Marina Del Rey
Halibut Derby

Top Five Grand Prizes

Vic takes First Place

1^st Place:    Victor Jedlicka with a 41.8 pound halibut

          A fishing vacation to Baja California’s famous East Cape, the rooster fish capital of the world for two people at the beautiful Hotel Punta Colorada for 7 days and 6 nights including all meals, 3 days of fishing, freezing and packing the catch, air fare to and from LAX to Los Cabos Airport, and transfers to and from airport and hotel.     
See http://www.vanwormerresorts.com/

2nd Place:  David Foreman with a 39.6 pound halibut

Seven days and six nights for two people at The Inn at Mazatlan, including 2 days of fishing with Heimpel's Star Fleet, all meals and air fare between LAX and Mazatlan.  See http://www.innatmaz.com/

3rd Place:   Ryan Bower with a 39.2 pound halibut

Five days and four nights, at the El Cid Hotel for two people in Mazatlan, including 2 days of fishing with Aries Fleet, all meals and airfare between LAX and Mazatlan.  See http://www.elcid.com/

4th Place:   Jimmy Stathis with a 37.6 pound halibut

Five days and four nights, at Las Flores Hotel for two people in Mazatlan, including 2 days of fishing with Heimpel's Star Fleet, all meals and air fare between LAX and Mazatlan.  See http://www.lasflores.com.mx/

5th Place:             Adolf Valdez with a 33.5 pound halibut

Six days and five nights at Las Rocas Resort, Rosarito Beach, Baja California including 3 days of fishing with Sergio’s Sportfishing, Ensenada, and all meals.
See http://www.lasrocas.com/

6th – 10th Places

6^th Place:         Daryl Gray, won a Shimano Scimitar Rod and Corvalus Reel combo*

7^th Place:         Robert Poteete, won a Shimano Scimitar Rod and Corvalus Reel combo*

8^th Place          Mike McDermott, won a Shimano Scimitar Rod and Corvalus Reel combo*

9^th Place:         Matt Napolitano, won a Shimano Scimitar Rod and Corvalus Reel combo*

10^th Place:       Gary Johnstone, won a Shimano Scimitar Rod and Corvalus Reel combo*

11^th – 15^th   Places: won Shimano Scimitar Rod and Shimano Corvalus Reel combinations. 

 *6^th – 15^th place winners’ rod and reel combos were provided by Turner’s Outdoorsman or Shimano.

Top Lady Angler

Top Lady Angler:      Sandra Rodriguez with a 21.8 pound halibut won a nice ProGear fishing reel as well as a trophy to mark her achievement.  The reel and several raffle items were donated by Lincoln Pico Fishing.

Youth Division:

 
Top Youth Angler

1^st Place:          Christian Bueno, with a 25.1 pound halibut won $300

2^nd Place:          Tara Brooks, with a 19.8 pound halibut won $200

3^rd Place:          Jonathan Yuja, with a 13 pound halibut won $100

* In addition to the cash prize each youth winner received a high quality Shimano rod and reel combination from West Marine

Cash Jackpot ($20 side bet)

 1^st JP Place:      Victor Jedlicka with a bag weight of 41.8 pounds won $3,802

2^nd JP Place:     David Foreman with a bag weight of 39.6 pounds won $2,281

3^rd JP Place:     Ryan Bower with a bag weight of 39.2 pounds won $1,521

Team Prizes

 1^st Place:          Dean Morrow and Gary Johnstone, total weight points of 49.9 lbs won $2,575

2^nd Place:          George Castro and Jose Castro, total weight points of 35.8 lbs won $1,545 

3^rd Place:          Dale Cornett and Wayne Cornett, total weight points of 33.2 lbs won $1,030

Live Fish Donated to Redondo Beach SeaLab

 Thanks go out to several anglers who donated their live fish to be used as brood stock to boost halibut numbers for many future generations of fishermen to enjoy.  Among those who donated, Adolf Valdez, 5^th place tournament winner, donated his 33.5 pound whopper.

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