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2018 Complete Standings

Capt. Alan Neiford, Mister Pete, 1750 Points

• Bohicket Invitational, 1st Place, 500 Pts.
• Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.
• Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.
• SC Governor’s Cup Series Winner, 250 Pts.

Capt. Bull Tolson, Sea Toy, 1300 Points

• Hatteras Village Offshore Open, 1st Place, 500 Pts.
• Hatteras Village Offshore Open, Largest Marlin 690.4 lbs, 500 Pts.
• Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Points

Capt. Harvey Shiflet, Anticipation, 1100 Points

• Megadock Billfishing Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.
• Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament, Heaviest Marlin, 500 Pts.
• Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Jon Duffie, Billfisher, 800 Points

• White Marlin Open, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.
• The MidAtlantic, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Gary Richardson, Reel Passion, 600 Points

• Carolina Billfish Classic, 1st Place, 500 Pts.
• Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Barry Sawyer, Waste Knot, 600 Points

• Dare County Boat Builders Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.
• Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Gray Blount, Wall Hanger, 500 Points

• The Big Rock, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Chuck Lindner, Honey Hush, 500 Points

• The Big Rock, Heaviest Marlin, 500 Pts.

Capt. Billy Gressette, Man Cave, 500 Points

• Megadock Billfishing Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Chris Kubik, Point Runner, 500 Points

• Dare County Boat Builders Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Ryan Higgins, Viking 72, 500 Points

• White Marlin Open, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Mike Taylor, Weldor’s Ark, 500 Points

• White Marlin Open, Heaviest Marlin 83-pounds, 500 Pts.

Capt. Mike Everly, Off Duty, 500 Points

• Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Brett Gaskill, Builders Choice, 500 Points

• Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Taylor Christian, Reelin N Dealin, 500 Points

• Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Sean O’Donnell, Got Game, 500 Points

• The MidAtlantic, Heaviest White Marlin 79 lbs., 500 Pts.

Capt. Gary Stamm, Buckshot, 500 Points

• Ocean City Marlin Club Labor Day Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Mike Glaesner, Sportin’ Life, 400 Points

• Carolina Billfish Classic, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.
• Megadock Billfishing Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Dan Woody, Syked Out, 400 Points

• Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.
• Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Chris Gornell, Fin Planner, 400 Points

• White Marlin Open, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.
• Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Ryan Riggs, Full Pull, 300 Points

• Bohicket Invitational, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Jeremy Hicks, Calypso, 300 Points

• Hatteras Village Offshore Open, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Miles Herring, Glazed, 300 Points

• Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Alan Scibal, Shifting Gears, 300 Points

• The Big Rock, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Finn Gaddy, Qualifier, 300 Points

• Dare County Boat Builders Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Dale Britt, Sensation, 300 Points

• Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Howard Lynch, Haulin n Ballin, 300 Points

• Ocean City Marlin Club Labor Day Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Chuck Moore, Artemis, 100 Points

• Bohicket Invitational, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Brian Peele, Goombay, 100 Points

• Hatteras Village Offshore Open, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Alan Willis, Shenandoah, 100 Points

• The Big Rock, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Larry Branham, Grander, 100 Points

• Carolina Billfish Classic, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Wade Fickling, General, 100 Points

• Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Jesse Granitski, Bi-Op-Sea, 100 Points

• Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Jimmy Bayne, Sniper, 100 Points

• Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Jack O’Donnel, Poor Girl, 100 Points

• Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Andy Helms, Reel Joy, 100 Points

• Ocean City Marlin Club Labor Day Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

 

 

2017 AIRMAR East Coast Captain of the Year

Captain Chucky Moore
Gryphon, 60’ Hatteras
Homeport: Isle of Palms, SC

1,050 points– Bohicket Invitational, 1st pl.; Megadock, 2nd pl.; South Carolina Governor’s Cup Series Champion.

When talking even casually to Captain Charles “Chucky” Moore, his experience shines through. Chucky is salty– you can hear his fishiness even through the phone. Given his wide ranging experience and tournament resume, it is no surprise that the Gryphon, a finely appointed 60’ Hatteras,  is a consistent name on the leaderboard. Moore has caught a lot of fish in a lot of places, but 2017 was special.

By any measure, Moore led the Gryphon to an incredible year. His 1,050 points earned him Captain of the Year Honors. Moore and the Gryphon took first place in the Bohicket Invitational, placed second in the Megadock and were named the champions of the South Carolina Governor’s Cup series. Not only did the team win take top honors in the series, but they smashed the Governor’s Cup Series Record with 7,475-points—exceeding the previous record by nearly 25%.  Were that not enough, the Gryphon was also the setting for Luke Combs’ “When it Rains it Pours” music video. The video has more than 60 million views on YouTube.

When describing his year, Moore had one request. “Please use the words ‘humbled’ and ‘grateful,’ because that’s what I am,” Chucky asked. “I couldn’t do it without the mates. We couldn’t do it without the boss. Colby provided us with a generous budget. He gave us the green light to fish what we wanted. I was very blessed this year, because we caught most of what we saw. I am very humbled by the whole thing—to win the InTheBite award. I am very thankful to be able to do what we love.”

The Gryphon is a tight-knit team. Owner Colby Griffin and his 15-year old son Chandler are the primary anglers. Chandler’s exploits broke junior angler records in the Governor’s Cup this year. They are joined in the cockpit by first mate Bryce Bell from Charleston. Veteran freelance mate Mark Mcdevitt (also known as the Silver Fox) from Cape May, New Jersey, joined the Gryphon after the Big Rock and fished with the group for the final tournaments of the season. Moore gave Mcdevitt  full control of the spread, crediting him with teaching them all quite a bit and creating the ninja spread. Rounding out team Gryphon was a rotating group of anglers/mates/cameramen, including Jeffrie Mitchell, Ted McNair, Brad Kicklighter, Brian O’Quinn, Michael Krivohlavek, and Ross Miller.

Chucky’s sportfishing roots began early. He began working on a 100’ headboat at age 15. After a stint in the Army and college, Moore got his captain’s license at 21. His first sportfish job was on a 55’ Ocean, the Last Flight Out. Fishing on the likes of the Mama Who and the Chicora, Moore made the tournament rounds in Bermuda and the Bahamas in the early 2000s. Moore has been with Griffin at the helm of the Gryphon for two years.

2017 was another tightly-contested race in the East Coast Division. “It was tough to follow Harvey (Shiflet) and Captain Gary Richardson,” says Moore of the previous two winners of the award. Harvey Shiflet led the Anticipation to a second place finish in the captain of the year. Shiflet’s 900-points were one white marlin in the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament away from being 1,100 and first place. Captain Newt Cagle aboard the Toast finished in striking distance of the lead, with 800-points. With the bunching at the top of the leaderboard, captains far and wide were glued to the results of the last tournaments of the year. Exciting stuff… congratulations to Moore, Shiflet and Cagle for putting on a show in 2017.

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