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
Six boats, each with
six releases, led the pack just after lines in on the last day of fishing
during the 61st 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
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
- 3RD PLACE- Challenge
2ND PLACE
– Showtime!1ST PLACE - Marlin Darlin
Second
Day - 3RD PLACE – Piece O’ Work
2ND PLACE – J Hook
1ST PLACE – Toast
Third Day – 3rd PLACE – J Hook
2ND PLACE – Apava
1ST 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 & 3RD PLACE
CREW – J Hook - Owner, Ed
Jillson - Capt. Mike “Dewey” Price - Anglers; Ed Jillson, Tom
Donnick, Tommy Holder, Jon Fichleman, Dave Meyer, Tyler Beckford
