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:
Capt. Miles Herring // Glazed // 1000 pts.
Capt. John Bayliss // Tarheel // 1000 pts.
Capt. Russell Sinclair // Wave Paver // 1000 pts.
Capt. Andy Crews // Inappropriate // 850 pts.
Capt. Mike Glaesner // Sportin Life // 800 pts.
Capt. Lee Smith // Carterican // 750 pts.
Capt. Rob Mahoney // Mama C // 700 pts.
Capt. Ryan Knapp // Top Dog // 500 pts.
Capt. Rom Whitaker // Release // 500 pts.
Capt. Alan Murray // J&B // 500 pts.
Capt. Grant Bentley // Home Run // 500 pts.
Capt. Howard Lynch // Kilo Charlie // 500 pts.
Capt. Ryan Riggs // Outlier // 500 pts.
Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament, 1st Place, 500 pts.
Capt. Adam Youschak // Reelin Feelin // 500 pts.
Capt. Charlie Pereira // Sushi // 500 pts.
Capt. Steve Castellini // Kaarmaa // 500 pts.
Capt. Jon Duffie // Billfisher // 500 pts.
Capt. Donnie White // Sea Wolf // 500 pts.
Capt. Scott Adams // Viking 80 // 500 pts.
Capt. Jimmy Hardee // Seven // 500 pts.
Capt. Fin Gaddy // Qualifier // 300 pts.
Capt. Stuart Lackey // Reel Hook Up // 300 pts.
Capt. Brent Gaskill // Builders Choice // 300 pts.
Capt. Les Edwards // Horse // 300 pts
Capt. Jay Weaver // Blue Sky // 300 pts.
Capt. Jordan Croswait // Carolina Girl // 300 pts.
Capt. Skip Daisey // Take Em/Chaser // 300 pts.
Capt. Jesse Granitzki // Bi-Op-Sea // 300 pts.
Capt. Anthony Pino // Blood Money // 300 pts.
Capt. Spencer Bradley // Lovin Life // 300 pts.
Capt. Backlash Davis // Katherine Anne // 300 pts.
Capt. Adrian Holler // Sea Striker // 100 pts.
Capt. Bobby Garmany // Bench Mark // 100 pts.
Capt. Tom Brewer // April Mae // 100 pts.
Capt. Nick Alotta // Lucid Interval // 100 pts.
Capt. Chris Kubic // Point Runner // 100 pts.
Capt. Alan Scibal // First Look // 100 pts.
Capt. David Dalfo // Wrapped Up // 100 pts.
Capt. Chris Correia // Sand Bob // 100 pts.
Capt. Brooks Smith // Uno Mas // 100 pts.
Capt. Dave Goddard // Business // 100 pts.
Capt. Tony Carrizosa // Team Galati // 750 pts.
Capt. Jimmy Werling // Triple Sea // 600 pts.
Capt. Chris Kaulen // Marlin Darlin // 600 pts.
Capt. Greg DiStefano // El Suertudo // 600 pts.
Capt. Eddie Wheeler // Cabana // 500 pts.
Capt. David Grubbs // Grand Slam // 500 pts.
Capt. Brooks Smith // Uno Mas // 500 pts.
Capt. Cory Gillespie // Lunatico/Effie Mae // 500 pts.
Capt. Brian Speedy // Miss Victoria // 500 pts.
Capt. Erik Lorentzen // Sonny Boy // 500 pts.
Capt. Danny Hearn // Blank Check // 500 pts.
Capt. TBA // Laguna Madre // 500 pts.
Capt. Manuel Rodrigues // Blue Hunter // 500 pts.
Capt. Robert Hollingsworth // Osceola // 500 pts.
Capt. Keith Greenberg // Krazy Salts // 500 pts.
Capt. Michael Butler // American Beauty // 500 pts.
Capt. Rocky Hardison // Wolverine // 500 pts.
Capt. Sergio Cota // Tiger Spirit // 500 pts.
Capt. Miguel “Puchi” Sanabria // First Class-Rocio // 500 pts.
