Fall is almost here, and that means the competition year is winding down. Here are the current standings for the 2016 International Tag & Release competition. Those of you in first place, don’t rest too easy, there’s still 2 months of fishing to go, and those of you not yet on the board still have time. All fishing must be completed by October 31, and all tag cards need to be either entered by you (tagbillfish.org) or in the TBF office by November 15, NO EXCEPTIONS! Mail, fax, email, hand delivered, however you prefer is fine with us, but they cannot be late.

Please note, there are still numerous cards to be entered that you may have sent in some time ago. Rest assured, all cards will be entered, but the surest way for your records to be up-to-date is to enter them yourself at www.tagbillfish.org.

Photo courtesy of Stuart Simpson.

Overall Release Captain

1. 1. Brad Philipps
2. 2. Ronnie Fields
3. 3. Ben Horning
4. 4. Dean Panos
5. 5. Victor Julio Lopez Pizarro

Overall Tagging Captain

1. 1. Ben Horning
2. 2. Bobby McGuinness
3. 3. Bomber Farrell
4. 4. Tim Richardson
5. 5. Kurt Williamson

Overall Release Angler

1. 1. John Duvall
2. 2. Gray Ingram
3. 3. Chris Jessen
4. 4. Laura Jessen
5. 5. Lisa Everett

Overall Tagging Angler

1. 1. Chris Jessen
2. 2. Christian Hampl
3. 3. Laura Jessen
4. 4. Darryl Schroeder
5. 5. John Duvall

Overall Release Lady Angler

1. 1. Laura Jessen
2. 2. Lisa Everett
3. 3. Amanda Cofer
4. 4. Amy Inamdar
5. 5. Sharon Poulter

Overall Tagging Lady Angler

1. 1. Laura Jessen
2. 2. Corinne Heiligbrodt
3. 3. Lynette Robb
4. 4. Martha Macnab
5. 5. Jada Holt

Overall Release Youth Angler

1. 1. Brown Gaddy
2. 2. Charles Gaddy
3. 3. Chloe Cofer
4. 4. Wil Cunningham
5. 5. Toby Mason

Overall Tagging Youth Angler

1. 1. Kaleb Richardson
2. 2. Hefner Apling
3. 3. Toby Mason
4. 4. Nuno Abohbot Jr.
5. 5. Cohen Cocke

Top Tagging Angler- Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Kaleb Richardson
2. 2. Dana Foster
3. 3. Charles Cooke
4. 4. John Paul Bonin
5. 5. Gordo Heldewier

Sailfish

1. 1. Marco Couto
2. 2. Cam Nicolson
3. 3. Sergio Santos
4. 4. Nuno Abohbot
5. 5. Ruben Leal

White Marlin

1. 1. Corinne Heiligbrodt
2. 2. Peter Cherasia
3. 3. Nick Rauco
4. 4. Chris Wood
5. 5. Kaleb Richardson

Top Release Angler- Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Dana Foster
2. 2. Kevin Paul
3. 3. Jerome Chavet

Sailfish

1. 1. Jacob Lepera
2. 2. CeCe Imbrie
3. 3. Jess Kunkel
4. 4. Eric Hull
5. 5. Chris DeLeo

Top Tagging Captain- Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Myles Colley
2. 2. Tim Richardson
3. 3. Corey Hurst
4. 4. Chris Mowad
5. 5. Sean Young

Sailfish

1. 1. Fin Gaddy
2. 2. Bouncer Smith
3. 3. Doug Covin
4. 4. Iain Nicolson
5. 5. Vitor Ros

White Marlin

1. 1. Rich Barrett
2. 2. Tim Richardson
3. 3. Jimmy Grant
4. 4. Darin Chafin
5. 5. Sean Young

Swordfish

1. 1. Nick Stanczyk

Top Release Captain- Atlantic

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Mike Standing
2. 2. Miles Colley
3. 3. Tim Richardson
4. 4. Corey Hurst
5. 5. Luiz Roque

Sailfish

1. 1. Dean Panos
2. 2. Fin Gaddy
3. 3. Jeff Scott
4. 4. Doug Covin
5. 5. Dennis Endee

White Marlin

1. 1. Jimmy Grant
2. 2. Dennis Endee
3. 3. Mike Standing
4. 4. Tim Richardson

Top Tagging Angler- Pacific

Black Marlin

1. 1. Stephan Kreupl
2. 2. Lynette Robb

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Christian Hampl
2. 2. Pablo Pebe
3. 3. Chris Jessen
4. 4. Jada Holt
5. 5. Laura Jessen

Sailfish

1. 1. Chris Jessen
2. 2. Laura Jessen
3. 3. Darryl Schoeder
4. 4. John Henry David
5. 5. Christian Hampl

