2019 VBBT Tournament Winners

16th Annual | August 21-24, 2019 | 79 Teams | $612,250 Cash Awards

2019 Tournament Champs

Evelyn Kennedy, 48′ Ricky Scarborough with Capt. Kevin Pankoke

2019 Catch Statistics

116 Billfish Caught, 116 Released—16 blue & 97 white marlin, 2 spearfish, 1 sailfish
8 Gamefish Caught—1 dolphin, 7 yellowfin tuna

2019 Photo Gallery

2019 Detailed PDF Reports

Cash Distribution
Entry Levels
Tournament Teams

Catch Summary
Catch Master
Lay Days

Angler Ranking-billfish
Team Ranking-billfish
Team Ranking-gamefish

Winners by Award
Winners by Team
Award Details by Team

2019 Team Winners

TOP FIVE TEAMS
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Evelyn Kennedy	Kevin Pankoke	350 pts (on time) / 3 wm; 1 bm; 1 sp	$59,250
2	Waste Knot	Barry Sawyer	350 pts (on time) / 4 wm; 1 bm	$35,550
3	Katherine Anne	Backlash Davis	350 pts / 4 wm; 1 bm	$23,700
4	Full Pull	Ryan Riggs	280 pts (on time) / 4 wm	trophy
5	Electric Bill	Jerry Owens	280 pts (on time) / 4 wm	trophy
BILLFISH DAILY
DAY	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1-1st	no fish
1-2nd	no fish
2-1st	Top Hooker	Will Atkinson	210 pts / 3 wm	$41,475
2-2nd	Sea Trader	Shey Mahoney	140 pts (on time) / 2 wm	$17,775
3-1st	Fender Bender	Elliott Curry	280 pts / 3 wm; 1 bm	$41,475
3-2nd	Evelyn Kennedy	Kevin Pankoke	210 pts (on time) / 3 wm	$17,775
BILLFISH JACKPOT
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Evelyn Kennedy	Kevin Pankoke	350 pts (on time) / 3 wm; 1 bm; 1 sp	$39,500
2	Waste Knot	Barry Sawyer	350 pts (on time) / 4 wm; 1 bm	$23,700
3	Katherine Anne	Backlash Davis	350 pts / 4 wm; 1 bm	$15,800
HIGH ROLLERS JACKPOT
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Evelyn Kennedy	Kevin Pankoke	350 pts (on time) / 3 wm; 1 bm; 1 sp	$59,250
2	Waste Knot	Barry Sawyer	350 pts (on time) / 4 wm; 1 bm	$35,550
3	Katherine Anne	Backlash Davis	350 pts / 4 wm; 1 bm	$23,700
BLUE MARLIN JACKPOT (WINNER TAKES ALL)
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Evelyn Kennedy	Kevin Pankoke	350 pts (on time) / 3 wm; 1 bm; 1 sp	$79,000
CHARITY MYSTERY FISH (DRAWING)
DAY	BOAT	CAPTAIN	"WINNING CATCH"	AWARD
1	no fish
2	Desperado (NC)	Rob Barker	drawing	$29,625
3	Bench Mark	Bobby Garmany	drawing	$29,625
GAMEFISH DIVISION
SPECIES	ANGLER	BOAT	WEIGHT	AWARD
TOP DOLPHIN	Hunter Winchester	Katherine Anne	41.4 lbs.	$19,750
TOP TUNA	Jon Morris	Della Ann	52.6 lbs.	$19,750
TOP WAHOO	none weighed

2019 Angler, Crew & Memorial Awards

TOP ANGLER AWARDS
AWARD	ANGLER	BOAT	WINNING CATCH
JUNIOR (billfish)	River Simmons (15) fishing with Capt. Bubba Simmons	Rare Breed	released 1 wm
JUNIOR (gamefish)	no junior weighed a gamefish
LADY ANGLER	Wendy Brockenbrough fishing with Capt. Shey Mahoney	Sea Trader	released 2 wm
OVERALL ANGLER	Fisher Dedmond fishing with Capt. Kevin Pankoke	Evelyn Kennedy	released 3 wm, 1 bm, 1 sp
RELEASE ANGLER	same as above
CREW AWARD
TOP CREW	Evelyn Kennedy, Capt. Kevin Pankoke; Mate Bryan Dalheim
MEMORIAL AWARDS
WAYNE McLESKEY TOP BOAT AWARD	Evelyn Kennedy
JOEL WEBB MEMORIAL TOP MATE	Chris Stine on Bi-Op-Sea

2019 Cash Awarded by Team

BOAT	AWARDS	TOTAL PURSE
Evelyn Kennedy	1st Top VBBT Boats, Billfish Jackpot, High Rollers, Blue Marlin, 2nd Billfish Daily - Day 3	$254,775
Waste Knot	2nd Top VBBT Boats, Billfish Jackpot, High Rollers	$94,800
Katherine Anne	3rd Top VBBT Boats, Billfish Jackpot, High Rollers, Top Dolphin	$82,950
Fender Bender	1st Billfish Daily Jackpot - Day 3	$41,475
Top Hooker	1st Billfish Daily Jackpot - Day 2	$41,475
Bench Mark	Charity Mystery Fish - Day 3	$29,625
Desperado (NC)	Charity Mystery Fish - Day 2	$29,625
Della Ann	Top Tuna	$19,750
Sea Trader	2nd Billfish Daily Jackpot - Day 2	$17,775