VSWFT 2009 Top 25 - Dolphin

[Rob Holtz]

<TABLE BORDER="5" CELLPADDING="3" WIDTH=70%><TR BGCOLOR="00FF99"><TH COLSPAN=3>VA Saltwater Fishing Tournament<BR>2009 Final Dolphin Standings</TH></TR><TR BGCOLOR="LLCCDD"><TH>Place</TH><TH>Fish Size</TH><TH>Angler</TH></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>1</TD> <TD>39 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Robert L. Manus</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>2</TD> <TD>34 lbs. 4 oz.</TD> <TD>Kevin Javins</TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>3</TD> <TD>33 lbs. 6 oz.</TD> <TD>Randy D. Abbitt</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>4</TD> <TD>33 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Michael W. Flannagan</TD></TR><TR ALIGN="center"><TD>5</TD> <TD>32 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Pat Riccardi</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>6</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>James P. Kwontnik</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>7</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 3 oz.</TD> <TD>Kyle Krabill</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>8</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Joshua W. Bunte</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>9</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Roark Linn</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>10</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Daniel L. Milliman</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>11</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 4 oz.</TD> <TD>Nolan Agner</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>12</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 2 oz.</TD> <TD>John C. Gill II</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>13</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Donald Byers</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>14</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Angela Klar</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>15</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Dan Adams III</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>16</TD> <TD>27 lbs. 6 oz.</TD> <TD>Paul Lambertson</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>17</TD> <TD>27 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Michael A. Byrd</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>18</TD> <TD>27 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Jacqualyn Gueft</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>19</TD> <TD>26 lbs. 12 oz.</TD> <TD>Sean Doran</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>20</TD> <TD>26 lbs. 2 oz.</TD> <TD>Gerald Smoot</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>21</TD> <TD>26 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Jeffery O'garra</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>22</TD> <TD>26 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Heather Jones</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>23</TD> <TD>25 lbs. 13 oz.</TD> <TD>Robert J. Bosley</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>24</TD> <TD>25 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Larry Bazzle</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>25</TD> <TD>25 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Douglas P. Walters</TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR>2008 results for a comparasion.....<BR><BR><TABLE BORDER="5" CELLPADDING="3" WIDTH=70%><TR BGCOLOR="00FF99"><TH COLSPAN=3>VA Saltwater Fishing Tournament<BR>2008 Final Dolphin Standings</TH></TR><TR BGCOLOR="LLCCDD"><TH>Place</TH><TH>Fish Size</TH><TH>Angler</TH></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>1</TD> <TD>66 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Todd Conner</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>2</TD> <TD>58 lbs. 6 oz.</TD> <TD>Burt H. Whitt</TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>3</TD> <TD>49 lbs. 7 oz.</TD> <TD>Edward Pickett</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>4</TD> <TD>48 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Nelson Raney</TD></TR><TR ALIGN="center"><TD>5</TD> <TD>46 lbs. 9 oz.</TD> <TD>Russell L. Moll</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>6</TD> <TD>44 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Bob Sinclair</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>7</TD> <TD>42 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Bobby McConnell</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>8</TD> <TD>41 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Douglas W. Law</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>9</TD> <TD>39 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Andrew Richardson</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>10</TD> <TD>38 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Brian Steadman</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>11</TD> <TD>38 lbs. 1 oz.</TD> <TD>Samuel A. Fisher, Jr.</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>12</TD> <TD>37 lbs. 11 oz.</TD> <TD>Kevin Neal</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>13</TD> <TD>37 lbs. 6 oz.</TD> <TD>George Wilkinson</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>14</TD> <TD>37 lbs. 5 oz.</TD> <TD>Joseph E. Plummer II</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>15</TD> <TD>37 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Stephen Ott</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>16</TD> <TD>37 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Donald B. Cook</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>17</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 13 oz.</TD> <TD>Tom Lammond</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>18</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 9 oz.</TD> <TD>Anthony Thona</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>19</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Ricky Hall</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>20</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 4 oz.</TD> <TD>Jimmy Mast</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>21</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Brian Ellsworth</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>22</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Robert Furey</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>23</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Keith Beaudoin</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>24</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Michael Shreve</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>25</TD> <TD>36 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Michael Hall</TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR>2007 results for a comparasion.....<BR><BR><TABLE BORDER="5" CELLPADDING="3" WIDTH=70%><TR BGCOLOR="00FF99"><TH COLSPAN=3>VA Saltwater Fishing Tournament<BR>2007 Final Dolphin Standings</TH></TR><TR BGCOLOR="LLCCDD"><TH>Place</TH><TH>Fish Size</TH><TH>Angler</TH></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>1</TD> <TD>53 lbs. 9 oz.</TD> <TD>Greg Welch</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>2</TD> <TD>44 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Chris Link</TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>3</TD> <TD>41 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Chris Mabrey</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>4</TD> <TD>39 lbs. 6 oz.</TD> <TD>Robert Seefried</TD></TR><TR ALIGN="center"><TD>5</TD> <TD>38 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Trina D. Williams</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>6</TD> <TD>37 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Matthew Greene</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>7</TD> <TD>35 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Jessica L. Hendrix</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>8</TD> <TD>35 lbs. 4 oz.</TD> <TD>Janice E. Smith</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>9</TD> <TD>34 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Matthew A. Saunders</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>10</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Dennis W. Travis</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>11</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Leslie Herron</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>12</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 6 oz.</TD> <TD>John Steiert</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>13</TD> <TD>31 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Billy McBride</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>14</TD> <TD>30 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Duncan Clark</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>15</TD> <TD>29 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>E.J. Macdonald</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>16</TD> <TD>29 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Leigh Reimann</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>17</TD> <TD>29 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Sean Stephens</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>18</TD> <TD>29 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Michael A. Leeper</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>19</TD> <TD>29 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Jimmy Neise</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>20</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 12 oz.</TD> <TD>David Hebert</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>21</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 8 oz.</TD> <TD>Keith Blackburn</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>22</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 6 oz.</TD> <TD>Charlie Doriguzzi</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>23</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 4 oz.</TD> <TD>Johnnie W. Willis</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>24</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Dru Galloway</TD></TR> <TR ALIGN="center"><TD>25</TD> <TD>28 lbs. 0 oz.</TD> <TD>Eddie Talley</TD></TR></TABLE>

