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Lionfish Derby News & Notes

Upcoming Derbies:

3rd Annual Palm Beach County Lionfish Derby - Aug 16th-17th, 2013, Sailfish Marina, Palm Beach Shores, FL

Latest Derby Results:

5th Annual Lionfish Derby—Green Turtle Cay, Abacos, June 21-22, 2013, Green Turtle Club, Abacos, Bahamas

Lionfish Derby Results

5th Annual Lionfish Derby (1,204 Fish)
June 22nd, 2013
Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas PDF Results 5th Annual Lionfish Derby - June 22nd, 2013

Most Lionfish Caught

1st - $1,500

Little Big Fish

268

Tyler Survance
Kai “Owen” Survance
Felicia Survance
Ashley Jakob

2nd - $1,000

Spear Bender

267

Dale Sawyer
Dale Sawyer
Matthew Sawyer
Dale Roberts

3rd - $500

R & R

231

Thomas Sweeting
Wayne Bethel

Chris Burdett Trophy for Largest Lionfish

 

Dale Sawyer

331mm

 

Largest Lionfish

1st - $500

Spear Bender

331 mm

Dale Sawyer
Dale Sawyer
Matthew Sawyer
Dale Roberts

2nd - $250

R & R

325mm

Thomas Sweeting
Wayne Bethel

3rd - $150

Bolo Boys

298mm

Larry Lowe
Eugene Lowe
Adrian Lowe
Winston Pinder

Smallest Lionfish

1st - $500

Little Big Fish

40mm

Tyler Survance
Kai “Owen” Survance
Felicia Survance
Ashley Jakob

2nd - $250

Bolo Boys

71mm

Larry Lowe
Eugene Lowe
Adrian Lowe
Winston Pinder

3rd - $150

Spear Bender

86mm

Dale Sawyer
Dale Sawyer
Matthew Sawyer
Dale Roberts

Top Female Hunter

1st

Peggy Rafferty

60

 

2nd

Felicia Survance

21

 

Top Foreign Boat

1st - $1,000

Starlight

90

Peggy Rafferty
Michelle Rafferty
John Buck
Doug Buck

2nd - $500

Weekend Cowboy

38

Nick Raich
Brooke Raich
Brianna Raich
Nick Felstead

3rd - $300

Team Zissou/Relentless

31

Sasha Lickle
Gary Lickle
Dack Patriarca
Bobby Leidy

Tagged Fish Collected

$50 each

Bolo Boys

9 fish

Larry Lowe
Joshua Lowe
Eugene Lowe
Adrian Lowe

 

Spear Bender

2 fish

Dale Sawyer
Dale Sawyer
Matthew Sawyer
Dale Roberts

 

Starlight

1 fish

Peggy Rafferty
Michelle Rafferty
John Buck
Doug Buck

Results:
Team # Lionfish Largest Lionfish Smallest Lionfish

LIL BIG FISH

268

294

40

SPEAR BENDERS

267

331

86

R & R

231

325

91

BOLO BOYS

231

298

71

STARLIGHT

90

284

91

WEEKEND COWBOY

38

275

128

TEAM  ZISSOU

31

253

105

COCOMO

18

250

91

ROYHAMAS

12

288

108

GREAT ESCAPE

12

273

173

RUM PUNCH

6

244

174

ROUND THE BEND

-

-

-

LYIN LOVERS

-

-

-

OFF SEASON

-

-

-

NEPTUNIC

DNF

-

-

UNFUNDED LIABILITY

DNF

-

-


2nd Annual Palm Beach County Lionfish Derby (1,043 Fish)
August 18th, 2012
Sailfish Marina, Palm Beach Shores, FL PDF Results 2nd Annual Palm Beach County Lionfish Derby - August 18th, 2012

Place Team Official Count Team Members
Most Lionfish Caught

1st - $1,000

 

Sea Cat

232

Brett DeWees
Sean Deishley
Erik Reef

2nd - $500

Chip's Ahoy

194

Chip Garber
Mike Cates
Kevin Eaves
Mike Garber

3rd - $250

N.L.E.T.

