11 Tight Lines Bulletin - Spring 2016 big fish winners Species: Angler: Weight & Catch Info: African Pompano.........Ed Breese....................... 10 lb., 8 oz. (caught off Palm Beach using a live threadfin on 50 lb. tackle on 5/23) Greater Amberjack......David Luther................. 55 lbs. (caught off Singer Island using a bucktail jig on Unl. tackle on 3/18) Great Barracuda........Al Gantz........................ 30 lbs. (caught off Stuart Inlet using a live sardine on 50 lb. tackle on 12/10) Largemouth Bass.........Michael Hattman, Jr..... 10 lb., 6 oz. (weighed & released in a Jupiter pond using 20 lb. tackle on 10/4) Peacock Bass...............Max Howard.................. 5 lb., 3 oz. (weighed & released in Lake Clarke using Spin 8 tackle on 4/16) Bluefish.......................Tom Twyford, Jr............ 7 lb., 8 oz. (caught & released in Little Lake Worth on 20 lb. tackle on 6/15) Bonefish.......................Brennan Leckrone......... 6 lbs. (weighed & released in the Fl. Keys using Fly 20 tackle on 3/20) Cobia............................Janel Weigt.................... 35 lbs. (caught off the Stuart Sandpile using 30 lb. Gen tackle on 6/30) Dolphin........................Joseph Sturtz................. 51 lb., 9 oz. (caught while trolling off Boynton Beach on 30 lb. tackle on 6/30) Black Drum.................Bill Sabayrac................ 23 lbs. (caught in the Crystal River using a Gulp! crab on 12 lb. tackle on 4/24) Redfish........................Ryan Hullihan............... 31 lbs. (weighed & released in the Indian River Lagoon using 20 lb. tackle on 9/11) Flounder......................no significant fish entered Grouper.......................Tommy Twyford.............. 6 lbs. (caught bottom fishing a live mullet on 20 lb. tackle off Palm Beach on 9/19) Jack Crevalle...............Brennan Leckrone......... 17 lb., 1 oz. (weighed & released in Palm Beach using a plug on 20 lb. tackle on 1/26) Horse Eye Jack............no significant fish entered Ladyfish.......................Patrick Smith................. 4 lb., 6 oz. (weighed & released at the Port of Palm Beach using Spin 8 tackle on 10/6) Cero Mackerel............Richard Ebersold......... 10 lbs. (caught using live bait off Key West on 1/30)* Kingfish.......................Chris Perry................... 48 lb., 4 oz. (caught off Key West using live bait on 20 lb. tackle on 1/30) Spanish Mackerel .......Warren Neal................. 6 lb., 3 oz. (caught off Boynton Beach while trolling 20 Gen. tackle on 6/7) Blue Marlin.................release only category White Marlin..............release only category Permit..........................Casey R. Staniszewski.... 5 lbs. (caught in the Loxahatchee River using a jig & shrimp on 4 lb. tackle on 1/23) Florida Pompano.........Craig Callaway............. 4 lbs. (caught in Hobe Sound using a Gulfstream jig & shrimp on 8 lb. tackle on 1/17) Atlantic Sailfish ........release only category Spotted Sea Trout......Ben Wade....................... 8 lbs. (weighed & released in the Lake Worth Lagoon using a plug on Spin 8 on 10/16) Mako Shark ................ release only category Shark, other................release only category Sheepshead...................Ty Pfendler.................... 4 lb., 4 oz. (weighed & released in the Deerfield ICW using 10 lb. Gen tackle on 1/11) Mutton Snapper..........George Lott, III............ 12 lb., 2 oz. (caught off Singer Island using a dead sardine on 30 lb. tackle on 9/23) Yellowtail Snapper .....Kevin Alexander........... 4 lb., 3oz. (caught off Marathon on 20 lb. Gen tackle on 10/4) Snapper, other.............David Luther................. 16 lbs. - Red (weighed & released off St. Augustine using Unl. Gen tackle on 1/3) Common Snook............Ben Wade....................... 28 lbs. (weighed & released at the Lake Worth Spillway using 30 lb. tackle on 4/25) Tarpon.........................Gina Friedman............... 180 lbs. (est.) (caught & released off Islamorada using 20 lb. tackle on 4/8) Tripletail.....................Jay Young....................... 11 lb., 8 oz. (caught in the Loxahatchee River using dead bait on 4 lb. tackle on 3/8) Blackfin Tuna..............Scott Hamilton............. 33 lbs. (caught off Singer Island on Fly 20 tackle on 6/2) Yellowfin Tuna............no significant fish entered Little Tunny ...............Dennis O'Toole............. 26 lbs. (caught off Stuart using a live sardine on 20 lb. Gen tackle on 6/24)* Wahoo ........................Robert Moore............... 68 lb., 3 oz.(caught off Palm Beach trolling rigged squid on 30 lb. tackle on 5/22) * indicates new club record in 2015 The Fishing Club's ‘Biggest Fish of The Year’ Competition runs annually from January 1st through December 31st. During the course of each calendar year, this “just for fun” competition tracks the heaviest fish (can be boated or weighed & released) entered by members for each species the club maintains weight records for. The catches are posted on the All Time Record Board in the WPBFC clubhouse and online. Fish must be weighed on a club certified scale and entries must be received on an official club affidavit. Winners receive a beautiful 'Big Fish' certificate suitable for framing. Be sure to enter your catch and keep track of this year's leaders on the All Time Club Record's page of the club website! Junior angler Michael Hattman caught & released this hefty 10 lb. 6 oz. bass in a Jupiter pond using a swim bait on 20 lb. tackle 'Biggest Fish of The Year' 2015 Winners