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FOM SPECIES of the month,
Leaders & Past Winners |
| February |
Sheepshead |
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| January 2012 |
Pompano |
Mike Kropp caught a 16" Pompano casting
a jig in an incoming tide at Hideaway Beach. Date : January 1,
2012
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| December |
Cobia |
John Cavanagh connected with a 33
1/2" Cobia using a Pilchard.
|
| November |
Grouper |
Jim Grierson leads with a 32 1/2" Red
Grouper caught on a 4 oz jig/Gulp in 80' of water.
|
| October |
Red Fish |
Allan Bristow captured the lead this
month with a 33" Redfish caught on a white tipped jig near
Blind Pass.
|
| September |
Snook |
Ron Schudes reported a 32" Snook caught
at Blind Pass on a Jig.
|
| August |
Tarpon |
Pete Arcidiacono measured and
released a 48" Tarpon in one of our local bays
|
| July |
Blacktip Shark |
Bill McIntosh leads the month with a 53"
Blacktip Shark caught and grilled at our 'Man Bites Shark' fishing
and picnic event |
| June |
Permit |
John Cavanagh topped his
previous entry with a 33 1/2" Permit casting a crab on a
wreck.
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| May |
Snapper
(any kind) |
Steve Aldrovandi leads the month with a
20" Mangrove Snapper caught off Marco Pass.
|
| April |
Kingfish |
Ben Aronson boated a 33" Kingfish 14Mi
off Caxambas on a Sand Perch
|
| March |
Trout |
Jim Mueller netted a 21" Spotted
Seatrout on a tipped jig
|
| February |
Sheepshead |
Ken Robertson landed a 19 1/4"
Sheepshead on a sand flea
|
January
2011 |
Pompano |
Dennis Pace took a 18 1/2" Pompano on a
cut shrimp
|
| December |
Grouper
Any legal kind |
Largest Grouper reported so far this
month was a 20" Red Grouper caught by Al Musico at the 14 Mile
Reef. You guys aren't fishing enough !!!!
|
| November |
Cobia |
Frank Renkel caught a 39" Cobia
fishing live bait 35 miles offshore
|
| October |
Redfish |
Tony Saputo hooked a 33 1/4" Redfish in
the Club's annual Redfish Tournament
|
| September |
Grouper
Any legal kind |
Chris Edgar coaxed a 30" Red Grouper into
his fishbox using live bait 45 miles offshore |
| August |
Tarpon |
Mike Mueller measured a 70" Tarpon caught on
a free lined crab at the Everglades Wreck |
| July |
Permit |
John Cavanagh opened the month with a 31
1/2" Permit caught on a crab |
| June |
Black tipped shark |
No Blacktip sharks were reported to win this
month's prize - try again next year! |
| May |
Snapper |
David
Rasmussen took this month's prize with a 21" Yellowtail Snapper
caught on a free lined shrimp near the R Tower. |
| April |
Kingfish |
Al Musico's winning King fish for the
fish of the month and the King Fish Clash. It was a 53 in Kingfish. |
| March |
Spotted Sea Trout |
Nick Milillo boated a 20" Spotted Seatrout
fishing a jig while drifting off Coon Key |
| February |
Sheepshead |
Phil Madonia landed a 21" Sheepshead on
a Sandflea off the Cape Marco jetty
|
January
2010 |
Pompano |
Allan Bristow broke the ice with a 13 1/2"
Pompano caught on a Red Jig off White Horse Key |
December
2009 |
Grouper (any) |
Jim Kashetta netted a 28 1/2" Gag
Grouper drifting a live Pinfish over hard bottom |
| November |
Cobia |
David Rasmussen landed a 43" Cobia on a fake
eel while anchored 50 mi off Marco. |
| October |
Redfish |
Allan Bristow leads the month with a 36"
Redfish caught near Dismal Pass |
| September |
Tarpon |
Mike Kropp caught and released a 61" Tarpon on
a catfish tail in the Marco River