112

Todd Brooks
Michael Paulson
Chris Doherty
Johnny Williams
Largest Lionfish

1st - $500

Chip's Ahoy

387mm

Chip Garber
Mike Cates
Kevin Eaves
Mike Garber

2nd - $250

Dirty Water Divers

384mm

Gary Guzzardo
Joe Geiger
Josh Amsler
Todd Schoppe

3rd - $150

Sea Cat

381mm

Brett DeWees
Sean Deishley
Erik Reef

Smallest Lionfish

1st - $500

In the Red

65mm

John Dickinson
Bobbi Cooper
John Connelly
Char Weston

2nd - $250

Sea Cat

70mm

Brett DeWees
Sean Deishley
Erik Reef

3rd - $150

Team Frapper

102mm

Bob Hickerson
Maria Hickerson
Daryl Thomas
Jonathan Ballantyne

Results:
Team # Lionfish Largest Lionfish Smallest Lionfish

Sea Cat

232

381 mm

70 mm

Chip’s Ahoy

194

387 mm

134 mm

N.L.E.T

112

370 mm

98 mm

In the Red

86

358 mm

65 mm

Dirty Water Divers

83

384 mm

130 mm

Spearfishin Critical

74

375 mm

124 mm

Skinnydivers

66

355 mm

89 mm

Koah

38

360 mm

123 mm

Team Frapper

36

356 mm

102 mm

Business

27

340 mm

126 mm

Ocean Quest Scuba

27

348 mm

126 mm

Old Saltz

26

310 mm

91 mm

Sea Cubed

10

269 mm

133 mm

Team Ahab

9

275 mm

80 mm

Team UDS

6

291 mm

192 mm

Poison Control

6

313 mm

91 mm

Lion Around

4

153 mm

49 mm*

Jobsite

3

258 mm

130 mm

Salty Dog

2

243 mm

185 mm

Flying Lion

1

181 mm

-

Kings of the Ocean

1

246 mm

-

*Smallest lionfish were required to be brought in alive to be eligible for prizes. Although the lionfish at 49 mm was the smallest brought in, it was not brought in alive and therefore was not eligible.

4th Annual Lionfish Derby (771 Fish)
June 16th, 2012
Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas PDF Results 4th Annual Lionfish Derby - June 16th, 2012

Place Team Official Count Team Members
Most Lionfish Caught
1st
$2,000

Little Big Fish

296

Tyler Survance
Kai "Owen"
Survance
Felicia Survance

2nd
$1,000

The Bo-Lowes

144

Larry Lowe
Joshua Lowe
Eugene Lowe
Adrian Lowe

3rd
$500

Got One

124

Dale Sawyer
Dillon Roberts
Matthew Sawyer
Michael Roberts

Largest Lionfish

Chris Burdett Award
for Largest Lionfish

Larry Lowe

316mm

 

1st
$500

The Bo-Lowes

316mm

Larry Lowe
Joshua Lowe
Eugene Lowe
Adrian Lowe

2nd
$200

Team Zissouh

315mm

Lamont Harris
Gary Lickle
Dack Patriarca

3rd
$150

Rum Punch

305mm

Val Thomas
George Lindley
Richard Johnson
Keith Gibbs

Smallest Lionfish

1st
$500

Team Zissouh

50mm

Lamont Harris
Gary Lickle
Dack Patriarca

2nd
$200

All Play

64mm

Doug Buck
John Buck
Tad Gulick
Brandon Sawyer

3rd
$100

Got One

64mm

Dale Sawyer
Dillon Roberts
Matthew Sawyer
Michael Roberts

Top Female Hunter
1st
Conch Award
Felicia Survance  55   

2nd

Peggy Rafferty

44

 

3rd Brooke Raich 18  
Top Foreign Boat
1st
$1,000
Rum Punch 55 Val Thomas
George Lindley
Richard Johnson
Keith Gibbs
2nd
$500
Weekend Cowboy 51 Nick Raich
Brooke Raich
Shannon Carnahan
Chris Burdette

