MBARA Photoalbum
2012 Kingfish Tournament Winners
2012 MBARA Kingfish Tournament 25 Aug 2012 Mexico Beach Marina
Photos by Carol Cox 850-899-1728
MBARA uses money from their annual Kingfish Tournament to raise money for artificial reefs. Since 1997, MBARA has built over 160 artificial reefs worth over one million dollars. The annual tournament is their main source of funding, and those monies are often used as seed money for grants from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and private foundations.
We had 144 boats with 577 anglers. 29 Kings, 9 Spanish, and 1 Wahoo were weighed. Photos of the winners and weigh-sheets are posted on our home page at www.mbara.org for public viewing.
Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association
16th annual Kingfish Tournament
25 Aug 2012
Total Boats: 144
2012 Miss Kingfish is Ashley Payne (in orange swimsuit)
1st Kingfish $3000 41.25 pounds
Boat: Gag Reflex
Captain: Russell Stewart (not pictured)
Photo: Chris Diehl, Larry Lemieux (caught fish)
2nd Kingfish $2000 31.25 pounds
Boat: Green Banana
Captain: Josh Bloodworth
Photo: (Note, I am still verifying order and spelling of names) Jimmy McCardy, Joe Rodgers, Alec Bloodworth (in front), Josh Bloodworth, Ryan Kelley, Scott Urqhart (fish was a “team effort”)
3rd Kingfish $1000 30.15 pounds
Boat: Reel Smoker
Captain: Blake Gardner
Photo: Blake Gardner, Bubba McKenzie (caught fish)
1st Spanish $500 4.85 pounds
Boat: Sand Dancer
Captain: Jim Niblett
Photo: Sam Weatherly, Jim Niblett (caught fish)
2nd Spanish $300 4.65 pounds
Boat: The Winners
Captain: Greg Cloud
Photo: Michael Wells, Greg Cloud (fish was a “team effort”)
3rd Spanish $200 4.25 pounds
Boat: Stuckey
Captain: Earl Stuckey
Photo: Earl Stuckey
Wahoo $1000 52.45 pounds
Boat: Bird’s Nest
Captain: Rodney McCart
Photo: Rick Northern, Rodney McCart (caught fish), Matt Fulton, Chris Duncan
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