2020 VBBT Tournament Winners

17th Annual | August 19-22, 2020 | 80 Teams | $620,000 Cash Awards

2020 Tournament Champs

Sea Toy, 59′ Spencer Yacht with Capt. Bull Tolson

2020 Catch Statistics

429 Billfish Caught, 429 Released—25 blue & 394 white marlin, 4 spearfish, 6 sailfish
17 Gamefish Caught—9 dolphin, 7 yellowfin tuna, 1 wahoo

2020 Photo Gallery

2020 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

2020 Team Winners

TOP FIVE TEAMS
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Sea Toy	Bull Tolson	910 pts (on time) / 1 bm; 12 wm	$60,000
2	Don't Panic	Carl Beale	910 pts (on time) / 1 sailfish; 12 wm	$36,000
3	Full Pull	Ryan Riggs	910 pts (on time) / 2 bm; 11 wm	$24,000
4	Builder's Choice	Brent Gaskill	910 pts (on time) / 13 wm	trophy
5	Grand Slam	Dave Grubbs	910 pts / 1 bm; 12 wm	trophy
BILLFISH DAILY
DAY	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1-1st	Sea Toy	Bull Tolson	630 pts (on time) / 1 bm; 8 wm	$28,000
1-2nd	Mama C	Rob Mahoney	420 pts (on time) / 6 wm	$12,000
2-1st	Game On	Bennett Griffin	560 pts (on time) / 1 bm; 5 wm; 2 sf	$28,000
2-2nd	Builder's Choice	Brent Gaskill	420 pts (on time) / 6 wm	$12,000
3-1st	Grand Slam	Dave Grubbs	630 pts (on time) / 9 wm	$28,000
3-2nd	Full Pull	Ryan Riggs	560 pts (on time) / 1 bm; 7 wm	$12,000
BILLFISH JACKPOT
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Sea Toy	Bull Tolson	910 pts (on time) / 1 bm; 12 wm	$40,000
2	Don't Panic	Carl Beale	910 pts (on time) / 1 sailfish; 12 wm	$24,000
3	Full Pull	Ryan Riggs	910 pts (on time) / 2 bm; 11 wm	$16,000
HIGH ROLLERS JACKPOT
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Sea Toy	Bull Tolson	910 pts (on time) / 1 bm; 12 wm	$60,000
2	Don't Panic	Carl Beale	910 pts (on time) / 1 sailfish; 12 wm	$36,000
3	Full Pull	Ryan Riggs	910 pts (on time) / 2 bm; 11 wm	$24,000
BLUE MARLIN JACKPOT (WINNER TAKES ALL)
#	BOAT	CAPTAIN	WINNING CATCH	AWARD
1	Sea Toy	Bull Tolson	910 pts (on time) / 1 bm; 12 wm	$80,000
CHARITY MYSTERY FISH (DRAWING)
DAY	BOAT	CAPTAIN	"WINNING CATCH"	AWARD
1	Goombay	Brian Peele	drawing	$20,000
2	Grand Slam	Dave Grubbs	drawing	$20,000
3	Sarah Jean	Kurt Ward	drawing	$20,000
GAMEFISH DIVISION
SPECIES	ANGLER	BOAT	WEIGHT	AWARD
TOP DOLPHIN	David Biggs	Sea Toy	30.3 lbs.	$13,333
TOP TUNA	Karl Knudsen	Smoker	62.0 lbs.	$13,333
TOP WAHOO	Quill Turk	Aspiration	77.7 lbs.	$13,333

2020 Angler, Crew & Memorial Awards

TOP ANGLER AWARDS
AWARD	ANGLER	BOAT	WINNING CATCH
JUNIOR (billfish)	Liam Wilcox (10) fishing with Capt. Will Austin	Capt. Cheryl	released 4 wm
JUNIOR (gamefish)	Will Stout (11) fishing with Capt. Rob Barker	Desperado (NC)	6.1 lb. dolphin
LADY ANGLER	Shelley Smith fishing with Capt. Todd Smith	Triple 'S'	released 9 wm
OVERALL ANGLER	Shelley Smith fishing with Capt. Todd Smith	Triple 'S'	released 9 wm
RELEASE ANGLER	Shelley Smith fishing with Capt. Todd Smith	Triple 'S'	released 9 wm
CREW AWARD
TOP CREW	Sea Toy, Capt. Bull Tolson; Mates Catlin Peele & Tim Kidwell
MEMORIAL AWARDS
WAYNE McLESKEY TOP BOAT AWARD	Sea Toy
JOEL WEBB MEMORIAL TOP MATE	Catlin Peele on Sea Toy

2020 Cash Awarded by Team

BOAT	AWARDS	TOTAL PURSE
Sea Toy	Top Boats, BF Jackpot, High Rollers, BM Jackpot (1st); Billfish Daily (D1-1st); Top Dolphin	$281,333
Don't Panic	Top Boats, BF Jackpot, High Rollers (2nd)	$96,000
Full Pull	Top Boats, BF Jackpot, High Rollers (3rd); Billfish Daily (D3-2nd)	$76,000
Grand Slam	Top Boats (5th); Billfish Daily (D3-1st); Charity Mystery Fish (D2)	$48,000
Game On	Billfish Daily (D2-1st)	$28,000
Goombay	Charity Mystery Fish (D1)	$20,000
Sarah Jean	Charity Mystery Fish (D3)	$20,000
Aspiration	Top Wahoo	$13,333
Smoker	Top Tuna	$13,333
Builder's Choice	Top Boats (4th); Billfish Daily (D2-2nd)	$12,000
Mama C	Billfish Daily (D1-2nd)	$12,000