Craig Bradford
Tina Brookshire Vaughn caught this 16-pound redfish
earlier this year in the creeks near the Isle of Palms.
Johnny Jordan, Jr.
Ben Black caught this 62-pound, 10-
ounce dolphin on 30-pound test line
while fishing off Charleston June 8.
Matt Winter
Tideline
Andy Winter releases a sailfish caught in June aboard the Marlin Darlin.
Provided by Guy Ackerman
Guy Ackerman (from left), Brett Martin, Vince
McCarthy and Shane Marler show off the results of a
nice day fishing in 180 feet of water in late May.
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Provided by Capt. David Yates
Yates Sea Charters
Bryan Powell shows off the new state record African pompano caught June 16th.
Pompano record falls twice in one month
A Mount Pleasant angler set a new state record for African pompano June 16, just 13 days after the former record was trumped.
Bryan Powell caught the 43-pound, 8-ounce African pompano near the Comanche reef, in about 100 feet of water off Charleston. The former record had been beaten by angler Steve Bagnall of Vancouver, Wa., on June 3. Both anglers were on charter fishing trips with local captains.
Powell, 38, headed offshore with Capt. David Yates of Yates Sea Charters (charlestonfunfishing.com), on his twin-engine 31-foot Contender center console. Powell landed the pompano in about 20 minutes. He was using a 7-foot Star rod paired with a Baitrunner Shimano reel. The big fish hit a menhaden.
Cerveza wins again in Charleston tourney
Cerveza, a 62-foot sportfisherman homeported at Pirate’s Cove, N.C., captured its second straight win in the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina Billfish Tournament in late June.
Owned by Tom Russell and captained by Butch Davis, Cerveza was once again making a Charleston stop on its way back from the Bahamas Billfish Championship, a series Cerveza won this year.
Cerveza released 11 sailfish over two days of fishing out of Charleston. Rascal, owned by Norman Pulliam of Spartanburg, released nine sailfish and one white marlin. Both Cerveza and Rascal got an assist from Mother Nature when small craft warnings forced the cancelation of the final day of fishing and left them with the points lead.
Cerveza won $82,740 from a tournament payout of $22,990. Rascal won $49,061. The final two Governor’s Cup tournaments are the HMY-Viking MegaDock Billfishing Tournament out of the Charleston City Marina July 9-12 and the Bohicket Marina Invitational Fishing Tournamenton July 23-26.
Associated Press
The Artemis crew celebrates a big win
Charleston boat wins big bucks at Big Rock
Owner John Darby and the crew of Artemis gave Charleston its second straight win in the 50th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, held out of Morehead City, N.C., in June.
Artemis — named after the Greek goddess of the hunt — landed a 640-pound blue and earned a $708,400 payday in the East Coast’s most prestigious billfish tournament.
Those onboard during the battle included Darby, Capt. Bucky Copleston, angler Darryl Reyna, J.C. Darby, Eric Burn, Robbie Freeman, Jim Bryan and Michael Provow.
This was the second straight year a Charleston boat has prevailed in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Last year, BakBar, owned by Neal Baker and Billy Barnwell, earned $800,839 for a 613-pound blue marlin.
Source: The Post and Courier
Lady Anglers
Jan Moore won top male angler, Eren Bracewell took top female angler, and Morgan Giannelli won outstanding youth angler in the 11th annual “Fishing for the Cure” Carolina Lady Anglers tournament in late May.
KING MACKEREL: Eren Bracewell, 28.22; Lee Moyer, 17.38; Allison Caddell, 16.88.
SPANISH MACKEREL: Eren Bracewell, 5.58; Mike Giannelli, 2.78; Cameron Luden, 2.14.
TROUT: Josh Turner, 4.94; Bobby Walker, 3.58; Jason Watkins, 3.26.
FLOUNDER: Jan Moore, 3.80; Lonnie East III, 2.70; Josh Turner, 2.56.
SHEEPSHEAD: Larry Cooper, 7.62; Sean Conner, 6.72; Jeff Fender, 5.98.
LADY FISH: Mike Gianelli, 1.50; Cameron Luden, 1.30; No third place.
DOG FISH: Jan Moore, 1.18 (1st place only).
Tailwalker Challenge
Angler David Perry, aboard MSC, caught the winning 39.93-pound king mackerel, Valerie Sullivan was top lady angler, McCabe Morris was top youth angler and the crew of Whiplash took the top aggregate award during the 2008 Tailwalker Marine Offshore Challenge held out of Georgetown in June.
TOP 10 KINGFISH: David Perry, 39.93; 2. Raymond Stivender, (weight unavailable); 3. Chris Rosengarten, 34.58; 4. Wyndall Vereen, 32.49; 5. Triple Gobble, LLC, 30.68; 6. Chad Sullivan, 28.95; 7. Fabulous Fishing Adventures, 28.91; 8. Ironman Fishing Team, 27.53 9. James Aikens, 26.48; 10. Craig Hoover, 26.43.
23 & UNDER DIVISION KINGFISH: 1. Chad Stewart, 39.06; 2. Dennis Hensley, 26.56; 3. Jeffery Mitchell, 25.94.
SCSSA members-only
Brainstorm was the top boat, Chris Floyd was the top male angler, Janell Nettles was the outstanding female angler and Josh Davis was the outstanding youth angler in the South Carolina Saltwater Sportfishing Association’s Members Only tournament in June.
