(See Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures for an album of many more pictures.)
Club members enjoyed another fine annual dinner & awards banquet. Miles Grant Country Club did their usual fine job and no one went away hungry.
And, many anglers took home some pretty fancy awards after having done a fine job of fishing over the past year. Award winners who were there or had a representative to receive the award on their behalf included:
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Outstanding Junior Angler - Van Wichers .... 11 sailfish releases
.Member Charter Boat 1st Place - Challenge .... 135 releases
Member Charter Boat 2nd Place - Bone Shaker .... 41 releases
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Member Private Boat 2nd Place - Shovel Boy .... 45 releases
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Top Adult Angler 3rd Place - Mike Fogel .... 21 releases
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Top Lady Angler - 1st Place .... Lorraine Francis .... 15 releases
Top Lady Angler - 2nd Place .... Eileen Prickett .... 4 releases
Top Lady Angler - 3rd Place .... Mary Jo Grell .... 3 releases
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Top Junior Lady Angler - Maria Pricket .... 9 releases
Top Junior Angler - 1st Place .... Van Wichers .... 11 releases
Top Junior Angler - 2nd Place .... Carl Weigold .... 10 releases
Top Junior Angler - 3rd Place .... Sky Wichers .... 9 releases
2009 Top Catches
Adult Division
Cobia - Erika Long .... 42.2 lbs.
Dolphin - Mary Jo Grell .... 38.4 lbs.
Grouper - Jesse Rehe .... 22.4 lbs.
Kingfish - Erika Long .... 24.3 lbs.
Snapper - Eileen Prickett .... 3.4 lbs
Snook - Dick Francis .... 22.1 lbs.
Tuna - Eileen Prickett .... 9 lbs.
Junior Division
Cobia - Jon Fogel .... 52.8 lbs.
Dolphin - Carl Weigold .... 34 lbs.
Grouper - Jacob Ertle .... 21.3 lbs.
Kingfish - Carl Weigold .... 19.8 lbs.
Snapper - Maria Prickett .... 1.7 lbs.
Tarpon - Van Wichers .... 80 lbs.
Tuna - Maria Prickett .... 15.2 lbs.
Wahoo - Jon Fogel .... 23 lbs.
2009 Donna Detmer Wahoo Award - Jon Fogel .... 23 lbs.
Congratulations to all these fine anglers. And, it's always great to see many new Jr. Anglers catching fish and winning awards.
