Derby Winners 2006
See 2005 winners HERE
And
the Winner is . . . . . . Duane Olson of Anchorage
Jackpot Prize of $43,612
 August
1 was quite some time ago,
but Duane Olson has been waiting since
then to see if his 341 lb. fish would win the Homer Jackpot Halibut
Derby, 2006. The good news for Duane is that his fish is indeed the
winner of this year’s Derby. Others challenged him over the summer but
none of them quite made it. Now Duane is the Jackpot winner of $43,612.
Duane was out fishing with Capt. Tony Arsenault on the “Falcon”. It was
a great fishing day and Duane was lucky to get this monster up from 400
feet of water. Duane and Tony struggled with the fish for about 40
minutes and were finally able to land it. All the while the other
anglers on the boat were catching their final halibut too. About an hour
later, the big monster was hanging on the Derby scale a good 50 pounds
bigger than the derby leader. This fish produced another winner too,
Ryan Szymoniak, an employee of the Sport Shed sold the winning ticket to Duane and
he receives $1000.
This is the second time in recent derby history that Capt. Tony
Arsenault has brought in the winning fish for one of his anglers. In
2004 the derby winner, Don Hanks of Sparks, NV was also fishing on the
“Falcon” when he caught his derby winner weighing 352 pounds. For his
fishing skill and effort, Capt. Tony wins the Captains Prize in the
Derby. This amount is $3,965. Tony also wins the captain's
prize from Power Pro Fishing Line of $2,000 because he uses Power Pro
Line on his boat. The lucky lady angler is
Christine Redman of Midland, Michigan. Her large fish weighed 286.6 lb
and she wins $3500.
The jackpot prize and the captain’s prize are based on the number of
derby tickets sold. There are also monthly big fish prizes, a released
fish prize, a lady angler prize, 3 prizes for kids only and over 85
tagged fish with values of $500-$20,000. Four prize winning tagged fish
were caught for a total of $2000.
Drawings were done for other prizes at the annual Awards Dinner held
Oct. 6. The drawing for 2 round trip tickets to Hawaii is for one lucky
ticket vendor. The winner was Silver Fox Charters. The released fish
prize of $10,000 went to Chris Goudoras of Ronkonkoma, NY. Three kids
tickets were drawn from the 319 tickets sold to those 12 and younger.
The $500 prize went to Sean Hill of Anchorage, $200 prize to Jordan
Dixon, Salem, OR and $100 prize to Alexis Swieczkowski., Wasilla
2006 Jackpot Winner
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
 |
| 1st Place |
$43,612 |
Duane Olson
Anchorage |
Falcon Charters
on the “Falcon” |
Capt. Tony Arsenault |
341.8 lbs |
2006 Lady Angler Winner
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| |
$3,500 |
Christine Redman
Midland, MI |
Holland Sportfishing
on the "Tuff Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
286.6 lbs |
May (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Sandra McPike
Delaware, OH |
Capt. Scott's Sportfishing
on the "Mako" |
Capt. Scott Glosser |
162.6 lbs |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Don Daniels
Clackamas, OR |
Crystal Seas Charters
on the "Donna Mae" |
Capt. Steve Button |
143.2 lbs |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Mike Thorne,
Anchorage, AK |
Falcon Charters
on the "Falcon" |
Capt. Tony Arsenault |
139.4 lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Joyce Gillespie,
Soldotna, AK |
Private boat |
Larry Larson |
130.2 lbs |
| 5th Place |
$125 |
Gherardi Wheeler
Edgewood, WA |
B&C Charters
on the "Mary P 2" |
Capt. Craig Baringer |
128 lbs. |
June (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
David Brand
Eagle River, AK |
Capt. Mike's Charters
on the "Wildcat" |
Capt. Dan Storrs |
296.2 lbs |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Christine Redman
Midland, MI |
Holland Sportfishing
on the "Tuff Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
286.6 lbs |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Pat Sweeney
Savage, MN |
Falcon Charters
on the "Falcon" |
Capt. Tony Arsenault |
256 lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Mark Leseberg
Boulder City, NV |
Magic Waters Charters
on the "Sorceress" |
Capt. Peter Karwowski |
225 lbs |
|
5th Place |
$125 |
Joseph Crowling
Oakton, VA |
Emerald Pines Charter
on the "Cruiser VI" |
Capt. Steve Novakovich |
207.4 lbs |
July (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Don Turman
Manassas, VA |
Holland Sportfishing
on the "Tuff Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
234.2 lbs. |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
J.T. Troxler III
Tacoma, WA |
Manns Charter Service
on the "Arctic Addiction" |
Capt. Mike Mann |
233.6 lbs. |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Pete Bruno
El Mirage, AZ |
A-Ward Charters |
Capt. Bob Ward |
224.6 lbs. |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Brock Williams
Anchorage, AK |
Manns Charter Service
on the "Arctic Addiction" |
Capt. Mike Mann |
222 lbs. |
| 5th Place |
$125 |
Michael Austin
Fenton, MI |
Falcon Charters
on the "Falcon" |
Capt. Tony Arsenault |
221 lbs. |
August (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Bill Gaylord, Shady Cove,
Or |
Ivory Queen Charters on
the “Giglin Marlin” |
Capt. Mark Torsen |
270.2 lb |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Robert Anderson, Aurora, CO |
Silver Fox Charters on “FoxII” |
Capt. Chris Rubrtno |
228 lb. |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Steve Stephens, North
Miami Beach, FL |
North Country Charters on
the “Obsession” |
Capt. Richard Baltzer |
225 lb |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Paul Watts, Parma
Heights, OH |
Daniel’s Guide Service,
on the “Optimist” |
Capt. Daniel Donich |
209.4lb |
| 5th Place |
$125 |
Carolyn Park , Bluffdale, Utah |
Crystal Sea Charters on the "Donna
Mae" |
Capt. Steve Button |
199.2lb |
September (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Pat Cunningham of Homer |
Seaflight Charters on “Sea Flight” |
Capt. Bruce Elkins |
260.8 lb |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Brian Reith, Homer |
Big Bear Charters on
“Bear Force1” |
Capt. Rick Zielinski |
140.2 lb |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Edward Donati, Rogue
River, OR |
Capt. Scott’s
Sportfishing on the “Mako” |
Capt. Scott Glosser |
127 lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Anthony Babigian, Avon,
CT |
Silver Fox Charters on
“Silver Fox 1” |
Capt. Chad Kiesel |
107 lb |
| 5th Place |
$125 |
Lorilea Spaulding, Nordland,WA |
private boat “Amber
Cascade” |
Capt. Terry Charles |
93 lb |
Tagged Fish Caught:
$500 tagged fish caught 6/18 by Josh Somers, Eagan, MN
Sponsor was Tech Connect, Inc and boat was “Ocean Hunter”, Capt. Keith Kalke
$500 tagged fish caught 7/1/06 by Conrad Monson, Wasilla. Sponsor was Arctic
Bear Guesthouse and boat was “Seascape” a private boat.
$500 tagged fish caught 7/2/06 by Gus VanDyke, Homer.
Sponsor was Homer Travel & Tours.
$500 tagged fish caught 7/20/06 by Edward Benson, Palmer. Sponsor was
Captain B’s Alaskan C’s Adventures.
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