2014 ANNUAL DINNER AND AWARDS BANQUET

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Bill Whippen with some of past winners of the Polly Whippen Award.

And as always, Conrad Casselli collects another of his awards, this time for grouper.

Baylor Bullock collects one of his many awards, including Top Junior Angler.

Dr. Ben Glaspey and Audry Glaspey  award Top Mate Award to Russell Frederick.

Another great time at the Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on January 30. 2015. The staff at Mariner Sands did their usual great job with fine food and excellent service for 100 or so members, sponsors, and guests. No complaints on anyone’s part at this well done event.

More details to follow in a week or so, so please stop back. But in the meantime, there are 112 great pictures by Ashley Dillon in Stuart Sailfish Club pictures from our home page.

2014 LIGHT TACKLE TOURNAMENT

Sailfish Amateur Championship Winners, "Tokatomist"

Back row left to right, Stuart Sailfish Club President-Tom Dyer, Michael Gambardella, Tokatomist Owner-Tom Howd, Captain-Robert Cox, Tom Mauro

Bottom left to right Tournament Director-Allison Wigley, Ted Blount, Tommy Howd, John Adamiak, Mate-Jeff Theil, Gary Parlin.

 

Professional LTT Division Winners, "Toast"

 

Top Row from Left to Right,

Stuart Sailfish Club President- Tom Dyer, Owner- Ron Martin, Melba Hardy Martin, Jared Gillman, Paige Gillman, Tournament Director- Allison Wigley

Bottom Row from Left to Right

Mate- Chris Martin, Captain- Ross “Flash” Clark, Michael Gillman, Mate- Robert “Fly” Nevarro

 

“Toast” for the Win at the Stuart Sailfish Club’s 61^st Annual Light Tackle Tournament at Sailfish Point

Six boats, each with six releases, led the pack just after lines in on the last day of fishing during the 61^st annual Stuart Sailfish Club’s Light Tackle Tournament held at Sailfish Point December 11-14, 2014. This was a very fitting finale to one of the closest tournaments in club history.    

The energy was palpable as boats pulled in transom to transom at the end of each day. The fleet of 16 enjoyed complimentary dockage in the prestigious gated community of Sailfish Point. Rounds of Golf, Incredible dinners, and plenty of fish tales complimented this longstanding, traditional, dead-bait release tournament.

The Stuart Sailfish Club was proud to introduced a newly formed sister tournament, the Florida Sailfish Amateur Championship. This brought an additional 9 boats to the docks who competed two of three days rather than the three of three day format set by the Light Tackle. 

Friends and family followed the standings online as the boats battled it out fish by fish. The field remained even throughout the tournament with a double release enough to take the lead at anytime. When it all shook out “Toast” with Captain Ross Clark, and owner, Ron Martin took the first place finish with 10 fish, Apava with Captain Scott Fawcett, and owner, David Przysinda took the second place finish with 9 fish, and J-Hook Captained by Michael “Dewey” Price, took the third place spot with owner, Ed Jillson and 8 sailfish releases.  

The Florida Sailfish Amateur Championship had a big finish with Tokatomist owner Thomas Howd and anglers releasing 5 fish in their two days of fishing followed by Fintasim, owner Mike Rawd, and Class One, owner Bill Fitchett, each releasing one sailfish. The Amateur Championship, with boats ranging in size from 29’ to 61’, proved to be a great success introducing new teams to the tournament circuit.

2014 LTT FINAL AWARDS

 SAILFISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

 

DAILY AWARDS 

            First Day Daily – Tokatomist

Second Day Daily – Tokatomist

 

 TOP MALE ANGLER – Ted Blount

 THIRD PLACE OVERALL & THIRD PLACE CREW – Class One - Anglers; William Fitchet, Robert Gemmill, Phil Savader

 SECOND PLACE OVERALL & SECOND PLACE CREW – Fintasim - Captain, Mike Rand-  Anglers; Robert Heggerick, Larry Black, Scott Rand, Mike Alexander

FIRST PLACE CREW – Tokaktomist- Owner; Tom Howd - Captain, Robert Cox - Anglers; Tom Howd, Tommy Howd, Tom Mauro, Mike Gambardella, Gary Parlin, Ted Blount, John Adamiak, Dennis Longstreet 

TOP MATE - Jeff Theil

TOP CAPTAIN – Robert Cox

LIGHT TACKLE TOURNAMENT

DAILY AWARDS

First Day - 3^RD PLACE- Challenge

                             2^ND PLACE – Showtime!
                             1^ST PLACE - Marlin Darlin

Second Day - 3^RD PLACE – Piece O’ Work

                        2^ND PLACE – J Hook

                        1^ST PLACE – Toast

Third Day  –  3^rd PLACE – J Hook

  2^ND PLACE – Apava

  1^ST PLACE  - Toast

 TOP MALE ANGLER - Mark McDevitt

TOP FEMALE ANGLER - Nancy Hardwick

TOP SAILFISH CLUB MEMBER - Jared Gillman

TOP SAILFISH POINT MEMBER - Fred Hardwick

THIRD PLACE OVERALL & 3^RD PLACE CREW –  J Hook - Owner, Ed Jillson - Capt. Mike “Dewey” Price - Anglers; Ed Jillson, Tom Donnick, Tommy Holder, Jon Fichleman, Dave Meyer, Tyler Beckford

 SECOND PLACE OVERALL & 2^ND PLACE CREW – Apava - Owner, David Przysinda - Captain, Scott Fawcett - Anglers; David Przysinda, Mark McDevitt, Warren Landi, Scott Kozak, Debbie Greiner

 FIRST PLACE & 1st PLACE CREW – Toast - Owner, Ron Martin - Capt. Ross “ Flash” Clark Anglers; Ron Martin Jared Gillman, Michael Gillman, Chris Martin

 TOP MATE - Robert “Fly" Navarro

 TOP CAPTAIN – Ross “Flash” Clark

 An album of 300 pictures can be viewed in Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures from our home page.