TAG & RELEASE

2025 Competition

Current Standings

Overview

Who’s ready for the latest update in TBF’s Annual Tag & Release Competition? Here are the official standings for captains, anglers, and mates in each category. Captains and anglers, please remember, only active members of The Billfish Foundation are eligible to receive awards and/or attend the ceremony.

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Ceremony

The wait is over! Here are the official results for TBF’s Annual Tag & Release Competition!

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2025 International Competition Winners

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 JULIANA SAHYOUN – CASABLANCA, MOROCCO

RELEASE

ANGLER

1st CAMILA INGRAM – JUPITER, FLORIDA

CAPTAIN

1st ASH PITTARD – CABLE BEACH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

LADY ANGLER

1st CAMILA INGRAM – JUPITER, FLORIDA

YOUTH ANGLER

1st ASHLYN ELDRIDGE – CAPITAN, NEW MEXICO

Overall Tagging

Angler

1st JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
2nd SCOTT YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
3rd CHAD BEAUDRY – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
4th LAURA JESSEN – SARASOTA, FLORIDA
5th MIKE GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Captain

1st SEAN GALLAGHER – STUART, FLORIDA
2nd NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd TRACY EPSTEIN – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
4th BEN HORNING – SARASOTA, FLORIDA
5th DOUGLAS COVIN – JUPITER, FLORIDA

Lady Angler

1st JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
2nd LAURA JESSEN – SARASOTA, FLORIDA
3rd MARTHA MACNAB WARLAUMONT – BALBOA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA
4th KATHLEEN WYATT – HAKALAU, HAWAII
5th KIMBERLY WILLER – BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

Youth Angler

1st JULIANA SAHYOUN – CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
2nd ASHLYN ELDRIDGE – CAPITAN, NEW MEXICO
3rd GEORGE PRATT – THEODORE, ALABAMA
4th ALANNAH TAYLOR – BELLAIRE, TEXAS
5th LEVI LERGESSNER – ALYANGULA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

Overall Release

Angler

1st CAMILA INGRAM – JUPITER, FLORIDA
2nd MIKE GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
4th SCOTT YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
5th JACK EUDY – CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

Captain

1st ASH PITTARD – CABLE BEACH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
2nd SEAN GALLAGHER – STUART, FLORIDA
3rd RICHARD PEEPLES – PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA
4th NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
5th DEAN PANOS – PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA

Lady Angler

1st CAMILA INGRAM – JUPITER, FLORIDA
2nd JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
3rd SHELBY CALLISON – WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
4th MADISON AMBROSE – HUBERT, NORTH CAROLINA
5th DAWN SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA

Youth Angler

1st ASHLYN ELDRIDGE – CAPITAN, NEW MEXICO
2nd JULIANA SAHYOUN – CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
3rd CALVIN BRAUSER – LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA
4th WYATT CRAIG – FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA
5th GEORGE PRATT – THEODORE, ALABAMA

Tagging Anglers

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

1st CHRIS CATES – UNITED STATES
2nd JACK EUDY – CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
3rd ALEX KRAKE – METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
4th KANMAIR KLEINMOEDIG – WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO
5th CHAFIK RACHIK – MONACO, MONACO

Sailfish

1st CHRIS CATES – UNITED STATES
2nd JACKIE BARNETT – LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
3rd BEN WALL – SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
4th HARRIE SANNEN – NETHERLAND ANTILLES
5th RAFAEL ABOHBOT – LUANDA, ANGOLA

SPEARFISH

1st NORBERT PERCHTOLD

Swordfish

1st COTY CHERAMIE – LAROSE, LOUISIANA
2nd SAMUEL URBAIN – SAINTE-MAXIME, FRANCE
3rd SHAY ESBECK – GALLATIN, MISSOURI

White Marlin

1st LAURENT SAHYOUN – MANDELIEU, FRANCE
2nd JULIANA SAHYOUN – CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
3rd PAGE ROBERTSON – WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
4th DAVIDE MARCONI – POGLIANO MILANESE, ITALY
5th BILL NESBITT – MAULDIN, SOUTH CAROLINA

