1st Shelby Callison – West Palm Beach, Florida

Release Captain - Private

  • 1st Richard Peeples – Palmetto Bay, Florida
  • 2nd Douglas Covin – Jupiter, Florida
  • 3rd Michael Samuels – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Release Captain - Charter

  • 1st Dean Panos – Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • 2nd Patrick Humphrey – Palm City, Florida

Hawaii Regional Competition

Tagging Angler

  • 1st Chad Beaudry – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 2nd Mike Glimpse – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 3rd Jeff Stafford – Henderson, Nevada
  • 4th Kathleen Wyatt – Hakalau, Hawaii
  • 5th Jodi Glimpse – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Tagging Captain

  • 1st Nick Durham – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 2nd Tracy Epstein – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 3rd Mike Dakil – Kaliua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 4th KJ Robinson – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
  • 5th Sam Choy – Kealakekua, Hawaii

Tagging Lady Angler

  • 1st Kathleen Wyatt – Hakalau, Hawaii
  • 2nd Jodi Glimpse – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

A special thanks to our ceremony sponsors

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With more than 280,000 reports, The Billfish Foundation’s Tag & Release Program is the largest private billfish tagging database and the cornerstone of TBF’s conservation and advocacy efforts.
Our annual competition allows us to highlight anglers, captains, and mates who tag and release the most fish. This international competition encourages data collection and responsible billfishing.
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