Striped Marlin

1. 1. John Duvall
2. 2. Martha MacNab
3. 3. Kristen Richardson
4. 4. Lynette Robb
5. 5. Brandi Reed

Spearfish

1. 1. Julie Crispin

Top Release Angler- Pacific

Black Marlin

1. 1. Stephan Kreupl
2. 2. Jason Solway
3. 3. Jason Shearwater
4. 4. Barry Alty
5. 5. Sharon Poulter

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Christian Hampl
2. 2. Chris Jessen
3. 3. Pablo Pebe
4. 4. Thomas Garmany
5. 5. Barry Alty

Sailfish

1. 1. John Duvall
2. 2. Gray Ingram
3. 3. Chris Jessen
4. 4. Laura Jessen
5. 5. Lisa Everett

Striped Marlin

1. 1. John Duvall
2. 2. Brent Roland
3. 3. Martha Macnab
4. 4. Edward Merriman

Top Tagging Captain- Pacific

Black Marlin

1. 1. Tim Richardson
2. 2. Chris Dwyer
3. 3. Bomber Farrell

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Bobby McGuinness
2. 2. Ben Horning
3. 3. Chip Van Mols
4. 4. Skeet Warren
5. 5. Sean Swetman

Sailfish

1. 1. Ben Horning
2. 2. Thomas “Tucker” Colquhoun
3. 3. Bomber Farrell
4. 4. Bobby McGuinness
5. 5. Sean Swetman

Striped Marlin

1. 1. Jaime Gonzalez
2. 2. Wilks Hammock
3. 3. Benito Agundez
4. 4. Tony Araiza
5. 5. Chris Dwyer

Spearfish

1. 1. Brian Toney

Top Release Captain- Pacific

Black Marlin

1. 1. Brett Alty
2. 2. Tim Richardson
3. 3. Laurie Wright

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Ben Horning
2. 2. Bobby McGuinness
3. 3. Brad Philipps
4. 4. Brett Alty
5. 5. Victor Julio Lopez Pizarro

Sailfish

1. 1. Brad Philipps
2. 2. Ronnie Fields
3. 3. Ben Horning
4. 4. Victor Julio Lopez Pizarro
5. 5. Chris Van Leeuwen

Striped Marlin

1. 1. Benito Agundez
2. 2. William Cesena
3. 3. Ty Valli
4. 4. Tony Araiza
5. 5. Brad Philipps

Top Tagging Angler – Indian

Black Marlin

1. 1. Scott MacGowan
2. 2. Toby Mason
3. 3. Matar Alyabhouni
4. 4. Jo-Ann Riley

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Scott MacGowan

Sailfish

1. 1. Henry Riggs-Miller
2. 2. Jack Ogden
3. 3. Mike Mason
4. 4. Russell Bartlett
5. 5. Toby Mason

Top Tagging Captain- Indian

Black Marlin

1. 1. Jo-Ann Riley
2. 2. Scott MacGowan
3. 3. Randy Bradley
4. 4. Eddy Lawler
5. 5. Ross Newton

Blue Marlin

1. 1. Eddy Lawler
2. 2. Ross Newton
3. 3. Jason Browning
4. 4. Randy Bradley
5. 5. Ken Adcock

Sailfish

1. 1. Kurt Williamson
2. 2. Rolly Pierre
3. 3. Jourdain (Jeda) Ellens
4. 4. Randy Bradley
5. 5. Perry Rosalie

Striped Marlin

1. 1. Eddy Lawler 

Top Release Captain- Indian

Black Marlin

1. 1. Randy Bradley
2. 2. Jason Browning

Female Division (Tag)

1. 1. Laura Jessen
2. 2. Corinne Heiligbrodt
3. 3. Lynette Robb
4. 4. Martha Macnab
5. 5. Jada Holt

Female Division (Release)

1. 1. Laura Jessen
2. 2. Lisa Everett
3. 3. Amanda Cofer
4. 4. Amy Inamdar
5. 5. Sharon Poulter

Youth Division (Tag)

8 and under

1. 1. Sebastian Ortiz Stoessel
2. 2. Charles Gaddy

11 – 12

1. 1. Hefner Appling
2. 2. Cohen Cocke
3. 3. Ian Perez
4. 4. Aidan Burke

13 – 15

1. 1. Kaleb Richardson
2. 2. Jamyn Kirkland
3. 3. Oliver Hoffman
4. 4. Riley Smith

16 – 17

1. 1. Toby Mason
2. 2. Nuno Abohbot Jr.
3. 3. Shawn MacMullin

Youth Division (Release)

8 and under

1. 1. Brown Gaddy
2. 2. Charles Gaddy
3. 3. Chloe Cofer

13 – 15

1. 1. Wil Cunningham
2. 2. Ethan Standing

16 – 17

1. 1. Toby Mason