Pacific

Black Marlin

1st JEFFREY STAFFORD – LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
2nd CHAD BEAUDRY – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Blue Marlin

1st CHAD BEAUDRY – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd MIKE GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd JEFF STAFFORD – HENDERSON, NEVADA
4th WITT STEPHENS
5th TSUMURA YASUHISA – OSAKA, JAPAN

Sailfish

1st JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
2nd SCOTT YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
3rd LAURA JESSEN – SARASOTA, FLORIDA
4th WITT STEPHENS
5th KYLE O'CONNOR – NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Spearfish

1st CHAD BEAUDRY – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd MIKE GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd JEFF STAFFORD – HENDERSON, NEVADA
4th NEIL PRESTON

Striped Marlin

1st JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
2nd SCOTT YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
3rd MIKE SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
4th MARTHA MACNAB WARLAUMONT – BALBOA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA
5th KYLE O'CONNOR – NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

1st BATIAN CRAIG – NAIROBI, KENYA
2nd MALAN HORAK – PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA
3rd MONIQUE GROBLER – VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES
4th MALCOLM KEELEY
5th JAVIER SANCHEZ GIL – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Sailfish

1st JUANDRE GELDENHUYS
2nd RICHARD MALYON
3rd EDDIE KUHN – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
4th TIM BACON – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Tagging Captains

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

1st JAMES TURNER – PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA
2nd MARK PAGANO – JUPITER, FLORIDA
3rd STEPHANE MILLEZ – MANDELIEU, FRANCE
4th CHASE LAKE – GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA
5th DOUGLAS COVIN – JUPITER, FLORIDA

Sailfish

1st RICHARD PEEPLES – PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA
2nd DOUGLAS COVIN – JUPITER, FLORIDA
3rd JAMES TURNER – PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA
4th PATRICK HUMPHREY – PALM CITY, FLORIDA
5th CAM NICOLSON – WOODGREEN, UNITED KINGDOM

SPEARFISH

1st VICENC RIERA – ALCUDIA, SPAIN

Swordfish

1st RUDY URBAIN – SAINTE-MAXIME, FRANCE
2nd DION MELANCON – CUT OFF, LOUISIANA
3rd VICENC RIERA – ALCUDIA, SPAIN
4th RYAN PIERCE
5th NICK FROELICH – PARRISH, FLORIDA

White Marlin

1st MARCO CANU – GENOVA, ITALY
2nd JAMES TURNER – PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA
3rd RICH BARRETT – JUPITER, FLORIDA
4th BLAINE BIRCH – MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA
5th MIKE HUNTER – HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA

Pacific

Black Marlin

1st TIM RICHARDSON – BANGALOW, AUSTRALIA

Blue Marlin

1st NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd TRACY EPSTEIN – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd MIKE DAKIL – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
4th DERRICK TESTA – FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
5th YANAGI TAKAHARU – HYOGO, JAPAN

Sailfish

1st SEAN GALLAGHER – STUART, FLORIDA
2nd BEN HORNING – SARASOTA, FLORIDA
3rd DERRICK TESTA – FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
4th IAN WEBER – JENSEN BEACH, FLORIDA
5th ALAN SPIVIS – ACAPULCO, MEXICO

Spearfish

1st NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd TRACY EPSTEIN – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd TEDDY HOOGS – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Striped Marlin

1st SEAN GALLAGHER – STUART, FLORIDA
2nd RICK CARNEY – DELMAR, MARYLAND
3rd CASEY CARTER – FAIR OAKS, CALIFORNIA
4th TONY ARAIZA – CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO
5th NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

1st ADAM OGDEN – WATAMU, KENYA
2nd DARRYN DU PLESSIS – VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES
3rd CHRISTOPHER HILL – MAHE, SEYCHELLES

Sailfish

1st PHILIP DU PLESSIS – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
2nd CLARE CARTER KING – SALALAH, OMAN

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

1st PHILIP DU PLESSIS – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Release Anglers

