SKA Teams Do Well at Pompano Beach’s Saltwater Shootout!

By Jack Holmes

Pompano Beach, Florida — SKA teams did very well at Jamie Bunn’s Saltwater Shootout. The event was new to the SKA, its Mercury Tournament Trail, and Division 10, but Bunn’s event has been produced for the past 14 years, and very successfully I might add. He’s the man in South Florida tournament circles.

However, before we get into the results portion of the coverage, you must understand the makeup of his events. They are the traditional meat fishing tournaments, wherefore king mackerel, tuna, dolphin, wahoo, and cobia are weighable species.

You are allowed to weigh up to four fish per specie, per team, however you cannot exceed ten fish overall per boat. The total weight of your ten fish determines the overall winner. However, his events are laced with all kinds of different categories, which make you think before you react. They are both challenging and fun!

Jamie produced a Division just for the SKA teams participating this year and called it Big Mack.

Here Michael and Lori Jacquin, and Mike, Mike Jr., and Chris Carter fishing the Yamaha powered Contender Lil’ Devil came out on top with a great 43.17. I had told them the night before that they were terribly past due. They responded and came through picking up a cool $2,500. Lori collected another $500 for capturing top honors in the Ladies Division, then they added another $1,755 for winning the Holy Mackerel Division. All in all a decent weekend for this great team!

The Outta Control II with Ralph Hawkins, John Passalacqua, and Angel Martinez, picked up second place in the same Division scaling a 42.81. The Mercury powered Sea Craft team got some great points, which moved them to sixth place in the Division standings plus got back $1,250. Add another $1,053 for second in   the Holy Mackerel Division plus $500 for finishing 11th in the overall standings.

Chalk up a third place finish in the Big Mack category for Rich Sujat, Glenn Coleson, and Larry Guariniello fishing the Yamaha powered Contender, Lunasea. They scaled a 40.49, good for $750, then picked up another $400 for 13th place in the overall standings. Now add another $3,510 for a second place in the Big Three category. Lunasea is now third in the Division 10 standings.

See what I said. A lot of categories and which ones are you going to get into? As Jamie has his next SKA sanctioned event, the Saltwater Slam, coming on June 13th you need to go to his website and do your homework now otherwise you’ll leave money on the table. (http://www.bluewatermovements.com).

Keri-N-On was fourth in the Big Mack standings. Jason Naumann, Gill Strelec, and Andy Lemmel, fishing a Yamaha powered Contender, scaled a 40.04 and earned $750. They then took third in both the Big Three and the Holy Mackerel categories earning $3,042. Better yet, they jumped into the lead in the Division with a two fish aggregate of 89.89.

In the overall category for the top weight of the ten fish you’re putting on the scale, give Rich and Tyler Ebersold, Lance and Houston Irvine, Vinny Montella, and Hunter Hall a big slap on the back for putting the Dragon Bait / Stuff It II into fifth place with 170.73 points. They won $1,250 and Houston earned Top Junior Angler honors.

SKA members earned five of the top 15 in the overall category. We had 42 teams participate out of a field of 137 boats.

Jim Oliver, Peter Slack, and Cory Oliver, all new members, picked up seventh overall with 134.91 points. They fish the Shameless.

David Albritton, James Addison, and Anthony Oakes, picked up the final money slot in the overall weighing 115.02 pounds of fish. They fish the ProMarineUSA.com / Gatorfan, a Yamaha powered Contender.

In other “put in your memory bank” things, Tommy Tight won the Pee Wee division with 36.93 points. He fishes Off The Wall, a Mercury powered Contender.

The Lost Boys / Team AirTran had a good event earning second place in the Small Boat Division and fourth in the Average Joe Division with 93.64 points. They won $1,000. Their biggest king weighed 39.29 and moved to third place in the Class of 23 Division standings. Rich Cook and Mark Pernice fish a Yamaha powered Contender.

Dick Russell moved to the top of the Class standings thanks to their 31.39. He fishes the Brute Dusky 23.

Bar Fly scaled a 28.55 to give them second place in the Division 10 Open Class standings.

I would be amiss if I didn’t recognize Matthew Ivan on the Reel Blue who caught a Shootout record 58.83-pound king. Jamie told me this was a team who fished with him for many years and have never won a thing, that is till this weekend. The record king earned him $8,000. It was a spectacular fish! Sure would have liked to add that fish to our 50-pound club as it was the biggest we’ve seen all season.

Finally, Jamie’s team weighed over 5,000 pounds of fish and paid out $85,765. Kudos to them!

This was a great fun event. It took longer than expected to weigh in all the teams because of all the fish, but no one seemed to mind. It was a new experience loaded with excitement. Can’t wait for the next event!

A special thank you to Jamie and his staff for making our participation so enjoyable. This is a very good marriage for Division 10.  

