The Lone Star Shootout
Jasen Gast's REHAB is the 2015 Lone Star Shootout Tournament Champion! 52 Boats entered the Shootout and contributed to an incredible optional side pot totaling $964,900! In addition to the big prize money paid out to the Shootout winners, HBGFC's scholarship recipients and conservation projects were big winners with a 5% donation of $48,245 going directly to the Club's Charitable Fund! Congratulations to TEAM REHAB AND ALL THE WINNERS!
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
1st Place - REHAB
2nd Place - Wild Hooker
3rd Place - Whoo Dat
1st Place Billfish Release - Wild Hooker
1st Place Blue Marlin - Over-Ride
1st Place Tuna - Tico Time
1st Place Dolphin - Relentless Pursuit
1st Place Wahoo - Leveled Out
Top Female Angler - Christy Barwise, Cherokee
Top Junior Angler - Keith Richardson, Whoo Dat
CLICK HERE FOR FULL 2015 LONE STAR SHOOTOUT RESULTS!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL OF THE LONE STAR SHOOTOUT PICTURES!
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2015 Lone Star Shootout
Tournament Sponsors
We would like to extend a special thank you to the 2015 Lone Star Shootout Tournament Sponsors - Berry Whitetails, Caracol Yacht Club, Del Papa Distributing Company, Elite Diesel Service, Farquhar Financial Services, Galati Yacht Sales, Holt/Cat, Pacific Pools, Release Marine, Saunders Yachtworks, Tilson Home Corporation, Vievage Los Cabos and Artist Larry Rackley and Yellowfin Gallery. We encourage you to support their businesses and services.
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BBQ & BREW - You are invited...
The Club is hosting a BBQ & BREW party at the upcoming August Billfish Classic on Tuesday, August 11th from 6:00-9:00pm at the Bridge Harbor Marina in Freeport and you are invited!
Bring a few friends and enjoy a delicious barbecue dinner with all of the fixings generously donated by long time Club corporate sponsor Central Texas Bar-B-Q and cool off with a brew or two!
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News from The Billfish Foundation
The Gulf of Mexico billfish season is in full swing and that means so is TBF's Gulf of Mexico Marlin Tagging Competition. In just its second year, word has spread quickly around the Gulf and competition is heating up with just two months left in the competition. For complete rules and list of competition categories, see TBF's Gulf of Mexico Marlin Tagging Competition site. Winners will be announced along with the results of TBF's International Tag & Release Competition and recognized with great prizes from King Sailfish Mounts and Costa during the Miami International Boat Show in February, 2016. Keep up to date with standings at www.billfish.org and keep up the great work!
Click Here for the current standings for tag records that have been submitted as of July 30th, 2015.
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2015 Club Awards Program
Get involved in the year long tournament by submitting a verification form for each catch and release! Click here for Club Awards Program information and verification forms.
Texas Division
Thanks to the Lonestar Shootout, we have had a big shake up in the Texas Division! Will Lett's Mojo is still the Top Private Boat with 6,500 points, Jasen Gast's REHAB is in second place with 4,025 points and Randy King's Paparda Rey is in third place with 3,750 points. The current Top Male Angler is Jasen Gast with 2,525 points followed closely by Marty Griffith with 2,228 points and Steve Ferguson holds third place with 1,014 points. Christy Barwise is the Top Female Angler with 1,500 points and Mandy Yeager holds second place with 700 points.
International Division
In the International Division, Tom Shumate's Patron is holding the first place Top Private Boat with an incredible 38,900 points and Darryl Schroeder's Dream Time is in a close second place with 34,000 points. Bob Henderson's Great Escape is holding third place with 13,500 points. Tom Shumate is also holding the first place Top Male Angler division with 28,800 points and Bob Henderson is holding the second place with 17,800 points. Lori Schroeder is holding the first place Top Female Angler with 2,250 points and Kassidy Nethery is holding the Top junior Angler division with 1,900 points.
For the entire list of current Club Awards results, Click Here.
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2015
HBGFC OFFICERS
Michael Thorn-Leeson, President
Robert Rickett, 1st Vice President
Jasen Gast, 2nd Vice President
Randy Bright, Treasurer
Richard Richardson, Secretary
HBGFC DIRECTORS
Allan Legge
Brandon Perthuis
Brian Yeager
Jack Beal
CONTACT THE CLUB
The Houston Big Game Fishing Club
7819 Broadway, Suite 100
Galveston, Texas 77554
T: 409-744-2307, F: 409-744-2313
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