2003 NC SALTWATER FISHING TOURNAMENT UPDATE

MARCH 23, 2004

TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES TO DATE: 6,744

SPECIES	ENTRIES	RELEASED	CATEGORY LEADER	WEIGHT (WEIGH STATION)
Amberjack	150	128	Neil V. Birkhoff Roanoke, VA	74 lb 0 oz Anchorage Marina
Black Sea Bass	158		Allan M. Green Fremont, IL	8 lb 2 oz Pirate=s Cove
Barracuda	97		Larry R. Easterling Baltimore, MD	47 lb 0 oz Capt. Stacy Fishing Center
Bigeye Tuna	188		Detrick A. Jones Mechanicsville, VA	267 lb 0 oz Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
Bluefish	6		Bobby Scott Ft. Washington, MD	22 lb 0 oz Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
Black Drum	15		Roberto Hernandez Nags Head, NC	75 lb 0 oz Whalebone Tackle
Blue Marlin	268	250	Tom McHugh Boston, MA	760 lb 0 oz Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
Bluefin Tuna	280	244	Jason A. Dupree Raleigh, NC	645 lb 0 oz Capt. Stacy Fishing Center
Cobia	421	36	Lewis A. Boyd Point Harbor, NC	113 lb 6 oz TW’s Bait & Tackle
Jack Crevalle	38		Adam I. Martin Carmichaels, PA	45 lb 0 oz Pirate’s Cove
Croaker	7		Hunter Haskett Elizabeth City, NC	4 lb 2 oz TW’s Bait & Tackle
Dolphin	408		John B. Gist Raleigh, NC	69 lb 0 oz Carolina Princess Dock
Flounder	546		Edward L. Bunn Camp LeJeune, NC	19 lb 3 oz Island Harbor Marina
Gray Trout	124		James F. Johnson Yadkinville, NC	12 lb 15 oz Outer Banks Pier & Fishing Center
Grouper	53		Gerald R. Dailey Vienna, WV	52 lb 0 oz Capt. Stacy Fishing Center
Pompano	345		Hannah E. Martin Wilson, NC	5 lb 13 oz Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier
King Mackerel	174	2	Jeremy Harvey Myrtle Beach, SC	65 lb 0 oz Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
Porgy (Silver Snapper)	10		Andrea B. Marchetti Winston-Salem, NC	6 lb 0 oz Capt. Stacy Fishing Center
Red Drum	584	1,026	Release Citation Only
Red Snapper	71		Ronald Ryan Cape Carteret, NC	34 lb 0 oz Island Harbor Marina
Striped Bass	322	188	David A. Weidenhamer Smithfield, VA	52 lb 8 oz TW’s Bait & Tackle
Sailfish	713	718	All Fish Were Released
Shark	3		Robert H. Thomas Bridgeton, NJ	236 lb 0 oz Hatteras Harbor Marina
Sea Mullet	227		Bonnie L. Baker Raleigh, NC	2 lb 14 oz Jolly Roger Pier
Sheepshead	32		Charles P. Adams Greenville, NC	16 lb 5 oz Morris Marina
Spanish Mackerel	109		Donald R. Broadwell Raleigh, NC	10 lb 0 oz Hatteras Harbor Marina
Speckled Trout	328		Bill Lucas Plymouth, NC	9 lb 8 oz. Fisherman’s Inn
Spot	189		John F. Markel Columbia, PA	2 lb 0 oz Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
Tautog	3		Katie Carter Wilmington, NC	10 lb 14 oz The Bridge Tender Marina
Triggerfish	4		Jeff L. Harman Lebanon, VA	8 lb 4 oz Carolina Princess Dock
Tarpon	18	21	Alton E. Joyner Nashville, NC	87 lb 0 oz Anchorage Marina
Wahoo	447		Raymond C. Williams Bordentown, NJ	82 lb 0 oz Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
White Marlin	342	356	All Fish Were Released
Yellowfin Tuna	64		Stuart Carter Crozier, VA	126 lb 0 oz Pirate=s Cove

RELEASE CATEGORY LEADERS

SPECIES	RELEASED	CATEGORY LEADER	NUMBER & WEIGH STATION
Amberjack	128	Wayne T. Spindler Sykesville, MD	4 Released Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
Blue Marlin	249	Kirk D. Deeter Pine, CO	2 Released Hatteras Harbor Marina
Bluefin Tuna	244	Jeff Adcock Olivia, NC	6 Released Oriental Marina
Cobia	36	Doug Hinson Avon, NC	14 Released Frank & Fran’s
King Mackerel	2	Jake Piersol Waverly, WV	1 Released Hatteras Harbor Marina
Red Drum	1,026	George F. Cecil Manteo, NC	32 Released TW’s Bait & Tackle
Sailfish	718	Rob E. Bogaard Smithfield, VA	2 Released Hatteras Harbor Marina
Striped Bass	188	Justin L. Stewart Kitty Hawk, NC	10 Released TW’s Bait & Tackle
Tarpon	21	Jim Copland Burlington, NC	3 Released Down East Guide Service
White Marlin	356	Brant L. Wise Colington Island, NC	4 Released Oregon Inlet Fishing Center

FOR ANY CATEGORY THAT HAD MORE THAN ONE PERSON WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF RELEASES WE WENT BY DATE.