b"Jonathan Thaw with an impressive17 lb. big fish winners mutton snapper he caught off Jupiter last April.The Fishing Club's Biggest Fish of The Year Competition runs annually from January 1st through December 31st.This just for fun competition tracks the heaviest fish (can be boated or weighed and 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 Big Fish of the Year page of the club website!'BIGGEST FISH OF THE YEAR' 2024 WINNERSs Pecies : a ngler : W eight& c atchi nFo :African Pompano Todd Prince .33 lb., 8 oz. ( caught off Ft. Lauderdale using 30 lb. General tackle on 5/20)Greater Amberjack Todd Prince .40 lbs.(caught off Miami using Unl. General tackle on 5/6)Great Barracuda Hunter Joseph .31 lb., 9 oz(caught off Palm Beach using 30 lb. General tackle on 8/10)Largemouth Bass .Charlie Isiminger 8 lb., 7 oz.(weighed & released in Martin Co. using an artificial on Unl. Gen. tackle on 4/27)Peacock Bass Greg Pientka 6 lb., 1 oz.(weighed & released in West Palm Beach using Fly 12 tackle on 1/6)Bluefish .Amanda Thaw .16 lb., 8 oz.(caught off Juno Beach using Plug 16 tackle on 2/3)Bonefish Emily Hanzlik 3 lbs.(caught & released in the Lake Worth Lagoon using Spin 8 tackle on 1/25)Cobia .Shelby Callison 40 lb., 8 oz.(caught off Miami using 20 lb. General tackle on 4/13)Dolphin .Kyle Igneri .44 lb., 8 oz.(caught off Palm Beach using 30 lb. General tackle on 5/19)Black Drum .Cash Kline .3 lbs.(caught in Palm City using 10 lb. General tackle on 8/25)Redfish Mark Prazak .15 lb., 13 oz.(caught in the Mosquito Lagoon using 12 lb. General tackle on 2/15)FlounderKenneth Healey .3 lb., 4 oz.(caught in Hobe Sound using 12 lb. General tackle on 4/12) Grouper.Todd Prince .16 lb., 8 oz.- Black (caught off Miami using Unl. General tackle on 5/6)Jack Crevalle Chip DeBay .32 lb., 8oz.(caught & released off Hutchinson Island using Plug 16 tackle on 3/17)Horse Eye Jack Amanda Thaw .4 lbs.(caught in Jupiter using Spin 8 tackle on 7/5)Ladyfish .Amanda Thaw .4 lbs.(caught off Juno Beach using Spin 8 tackle on 2/3)Cero Mackerel .Chip DeBay .7 lb., 2 oz.(caught in Marathon using Spin 8 tackle on 10/14)Kingfish .Nick Perrone 32 lb., 9 oz.(caught off Juno Beach using 30 lb. General tackle on 5/18)Spanish Mackerel.Angelina Mathias 4 lb., 8 oz.(caught off Pecks Lake using 12 lb. General tackle on 3/13)Blue Marlin .release only categoryWhite Marlin release only categoryPermit Todd Prince .23 lb., 14 oz.(caught & released in Marathon using 30 lb. General tackle on 5/9)Florida Pompano Ryan Perez 3 lb., 14 oz.(caught in Stuart using 20 lb. General tackle on 1/7)Atlantic Sailfishrelease only categorySpotted Sea Trout .Dan Kipnis 5 lb., 14 oz.(caught & released in Ft. Pierce using 20 lb. General tackle on 3/8)Mako Shark release only categoryShark, other.release only categorySheepshead .Mike Robinson 3 lb. 5 oz.(caught in Ft. Pierce using 10 lb. General tackle on 12/23)Mutton SnapperJonathan Thaw 17 lbs.(caught off Jupiter using 20 lb. General tackle on 4/18)Yellowtail Snapper.Glenn Salts, Jr. 2 lb., 6 oz.(caught off Jupiter using 30 lb. General tackle on 4/11)Snapper, other.Dan Miller . 15 lb., 8 oz. - Red (caught in the Forida Keys using Plug 16 tackle on 2/16)*Common Snook .Charlie DeBay .30 lb., 6 oz.(weighed & released in Jupiter using Unl. General tackle on 8/17)Tarpon .no significant fish enteredTripletail Chris Bishop16 lb., 6 oz.(caught in Jensen Beach using 40 lb. General tackle on 11/6)Blackfin TunaBobbie Nettles .33 lb., 5 oz.(caught off Palm Beach using 20 lb. General tackle on 4/25)Yellowfin Tuna no fish enteredLittle Tunny.Stuart Pavlik 26 lbs.(caught off Palm Beach using 20 lb. General tackle on 5/4)Wahoo Nick Perrone 47 lb., 6 oz.(caught off Juno Beach using Unl. General tackle on 7/13)*indicates neW cluB record18 W estP almB eachF ishingc luB"