125 members attended the 2007 SSC Annual Awards Dinner at Miles Grant Country Club. Members elected and installed new officers and board members, and Andy Kubiak, Tom Wichers, and Neil Subin presented Club awards for the tournament and annual awards. All enjoyed a great meal served by the gracious staff at Miles Grant.
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Fishing for the tournament, which had been delayed one week due to weather, was brutal with lots of heavy seas and few fish. But, for a few of the rugged anglers on 16 boats, there were some awards. Tournament winners were:
.Game Fish Category
1st Place Boat..................Papi Chulo
2nd Place Boat................Double Header
Bill Fish Category
1st Place Boat.................War Chant
2nd Place Boat...............Old Salt
3rd Place Boat................Dirty Laundry
Top Boat........................War Chant
Outstanding Angler.......Warren Landi
Outstanding Jr. Angler..Cody Gale
2007 Annual Club Awards - Billfish Releases
Ed Sellian Award (Sailfish caught on dead bait)....Ian Wichers, 33 Releases
Outstanding Adult Angler.......................Mark MacDonald, 31 Releases
Outstanding Junior Angler.....................Ian Wichers, 36 Releases
Member Charter Boat
1st Place...............Bone Shaker (Capt. Scott Fawcett), 60 Releases
2n Place................Finest Kind (Capt. Jake Farley), 59 Releases
Member Private Boat
1st Place.....Outlaw (Owner, Neil & Carla Subin), 69 Releases
2nd Place....Hotty Toddy (Owner, Mark & Virginia MacDonald), 62 Releases
3rd Place....Patience (Owner, Kurt Francis), 33 Releases
Adult Angler
1st Place..............Mark MacDonald, 31 Releases
2nd Place.............Michael O'Neill, 16 Releases
3rd Place..............Steve Butcher, 15 Releases
Lady Angler
1st Place..............Mary Jo Grell, 5 Releases
2nd Place.............Lorraine Francis, 3 Releases
3rd Place..............Jesse Rehe, 2 Releases
Junior Angler
1st Place...............Ian Wichers, 36 Releases
2nd Place..............Sky Wichers, 18 Releases
3rd Place...............Marshall Busha, 12 Releases
2007 Annual Club Awards - Top Catches
Adult Division
Tuna.......................Mark MacDonald, 28 lbs.
Kingfish.................Brad McClatchie, 20.5 lbs.
Dolphin..................Brad McClatchie, 41 lbs.
Wahoo..................Vance Strausburg, 44.13 lbs.
Cobia....................Lorraine Francis, 30 lbs.
Tarpon...................Barbara Clark, 80 lbs.
Snook....................Fritz Grell, 13.8 lbs.
Junior Division
Tarpon...................Sky Wichers, 80 lbs.
Wahoo...................Van Wichers, 18.3 lbs.
Cobia.....................Ian Wichers, 32 lbs.
Donna Detmer Wahoo Award....Vance Strausburg, 44.13 lbs.
In addition to these awards, a Stuart Sailfish Club tradition that was given up several years ago because of the cost, was renewed underwritten by one of our generous club members, Sailfish Release Pendants. A number of members were recognized and received gold pendants. Because of the importance and significance of this, details will be covered in a seperate posting.
To view the entire album of pictures from the Captains Meeting, Tournament, and 2007 Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner, click on Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures on our Home Page.