[PlaynHooky]

Kinda crazy the difference between the top weights over the last three years.....

[dredrum]

i seem to remember one over 50 lbs. weighed in at the virginia beach billfish tourney.
Lee W.

[cantgetenough]

No that was just BS over the radio.

Rudy Levasseur
Above Average Sportfishing

[Kayak fisherman]

Wow! It looks like they're shrinking. The above results make me feel better about myself. We caught lots of nice dolphin in 2009; several over 25 lbs and our biggest was 39 lbs (out of OI) which is the same as the Virginia record. What is my secret for catching big dolphin? Well, just try to catch tuna.

This 39-lber took a looong time to get into the boat. Once landed he tried to destroy everything in the boat. Meanest fish I've ever caught. Right after we caught him, we landed a YFT, two other dolphin, and 7 AJ's all in less than one hour. And there were only two of us in my boat. It was great. I really have no idea what we were doing right that day.

[gary49]

Kayak, you were in the right place at the right time, that makes a lot of difference, sometimes they practically jump in the boat, other times you have to really know what you are doing to catch one or two. Nothing wrong with being lucky--it's nice being good, but I always hope to be lucky. NC is the spot for dolphin, Hatteras is even better than OI for them.

[dredrum]

just re-checked there was one caught on the first day of the billfish tourney 52.1 lbs, caught on the BIG OH. probably didn't bother with the citation. maybe the check was a little more important.

Lee W.

[Kayak fisherman]

You've popped my bubble. Actually, ours weighed 39 lb 0 oz AFTER we bled him. So, maybe, just maybe, with blood, he would have weighed over 52.1 lbs.

[PlaynHooky]

KF......I think they are said to have MERCURY in them not LEAD.....LOL........a 39 lb mahi is a BEAST on any day ANY WHERE!!! Congrats!!!