2007 TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2007 TEAM STATISTICS Click on links for details. 84 Teams, Over 500 Anglers Entry Categories $1,307,375.00 Cash Awards Award Summary by Award Award Summary by Team 2007 CATCH STATISTICS Click on links for details. 38 Billfish Released 90.5% Release Ratio 18 blue marlin, 18 white marlin, 2 sailfish Catch Summary Catch Detail CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2007 TOURNAMENT WINNERS! June 19-24, 2007 MAGNIFICENT BLUE PERPETUAL TROPHY sponsored by Galati Yacht Sales and Viking Yachts Independence, a 44' Gillman, won this year's honored placement on the Magnificent Blue Perpetual Trophy with two blue marlin releases for a total of 800 points. Congratulations on an outstanding release effort! 2007 TOP RELEASE TEAMS Boat Captain Points & Fish CE Russell Craft 600 pts—1 blue, 1 white (on time) Quick Time Chad Linkous 600 pts—1 blue, 1 white (on time) Contingency Brian Cawood 600 pts—1 blue, 1 white (on time) 2007 TOP CREW Boat Captain Fish & Points Dreamin' On Randy Hodgekiss 1111.8 points / weighed a 627.7 lb. blue marlin, released 1 blue marlin and weighed 2 dolphin: 46.5 and 37.6 lbs. Big Adventure Jimmy Waller 707.8 points / released 1 blue marlin and 1 white marlin, weighed a 45.1 lb. dolphin and a 62.7 lb. yellowfin tuna Team Galati-Tiara Jimmy Crochet 659.3 points / released 3 white marlin and weighed a 29.9 lb. dolphin and 29.4 lb. dolphin 2007 TOP BLUE MARLIN Boat Captain Angler Lbs. Dreamin' On Randy Hodgekiss Steve Keinath 627.7 (114.00") Island Girl Bryan Lynch Cam Jones 453.1 (113.75") First Strike Craig Clark Scott Logue 431.4 (104.25") 2007 TOP DOLPHIN Boat Captain Angler Lbs. Sea Spray Bill Staff Paul Mayson 52.7 Share-E Eddie Savoy Buell Polk 52.1 Dreamin' On Randy Hodgekiss Bob Struwe 46.5 2007 TOP TUNA (all yellowfin) Boat Captain Angler Lbs. Uptoit Jeremy Miles Dave Perry 179.0 Tournament Record! Legendary Rick Koster Chris Bos 173.5 Hooker Ken Cummins Cheryl Raimer 158.0 2007 TOP WAHOO Boat Captain Angler Lbs. Borderline Crazy Scott Templeton Jeff Singleton 87.8 Island Girl Bryan Lynch Nancy Howard 64.2 Dataman Matt Mauldwin Burt Hurst 56.5 2007 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Top Overall Angler & Top Release Angler Kevin Wall, Independence, released 2 blue marlin Top Lady Angler Tammy Jackson, Annie Girl, 543 points / released 1 blue marlin and weighed a 27.5 lb. dolphin & 2 yellowfin tuna: 56.9 and 58.6 lbs. Top Junior Angler Gabrielle Sutton, Southern Cross, 172.1 points / Gabrielle (10) weighed a 57.0 lb. yellowfin tuna & 3 dolphin: 45.2, 37.8 & 32.1 lbs. 2007 EARLY BIRD WINNER This year's Early Bird winner is Don Walker on Lady D. Don received a check for $1,000.00 and free dockage at the Baytowne Marina during Tournament Week.

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