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

1st JACK EUDY – CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
2nd MIKE BRAUSER – LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA
3rd HARRIS HUDDLE – TRENT WOODS, NORTH CAROLINA
4th MARK FAULKNER – HELPERBY, UNITED KINGDOM
5th MARK MILNER – CEREDIGION, UNITED KINGDOM

Sailfish

1st SHELBY CALLISON – WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
2nd STEVE SMITTS
3rd DAWN SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
4th LARRY LOTTENBERG – FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
5th RYAN DOERGE

SPEARFISH

1st JOHAN MILLEZ – MANDELIEU, FRANCE

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

White Marlin

1st LAURENT SAHYOUN – MANDELIEU, FRANCE
2nd CAMILA INGRAM – JUPITER, FLORIDA
3rd MATTEO FRATELLI – MODENA, ITALY
4th GRAY INGRAM – JUPITER, FLORIDA
5th JULIANA SAHYOUN – CASABLANCA, MOROCCO

Pacific

Black Marlin

1st JEFFREY STAFFORD – LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
2nd CHAD BEAUDRY – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Blue Marlin

1st MIKE GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd JEFF STAFFORD – HENDERSON, NEVADA
3rd SCOTT YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
4th JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
5th CHAD BEAUDRY – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Sailfish

1st CAMILA INGRAM – JUPITER, FLORIDA
2nd JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
3rd MADISON AMBROSE – HUBERT, NORTH CAROLINA
4th SCOTT YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
5th ASHLYN ELDRIDGE – CAPITAN, NEW MEXICO

Spearfish

1st MIKE GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd JEFF STAFFORD – HENDERSON, NEVADA
3rd NEIL PRESTON
4th CHAD BEAUDRY – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Striped Marlin

1st JILL YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
2nd SCOTT YATES – RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
3rd MIKE GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
4th KIMBERLY WILLER – BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
5th CHRISTOPHER ADAMS – ASHFORD, UNITED KINGDOM

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

No Qualifiers

Blue Marlin

1st JESSICA CLAPTON – EXMOUTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
2nd BATIAN CRAIG – NAIROBI, KENYA
3rd DUNCAN TURNER – VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES
4th CHRISTINE JUMEAU – SEYCHELLES

Sailfish

No Qualifiers

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Release Captains

ATLANTIC

Blue Marlin

1st STUART SIMPSON – LA LUCIA RIDGE DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
2nd MARK PAGANO – JUPITER, FLORIDA
3rd TIMOTHY POPFINGER – POMPANO, FLORIDA
4th BRENT GASKILL – HARKERS ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA
5th CHASE LAKE – GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA

Sailfish

1st RICHARD PEEPLES – PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA
2nd DEAN PANOS – PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA
3rd MICHAEL SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
4th DOUGLAS COVIN – JUPITER, FLORIDA
5th BRENT GASKILL – HARKERS ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA

Spearfish

1st STEPHANE MILLEZ – MANDELIEU, FRANCE

Swordfish

1st RICHARD PEEPLES – PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA

White Marlin

1st GIORGIO ASSOLARI – SANTA MARIA, ITALY
2nd JOSH BRYANT
3rd BRENT GASKILL – HARKERS ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA
4th MYLES COLLEY – PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

Pacific

Black Marlin

1st TIM RICHARDSON – BANGALOW, AUSTRALIA

Blue Marlin

1st NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd SEAN GALLAGHER – STUART, FLORIDA
3rd MIKE DAKIL – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
4th TRACY EPSTEIN – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
5th KJ ROBINSON – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Sailfish

1st SEAN GALLAGHER – STUART, FLORIDA
2nd DANA THOMAS – HERRADURA, COSTA RICA
3rd BRYSON JENNINGS
4th JOSE MOSQERA – PINHAS BAY, PANAMA
5th ALBERT BATTOO – PINHAS BAY, PANAMA

Spearfish

1st NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd TRACY EPSTEIN – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Striped Marlin

1st SEAN GALLAGHER – STUART, FLORIDA
2nd NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd SCOTT FLORES – CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO
4th CASEY CARTER – FAIR OAKS, CALIFORNIA
5th STEPHANE MILLEZ – MANDELIEU, FRANCE

