2005 Classic

70 Boats
         With tropical storm Arlene in the Gulf, 70 Boats remained from a field of 100 to complete another success story for the ninth consecutive year.  John Bleakley aboard the “Bounty Hunter” took 1st place in the blue marlin division with a 463.5 lb. fish.  Since there were no other blues caught, the “Bounty Hunter” took top honors and $180,650. 289 anglers participated in the Classic.  12 billfish were raisd with 11 being tagged.  463.5 lbs. of blue marlin, 614.7 lbs. of dolphin, 1,495 lbs. of tuna, and 741.7 lbs. of wahoo were weighed at the scales.  No state records were broken so the Ford Expedition, Explorer, F-150, and Escape went unclaimed.

Blue Marlin

First              
Bounty Hunter  - Jim Bleakley - 463.5 lbs         
          

Tuna

First              
Summer Breeze - Hubert Austin - 121.3 lbs    

Second          
Royal Fortune - Dustin Trochesser - 116.4 lbs    

Third            
Big Adventure - J.W. Robinson - 108.8 lbs       

 

Dolphin

First              
First Choice - Kimmi Meyers - 38.8 lbs

Second          
Royal Fortune - James Stanley - 37.8 lbs       

Third            
Sea Hunter - Butch Hall - 35.8 lbs      

 

Wahoo

First              
Reel Addiction - Wade Cantrelle - 86.1 lbs      

Second          
Hanky Panky - Randy Simmons - 73.5 lbs      

Third            
Bluewater Cat - Robert Boyce - 69.0 lbs