SKA Saltwater Shootout Final Standings

Open Class 43.171. LIL' DEVIL Contender / Yamaha Michael Jacquin Lori Jacquin Mike Carter Mike Carter Jr. Chris Carter 42.812. OUTTA CONTROL Sea Craft / Mercury Ralph Hawkins John Passalacqua Angel Martinez 40.493. LUNASEA Contender / Yamaha Rich Sujat Glenn Coleson Larry Guariniello 40.044. KERI-N-ON Contender / Yamaha Jason Naumann Gill Strelec Andy Lemmel 39.295. LOST BOYS FISHING TEAM Contender / Yamaha Rich Cook Mark Pernice 39.016. PROMARINEUSA.COM / GATORFAN Contender / Yamaha David Albritton James Addison Anthony Oakes 38.727. HOLD'EM HOOK Fountain / Mercury Chris Thomas Quin Thomas Colin Thomas Nolan Thomas Louis Jimenez 35.678. MAKIN' TIME Sea Vee / Mercury Steve Fishman Michael Fishman Kurtis Schuttler Ryckur Schuttler Max Mahfood Kevin Mahfood 33.989. SPICED RUM II Contender / Evinrude Bil Wummer Bobby Wummer Kevin Umphrey Howard Tuman Freddie Joseph James Howell 33.1810. MORE MAGIC Avanti / Mercury Ariel Berman Allen Pinnell R.J. Vogel

Class of 23 39.291. LOST BOYS FISHING TEAM Contender / Yamaha Rich Cook Mark Pernice 39.012. PROMARINEUSA.COM / GATORFAN Contender / Yamaha David Albritton James Addison Anthony Oakes 31.393. BRUTE DUSKY 23 Dusky / Mercury Dick Russell Bud Randall Mark Hemmerle Top Lady Angler 43.17Lori Jacquin LIL' DEVIL Top Junior Angler 38.72Quin, Colin and Nolan Thomas HOLD'EM HOOK SKA Top Junior Anglers sponsored by Preferred Marine Sales 38.721. Quin, Colin and Nolan Thomas HOLD'EM HOOK 33.172. Houston Irvine, Vinny Montella, Hunter Hall DRAGON BAIT / STUFF IT 29.053. Buddy Alvin Tight IV, Jimmy Tight OFF THE WALL Mercury Marine Junior Angler Scholarship Winner Quin Thomas HOLD'EM HOOK

Saltwater Shootout Final Standings
Total Payout in tournament: $85,765.00
Top Teams Total Boat Weights. Combination of King Mackerel, Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo and Cobia. Weight in pounds 217.50 1. Hard Way 216.68 2. Get Sum 188.12 3. O-Sea-D 176.09 4. Advanced Roofing 170.73 5. DRAGON BAIT / STUFF IT II 167.95 6. Native Son 134.91 7. SHAMELESS 134.06 8. Banyan Bay Marine Center 129.99 9. Shutter Up 128.89 10. MORE MAGIC 123.76 11. OUTTA CONTROL II 123.05 12. Pop A Top 122.96 13. LUNASEA 120.29 14. Parts & Labor 115.02 15. PROMARINEUSA.COM / GATORFAN Rewards Club 37.99 King 1. Stan Hunt - Get Sum Top Family Division 167.95 1. Native Son 166.83 2. Hard Way Top Male Angler 185.19 1. Stan Hunt - Get Sum 149.5 2. Daryl Deka - Hard Way Top Female Angler 62.31 1. LORI JACQUIN - LIL DEVIL 45.07 2. Stephanie Desbreaux - Banyan Bay Top Junior Angler 86.65 1. HOUSTON IRVINE - DRAGON BAIT / STUFF IT II 74.06 2. Wyatt Aycock - Next Episode 57.84 3. Bryan Fengler - First In Line Top PeeWee Angler 36.93 1. TOMMY TIGHT - OFF THE WALL 25.63 2. Mason Selvanik - Rush Rolloff 19.88 3. Dan Rush Jr. - Lil Dog Top Dolphin 31.11 1. Walter Richterkessing - Outta Control II 25.51 2. Trey Schmidt - Pop a Top 25.05 3. Jason Sattler - Sweat Equity Top Wahoo 15.70 1. Chris Payne - Covered Up Top King 58.83 1. Matthew Ivan - Reel Blue 46.20 2. Josh Coe - Pipe Dream 43.83 3. Larry Strieb - Adios Top Tuna 36.14 1. Daryl Deka - Hard Way 35.22 2. Stan Hunt - Get Sum 34.83 3. Lamar Sapp - Native Son	Top Cobia 21.51 1. Doug Kneer - O-Sea-D 14.52 2. Jim Ruback - O-Sea-D Big Mack 43.17 1. LIL DEVIL 42.81 2. OUTTA CONTROL II 40.49 3. LUNASEA 40.04 4. KERI-N-ON Bacardi 8 Challenge 1. Hard Way Show Me the Mahi 43.61 1. Out of Control 14.52 2. OUTTA CONTROL II Top Captain 1. Mark Lamb - Hard Way Top Small Boat 128.89 1. More Magic 93.64 2. LOST BOYS FISHING TEAM Average Joe Division 110.92 1. Blue Moon 106.29 2. Reel Blue 103.94 3. Adios 93.64 4. LOST BOYS FISHING TEAM 92.79 5. Four Play Bluewater Bonanza 217.50 1. Hard Way 216.68 2. Get Sum 188.12 3. O-Sea-D Average Joe Bonanza 110.92 1. Blue Moon 106.29 2. Reel Blue 103.94 3. Adios Bluewater Challenge 58.83 King 1. Reel Blue The Big Three 46.20 King 1. Pipe Dream 40.49 King 2. LUNASEA 40.14 King 3. KERI-N-ON KDW No Winner Holy Mackerel 43.17 1. LIL DEVIL 42.81 2. OUTTA CONTROL II 40.04 3. KERI-N-ON Ante Up 217.50 1. Hard Way 216.68 2. Get Sum Toilet Bowl Champs 10.23 1. Chasin Tail