2012 SFSC ANNUAL TOURNAMENT WINNERS (Sharks and Fish)

2012 SFSC ANNUAL TOURNAMENT AWARD WINNERS

RENE DE DIOS PERPETUAL TROPHY-Biggest Shark of the Year-MARK RESTO 14 FT 2 IN HAMMERHEAD SHARK (Club Record)

MARK'S HAMMERHEAD, SFSC'S BIGGEST SHARK EVER

I wasn't thinking of it at the time but this hammerhead was the SUPERBOWL SUNDAY SHARK. I even got yelled at by some friends for not watching the game but it was the least of the thoughts on my mind.

I heard from some inside sources that some bull sharks have been around locally... I called up Dan aka Blacktip aka the British guy, we knew it was SUPERBOWL Sunday and figured less people would be around to mess with us. So I looked at the tide charts and planned it out so we headed out with some baits to fish one spot where we met up with Tony aka seawolf and Joe aka sandtiger... joe's 16/0 got picked up by a small bull shark, he set the hook and fought it for a while but the line popped for some reason. That spot had some wake-boarders and jetskiiers so we got tired of it. We left to hit up a marina to check for some baits where we got a kingfish head and a almaco jack carcass. Then we bought some snacks and headed off to spot 2. We deployed baits a short drop with massive rocks but the current was still too strong and our baits swept to the side and into the flats where there was less current. We sat around for about an hour or 2 figuring there were no fish around... the seaweed had my bait floating on the surface and all of the sudden Dan yells look and I turn around and something had bashed the surface a ways out near our baits... simultaneously my rod screams, i pick it up and put it in freespool, give it 20 seconds and did the running man (I only had a kingfish head) , the fish was there and I had my drag set at about 55-65lbs and it started burning me steady but fast as hell, i sat down and tightened up a little more but there was no stopping it.

She burned 400 yards then slowed down a little, I figured it was a big bull shark considering the area so I put my hands on the spool to put additional drag and stopped him, it turned and swam in fast and I gained a lot of line but it dumped me back out to the same spot. I needed Dan's assistance strapping in to a waist harness for support. I couldn't gain line power winching so I got up, held the spool, and walked way up the beach and ran back gaining line and did this 2 or 3 times. The shark was getting too close to a curve on the beach so we went back towards it and got the line in a better position and from there it was 100 yards away, I still thought it was a bull shark but then it surfaced and all I saw was a yellowish color so I thought it was a lemon... it surfaced once more and I thought it was a bull. It wasn't until it was 50 yards in the giant sickle fin verified what it was. When it got close I dropped my rod and rushed towards the swivel figuring it was my first hammer I didn't want to lose it.OMG what a fish! We had it beached within an hour of hooking it. The fish weighed too much her girth was huge. Just the 2 of us wasn't enough to get it out of the water. We snapped some pictures with our dying camera, measured it at 170 inches and spent the next hour walking back and forth with HER reviving her did about 10 laps along the beach, we ran into 3 or 4 rays in the process and it came close to biting me when it swung around a few times. But it swam off slow and steady and I was satisfied with the release.

MOST SHARKS CAUGHT DURING THE YEAR

Joe Clausell with 35 total

1ST PLACE BIGGEST SHARK -MARK RESTO 14 FT 2 IN HAMMERHEAD SHARK(SFSC ALL Time Record)

2ND PLACE BIGGEST SHARK -JD FAGAN 10 FT 10 IN HAMMERHEAD SHARK

3RD PLACE BIGGEST SHARK-BILLI CENTRONE 10 FT 7 IN HAMMERHEAD SHARK

BIGGEST SHARK BY A JUNIOR ANGLER-FIRST PLACE-JUAN BIN 8 FT 2 IN BULL SHARK

SECOND PLACE BIGGEST SHARK BY A JUNIOR-TYLER PARKER 6FT 1 IN BLACKTIP

BIGGEST SHARK PEEWEE DIVISION-ANAIS PERDOMO(Mimi)7ft 8in NURSE SHARK

Mimi poses with her dad Joe Clausell

BIGGEST SHARK BY A FEMALE ANGLER-FIRST PLACE- Enoe Bustamante 6 ft 11 in

BIGGEST SHARK BY A FEMALE ANGLER SECOND PLACE -KIM RUIZ 5 FT 6 IN BLACKTIP

PIER CHAMPION-Biggest shark caught from a Pier-ERNIE POLK 9 FOOT 3 INCH DUSKY

Ernie Polk the Panhandle shark fishing LEGEND is hooked up

BRIDGE CHAMPION-BIGGEST SHARK CAUGHT FROM A BRIDGE-SHANNON BUSTAMANTE 8 FT 6 IN BULL SHARK

"Ive caught many big bulls and, this picture is from way up top on the bridge.. She was 350+"

