79 Boats registered in this year's event.
Major Sponsors:
Ocean City Fishing Center, Applebee's, Oasis Car Wash,
Skip's Bait & Tackle, Sunset Marina, Scott Rice Termite & Pest Control,
JKruz Sunglasses, McGuire Inc., Fish Finder Adventures
Total Prize Money Awarded $142,718.00!
| 27 SHARKS WEIGHED-IN |
| # |
Shark |
| 19 |
Mako |
| 5 |
Blue Shark |
| 3 |
Thresher (Common) |
| 80 SHARKS RELEASED |
| # |
Shark |
| 47 |
Mako |
| 9 |
Blue Shark |
| 18 |
Dusky or Sandbar |
| 4 |
Thresher(Common) |
| 2 |
Tiger |
| MAKO DIVISION |
| Place |
Weight |
Boat |
Captain |
Home Town |
Entry Categories |
Award |
| 1 |
300 lb. |
Press Time |
Tom Wecker |
Hanover, MD |
(a,b,c,d,e Sat-Daily+1/2Thurs-Daily, + JKruz award) |
$24,677.00 |
| 2 |
279 lb. |
Smilin' Rat |
Frank Hepfer |
Grasonville, MD |
(a,b,c,d,e) |
$13,070.00 |
| 3 |
241 lb. |
Restless Lady |
Wayne Bradford |
Salisbury, MD |
(a,b,c,d,e, F-Daily+1/2Thurs-Daily) |
$11,099.00 |
| OPEN DIVISION |
| Place |
Weight |
Fish |
Boat |
Captain |
Home Town |
Entry Categories |
Award |
| 1 |
408 lb. |
Thresher |
Canyon Blues |
Anthony Gordy |
Clinton, MD |
a,b,c,d,e |
$22,282.00 |
| 2 |
371 lb. |
Thresher |
Cat Tales |
Chris Lynch |
Berlin, MD |
a,b,c,d,e |
$13,070.00 |
| 3 |
331 lb. |
Thresher |
MoJo |
Ron Cane |
Severna Park, MD |
a,b,c,d,e |
$8,714.00 |
| BLUEFISH DIVISION |
| Place |
Weight |
Boat |
Captain |
Home Town |
Entry Categories |
Award |
| 1 |
12.3 lb. |
Ursula Priscilla |
James Lledo |
Oxford, PA |
(a,b,c,d,e Sat-Daily) |
$18,188.00 |
| 2 |
11.4 lb. |
Jade II |
Bret Demond |
Elkton, MD |
a,b,c,d,e Thurs-Daily |
$11,081.00 |
| 3 |
11.1 lb. |
Volcania |
Chris Toner |
Joppa, MD |
a,b,c,d,e |
$6,607.00 |
| 6 |
10.3 lb. |
Wavedancer |
Mel McGinnis II |
Ocean City, MD |
Friday-Daily |
$1,170.00 |
| TUNA DIVISION |
| Place |
Weight |
Boat |
Captain |
Home Town |
Entry Categories |
Award |
| 1 |
103 lb. |
Sea Wolf |
Dennis Meinhart |
Media, PA |
a,b,c,d,e Sat-Daily |
$2,250.00 |
| RELEASE DIVISION |
| Place |
Boat |
Points |
Entry Categories |
Award |
| 1 |
Reel Instigator |
21 Points |
Sat-Daily |
$3,840.00 |
| 2 |
Diamondback III |
18 Points |
Fri-Daily |
$2,340.00 |
| 3 |
Berzerker |
18 pts |
Thrus-Daily |
$1,840.00 |
| OCEAN CITY SHARKER OF THE YEAR 2006 |
| Winner |
Boat |
Hometown |
Catch |
Points |
| Captain Chester Sadowski |
Jezebel |
Stevensville, Md. |
3 makos weighed in (189, 155, 100) 4 makos released |
484pts. |
| YOUTH DIVISION 2006 |
| Winner |
Boat |
Catch |
Award |
| Nicholas Pino (12) |
Incommunicado |
156 lb. Blue Shark |
$100.00 Savings Bond |
| JKRUZ SUNGLASS AWARD |
| Boat |
Catch |
Award |
| Smiling Rat |
Mako |
$500.00 |
| Ursula Priscilla |
Bluefish |
$500.00 |
| COMBINED MAKO POINTS EARNED WHILE FISHING: |
| Boat |
Points |
| Jezebel |
484pts. |
| Smiling Rat |
289pts. |
| Press Time |
214pts. |
| MoJo |
170pts. |
| Hooked Up |
148pts. |
| Bitter Salt |
90pts. |
| Hammer Time |
N/A |
| Dream Catcher |
N/A |
| Tuna Bite |
N/A |
| Banshee |
N/A |
| Rumor Has It |
N/A |