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Indian

Black Marlin

1st ASH PITTARD – CABLE BEACH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Blue Marlin

1st ADAM OGDEN – WATAMU, KENYA
2nd PAUL BOURNE – EXMOUTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
3rd DARRYN DU PLESSIS – VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES
4th MATHEW SPARG
5th ADAM LENGA – WATAMU, KENYA

Sailfish

1st ASH PITTARD – CABLE BEACH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Spearfish

No Qualifiers

Striped Marlin

No Qualifiers

Swordfish

No Qualifiers

Youth Anglers

Release

8 and Under

1st CALVIN BRAUSER – LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA

9-10

No Qualifiers

11-12

1st JULIANA SAHYOUN – CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
2nd WYATT CRAIG – FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA

13-15

1st ASHLYN ELDRIDGE – CAPITAN, NEW MEXICO
2nd GEORGE PRATT – THEODORE, ALABAMA

16-17

No Qualifiers

Regional Competitions

Gulf of Mexico Marlin Tagging Competition

Tagging Angler

1st ALEX KRAKE – METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
2nd JASELYN BERTHELOT – ADDIS, LOUISIANA
3rd DANA FOSTER – FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
4th CLAIRE WILEY – HOUMA, LOUISIANA
5th SAM RASBERRY – TEXAS, UNITED STATES

Tagging Captain

1st CHASE LAKE – GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA
2nd CAMILO KURI CON – TAMPICO, MEXICO
3rd MYLES COLLEY – PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
4th JAMES STANLEY – GULF PORT, MISSISSIPPI
5th MIKE PARKS – SLIDELL, LOUISIANA

Tagging Lady Angler

No Qualifiers

Tagging Angler - Blue Marlin

1st ALEX KRAKE – METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
2nd DANA FOSTER – FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
3rd JASELYN BERTHELOT – ADDIS, LOUISIANA
4th CLAIRE WILEY – HOUMA, LOUISIANA

Tagging Captain - Blue Marlin

1st CHASE LAKE – GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA
2nd CAMILO KURI CON – TAMPICO, MEXICO
3rd MYLES COLLEY – PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
4th TYLER MAXWELL – PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
5th JAMES STANLEY – GULF PORT, MISSISSIPPI

Tagging Captain - White Marlin

1st MIKE PARKS – SLIDELL, LOUISIANA

South Florida Sailfish Circuit

Tagging Angler

1st SHELBY CALLISON – WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA & THOMAS HINTERSCHIED – POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA & DANNY VAUGHAN – CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA & DAWN SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA – TIE
2nd CARL LINDNER – PEEBLES, OHIO

Tagging Lady Angler

1st DAWN SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA & SHELBY CALLISON – WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – TIE

Tagging Captain - Private

1st RICHARD PEEPLES – PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA (PRIVATE)
2nd DOUGLAS COVIN – JUPITER, FLORIDA

Tagging Captain - Charter

1st THOMAS HINTERSCHIED – POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA (CHARTER)

Release Angler

1st SHELBY CALLISON – WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
2nd DAWN SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
3rd LARRY LOTTENBERG – FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
4th RYAN DOERGE
5th ALEX BOJNANASKY

Release Lady Angler

1st SHELBY CALLISON – JUPITER, FLORIDA

Release Captain - Private

1st RICHARD PEEPLES – PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA (PRIVATE)
2nd MICHAEL SAMUELS – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA (PRIVATE)

Release Captain - Charter

1st DEAN PANOS – PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA (CHARTER)
2nd PATRICK HUMPHREY – PALM CITY, FLORIDA (CHARTER)

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 NEIL PRESTON

Tagging Captain

1st NICK DURHAM – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
2nd TRACY EPSTEIN – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
3rd MIKE DAKIL – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
4th TEDDY HOOGS – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
5th KJ ROBINSON – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

Tagging Lady Angler

1st KATHLEEN WYATT – HAKALAU, HAWAII
2nd JODI GLIMPSE – KAILUA KONA, HAWAII

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