SKA National Champions
Every year the Southern Kingfish Association holds the National Championships to crown the top teams in each Class.
2023 - Small Boat Class
HAIL YEAH / OIFC
Brian Aycock and HAIL YEAH / OIFC wins the 2023 SKA Nationals Small Boat Class title!
2022 - Open Class
Caught Slippin
Caught Slippin' takes the 2022 Open Class National Champion title with a 80.93 lbs. aggregate!
2022 - Small Boat Class
CHASIN’ SILVER
Chasin' Silver wins the 2022 Small Boat Class National Championship title!
2018 - Open Class
STORMY GALE
Stormy Gale wins the 2018 Mercury SKA National Championship Open Class title with 92.47 lb. aggregate!
2018 - Small Boat Class
THE BLACK PEARL
The Black Pearl wins the 2018 Mercury SKA National Championship Small Boat Class title with 46.35 lb. aggregate!
2018 - Single Engine Class
DIRTY SOUTH
Dirty South wins the 2018 Mercury SKA National Championship Single Engine Class title with 41.58 lb. aggregate!
2016 - Open Class
TEAM NOR-TECH / TUPPENS
Team Tuppens/Garmin Finished 2016 coming in second place Division 10, First Place Sr. and First Place Jr. and then won the National Championship Open Class with a 62.33 & a 37.45 for an aggregate of 99.78.
2015 - Open Class
REEL ANARCHY
For the 2015 fishing season, Reel Anarchy finished as the Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) National Champions, SKA Junior Angler National Championship, 2nd Place for Division 8, and 4th Place for Division 10.
2015 - Small Boat Class
REEL BLESSED
Reel Blessed won the Small Boat Class for the 2015 Nationals. They came in second for Small Boat in the Snead's Ferry Tournament and took third overall in Small Boat for Division 1.
2015 - Single Engine Class
BACK-LASH
Backlash won the very first Nationals that included the new Single Engine Class. They placed 3rd in Single Engine for Division 9 and caught the largest fish of the 2015 Nationals at 52.12.
2014 - Small Boat Class
HAIL YEAH / OIFC
Can we get a Hail Yeah? Father and son team snag the 2014 National Championship title!
2014 - Open Class
VENGEANCE
Team Vengeance captures their third SKA title at the 2014 SKA National Championship!
2013 - Small Boat Class
Ocean View-We Gaddit
Team Oceanview, winner of the 2013 Nationals Small Boat Class!
2012 - Small Boat Class
REEL THRILL / TEAM BONE SUCKIN' SAUCE
Reel Thrill/Team Bone Suckin' Sauce took first place at the 2012 Nationals in the Small Boat Class!
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2011 - Small Boat Class
STRIKE TWO
Mercury Tournament Trail 2011 Champions are Team Strike Two!
2010 - Small Boat Class
REEL THRILL / TEAM BONE SUCKIN' SAUCE
Reel Thrill Team Bone Suckin' Sauce wins Class of 23 National Championship!
2009 - Open Class
OIFC
Ocean Isle Fishing Center Team is the 2009 Open Class National Champion! Setting a new Mississippi state kingfish record with the biggest king mackerel weighed in a SKA competition!
2009 - Small Boat Class
Blue Water Candy
Team Blue Water Candy takes the 2009 Class of 23 National Championship!
2008 - Open Class
Fish Fever
Ed Mecchella takes his second Nationals title with a 38.52 and a 57.63 for a two fish aggregate of 96.15!
2008 - Small Boat Class
EAST COAST SPORTS
East Coast Sports wins Class of 23! Edens Takes Title with a 43.62 and a 46.85!
2007 - Open Class
Woodsman / Tail Chaser
Richard Stones team Woodsman/Tail Chaser takes the 2007 National Championship!
2007 - Small Boat Class
FRAYED KNOT
Team Lined Out takes the Class of 23 at the 2007 National Championship!
2005 - Small Boat Class
Captain Stanman
Captain Stanman took the 2005 Class of 23 and under Championship title!
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2003 - Small Boat Class
Robert Olsen
Robert Olsen wins the 2003 Class of 23 and Under Championship Title!
2001 - Open Class
OFFSHORE WARRIOR
Team Offshore Warrior wins big at the 2001 National Championship!
2001 - Small Boat Class
Carolina Adventure
Team Carolina Adventure wins the Class of 23 and under National Title!
2000 - Small Boat Class
Miss Behavin'
Winners of the 2000 23 and under boat class is Team Miss Behavin' !
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1997 - Open Class
Gary & Elizabeth Unger
1992 - Open Class
THE RIGHT ONE BABY
Jim Davis, Garland Sewell, Brad Sewell, Barry Matthews & Todd Matthews; of team The Right One Baby, take the 1992 National Championship!