Overview // Sanctioned Tournaments // Rules
Divisions: East Coast / Florida / Gulf Coast / International / Hawaii
Past Standings: 2022 // 2021 // 2020 // 2019 // 2018 // 2017 // 2016 // 2015 & Earlier // InTheBite Champion’s Cup
The CHAMPIONSHIP OF SPORTFISHING.
The InTheBite Captain of the Year Cup presented by Hatteras is the world’s foremost competition for professional sportfishermen. The world’s only quantifiable metric for comparing the tournament success of captains, winning an InTheBite Captain of the Year Award is a major achievement. The Cup is composed of five divisions that span the sportfishing world: East Coast, Florida, Gulf Coast, Hawaii and International. It is comprised of 90-sanctioned tournaments. The SCORING SYSTEM is: 1st Place: 500 points, 2nd Place: 300 points, 3rd Place: 100 points. Heaviest Marlin: 500 points. Overall Championship: 250 points. 12 Boat Tournament Minimum for points.
Divisional Sponsors:
Winner: Capt. Russell Sinclair, Wave Paver, 1000 Points
Capt. Bull Tolson, Sea Toy, 700 Points
Capt. Sean Dooley, Grander, 500 Pts.
Capt. John Cruise, III, Pelagic Hunter II, 500 Points
Capt. Geno Sauers, Cotton Picker, 500 Points
Capt. Donnie White, Sea Wolf, 500 Points
Capt. Tim Hyde, Seacurity, 500 Points
Capt. Dave Grubbs, Grand Slam, 500 Points
Capt. Chris Kubik, Point Chaser, 500 Points
Capt. Rob Barker, Desperado, 500 Points
Capt. David Grossman, Canyon Blues, 500 Points
Capt. John Adams, Griffin, 500 Points
Capt. Anthony Pino, Blood Money, 500 Points
Capt. Andy Helms, Reel Joy, 500 Points
Capt. Gary Stamm, Buckshot, 500 Points
Capt. Kevin Gaylord, Sea I Sea, 300 Points
Capt. Alan Neiford, Mister Pete, 300 Points
Capt. Shey Mahoney, Sea Trader, 300 Points
Capt. Howard Lynch, Kilo Charlie, 300 Points
Capt. Barry Daniels, Skirt Chaser, 300 Points
Capt. Randy Bryant, Maggie, 300 Points
Capt. Brooks Smith, Uno Mas, 300 Points
Capt. Rob Mahoney, Mama C, 300 Points
Capt. Carl Beale, Don’t Panic, 300 Points
Capt. Jason Genthner, Tighten Up, 300 Points
Capt. Ryan Riggs, Full Pull, 200 Points
Capt. Gene Ward, Post Call, 100 Points
Capt. Randy Ragland, Reel Hook Up, 100 Points
Capt. Neil Sykes, Victory Lake, 100 Points
Capt. Mark McDevitt, J&T, 100 Points
Capt. Bobby Garmany, Bench Mark, 100 Points
Capt. Sean Gallagher, Uno Mas, 100 Points
Winner: Capt. Edward “Cookie” Murray, Auspicious,
Capt. Brooks Smith, Uno Mas, 1000 Points
Capt. Greg DiStefano, El Suertudo, 1000 Points
Capt. Rudy Arguedas, Top Fly, 1000 Points
Capt. Joe Lyall, Blackhawk, 500 Points
Capt. Ronnie Riebe, Scandalous (on HT Hook), 500 Points
Capt. Tony Carrizosa, Team Galati, 500 Points
Capt. Marty Bates, La Onda Mila, 500 Points
Capt. Eugene Barnes, Boy Blue, 500 Points
Capt. Carlos Almanzo, Chachalocos, 500 Points
Capt. Ian Mac Allister, NsatiaBill, 500 Points
Capt. Dan Lewis, Sporty Game, 500 Points
Capt. Devin Salas, Shoe, 500 Points
Capt. Victor Cenallos, King and I, 500 Points
Capt. Ian Wichers, Outage, 400 Points
Capt. Joe Crawford, Rum Runner, 300 Points
Capt. Will Thornhill, Mama Who, 300 Points
Capt. Ben Polk, Game Changer, 300 Points
Capt. Peter Lewis, Legacy, 300 Points
Capt. Francisco Bojorquez, Hooray, 300 Points
Capt. Evan Salvay, Stella, 300 Points
Capt. Billy Angel, Sea Angel, 300 Points
Capt. Brett Eller, Overtime, 300 Points
Capt. Keylor Vindas, Prime Time, 300 Points
Capt. Julio Valdivieso, Pura Vida, 300 Points
Capt. John Brennan, Game Plan, 100 Points
Capt. Mike Hunter, Princess Lily, 100 Points
Capt. John Bayliss, Tarheel, 100 Points
Capt. Paul Rodrigues, Miss TJ, 100 Points
Capt. Sloan Wakefield, Tenacious, 100 Points
Capt. Kyle Liane, Bree, 100 Points
Capt. Vincente Cosio, Reel Texan, 100 Points
Capt. Jerry Lanzerotti, Artemis, 100 Points
Capt. Alex Rogers, Protocol, 100 Points
Capt. Jeff Hamm, Carpe Diem, 100 Points
