2009

29^th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament

Results

54 Boats registered in this year’s event

Major Sponsors:

Ocean City Fishing Center Sunset Marina

All Tackle.com Applebee’s Restaurant

The Buck Bomb McGuire Construction

14 Sharks Weighed-In 136 Sharks Released

Mako 8 Mako 52

Blue 5 Blue 40

Thresher 1 Thresher 1

Sandbar or Dusky 33

Hammerhead 3

Tiger 7

Mako Division ($40,220)

876 lb. “Nontypical” Jim Hughes, Ocean City, MD

$3000 + 1^st ABCDE + Daily (Sat.) = $19,775.00
New Maryland State Record

271 lb. “Pumpin' Hard” John Schmitz, Westminster MD

$1500 + 2^nd ABCDE + Daily (Fri.) = $12,033.00

243 lb. “Canyon Crusher” Greg Garmin, Ephrata PA

$1000 + 3^rd ABCDE = $7,242.00

152 lb. “Fin-ness” John Lynch, Wilmington, DE

Daily (Thurs.)= $1,170.00

Open Division ($36,710)

227 lb. Thresher “Captain Ike II” Dion Stanton,

$3000 + 1^st ABCDE = $18,605.00

126 lb. Blue “Hoo's Your Daddy” Craig Johnston, Ellicott City, MD,

$1500 + 2^nd ABCDE = $10,863.00

116 lb. Blue “Mako Me” Ken Selby, Pasadena, MD,

$1000 + 3^rd BCDE = $4,182.00

111 lb. Blue “Playmate” Bill Street, Bel Air, MD,

3^rd A = $3,060.00

Bluefish Division ($30,476)

10.2 lb. “Tuna Box” Jeff Kirk, Ocala, FL,

1st CE, Daily (Sat) = $6,263.00

9.9 lb. "Full Load" Lou Goodman, Abingdon, MD,

2nd = $1500

9.9 lb. "Game Over" Cori Cluster, Berlin, MD,

3rd = $1000

"Wayne's World"

9.8 lb. & 9.1 lb. John Speake, Cambridge, MD,

1^st D, 2 ^nd DE, 3^rd E = $1,989.00

9.5 lb. "Triple Threat", Robert Gray, Annapolis, MD

2^nd C, Daily (Fri.) = $2,003.00

9.0 lb. “Finn-Ness” Mechanicsburg, PA,

3^rd CD, Daily (Thurs.) = $1,971.00

“Stress Reel-ief”

8.9 lb., 8.6 lb. & 8.2 lb. Russ Hamill, Boyds, MD,

1^st AB, 2^nd AB, 3rd AB = $15,750.00

Release Division ($7,750)

1st – “Non Typical”

8 Makos + 1 Dusky = 34pts

$3000 + Daily (Sat) = $3,750.00

2nd - "MR.Ducks"

5 Makos + 1 Dusky = 22pts

$1500 + Daily (Fri) = $2,250.00

3rd - "Seaduction"

4 Makos + 1 Blue + 1 Sandbar = 19pts

$1,000.00

“Keep Er Wet"

1 Makos + 4 Blue + 2 Tiger + 2 Dusky = 16pts

Daily (Thurs) = $750.00

Tuna Division

41 lbs.- "M.R. Ducks" Tony Garrity, Bishopville MD =$1,800

2009 Winner Ocean City Sharker of the Year

Combined points earned in both Mako Mania & OC Shark Tournament

Captain - Gary Stamm, Boat - "Pumpin' Hard" - Payout $2,160.00

Sharker of the Year Results

Boat Makos weighed (lbs) Mako Release Points Total Points

Pumpin’ Hard 58’ 182.1 + 271 30 483.1

Jezebel 172.2 + 109 30 311.2

Chasin’ Tales 138.6 +164.4 303

Fin-ness 109.4 + 152 20 281.4

Press Time 223 30 253

Marli 184.3 40 224.3

Keep Er Wet 155.5 30 185.5

Tree Hugger 147.7 20 167.7

Rumor Has It 127.3 20 147.3

Lucky Duck II 131.4 131.4

Hookin’ Wubbas 122.0 122

Cah-Ching 101.6 101.6

Marlin Magic 70 70

Adventurous 40 40

Reel Addiction 20 20

No Limits 10 10