We may still be highlighting last year’s award winners, but the Tag & Release Competition update as it stands. Don’t forget, these positions will be shifting constantly until the final deadline, October 31, especially now that the kiddos are out of school and hitting it hard! Check out the link for full details and rules. www.billfish.org/competition/
As of 7/6/17
Overall Release Captain
- Ronnie Fields
- Dean Panos
- Brad Philipps
- Edward Bairez
- Victor Julio Lopez Pizarro
Overall Tagging Captain
- Pete Wishney
- Tim Richardson
- Bouncer Smith
- Doug Covin
- Jaime Gonzalez
Overall Release Angler
- Scott Kozak
- Gray Ingram
- John Duvall
- Jacob Lepera
- Bill Pino
Overall Tagging Angler
- Jacob Lepera
- Marco Couto
- Mike Mason
- Hugo Van Dunem
- Nicolas Pariset
Overall Release Lady Angler
- Samantha Johns Mumford
- Camila Sanches
- Skylar Vallancourt
- Lisa Everett
Overall Tagging Lady Angler
- Luena Amaro
- Skylar Vallancourt
- Dawn Samuels
- Martha Macnab
- Denise Wishney
Overall Release Youth Angler
- Billy Carson
- Parker Brown
- Shawn MacMullin
Overall Tagging Youth Angler
- Nuno Abohbot
- Darren Philipps
- Hefner Appling
- Billy Carson
- Shawn MacMullin
Top Tagging Angler- Atlantic
Blue Marlin
- Charles Cooke
- Chris Pakarinen
- Jean Paul Bonnin
- Rene Bonneval
- Louie Selen
Sailfish
- Jacob Lepera
- Marco Couto
- Hugo Van Dunem
- Nicolas Pariset
- Luena Amaro
Top Release Angler- Atlantic
Blue Marlin
- Garrett Penley
- Bill Pino
- Chris Pakarinen
Sailfish
- Jacob Lepera
- Skylar Vallancourt
- J.R. Bergeron
- Eric Hull
- Justin Curry
White Marlin
- Ernesto Vazquez
Top Tagging Captain- Atlantic
Blue Marlin
- Tim Richardson
- Olaf Grimkowski
- Sean Young
- Corey Hurst
- Stephane Millez
Sailfish
- Bouncer Smith
- Fernando Duarte
- Doug Covin
- Rogerio Matos
- Jose Silva
Swordfish
- Nick Stanczyk
White Marlin
- Tim Richardson
- Doug Covin
Top Release Captain- Atlantic
Blue Marlin
- Tim Richardson
- Sean Young
- Chuck Gregory
Sailfish
- Dean Panos
- Doug Covin
- Jacob Lepera
- Chip Sheehan
- Matt Rabenstine
White Marlin
- Dennis Endee
- Doug Covin
Top Tagging Angler- Pacific
Black Marlin
- Aaron Adkins
- Bill Boyle
- David Richardson
Blue Marlin
- Bob Ballenger
- Jeff Citron
- Denise Wishney
- Rich Palys
- Chris Brown
Sailfish
- Jeff Citron
- John Henry David
- Darren Philipps
- Hefner Appling
- Becky Broadbent
Striped Marlin
- John Duvall
- Blake Quinn
- Richard Crowell
- Bill Savage
- Martha Macnab
Top Release Angler- Pacific
Blue Marlin
- Gray Ingram
Sailfish
- Scott Kozak
- Gray Ingram
- John Duvall
- Bill Pino
- Samantha Johns Mumford
Striped Marlin
- John Duvall
Top Tagging Captain- Pacific
Black Marlin
- Tim Richardson
- Craig Denham
Blue Marlin
- Pete Wishney
- Ronnie Fields
- Chris Choy
- Chris Van Leeuwen
- Bret Hawes
Sailfish
- Jerry Lanzerotti
- Sean Swetman
- Brad Philipps
- Cliff Mountain
- Bobby McGuinness
Striped Marlin
- Jaime Gonzalez
- Sean Holden
- Lupe Gomez
- Julio Cota
- Horace Barge
Spearfish
- Chris Choy
Top Release Captain- Pacific
Blue Marlin
- Ronnie Fields
- Gavilan Cordoba
- Brett Alty
Sailfish
- Ronnie Fields
- Brad Philipps
- Edward Bairez
- Victor Julio Lopez Pizarro
- Daniel Espinoza
Striped Marlin
- Lupe Gomez
- Nathan Brown
- Ronnie Fields
Top Tagging Angler – Indian
Black Marlin
- Mike Mason
Blue Marlin
- Batias Crais
- Mike Mason
- Callum Looman
- Scott MacGowan
Sailfish
- Mike Mason
- Callum Looman
- Dale Moore
- Batias Crais
- Bruce Horner
Top Tagging Captain- Indian
Black Marlin
- Perry Rosalie
- Randy Bradley
- Darryn Du Plessis
- Bomber Farrell
Blue Marlin
- Adam Ogden
- Perry Rosalie
- Darryn Du Plessis
- Randy Bradley
- Scott MacGowan
Sailfish
- Rolly Pierre
- Perry Rosalie
- Randy Bradley
- Ethan Donnelly
- Bomber Farrell
Swordfish
- Randy Bradley
Youth Division (Tag)
11 – 12
- Rafael Abohbot
13 – 15
- Hefner Appling
- Oliver Hoffman
- Kaleb Richardson
- Wil Cunningham
16 – 17
- Nuno Abohbot Jr.
- Billy Carson
- Shawn MacMullin
- Toby Mason
Youth Division (Release)
16 – 17
- Billy Carson
- Parker Brown
- Shawn MacMullin
