Sept. 27, 2021—It’s a Wrap! The sanctioned Hawaii tournaments have wrapped up with Capt. Shane O’Brien on Strong Persuader winning the most points with five tags at the It’s a Wrap Tournament. Capt. Tracy Epstein and the Last Chance team brought in a 565-pound blue winning them biggest marlin. This means O’Brien and the Wild Hooker team have won the Hawaii Champion’s Cup for Most Points and Largest Blue Marlin.

The previous weekend was a win with the MBGFC Invitational Labor Day Tournament when team Breathe Easy’s Craig Smith reeled in the largest blue marlin weighing in at 584.2 pounds. This earns the team points within the Champion’s Cup Overall Blue Division and Gulf Division Largest Blue further cementing their spot in first for the Gulf.

Our Captain of the Year also wrapped up in three categories: East Coast, Gulf and International. Capt. Patrick Ivie on the Breathe Easy took first in the FURUNO Gulf Division with 1500 pts. Over in the Release Ruler Hawaii Division, Capt. Shane O’Brien on Wild Hooker blew the other competition out of the water with 3500 points. Finally, for the AIRMAR East Coast Division, Capt. Miles Herring on Glazed won the first place spot with 1000 points. Congratulations to all three captains and their teams. Stay tuned later in the year when we announce the International and Florida COTY winners.

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Champion’s Cup

OVERALL LARGEST MARLIN OF THE YEAR

1. Wild Hooker // 600.5 pounds

INTERNATIONAL DIVISION

LARGEST BLUE MARLIN

1. Vacant

MOST POINTS 

1. Uno Mas // 500 Points
2. Lunatico/Effie May // 500 Points
3. Fish Tank // 400 Points
4. Eight Eights // 300 Points

EAST COAST DIVISION

LARGEST BLUE MARLIN

1. Vacant

LARGEST WHITE MARLIN

1. Vacant

MOST POINTS

1. Wave Paver // 1000 Points
2. Point Runner // 100 Points
3. Uno Mas // 100 Points

GULF COAST DIVISION

LARGEST BLUE MARLIN

1. Breath Easy // 584.2 pounds

MOST POINTS

1. Breath Easy // 1500 Points
2. A Work of Art // 300 Points
3. Relentless Pursuit // 100 Points

FLORIDA DIVISION

MOST POINTS

1. Native Son/Island Rover // 300 Points

LIVE BAIT SINGLE DAY

1. BAR South // 11 Points(releases)
2. Lunatico2 // 7 Points(releases)

DEAD BAIT SINGLE DAY

1. Lo Que Sea // 4 Fish

HAWAII DIVISION

LARGEST BLUE MARLIN

1. Wild Hooker // 600.5 pounds
2. Kona Dream // 458 pounds

MOST POINTS

1. Wild Hooker // 3000 pts.
2. Kona Dream // 900 pts.

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Captain of the Year

CONTENDER FLORIDA DIVISION

1. Capt. Nick Carullo // Priceless/Showtime/Remix // 1350 Points
2. Capt. Ryan Alexander // Hell Reyzer // 900 Points
3. Capt. Art Sapp // Native Son // 800 Points

RELEASE MARINE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION

1. Capt. Tony Carrizosa // Team Galati // 750 Points
2. Capt. Jimmy Werling // Triple Sea // 600 Points
3. Capt. Chris Kaulen // Marlin Darlin // 600 Points

RELEASE RULER HAWAII DIVISION

1. Capt. Shane O’Brien // Wild Hooker // 3000 pts.
2. Capt. Matt Bowman // Sweet Sadie // 1100 pts.

AIRMAR EAST COAST DIVISION

1. Capt. Miles Herring // Glazed // 1000 pts.
2. Capt. John Bayliss // Tarheel // 1000 pts.

FURUNO GULF COAST DIVISION

1. Capt. Landon Bell // Southern Charm // 1300 Points
2. Capt. Justin Drummond // Quantified // 1250 Points