3rd
$300

Starlight

47

Michael Rafferty
Peggy Rafferty
Michelle Rafferty

Tagged Fish Collected

$50 Each

The Bo-Lowes

5 Fish

Larry Lowe
Joshua Lowe
Eugene Lowe
Adrian Lowe

Results:
Team # Lionfish Largest Lionfish Smallest Lionfish

LIL BIG FISH

296

290

86

THE BO-LOWES

144

316

191

GOT ONE

124

296

64

RUM PUNCH

55

305

162

WEEKEND COWBOY

51

278

148

STARLIGHT

47

273

154

ALL PLAY

18

281

64

TEAM  ZISSOU

15

315

50

LITTLE COCOMO

15

240

106

ROUND THE BEND

3

205

172

DUSKY

2

197

194

ISLAND PURSUIT

1

190

190

HAWKE

DNF

DNF

DNF

OFF SEASON

DNF

DNF

DNF

UNFUNDED LIABILITY

DNF

DNF

DNF

COCOMO

DNF

DNF

DNF


3rd Annual Lionfish Derby - June 25th, 2011
Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas

Place Team Official Count Team Members
Most Lionfish Caught
1st
$2,000

White Roach

541

Thomas Sawyer
Gavin Roberts
Colby Cross

2nd
$1,000

Little Big Fish

325

Jeff Survance
Tyler Survance
Kai Survance

3rd
$500

Spear Bender

216

Dale Sawyer
Dillon Roberts
Matthew Sawyer
Michael Roberts

Largest Lionfish

Chris Burdett Award
for Largest Lionfish

Michael Roberts

381mm

 

1st
$500

Spear Bender

381 mm

Dale Sawyer
Dillon Roberts
Matthew Sawyer
Michael Roberts

2nd
$300

Little Big Fish

359 mm

Jeff Survance
Tyler Survance
Kai Survance

3rd
$150

White Roach

347mm

Thomas Sawyer
Gavin Roberts
Colby Cross

Smallest Lionfish

Tie 1st
$250

White Roach

62 mm

Thomas Sawyer
Gavin Roberts
Colby Cross

Tie 1st
$250

Little Big Fish

62 mm

Jeff Survance
Tyler Survance
Kai Survance

3rd
$100

Spear Bender

70 mm

Dale Sawyer
Dillon Roberts
Matthew Sawyer
Michael Roberts

Frozen Fish

Frozen fish award
$500
(Not included in derby totals)

Little Big Fish

4 fish

Jeff Survance
Tyler Survance
Kai Survance

Results:
Team # Lionfish Largest Lionfish Smallest Lionfish

White Roach

541

347

62

Little Big Fish

325

359

62

Spear Bender

216

381

70

Week-end Cowboy

92

293

116

Starlight

80

303

105

Off Season

16

320

81

Manyana

15

346

144

Relentless

15

222

143

Playne Jayne

13

331

176

Fish Hound

5

225

141

Cocomo

DNF

DNF

DNF


2nd Annual Lionfish Derby
Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas

Most Lionfish Caught

1st
$2,000

White Roach

345

Gavin Roberts
Thomas Sawyer
Colby Cross

2nd
$1,000

Goofin’ Off

245

MJ Lowe
Tyler Survance
Kai Survance

3rd
$500

Cajun Bahamas

95

Dale Sawyer
Nick Pizzuto
Matthew Sawyer
Dale Roberts

Total Lionfish Caught:

941

 


Largest Lionfish

1st
$500

Meander

434 mm

Zane Carney
Tim Carney
Jim O’ Reilly
Chris Kennon

2nd
$300

Meander

384 mm

Zane Carney
Tim Carney
Jim O’ Reilly
Chris Kennon

3rd
$150

Meander

359 mm

Zane Carney
Tim Carney
Jim O’ Reilly
Chris Kennon


Smallest Lionfish

1st
$250

Goofin’ Off

47 mm

MJ Lowe
Tyler Survance
Kai Survance

2nd
$150

Goofin’ Off

76 mm

MJ Lowe
Tyler Survance
Kai Survance

3rd
$100

All Play

77 mm

Doug Buck
John Buck
Kevin Sawyer
Brandon Sawyer


Results:
Team # Lionfish Largest Lionfish Smallest Lionfish
White Roach

345

341

92

Goofin Off

245

341

47

Cajun Bahamas

95

333

98

Week-end Cowboy

65

303

94

Sweet Thing

41

331

-

Starlight

34

297

92

Yeeha

31

172

120

All Play

23

283

77

Relentless

23

236

108

Walkers Run

22

311

148

Meander

11

434

-

Andiamo

2

245

-

Can Can

2

259

214