Awards from the 56th Hawaiian International Billfish tournament
Awards from the 56th Hawaiian International Billfish tournament
Governor’s Trophy
Team with the top points for the tournament
First place: Team Kikeke, USA; Captain Rich Wilson; Angler Tony Crabb; 2,295.9 points
Second place: Sunshine Coast Game Fishing Club, Australia; Captain Brent Higgins; Anglers Barry Higgins, Peter Bain; 2,288.5 points
Third place: Kona Game fishing Club – Team Kusatsu, Japan; Captain Teruo Koshikawa; Anglers Hideyo Hoshino, Makoto Yaegashi; 2,214.3 points
Porter Dickenson Award
Angler boating the heaviest qualifying billfish on 50 pound test line. This trophy honors an HIBT founder.
Angler: Makoto Yaegashi (573.4 pounds)
Team: Kona Game Fishing Club – Team Kusatsu, Japan
Edward D. Sultan Award
Angler boating the heaviest qualifying billfish on 80-pound test line. This trophy honors an HIBT founder.
Angler: Darryl Bradly (408.2 pounds)
Team: Ahipara Game Fishing Club, New Zealand
Duke Kahanamoku Memorial Award
Angler boating the heaviest qualifying billfish. This trophy honors a Hawaii famed sportsman who participated in this tournament for many years.
Angler: Makoto Yaegashi (573.4 pounds)
Team: Kona Game Fishing Club – Team Kusatsu, Japan
Richard Boone Award
Top scoring boat based on a rating and ranking formula given by his teams on each of the five days of fishing
First Place: Foxy Lady; Captain Boyd DeCoito; Crew Kama DeSilva, Mark Schubert
Second place: Kona Blue; Captain David Crawford; Crew Mike Dakil
Third place: Northern Lights II; Captain Kevin Nakamaru, Crew Kyle Vanatta, Dana Boardman
Henry Chee Memorial Award
Captain and crew member of the charter boat upon which anglers have scored the highest number of billfish points. This trophy honors Kona’s world-renowned pioneer charter captains.
First place: Illusions, Captain Tim Hicks; Crew Steven Kilkenny, Jordan Kilkenny; 2,445.3 points
Second place: Northern Lights II; Captain Kevin Nakamaru; Crew Kyle Vanatta, Dana Boardman; 2,000 points
Third place: Ihu Nui; Captain McGrew Rice; Crew Carlton Arai, Jennifer Rice; 1764.3 points
Hawaii County Mayor’s Trophy
Team that traveled the farthest
Team: South Africa Protea Team
Captain: Philip Marx
Anglers: Casper Walker, Michel de Kock, Lizette Walker
PORF – Barry Bovee Tag & Release Award
First team to achieve the highest tag and release points
Team: Mermaid Anglers Club – Team Kalaoa, Japan
Captain: Sachiko Saegusa (2100 points)
Anglers: Kohichiro Saegusa, Shuji Koizumi
C.M. Cooke II Award
Team scoring the highest number of tuna points. This trophy honors an HIBT founder.
Team: Gold Coast Game Fishing Club, Australia (254.6 points)
Captain: Darryl Malaquin
Anglers: Ashleigh Haigh, Claire Duke, Glen Whitehead, John Hallam
Jim Harvey Memorial
Anglers boating the heaviest qualifying tuna. This trophy honors the eminent early day sportsman from Hawaii who for 25 years held the All-Tackle record for tuna
Angler: Claire Duke (191 pounds)
Team: Gold Coast Game Fishing Club, Australia
Desmond Stanley Award
Kane (male) angler not on a team placing first, second or third, scoring the highest number of billfish points. This trophy honors an HIBT founder.
Angler: Keiji Matsuba (1,029 points)
Team: Kona Game Fishing Club – Team Osaka, Japan
Dudley C. Lewis Award
Wahine (female) angler not on a team placing first, second or third, scoring the highest number of billfish points. This trophy honors an HIBT founder.
Angler: Cherekee Hill (400 points)
Team: Game Fishing Club of South Australia – Team Matai