BOAT CHAMPION-Biggest Shark caught from a BOAT SHAWN KALLIAN 11 ft plus (est)
"At work with a bunch of madness I get a text from big Will J if I was down to head down to the keys that night, told him I get out at 1030 to pack everything and we will head down as soon as I get out. We get there get some rest and we get up early and head out on the boat in search of some bait. We got two stingrays and a cuda and then headed back in to rest and hide from Aprils blazing sun. As evening approaches Will and I are ready to head out for the hunt but our boat captain was exhausted and was not too excited to be going out again but with a little motivation we our on our way to our spot under Seven Mile. We set up and Will floats out a whole string ray on his 12/0 and with a little hesitation I decided to float out the whole cuda on my 12/0. About 15-20 minutes past and Will points out that my rod is being bumped, I grab it and look at him and tell him a nurse is messing with it, we decided to reel it in where we see the tail had already been sucked by a nurse and re float out in hopes of deterring the nurse. Another 20-25 minutes past by and Will points out my rods was being bumped again, I feel the line and feels like another nurse so I start to reel again to get past this nurse, as I am reeling I get slammed; I put it in free spool for a little then I locked it up and hit it hard, as soon as I hit it I am pinned to the boat with line peeling out of my 12/0. As soon as Will hears my drag he yells HAMMER to wakes up our friend sleeping in the cabin and together they quickly reel in the other rods and pull the anchor. At this point my 12/0 is almost at half and the fight is on. After a few obstacles and about an hour later we have the hammer near the boat and we make the decision that we need to force the fish in and let it go before she fights to her death, so I lock up and start pumping her in and Will grabs the leader almost loosing a finger on the initial grab because she was not too happy to be boat side. We decided not to take the extra time to measure it and didn’t get any great pictures because we tried to keep this fish health at best interest. Hope you enjoy."

Fighting her at the back of the boat.

Fighting at the front with the sun setting.

HAMMERHEAD SHARK

Biggest Hammerhead Shark 1st place MARK RESTO 14 FOOT 2 INCH
Biggest Hammerhead Shark 2nd place JD FAGAN 10 FOOT 10 INCH
Biggest Hammerhead Shark 3rd place BILLI CENTRONE 10 FOOT 7 INCH

BULL SHARK

Biggest Bull Shark 1st place-JD FAGAN 8 FOOT 9 INCH

Biggest Bull Shark 2nd place 3 WAY TIE at 8 FOOT 8 INCHES- CHRIS FRONZEK,JOE CLAUSELL,JAMES FUQUA

Chris Fronzek with his 8 ft 8 in Bull shark

James Fuqua (JD Hammer) with his 8 ft 8 in Bull shark

JOE Clausell with his 8 ft 8 in Bull shark

Biggest Bull Shark 3rd place CARL MCCAULEY 8 FT 7 IN inch

TIGER SHARK

Biggest Tiger Shark 1st Place- SHANNON BUSTAMANTE 9 FT 9 IN

Biggest Tiger Shark 2nd Place-JIMMY DEAN FUQUA 9 foot 6 inch

Jimmy poses with his second place Tiger shark part of the 17 TIGER NIGHT during the 2012 BHC tourney

Biggest Tiger Shark 3rd place- JORGE FUNDORA 9 FT 4 INCH

part of the 17 TIGER NIGHT during the 2012 Big Hammer Challenge

LEMON SHARK

Biggest Lemon Shark 1st place-RAY MUNIZ 9 FOOT

Biggest Lemon Shark 2nd place-Jimmi Dean Fuqua 8 ft 9 inch

Jimmy poses head half off with his BHC 2012 caught Lemon shark 8 ft 9 inches

Biggest Lemon Shark 3rd place-TIE BETWEEN TREVOR MONROE and RAY MUNIZ 8 FT 8 INCH

Trevor Monroe with his solo caught 8 ft 8 inch Lemon shark

Ray Muniz with his 8 foot 8 inch Lemon shark caught during the Blacktip Challenge

Biggest Mako Shark
NONE

Biggest Dusky Shark -Ernie Polk 9 foot 3 inch

Ernie with one of his many large sharks of 2012

Biggest Sandbar Shark-RAY MUNIZ 7 FOOT 4 INCH

Biggest Blacktip Shark-ERNIE POLK 7 FOOT 2 INCH


Ernie with his huge 7ft 2 inch Blacktip shark

Fish Categories

Biggest Snapper- EDDIE ESPINOSA 15 LBS

Eddie caught this 15 lb mutton snapper fishing the Dry Tortugas on the Yankee Caps

Biggest Grouper-EDDIE ESPINOSA 18 LB BLACK GROUPER

CAUGHT ON THE YANKEE CAPS(DRY TORTUGAS)

Biggest Kingfish-William Fundora 17 lbs

Biggest Goliath Grouper-JOSH JORGENSON 5 foot 3 inch

Biggest Snook- JIMMY HARRIS 45 inches (approx 35 LBS)

Jimmy poses with his Juno pier storm Isaac caught snook quote "I'm going to say 35lb+ some of the other guys out there said 40+"

Biggest Barracuda-JAMES FUQUA (Jd Hammer)38 lbs

"JD with his monster Palm Beach Cuda!!!"

Biggest Tarpon-JD FAGAN 70 LBS (approx)

Biggest Jack Crevalle-JIMMY HARRIS 39 lbs

Jimmy Harris poses with Palm Beach sized Jack Crevale 39 lbs and 46 inches long

Biggest Cobia-EDDIE ESPINOSA 45 lbs

Biggest Permit- LUIS CORDOVA 30 LBS

LUIS poses with his two huge permit, the bigger one at 30 lbs

Biggest Redfish Award-JD HAMMER(James Fuqua)37 inches

Jd with a Sebastian Inlet redfish

Biggest Trout award

Offshore Fish Division

Biggest Marlin NONE CAUGHT

Biggest Swordfish -COLBY UVA 79 INCHES