Blue Marlin Evades Anglers at Sportfishing Classic

The anglers tried, but the Blue Marlin evaded being caught at this year’s 2nd Annual Panama City Beach Sportfishing Classic.

Nonetheless, last weekend’s Sportfishing Classic was a huge success with 34 boats registered and over 2500 lbs of fish caught.  Varieties included Swordfish, Tuna, Wahoo and Dolphin.

The largest Swordfish that was brought in was a monster 225 lbs.

Once the fish were brought in and admitted to the tournament, they became property of the tourney.  And the tourney decided they wanted to cook their new-found property and serve it to the attendees.  Chef Konrad Jochum from Boatyard was grilling up the fresh catches.

Full results

Swordfish

1. Reel Comfort – Martin Flowers – 225 lbs – won $15,500
2. Linda Gale – Mark Revell – 120 lbs – won $9,500

Tuna

1. Committed – John Lee – 87.6 lbs – won $12,500
2. Salt Crusher – Jason Hines – 85.8 lbs – won $7,500
3. Salt Crusher – Josh Conyers – 84.8 lbs – won $5,000

Wahoo

1. Reef Dog – Jake Quave – 89.2 lbs – won $12,500
2. Iona Louise – Woody Woods – 61.8 lbs – won $7,500
3. Perseverance – Justin Friez – 47.6 lbs – won $5,000

Dolphin

1. Cazador – Joey Sostheim – 23.6 lbs – won $12,500
2. Reel Sorry – Pat Hymel – 18.6 lbs – won $7,500
3. Sea Ya Later – Brian Beighey – 18 lbs – won $5,000

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