Capt. Cody Mitchell, Pura Vida, 100 Points
Capt. Oscar Safie, Biggie, 100 Points
Winner: Capt. Jeff Shoults, Mollie, 2100 Points
Capt. Myles Colley, Born 2 Run, 1000 Points
Capt. Kevin Deerman, Draggin’ Up, 900 Points
Capt. Marlin Brown, Second Wind, 900 Points
Capt. Nick Knoepflein, Quick Time, 800 Points
Capt. Bo Keough, Pearl, 750 Points
Capt. Brian Phillips, Smooth Move, 750 Points
Capt. Jimmy Crochet, Restless, 600 Points
Capt. Patrick Ivie, Breathe Easy, 600 Points
Capt. Devin Potts, Sea Mixer, 600 Points
Capt. Shawn Clemons, Jr., Pearl, 500 Points
Capt. Eric Chandler, Crawgator, 500 Points
Capt. Chris Hood, It Just Takes Time, 500 Points
Capt. Scooter Porto, Fleur de Lis, 500 Points
Capt. Matt Dearing, Fabricator, 500 Points
Capt. Landon Bell, Southern Charm, 500 Points
Capt. Thomas Burke, True Story, 500 Points
Capt. Raleigh Morrison, Walk West, 500 Points
Capt. Clinton Clark, Rebecca, 500 Points
Capt. Chase Lake, Reel Fire, 300 Points
Capt. Matt Coppoletta, Mon Chari, 300 Points
Capt. Travis Gill, Panhandler, 300 Points
Capt. Kyle Smith, Skin Deep, 300 Points
Capt. Chris Blanchet, Fatso, 300 Points
Capt. Jimmy Werling, Triple Sea, 300 Points
Capt. K.T. Scott, Backlash, 300 Points
Capt. Tye Bralley, Mojo, 300 Points
Capt. Jeremy Cox, Lolita, 300 Points
Capt. Blake Bridges, All in Fishing, 100 Points
Capt. Parker Huddle, Unbelievable, 100 Points
Capt. Daniel Filardi, Double Down, 100 Points
Capt. Jon Pinney, Donny D IV, 100 Points
Capt. Don Housman, Sirenita, 100 Points
Capt. Jeff Steckler, Deez Nautz, 100 Points
Capt. Louis Porto, Fleur De Lis, 100 Points
Capt. Cody Williams, Dirt Pit, 100 Points
Winner: Capt. John Dudas, Sandman, 1000 Points
Capt. Bryce Garvey, Game Changer, 700 Points
Capt. Jamie Ralph, Old No. 7, 600 Points
Capt. Dallas Twist, Reel Estate/ShellYeah, 600 Points
Capt. Wink Doezrbacher, Wrapped Up 61/Ty Me Up, 600 Points
Capt. Patrick Price, Wrapped Up, 500 Points
Capt. Keith Greenberg, Krazy Salts, 500 Points
Capt. Raul Gonzales, BAR South, 500 Points
Capt. Richard Black, Three Natives, 500 Points
Capt. Greg Eklund, Cloud Nine, 500 Points
Capt. Colin Page, Southern Ground, 500 Points
Capt. Josh Chaney, Champagne Lady, 500 Points
Capt. Brian Cone, Contagious, 500 Points
Capt. Hans Kraaz, Vintage, 500 Points
Capt. Mike Brady, Lo Que Sea, 500 Points
Capt. Justin Baker, Kelly Dawn/Yellow Tale, 400 Points
Capt. Rhett Bailey, Intents, 300 Points
Capt. Art Sapp, Native Son, 300 Points
Capt. John Adams, Griffin, 300 Points
Capt. Randy Yates, Miss Annie, 300 Points
Capt. Michael “Dewey” Price, Wicked Wahine, 300 Points
Capt. George Stellar, Crisdel, 300 Points
Capt. KJ Zeher, Debaitable, 300 Points
Capt. Jimmy David, Jichi, 300 Points
Capt. Travis Ralph, Reel Captivating, 300 Points
Capt. Charlie Scoble, Tackle Center, 300 Points
Capt. KC Spaulding, Caribsea, 250 Points
Capt. Jon Meade, Showtime!, 100 Points
Capt. Ben Sharpe, Day Sea, 100 Points
Capt. Nathan Benz, Two Cats, 100 Points
Capt. JC Cleare, Remix, 100 Points
Capt. Ryan Alexander, Hell Reyzer, 100 Points
Capt. Kenny Dias, Reel Addiction, 100 Points
Capt. Andrew Dotterweich, Fish On, 100 Points
Winner: Capt. Shane O’Brien, Wild Hooker, 2150 Points
Capt. Tracy Epstein, Last Chance, 1400 Points
Capt. Matt Bowman, Sweet Sadie, 800 Points
Capt. James Bach, Miss Mojo, 800 Points
Capt. Bryan Toney, Melee, 700 Points
Capt. Shawn Rotella, Night Runner, 500 Points
Capt. Rob Ellyn, Lightspeed, 500 Points
Capt. Ryan Lutes, Tropical Sun, 500 Points
Capt. James Dean, Blue Hawaii, 500 Points
Capt. Marlin Parker, Marlin Magic, 400 Points
Capt. Cyrus Widhalm, Kraken, 400 Points
Capt. Teddy Hoogs, Bwana, 300 Points
Capt. Kevin Hibbard, 2nd Offense, 300 Points
Capt. Chuck Wigzell, EZ Pickens, 100 Points
Capt. Carlton Taniyama, Five Star, 100 Points