Congrats to all the winners!!!! it was fun and exhausting Will and I hung in there and finally landed two blacktips but it was good to meet up with fellow sharkers (Lake Worth Sharkers) and fish together and help each other out. Hammer and the Phenoms you guys fished your asses off and produced some big sharks congratulations to you guys and everyone that helped you out!!!! 
Congratulations to all who fished and participated. Congratulations to my teammates Shannon, JD Hammer and JD Fagan!!!! You guys are the best!!!!! Also, thanks to Jimmy and Jonathan as I know they helped out with those catches. It takes a team effort with the lights, measurements etc for those Sharks. Congrats Fellas!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!
Josh. Great Tourney!!!!!
Thank You Luis You Also Brought Your A Game & Helped, Ready To Fish With (or against you 
) During The Big Hammer Challenge. But I Know That It Gonna Take Classic Perforamce
Josh no 1st place pics and award pics?
It was an amazing three days! Teams were composed of anglers from Florida, Georgia, Texas, Maryland, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, & Canada. Over 75 sharks were caught by 64 anglers. In the first day of the tournament anglers caught 9 sharks that were over 8ft; 8 of the 9 were over 300lbs and 2 of the 9 were over 400lbs! This includes a triple-header of big bull sharks! A total of 11 sharks were caught that were over 8ft. The largest blacktips were both over 150lbs and larger than any previous blacktip caught in the tournament. Researchers from Nova Southeastern University and St. Mary's Hospital worked together with the anglers during the tournament in an effort to enhance the medical treatment of shark attack victims. Below are the winners of the 2013 Blacktip Challenge.
Shannon Bustamante - Bull Shark
Overall Length: 99"
Fork Length: 87.5"
Girth: 66"
Estimated Weight: 476.44 lbs
Mike O'Gorman - Bull Shark
Overall Length: 100"
Fork Length: 87"
Girth: 62.5"
Estimated Weight: 424.8 lbs
JD Hammer - Tiger Shark
Overall Length: 117.6"
Fork Length: 97"
Girth: 55.125"
Estimated Weight: 368.45 lbs
Melissa Showman
Overall Length: 77"
Fork Length: 66"
Girth: 45"
Estimated Weight: 162 lbs
Blanding Levin
Overall Length: 76.625"
Fork Length: 64.75"
Girth: 44.125"
Estimated Weight: 157.59 lbs
Kyle Moxon
Overall Length: 73"
Fork Length: 61"
Girth: 44.25"
Estimated Weight: 149.3 lbs
Team Barrett
Peter Barrett
Melissa Showman
Kyle Moxon
Total Sharks Caught: 17
Team Water Boys
Robert Leahy
William Leahy
Gregory Howell
Total Sharks Caught: 13
Team Hammer n the phenoms
JD Hammer
Shannon Bustamante
JD Fagan
Total Sharks Caught: 7
Fallon Rogerson - Bull Shark
Overall Length: 103.75"
Fork Length: 84.125"
Girth: 56"
Estimated Weight: 329.77 lbs
Fallon Rogerson - Bull Shark
Overall Length: 103.75"
Fork Length: 84.125"
Girth: 56"
Estimated Weight: 329.77 lbs
Blanding Levin - Blacktip Shark
Overall Length: 71.875"
Fork Length: 61"
Girth: 39.625"
Estimated Weight: 119.72 lbs
Britney Lutzow - Lemon Shark
Overall Length: 102.75"
Fork Length: 88"
Girth: 45.25"
Estimated Weight: 225.23 lbs
CJ Floyd - Blacktip Shark
Overall Length: 70"
Fork Length: 58"
Girth: 35.5"
Estimated Weight: 91.37 lbs
Dennis Bergeron - Southern Stingray
Overall Length: 17"
Mike O'Gorman - Hammerhead Shark
Overall Length: 124"
Fork Length: 96"
Girth: 53"
Estimated Weight: 337.08 lbs
Scott Hopkinson - Lemon Shark
Overall Length: 102"
Fork Length: 83"
Girth: 46"
Estimated Weight: 219.04 lbs
JD Fagan - Bull Shark
Overall Length: 103"
Fork Length: 88"
Girth: 57.5"
Estimated Weight: 363.69 lbs
JD Fagan - Bull Shark
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Another excellent tournament by Josh Jorgenson with a record number of anglers and teams from the many different states that made the trek to the East coast of Florida to compete.Congratulations to ALL THE ANGLERS who took part in this tournament you helped make it a success.All the anglers who took part in this tournament contributed in upholding the sport of land-based shark fishing and you also helped with the valuble research of sharks by tagging the many different species that were caught in the three day event.
On a personal note I want to congratulate Josh for his dedication to the sport and his hard work to bring us a tournament we can all be proud to say we participated in. I know how much work it takes to make such a tournament go off without a glitch and I know Josh is an exceptional young man with enough passion,a clear vision and the relentless drive to make such an event a reality.Many will stride to become great shark fishermen and recieve praise for great catches but few will give tirelessly to the sport expecting nothing in return as Josh does.The sport we all enjoy so much is better because of Josh Jorgenson.Thanks to all the anglers who participated,and thank you Josh for your DEDICATION.
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger
great catches and congrats to all sharkers
Thanks to Josh again for another great tournament. We weren't able to find the fish we were looking for but you can bet CJ and I will make the long trip south again! I'll be in the keys for the next week if anyone wants to hook up and fish send me a pm with your number.
I want to thank everyone for the kind words!!! I also want to thank Johnathin for all the Help he was towards us placing first place!! even with 1 lung your an animal!!! Josh it was a great tournament buddy thank you. Jimmy without you wed have zero photos!!! Hammer, You are a living legend who will do anything to help his team, even if it means reviving a bull in 50 degree weather!!! Or kayaking out a younger timid kids baits at 2 am in the cold waves!!!
Thank you guys!!!
Lets all get geared up for the hammer challenge now BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent job by all folks.Only being Jan+Feb and putting beast like that on the beach is great.Shannon you,re a animal,to fight two big Bulls like that at the same time you have a bigger set than I do son....Dave
THANKS FOR HOLDING THIS TOURNAMENT JOSH. YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB!
i had a great time fishing it and i cant wait to fish it again!
i big thanks to luis for all his help on the beach and on the computer, thanks bro!
congrats to every one in this tournament!
and congrats to the top 3. shannon on a stud bull. mike on a stud bull and hammer on an exceptionaly beautifull tiger shark and a big one at that!
CowaBonga that is a portly bull damnnnn!!!!!
THE NEW SKOOL OF MONSTER CHASERS is right there in your face fishing SOLO day OR night Night and day ,,patiently waiting ,studied ,hammer down on the 14,vigilant ,respectful but HARDCORE,FIERCE SPIRITED and UNDAUNTED ;TAUGHT BY SOME OF THE BEST on the planet
old skool monster mix courtesy MRS YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWi2UMnxIA
thanks will i appreciate all the words. i loved the video you posted up. GOOD STUFF!
Congratulations to all who participated and the top finishing anglers in this years' BTC. Some wicked impressive catches! With each passing year this tournament just keeps getting better and better. Absolutely awesome job Josh and a fantastic turnout! 