DOLPHIN: Bobby Crapps, 37.6; Mike Tolle, 37.4; Karen Flanigan, 35.4; Josh Davis, 33.3.
WAHOO: Chris Floyd, 54.9; Donen Davis, 30.6; Josh Davis, 28.9; Rick Donovan, 23.4.
KING MACKEREL: Janell Nettles, 15.3; Janell Nettles, 13.4; Janell Nettles, 7.8.
AGGREGATE: Brainstorm, 63.7; Sportsman, 58.9; Crushed Em, 54.9; Rigged Out, 43.9.
Lowcountry Anglers
Lonnie East IV and Jennifer Bailey won top male and female angler awards, and Tradd Murray and Morgan Giannelli took youth angler honors during the 13th annual Lowcountry Anglers Inshore Fishing Tournament in June.
BLACK SEABASS: Bob Ogden, 1.68; Doug Hoover, 1.56; Lonnie Cowart, 1.50.
BLUEFISH: Rick Donovan, 2.84; Robert Leap, 2.42; Michael Giannelli, 2.26.
KING MACKEREL: Mike O’Neal, 29.02; Mark Drolshagen, 25.54; Tony Armstrong, 25.10.
TROUT: Andy Robbins, 5.74; Ben Black, 3.36; Tom Connelley, 3.34.
SPANISH MACKEREL: Ashley Easterlin, 4.86; Steve Joy, 1.54 (no third).
FLOUNDER: Brandon Riley, 4.68; William Southard, 3.64; Jason Riley, 3.62.
SHEEPSHEAD: Bruce Humbert 8.00; Lonnie East IV, 7.14; Lonnie East IV, 6.86.
WHITING: Bonnie Hill, 1.44.
Matt Winter
Tideline
The crew of Overrun
50/50 Tournament
The crew of the Overrun (above) took top wahoo honors, Demolicious took top dolphin and Syked Out won the Petrel Division (billfish) during the 12th annual Fifty-Fifty Tournament fished out of Ripley Light Yacht Club in June.
WAHOO: Over Run, 53.4; Sonrisa, 51.0; Miss Pasco, 17.3.
DOLPHIN: Demolicious, 38.5; Hosanna, 37.8; Lunasea, 35.8.
PETREL (BILLFISH): 1. Syked Out, 2. Haphazard, 3. Seigar.
FISHING EVENTS
CHARLESTON ANGLER SEMINARS: To register, call 843-571-3899 for West Ashley classes and 843-884-2095 for Mount Pleasant classes.
• July 1, 6:30 p.m., Summer surf fishing with Capt. Ben Floyd, West Ashley.
• July 15, 6:30 p.m., livebaiting for king mackerel with Capt. Robert Olsen, Mount Pleasant.
• July 22, 6:30 p.m., flounder fishing with Capt. Zed White, West Ashley.
• July 29, 6:30 p.m., tarpon and giant redfish with Capt. John Irwin, Mount Pleasant.
CHARLESTON COASTAL ANGLERS TOURNAMENT: July 12. The 25th annual Charleston Coastal Anglers Tournament will be fished out of James Island Yacht Club, with fishing from 12:01 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and weigh-in from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Entry fees are $30 per adult and $15 per youth (15 years and younger). Captain’s meeting and registration will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. on July 8. Eligible species include king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, trout, flounder, sheepshead, black drum, jack crevalle, spadefish, bluefish, blackfish, ladyfish, spot-tail bass (awards for legal spottail bass with the most spots) and dogfish. Cash and prizes for all species, plus special prizes for king mackerel of $1,000 for first, $500 for second and $250 for third. For more information, contact Lee Moyer at 843-795-5136 or Alan Risher at 843-200-3892.
JOE’S BUDDIES TOURNAMENT: July 19. Proceeds from the inaugural Joe’s Buddies tournament will be used to continue a reefball building project at the Charleston 60 Reef. There currently are 200 of a planned 500 reef balls at Little Joe’s Reef, which honors the memory of “Little Joe Shuford,” a Mount Pleasant man who died in 2005 at the age of 20 from a rare form of cancer. Information on the tournament is available by contacting Will Brown at 843-343-4045 or Mike Able at 843-881-3644.
CHARLESTON KING CLASSIC: July 25-26. The 2008 Charleston King Classic will be fished out of the Ripley Light Yacht Club. The general tournament will be limited to 300 boats. The early entry fee is $400 postmarked by July 10), while the regular entry fee is $475. A team and family meeting will be at 7 p.m. July 25, and fishing times will be from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26. Scales open at 3 p.m. and the awards ceremony begins at 7 p.m. For more information and complete rules and entries, check www.bluewaterpromo.com.
DIAMOND TIP TOURNAMENT: July 26. Cast off from the second largest pier on the East Coast in one of the Folly Beach Fishing Pier’s monthly tournaments. Registration is on-site only at 6 a.m., and the tournament ends at 4 p.m., with prizes awarded at 4:15 p.m. Call 588-FISH or visit www.ccprc.com to register.
FISHING FOR MIRACLES: Aug. 14-16. The 15th annual Key West Boats Fishing For Miracles King Mackerel Tournament will be fished out of Ripley Light Yacht Club. Registration begins at 2 p.m. Aug. 14, with the captain’s meeting at 7 p.m. Fishing is Aug. 15-16, with the awards ceremony and banquet scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday. The entry fee is $295 through July 31 and $350 thereafter. Contact Rob Donlan at 843-554-0177 or check www.fishingformiracles.org.
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