2012 Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner

President Dave Powell called the meeting to order at 7:00PM just as Mariner Sands Country Club staff was serving the Caesar salad.  70 members, sponsors, friends, and guests turned out Friday, Jan. 25  to celebrate SSC’s 2012 award winning boats, captains, mates, and anglers.

First, DaveP held a short business meeting recognizing committee and tournament chairs for the past years.  Next, he thanked retiring BOD members Michael Fogel, Geoff Mayfield, Fritz Grell, Sarah Wichers, Cindy Mumford, and Sherry Simmons for all their hard work during their terms. Then, he named nominees for the coming year who club members voted into office unanimously.  They are:

Dave Mills           VJ Bell

Dave Powell       Andy Kubiak

Tim Bausch         Butch Bayley

Erika Long            Dick Roland

Neil Subin            Bill Whippen

Don Wilson         Joe Yeni
Curt Croteau

New nominees:

Don Rinzel           Liz Cordier

James Ewing      Gary Greenfield

Martin Kurtz       Jim Weix

Weigh master Jim Weix and the rules committee made up of Tim Bausch, Curt Croteau, Bill Whippen, Gene Detmer, and Dick Roland headed up by Tom Wichers were recognized for their service all year.

Dave Mills recognized Lifetime Club Members including:

Gene Detmer                    Dave & Jodi Mills

Tom & Sarah Wichers     Mary Bayley

Dean & Laura Crawford George & Jilline Fearons, Jr.

Patty Lambrecht               Neil & Carla Subin

Ed & Willy Welter

New Lifetime Members welcomed include:

Ted & Lynne Glasrud      Dave & Joyce Powell

Robert & Patricia Miller

DaveM then thanked all 2012 SSC Sponsors for their support and contributions.  Please visit our sponsors and support their businesses.  They are all listed on our website and they appreciate our patronage.

Honorary Members for 2013 were named including 2012 members Joe Lehner, Ed Killer, Bonnie Powell, and Curt Whiticar.  Added this year is Ray Parker.  Ray and his wife Francis have supported the Club and fished the LTT for many, many years.

Special recognition went to new club member Fred Hardwick and his team on Showtime! for their fine results in their 1^st year on the sailfish tournament circuit.  Their successes included the Finest Kind Quickie, Pirates Cove Sailfish Classic, SSC LTT, 2^nd place in the Pelican Invitational, the Treasure Coast Championship, and the Sailfish Point Invitational.

Awards and trophies this year went to the following:

Outstanding Mate Award in honor of Ben L. Glaspey

John Meade on the SHOWTIME!

Sailfish pendants (25 releases)

Bob Greene

Phil Anson

Donna H Detmer Wahoo Memorial Award

No Wahoo weighed in this year.

Polly Whippen Award awarded at the Ladies Tournament

Co-recipients - Jody Robinson & Kimberly Luckey

Ted Glasrud Perpetual Trophy – awarded at the JAT

 Top Junior Angler, Zane Price

2012 Sailfish Release (Total releases, dead & live bait):

ADULT ANGLER

3^rd Place –Earl Prickett.................................................................................... 27 releases

2^nd Place – Van Wichers........................................................................................ 28 releases

1^st Place– Skyler Wichers................................................................................ 32 releases

LADY ANGLER

3^rd Place – Erika Long.............................................................................................. 2 releases

2^nd Place – Patti Miller...................................................................................... 5 releases

1^st Place Lady Angler – Jody Robinson..................................................................... 9 releases

JUNIOR ANGLER

3^rd Place – Matt Fredryk.......................................................................................... 1 release

2^nd Place – Zane Price........................................................................................ 1 release

1st Place Jr.  Angler – Sean Dunnuck....................................................................... 2 releases

2012 Ed & Suzan Sellian Sailfish Release Award

Skyler Wichers............................................................................................... 32 releases

Top Catch Awards – Adult ­Division

Cobia................................................. 34 lbs. 4 o .......................................... Conrad Casselli

Grouper............................................. 9 lbs. 6 oz........................................... Conrad Casselli

Dolphin.............................................. 42 lbs. 4 oz.......................................... Tim Lynch

Kingfish.............................................. 30 lbs. 5 oz......................................... Jody Robinson

Red Fish............................................. NONE

Snook................................................ NONE

Tarpon............................................... NONE

Tuna.................................................. 16 lbs................................................. Matt McLaughlin

Wahoo............................................... NONE

Pompano........................................... 2 lbs. 15 oz...........................................   Daniel Gardner

Snapper............................................. NONE

Trout.................................................. NONE

Junior Division

Dolphin.............................................. NONE

Kingfish.............................................. NONE

Pompano........................................... NONE

Red Fish............................................. 2 lbs. 4 oz…………………………………. Baylor Bullock

Tarpon............................................... 7 lbs. ......................................... Baylor Bullock

Trout.................................................. NONE

Tuna.................................................. NONE

Cobia................................................. NONE

Grouper............................................. NONE

Snapper............................................. NONE

Snook................................................ 8 lbs. 7 oz.................................... Baylor Bullock

Wahoo............................................... NONE

Top Private Boat

3^rd Place – SCURRY ALONG........................... 39 releases................................. Michael O’Neill

2^nd Place – PAVER........................................ 45 releases........................ Earl Prickett

1^st Place – MILLER TIME................................ 69 releases........................ Rob Miller

Top Charter Boat

3^rd Place – BONE SHAKER, 58 releases

Capt. James Ewing

Owner Joe Lehner

2^nd Place – SEA CHECK, 80 releases

Capt. VJ Bell

Owner, Bob Green & Phil Anson

1^st Place – CHALLENGE, 122 releases

Capt. Jimmy Hardee

Owner Michael Fogel

2012 Outstanding Jr. Angler

Sean Dunnuck................................................................................. 12 points with 2 releases

2012 Outstanding Adult Angler

Skyler Wichers............................................................................... 40 points with 32 releases

Congratulations to all these fine anglers.  We hope the coming year will be good for all.

Go to Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures from our Home Page to see an album of 75 pictures.

Stuart Sailfish Club Salutes One of its Newest Tournament Teams

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Club members have always stood for fun and integrity in its membership and anglers. Others recognize them, too. Welcome to the Club, guys.

No Sailfish, but...Blue Marlin OK?

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Hi Char,   I just wanted to share that we were fortunate to successfully catch and release a 500+ LB Blue Marlin on Sunday.  We were in 200 feet of water 7 miles NE of the St. Lucie Inlet fishing with 20LB test and 40LB leader.  We spent two hours on the fish, had the leader 6 times and decided to release her before she was too beat up to survive.  We had over fifteen series of jumps likely totaling over 60 gray hounding jumps.  She was likely eating bonito but made the mistake of eating one of our small ballyhoo behind the dredge.  The angler was our guest, Dan Markow, his first Marlin ever, I was on the controls and Tommy ran the cockpit perfectly.  Lots of pictures, but on an iphone.  I still haven’t gotten over it….  

Tom Holder

Nauti-Girl