Over $345K awarded to Scrub Island Billfish Series winners
The annual event by the Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina ran from September 13 to 21, 2024 and welcomed thirteen teams and ninety-eight anglers.
A total of $345,700.00 was awarded to winners.
According to a press release from Scrub Island Resort, the fleet released 59 blue marlins and seven sailfish during the first leg, followed by an even more impressive second leg with 73 blue marlins and two sailfish releases. During the six full days of tournament fishing, a total of 132 blue marlins and nine sailfish were released. This year’s winners are as follows:
Winners
The winners of the first leg were Doña Lucy / San Juan, Puerto Rico (Captain Efrain Rodriguez) in first place, in second place Showtime! / Stuart, Florida (Captain Jon Meade) and in third place Ohana / Jacksonville, Florida (Captain Luke Hickey).
The winners of the second leg were Showtime! / Stuart, Florida (Captain Jon Meade) in first, Juben / Charleston, South Carolina (Captain Jay Weaver) in second and in third Marlin Darlin / Clearwater, Florida (Captain Shay Danzig).
The Overall Series Champion was Showtime! / Stuart, Florida (Captain Jon Meade). Top Angler Leg I was Ricardo Quiñones (Doña Lucy), Top Lady Angler Leg I was Michelle Espinosa (One Up), Top Angler Leg II was Chad Damron (Sodium) and Top Lady Angler Leg II was Stacey Parkerson (Trilo Bite)
Scrub Island Resort General Manager Sandra Grisham-Clothier said, “Every year, this popular event draws eager anglers from around the world for the chance to try the famous North Drop...just minutes from our resort.”
Meanwhile, Tournament Director Jennifer Dudas said everyone was thrilled with how this year’s Scrub Island Billfish Series turned out. “The fishing was phenomenal, the weather was perfect, and the energy from all the participants was off the charts. We’re already counting down the days to 2025!”
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20 Responses to “Over $345K awarded to Scrub Island Billfish Series winners”
Those are your REAL thoughts? So obvious ChatGP wrote this word salad.
We have to be aware of the double speak we are being fed. 132 blue marlins probably dead and wasted to show how humane and kind the sport fishing industry is by letting them go. Maybe they have too many heavy metals I dont know.
Some may survive but they are the lucky ones. Dont give us that bed time story.
Fishing is brutal. It can feed you but it is not fun for the fish. From the bait to the catch it is violent. That is what makes it a sport, the struggle of man vs fish. Unless that fish gets hooked in the lip I doubt it will survive and I doubt you can pull in a marlin without a hook sunk deep in it.
Smaller fish you can feel the nibble give it slack and quick pull to hook them in the lip.
Tell it like it is, maybe I am wrong about them dying, maybe not, out of sight out of mind... but they might as well take it home and eat it which is more respectful to the animal.
A big fish pulled in on a hook is painful & traumatic to the fish.
Im all for the event not the narrative. I think it is good as long as the premier isnt sponsoring it haha.
Fish on the hook, pull it in and suddenly your hurting it! The hook hurts the fish with it in or out. Reality. It can be a shock to see where meat comes from.
we have to respect the animal not say its released and all is well if that is not the truth.