COCOPLUM YACHT CLUB ñ CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA

XVI ANNUAL COCOPLUM FISHING TOURNAMENT

January 15& 16, 2005

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Coral Gables, Florida ñ January 20, 2005

 

Fourty six of the finest sport fishing boats and crew in South Florida registered to participate in the XVI Annual Cocoplum Fishing Tournament at Cocoplum Yacht Club in Coral Gables, Florida.İ Blustery wind conditions greeted the anglers and crew on the two days of fishing.İ The challenging weather conditions were not enough to keep the Committee Boat from recording a total of 339 Sailfish (127 Saturday and 212 Sunday). The Committee Boat consisted of Capt. Danny Kipnis, Capt. Jerry Webb, Chuck Pickover, Alan Herman and Harris Shoopman.İ

 

The Overall Winner Title was claimed by ìFreedomî, owned by Walter Jr. & Esther Vazquez.İ The grand prize, donated by Yellowfin Yachts, İconsisted of an 18í Yellowfin Backcountry Skiff. İìFreedomî released 15 Sailfish to win Professional, Cocoplum Member and the first leg of the 2005 Sailfish Libertad Challenge sponsored by Miami Beach Marina and Shelley Real Estate.İİ Top Captain prize was awarded to John Dudas and Top Mate prize to Roy Huff, Jr. İİ

 

The Weigh Master, Alan Herman, reported the following top catches:

 

Top Dolphinİİİİİİİİİİİİ 24.75 poundsİİİİİİİİİİİ ìContender Oneîİİİİİİ Matthew Neberİİİİİİİİİ

Top Kingfishİİİİİİİİİİİ 15.00 poundsİİİİİİİİİİİ ìMiss Brittîİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Cindy Shufflebarger

Top Tunaİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ 21.75 pounds İİİİİİİİİİ ìQualifierîİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ Tom Lynskey

Top Wahooİİİİİİİİİİİİİ 33.00 poundsİİİİİİİİİİİ ìMiss Behavingîİİİİİİİ Chris Jesterİİ

Top Grouperİİİİİİİİİİİ İ 9.50 pounds ìMiss Brittîİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Cindy Shufflebarger

 

The Committee expressed gratitude to all volunteer observers and theirİ Coordinators Bill Barrow, Alene Edmonds and Randy Hoff. İThe Tournament was a family event, with numerous activities for kids, hosted by Event Planner, Lia Bustamante ofİ Everything by Angels.İ The kids enjoyed the archery contest hosted by Miltonís Ultimate Angler.İ The silent auction raised funds for the Police Officer Assistant Trust (POAT).

 

The 17th Annual Cocoplum Fishing Tournament has already been scheduled for January 13-15, 2006 at Cocoplum Yacht Club. The Tournament is open to everyone.İ Professional Captain and/or Mate are eligible to participate as anglers.İ No fishing boundaries exist. İFor further information please contact Tournament Directors Harris Shoopman & Claudia Ridge at (305) 663-1353.İ Photos of the event may be viewed at the Cocoplum Yacht Club web site www.cocoplumyachtclub.net.

 

Final Results

 

Winners of Overall, Professional, Cocoplum Member Divisions &

First Leg of 2005 Libertad Challenge

 

15 Sailfish Releasedİİİİİİİİİİİ Walter Jr. & Esther Vazquezİİİİİİİİİİİ ìFreedomî

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Top Captain: John Dudasİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Top Mate: Roy Huff

 

Professional Second Place

14 Sailfish (based on time)İİİİİ Christopher ìKittî Toomeyİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ ìGet Litî

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Captain: Ray Rosherİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Mate: Jon Cooper

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ

Professional Third Place

14 Sailfish İİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ Jimbo Thomasİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ ìThomas Flyerî

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Captain: Jimbo Thomasİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Mate: Rick Thomas

 

Cocoplum Member Second Place

İ12 Sailfish İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ Luis Isaiasİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ ìJichiî

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ

Cocoplum Member Third Place

12 Sailfish İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ Bob Brockwayİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ ìMorning Danceî

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Captain: Jeorge Lirianoİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Mate: Andy Pisİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ

Amateur Winner

12 Sailfish İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ Luis Isaiasİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ ìJichiî

 

Amateur Second Place

10 Sailfishİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Bruce Marxİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ ìHarmless Errorî

 

Amateur Third Place

7 Sailfishİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Manny Diaz, Jr.İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ ìMC2î

 

Top Junior Angler

6 Sailfishİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ Alexander Lopez İİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİìChicken of the Seaî

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Captain: Albert Hernandezİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Mate: Neil Orange

 

Top Woman Anglerİİ

9 Sailfishİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Esther Vazquez İİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİìFreedomîİİİİİİİİ

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Captain: John Dudas İİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİMate: Roy Huff Jr.İİİİİİİ

 

Top Male Anglerİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ

11 Sailfishİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Rick Thomas İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ İİİİİİİİİİİ ìThomas Flyerî

İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ Captain: Jimbo Thomas

 

 

Love of Life Awardİ İİ İİİİİİİİİİİAlan Herman

 

Sportsmanship Awardİİİİİİİİ 2005 Tournament participants, anglers, crews and boat owners who made this a record setting event.

 

For further information please contact Tournament Directors Harris Shoopman & Claudia Ridge at (305) 663-1353.İ

 

Photos of the event may be viewed at the Cocoplum Yacht Club web site www.cocoplumyachtclub.net.