82ND TIFT AWARDS LIST
Hard Luck Award**
| # | Angler/Team | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | -- |
**No hard luck award this year.
Jr. Participation, 7 & Under
| # | Angler | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | Payne Auto Group |
Jr. Participation, 8-12 Years
| # | Angler | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | Blue Marlin Supermarket |
Jr. Participation, 13-16 Years
| # | Angler | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | Dargel Boats |
**Junior Participation Awards are awarded to every junior weighing in a fish.
Veale Brothers Past Presidents
| # | Awarded to | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Daniel Bryant | TIFT 2021 | Perpetual Trophy donated in 2008 |
Junior Bay (7 & Under)
Junior Bay (8-12)
Junior Bay (13-16)
Junior Offshore NO BILLFISH
JUNIOR OFFSHORE WITH BILLFISH**
**1st and 2nd tie-breaker by time: Luke Bryant sailfish Friday 5:33pm, Luke Sanders sailfish Saturday 12:03pm.
Blake Newman Bunk Memorial Trophy
TARPON
Heaviest Tarpon Perpetual*
Heaviest Flounder
Heaviest Trout
Heaviest Trout Perpetual
Heaviest Redfish
Cleve Greer Memorial Perpetual, Heaviest Redfish
Heaviest Snook
Heaviest Drum
Heaviest Yellowfin Tuna
Sea Island Hilton Perpetual Tuna
Heaviest Wahoo
Heaviest Shark
Heaviest Ling
Heaviest King Mackerel
Heaviest Jack Crevalle
Heaviest Dolphin
Heaviest Bonito
Heaviest Blackfin Tuna
Heaviest Barracuda
First Billfish Caught
| # | Angler | From | Team | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Dusty Mayo **White Marlin - 6:57 am Friday | Corpus Christi | Sigsbee Deep | Raul Leal/White Fin Charter |
Fritz Bergh Memorial Trophy
| # | Angler | From | Team | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Dusty Mayo | Corpus Christi | Sigsbee Deep | Perpetual Trophy |
Heaviest Sailfish
Charles Polhemus Lifetime Sailfish, Perpetual Trophy
Heaviest White Marlin
Francis E. Knapp, Jr. & Averyt Knapp, Heaviest White Marlin
Heaviest Blue Marlin
Southland Life Insurance Lifetime Marlin Trophy, Heaviest Blue Marlin
Most Unusual Fish*
Hockaday Service Award*
| # | Angler | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Matt Klostermann | Montealto | Robin & Bobby Farris |
*Awarded to the individual or group selected by the Executive Board for outstanding service.
Mildred & Marvin Downs Award, Good Sportsmanship
| # | Angler | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Michele Clark | Sandia | Perpetual Trophy |
Good Sportsman Trophy*
| # | Angler | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Michele Clark | Sandia | Sea Ranch Marina |
* determined by the Executive Board.
Robert John Meade Award*
| # | Angler or Organization | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Sport Fishing Championship (SFC) | -- | The Dan & Rebecca Galvan Family |
* Awarded to the individual or organization selected for outstanding promotion of South Texas fishing.
Robert John Meade Perpetual Award*
| # | Angler or Organization | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Sport Fishing Championship (SFC) | -- | TIFT Executive Board |
* Awarded to the individual or organization selected for outstanding promotion of South Texas fishing.
FLY FISHING
Fly Fishing Perpetual Award*
| # | Angler or Organization | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Marcus M Montalvo | Harlingen | Tin O'brien |
Ladies Bay
Trout Division
Redfish Division
Flounder Division**
**2nd and 3rd tie-breaker by total length: Erica Hirsch total length 36 3/4", Lindsay Hernandez total length 36 1/4".
*All species division awards are based upon total points for two days of fishing.
Highest Offshore Points/No Billfish
Ladies Offshore/No Billfish
Catch & Release
Martha Pugh-Patricia Martin Memorial Tag & Release (for most points)
| # | Angler | From | Team | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Matthew Driscoll Points: 2400 | Harlingen | Quantified | Perpetual Trophy |
Sailfish Division**
**1st, 2nd and 3rd tie-breakers by time: Blake Sevier sailfish Friday 12:22pm, Justin Munsch sailfish Friday 4:26pm, and Kyle Beach sailfish Saturday 3:05pm.
White Marlin Division**
**1st, 2nd and 3rd tie-breakers by time: John Ramming white Friday 5:00pm, Thomas Stroman white Saturday 12:43pm, and Reid C Jones white Saturday 1:48pm.
Blue Marlin Division**
**1st and 2nd tie-breaker by time: Matthew Driscoll blue Saturday 9:05am, Tyler Morris blue Saturday 11:17am.
**3rd place tie-breaker by time, first to hit 1000 in front of 6 other 1000-point anglers: Tyler Bailey blue Friday 7:34am.
LADIES OFFSHORE WITH BILLFISH
Highest Offshore Points With Billfish
Boatman Award*
| # | Angler | Team | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Terrel Miller | Sigsbee Deep | San Antonio | Pirate's Landing Fishing Pier |
Linda Putnam Perpetual Boatman*
| # | Team | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Terrell Miller | San Antonio | Perpetual Trophy |
*Awarded to the registered captain whose boat accumulates the most points during two days of fishing.
Team Trophy*
| # | Team | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Sigsbee Deep Points: 4134 | -- | The Sportsman |
*Awarded to the team with the highest point total for two days of fishing.
Texas Grand Champion*
| # | Angler | From | Team | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Matthew Driscoll Points: 2559 | Harlingen | Quantified | Troy W. Giles |
* Awarded to the angler with the highest point total for two days of fishing. Angler must have weighed in a billfish or mako shark or tagged and released a billfish or tarpon. If these qualifications have not been met, the Grand Champion will be the angler with the most offshore points.
Jean Hunter Newman Memorial Trophy
| # | Angler | From | Team | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Matthew Driscoll | Harlingen | Quantified | Perpetual Trophy |
Bay Division
TIFT Grand Champion Bay Fisherman*
| # | Angler | From | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Chris Daniels Weight: 24.9 | Harlingen | Perpetual Trophy Donated by the Bryant Family |
