2008 MERCURY BAYBONE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Celebrity Grand Champion Baseball Hall of Famer, Wade Boggs with a bonefish, Tampa, FL
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TOURNAMENT DATES: OCT. 3-5, 2008
TARGET FISH: BONEFISH, PERMIT
FORMAT: ALL RELEASE-FISH MUST BE AT LEAST 18 INCHES IN LENGTH TO QUALIFY AS A LEGAL RELEASE. RELEASES ARE DOCUMENTED BY PHOTOGRAPHING THE FISH AGAINST A MEASURING DEVICE. THERE ARE THREE (3) TACKLE DIVISIONS: GENERAL (BAIT), SPIN/PLUG (ARTIFICIAL), AND FLY TACKLE.
TOTAL BOATS: 19
TOTAL FISH CAUGHT AND RELEASED:
BONEFISH - 43
PERMIT - 3

Grand Champion Angler Jeff Parrish, Buffalo, NY
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GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: |
JEFF PARRISH, BUFFALO, NY
WON ON TIME
2 BONEFISH ON BAIT
1 PERMIT ON BAIT
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TROPHY: KENDALL VAN SANT BRONZE BAYBONE
GUIDE TO GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: CAPT. CHUCK SCHAFSTALL
TROPHY: KENDALL VAN SANT BONEFISH BRONZE
CELEBRITY GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: WADE BOGGS, TAMPA FL.
TROPHY: JAMES HARRIS BONEFISH/PERMIT
GUIDE TO CELEBRITY GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: CAPT. JIM DALRYMPLE
TROPHY: TIM BORSKI BAYBONE
GRAND CHAMPION LADY ANGLER: |
BONNIE CHRIST, ALEXANDRIA, VA
2 BONEFISH ON BAIT
PERMIT ON BAIT
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TROPHY: JEANINE BEAN BONEFISH ROUTE

Runner-Up Grand Champion and Lady Angler Grand Champion Bonnie Christ, Alexandria, VA
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GUIDE TO GRAND CHAMPION LADY ANGLER: CAPT. ANDY THOMPSON
TROPHY: SMALL TIM BORSKI BAYBONE
TEAM GRAND CHAMPION ANGLERS: |
BONNIE CHRIST, ALEXANDRIA, VA
JOE VIAR, ALEXANDRIA, VA
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TROPHY: STEPHAN LEFT BAYBONE BOENFISH/PERMIT GICLEE ON CANVAS
GUIDE TO TEAM GRAND CHAMPION ANGLERS: CAPT. ANDY THOMPSON
TROPHY: STEVE WHITLOCK HANDCOLORED BAYBONE
FIRST RUNNER-UP ANGLER: ADRIAN GRAY, HALLANDALE, FL
TROPHY: STEVE WHITLOCK BAYBONE
GUIDE TO FIRST RUNNER-UP ANGLER: CAPT. ERIC HERSTEDT
TROPHY: TIM BORSKI BAYBONE
FIRST RUNNER-UP TEAM ANGLERS: |
BARRY SHEVLIN, BAL HARBOUR, FL
ADRIAN GRAY, HALLANDALE, FL
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TROPHY: STEVE WHITLOCK PERMIT PRINT
GUIDE TO FIRST RUNNER-UP TEAM ANGLERS: CAPT. ERIC HERSTEDT
TROPHY: TIM BORSKI BAYBONE PRINT
SPIN/PLUG DIVISION CHAMPION: JAMIE WILKINSON, CELEBRATION, FL
GUIDE TO SPIN/PLUG DIVISION CHAMPION: CAPT. MIKE KOZMA
FLY DIVISION CHAMPION: BROWER MOFFITT, PALM BEACH, FL
GUIDE TO FLY DIVISION CHAMPION: CAPT. BRUCE STAGG
MOST BONEFISH RELEASES: MO SMITH, NASHVILLE, TN
GUIDE TO MOST BONEFISH RELEASES: CAPT. MARK KROWKA
MOST PERMIT RELEASES: JEFF PARRISH (ON TIME)
GUIDE TO MOST PERMIT RELEASES: CAPT. CHUCK SCHAFSTALL
LARGEST BONEFISH: JEFF PARRISH
GUIDE TO LARGEST BONEFISH: CAPT. CHUCK SCHAFSTALL
LARGEST PERMIT: ADRIAN GRAY
GUIDE TO LARGEST PERMIT: CAPT. CHUCK SCHAFSTALL
TOP ROD DAY 1: MO SMITH
GUIDE TO TOP ROD DAY 1: CAPT. MARK KROWKA
TOP ROD DAY 2: JEFF PARRISH
GUIDE TO TOP ROD DAY 2: CAPT. CHUCK SCHAFSTALL
BAYBONE SUPERFLY
GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: MO SMITH
GUIDE TO GRAND CHAMPION ANGLER: CAPT. MARK KROWKA
RUNNER-UP GRAND CHAMPION: KEN WATKINS, LAKE MARY, FL.
GUIDE TO RUNNER UP GRAND CHAMPION: CAPT. DAVE BORRAS
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