|
| August |
Snook |
Rick Granneman leads for this month's prize
with a 37 1/2" snook caught on a Bomber Crankbait near Blind
PassSee:
http://marcosportfishingclub.com/pictures10.htm |
| July |
Black Tip Shark |
Ed Vesely caught a 36" Blacktip during the
Man-Bites-Shark event. Very Tasty! |
| June |
Permit |
John Cavanagh hooked a 32" Permit on live
crab while anchored at a wreck |
| May |
Snapper -any kind |
Jim Malerba won this month's prize with a
13" Mangrove Snapper |
| April |
Kingfish |
Ben Aronson boated a 52" Kingfish 12 Miles
off Marco using a live pinfish. |
| March |
Spotted Seatrout |
Ginny Mueller boated a 20 1/2" Spotted
Seatrout during the Spousal Abuse fishing event |
| February |
Sheepshead |
Myron Wittlin landed a 21 1/2" Sheepshead during the Sheepshead
Shootout event |
January
2009 |
Pompano |
Brian Mordecai took an 11" Pompano on a Red/White Jig at the
Georgia Fruit Farm Canal |
Dec
2008 |
Spanish Mackerel |
Jim Mueller landed a 12" Spanish Mackerel casting a
tipped jig off Dismal Pass |
| Lane Snapper |
Jim Mueller tops the month with a 15 1/2" Lane
Snapper caught on a jig and live shrimp 24 miles offshore |
| Nov |
Jack Creval |
Joe Cafferelli hooked a 25" Jack on a white lure from
a dock at low tide |
| Cobia |
Pete Arcidiacono hooked a 30" cobia on a live pinfish
while fishing the club's 'Halfway to Mexico' trip |
| Oct |
Redfish |
Dick Kleine landed a 38" bull Redfish on a tipped jig
in Caxambas Pass
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| Red grouper |
Joe Cafferelli landed a 31" Red Grouper fishing 45
miles offshore with a live Pinfish |
| Sept |
Snook |
Jim Mueller took a 35" Snook fishing a red head jig
with a green/white tail off Ramsey Key |
| Mangrove Snapper |
Mike Mueller caught an 18" Mangrove Snapper on cut
Sardines anchored on the 5 mile reef
|
| Aug |
Redfish |
Pete Arcidiacono hooked a 22" Redfish casting a jig with a Gulp
at dismal Key. |
| Triggerfish |
Brian Mordechai beat the competition with a 12 1/4"
Triggerfish. |
| July |
Mangrove Snapper |
Frank Sroka caught a 15'' Mangrove Snapper on frozen sardines at
the Kidd Wreck |
Shark -Black,
Lemon & Nurse |
Myron Wittlin brought in a 9'6" Nurse Shark while chumming and
fishing live bait 50 miles W of Marco |
| June |
Tarpon |
Ed Brown caught a 67" Tarpon with Catfish on an incoming tide |
| Permit |
John Cavanagh started the month off with a 32 1/2" Permit caught on
crab while anchored at a wreck. |
| May |
Spotted Trout |
Andy Battaglia with a 19 3/4" Spotted Seatrout hooked on a live
shrimp in Gullivan Bay |
| Yellow Tail |
David Rasmuessen for 23" Yellowtail caught on a shrimp tipped jig
off the T Tower |
| April |
Kingfish |
David Rasmussen caught a 49" Kingfish on a Mann stretch 25 off
the 5 mile reef. |
| Tripletail |
Steve Aldrovandi caught a 21" Tripletail casting shrimp near the
crabpots south of Caxambas. |
| March |
Snook |
Mike Mueller landed a 32 1/2 inch Snook fishing Pilchards off
Helen Key  |
| Spanish Mackerel |
Mike Kropp landed a 24" Spanish Mackerel fishing a homemade
tinsel jig 1 mile off Marco |
| February |
Spotted Sea Trout |
Jim Mueller with an 18 1/2" fish caught on a red and white jig
near Dismal Pass |
| Sheepshead |
John Walker boated a
17 1/2" fish during the
'Sheepshead Shootout' event
on the 5 mile reef
aboard 'Conference Call' |
January
2008 |
Pompano |
Myron Wittlin, the FOM winner for Pompano with a 17 1/2 inch
fish. |
| Gag/Black Grouper |
Wally Dairman with
36" Gag Grouper |