Capt. Vicente Bojorquez // Sneak Attack // 500 pts.
Capt. Rich Hamilton // Quitena // 500 pts.
Capt. Victor Julio Pizarro // Team Pelagic // 500 pts.
Capt. Chris Workman // Reel Pushy // 500 pts.
Capt. Lupe // Braniff // 500 pts.
Capt. Ben Horning // Fish Tank // 400 pts.
Capt. John Brennan // Game Plan // 400 pts.
Capt. Jeremy Fowler // Pescador // 350 pts.
Capt. Brian Phillips // Smooth Move // 300 pts.
Capt. Mark Pagano // Eight Eights // 300 pts.
Capt. Albert Miller // Cest La Vie // 300 pts.
Capt. Paul Alderman // El Cazador // 300 pts.
Capt. Alfredo Sanchez // Cloud Nine // 300 pts.
Capt. Mike Farrens // Just a Dog // 300 pts.
Capt. Edward “Cookie” Murray // Auspicious // 300 pts.
Capt. Pete Zook // Sea Striker // 300 pts.
Capt. Tony Araiza // Retrieiver // 300 pts.
Capt. Alex Oben // Pasion // 300 pts.
Capt. Ramon Agundez // Karma // 300 pts.
Capt. Rudy Arguedas // Pura Vida // 300 pts.
Capt. Raymundo Rommero // Listo // 300 pts.
Capt. Russell Sinclair // Wave Paver // 200 pts.
Capt. John Thomas // Sea Fix // 100 pts.
Capt. Austin Robins // Max Bet // 100 pts.
Capt. “James” Santiago Smith // Dragin Fly // 100 pts.
Capt. Mike Brady // Lo Que Sea // 100 pts.
Capt. Pedro Bojorquez // Hooray // 100 pts.
Capt. Bull Tolson // Sea Toy // 100 pts.
Capt. Nick Garnsey // Kanaloa // 100 pts.
Capt. Lance Hightower // Vaquero // 100 pts.
Capt. Raul Rodriquez // Pink Lady // 100 pts.
Capt. Rick Twamley // Bull Rider // 100 pts.
Capt. Patrick Ivie // Breathe Easy // 1500 pts.
Capt. Landon Bell // Southern Charm // 1300 pts.
Capt. Justin Drummond // Quantified // 1250 pts.
Capt. Blake Bridges // All In // 1200 pts.
Capt. Clinton Clark // Rebecca // 1200 pts.
Capt. Chase Lake // Reel Fire // 1000 pts.
Capt. Mark Raffield // Sunrise // 1000 pts.
Capt. Nick Millsap // Rascal // 1000 pts.
Capt. Marlin Brown // Second Wind // 900 pts.
Capt. Vincent Campia // Tenacious // 800 pts.
Capt. Scooter Porto // Fleur de Lis // 700 pts.
Capt. Jason Hallmark // Devotion // 550 pts.
Capt. Chris Hood // It Just Takes Time // 500 pts.
Capt. TBA // Bandito // 500 pts.
Capt. Allen Legge // High Cotton // 500 pts.
Capt. Kyle Smith // Skin Deep // 500 pts.
Capt. Robert Jones // Bimini Babe // 500 pts.
Capt. Raleigh Morrison // Walk West // 500 pts.
Capt. Kevin Frelich // Done Deal // 400 pts.
Capt. TBA // Contrapption // 300 pts.
Capt. Donnie Malone // Martini Time // 300 pts.
Capt. Jason Buck // A Work of Art // 300 pts.
Capt. Shawn Clemons // Breathe Reel Deep // 300 pts.
Capt. Mike Davis // Doctor’s Orders // 300 pts.
Capt. Nate Forbes // Poured Out // 300 pts.
Capt. Corey Halverson // Sails Pitch // 300 pts.
Capt. TBA // Fat Daddy // 300 pts.
Capt. Brad Benton // Soul Candy // 300 pts.
Capt. James Galloway // Relentless Pursuit // 100 pts.
Capt. Allen Staples // Wynong // 100 pts.
Capt. Gary Matherne // Rigged Right // 100 pts.
Capt. Clayt James // Chasin Tail // 100 pts.
Capt. Monte Love // Vamanos // 100 pts.
Capt. David Miller // Aurora // 100 pts.
Capt. Pentry Hallmark // Lady Adele // 100 pts.
Capt. Clayton Meis // Mad Props // 100 pts.
Capt. Kevin Scott // Double E // 100 pts.
Capt. Nick Carullo // Priceless/Showtime/Remix // 1,350 Points
Capt. Ryan Alexander // Hell Reyzer // 900 Points
Capt. Art Sapp // Native Son // 800 Points
Capt. Chris Zielinski // Weez in the Keys // 800 Points
Capt. Charlie Scoble // Tackle Center // 750 Points
Capt. Matt Bierley // Miss Texas // 600 Points
Capt. Kevin Paul // Waterman // 500 Points
Capt. Bill Davis // Canyon Lady // 500 Points
Capt. Stetson Turney // Catch 23 // 500 Points
Capt. Luis Isaias // Jichi // 500 Points
Capt. Jorge Sanchez // Priceless // 500 Points
Capt. Mike Brady // Cowpoke // 500 Points
Capt. Josh Chaney // Champagne Lady // 500 Points
Capt. John Hagen // MDALA // 500 Points
Capt. Jamie Diller // Canyon Lady // 500 Points
Capt. Mark Lamb // Doing It All/Hardway // 400 Points
Capt. Hans Kraaz, Jr. // Vintage // 400 Points
Capt. Christian Springsteen // Dakeri // 300 Points
Capt. Jon Brooks // Ditch Digger // 300 Points
Capt. Trey Claus // Team HMY // 300 Points
Capt. KJ Zeher // De-Bait-Able // 300 Points
Capt. KC Spaulding // Caribsea // 300 Points
Capt. Dave Dalfo // Wrapped Up // 300 Points
Capt. Rhett Bailey // Intents // 300 Points
Capt. Robert Helms // Que Mas // 300 Points
Capt. James Hagen // Yabba Dabba Doo //200 Points
Capt. John Dudas // Sandman // 200 Points
Capt. Paul Sabayrac // Goin’ Raptor // 100 Points
Capt. Jason Robinson // The Edge // 100 Points
Capt. Jesse Meerhoff // Irish Twin // 100 Points
Capt. Chris Recchio // Blue Moose // 100 Points
Capt. Glenn Cameron // Floridian // 100 Points
Capt. JC Cleare // Remix // 100 Points
Capt. Wink Doerzbacher // Small Change // 100 Pts.
Capt. Shane O’Brien // Wild Hooker/Strong Persuader // 3500 pts.
Capt. Matt Bowman // Sweet Sadie // 1100 pts.
Capt. Rob McGuckin // Pair-O-Dice // 1000 pts.
Capt. Tracy Epstien // Last Chance // 1000 pts.
Capt. David Borges // Kona Dream // 900 pts.
Capt. Keith Robinson // Sea Genie II // 800 pts.
Capt. Teddy Hoogs // Bwana // 600 pts.
Capt. Carlton Taniyama // Five Star // 600 pts.
Capt. Jim Wigzell // Go Get Em // 500 pts.
Capt. David Crawford // Kona Blue // 500 pts.
Capt. Tony Clark // Mauna Kea // 500 pts.
Capt. Jason Holtz // Pursuit // 500 pts.
Capt. Chuck Wigzell // EZ Pickins // 400 pts.
Capt. Bomboy Llanes // Bomboy’s Toy // 300 pts.
Capt. Marlin Parker // Marlin Magic II // 300 pts.
Capt. Russ Nitta // Lapika // 300 pts.
Capt. Sam Choy // Siesta // 300 pts.
Capt. Chuck Wilson // Fire Hatt // 100 pts.
Capt. Steve Epstien // Huntress // 100 pts.
Capt. Chris Choy // Sapo // 100 pts.
Capt. Lance Gelman // Medusa // 100 pts.
Capt. Cyrus Windhalm // Kraken // 100 pts.