Derby Winners 2007
See 2006 winners HERE
And
the Winner is . . . . . .Jerry Sanders of Chugiak
Jackpot Prize of $37,243
 It
was June 28 when Jerry Saunders hooked into his huge jackpot winning
halibut in Cook Inlet. He has had a long wait but now the payoff is
near. Jerry was awarded his prize winning check Friday night, October 5
at the Homer Halibut Derby Awards Party. Jerry won $37,243.
Jerry was out fishing with is friend, Ken Petska in Ken's boat when they
thought they were hung up on a rocky bottom near the Chugach Islands, just
south of the Kenai Peninsula. He knew it was a huge halibut and not a rock
when it started swimming sideways away from them. The halibut tried to
hide under the boat and fought hard for about half an hour. When the fish
finally surfaced, 5 anglers were unable to haul it into the boat, so they
hoisted it as far as the swim platform and headed to Homer to get it
weighed for the Halibut Derby. Jerry's fish is the third largest halibut
to win the Homer Halibut Derby. The largest was caught in 1996 and weighed
376 lbs.
Two other large halibut were entered in the derby this year weighing 340
lbs and
333 lbs. Either of these fish could have been winners in previous
years. This winning fish produces another winner also. The individual who
sold Jerry the winning ticket wins $1,000. That is Cassie Davis of Anchor
Point, going to college in Hilo, HI.
The jackpot prize is based on the number of derby tickets sold. There
are also monthly big fish prizes, released fish prizes, lady angler
prizes, three prizes for kids only and 100 tagged fish with values of $500
to $10,000. Three prize winning tagged fish were caught this year for a total of
$3,000. The drawing for the released fish prize of $5,000 was done at
the Awards Party, October 5. The winner was Brian Burns of
Fairbanks, AK
2007 Jackpot Winner
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
 |
| 1st Place |
$37,243
|
Jerry Saunders
Chugiak, AK |
Private Boat
the "Slow Going" |
Capt. Ken Petska |
358.4 lbs |
May (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Janet Warburton
Fairbanks, AK |
Holland Sportfishing
on the "Tuff Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
194.4 lbs |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Daniel Haughey
Rehoboth, MA |
Silver Fox Charters
on the "Ultimate" |
Capt. Gerry Haughey |
167.8 lbs |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Doug
Morris, Jr
Sterling, AK |
Private boat
the "Ice Maiden" |
Doug Morris, Jr |
145.6lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Bjarne
Anthansen
Mesa, AZ |
North Country Charters
on the "Predator" |
Capt. Glain Cook |
135.8 lbs |
| Lady Angler |
$500 |
Janet Warburton
Fairbanks, AK |
Holland Sportfishing
on the "Tuff
Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
194.4 lbs |
| Released Fish |
$1,000 |
Brett Shepard
Anchorage, AK |
Holland Sportfishing
on the "Tuff
Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
|
June (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Daniel Prisaznuk
Homer, AK |
Manns Charter
Service
on the "Arctic
Addiction" |
Capt. Mike Manns |
340.6lbs |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Jesse Swayne
Lakewood, CO |
Capt. Scott's Sportfishing
on the "Mako" |
Capt. Scott Glosser |
232.0lbs |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Charles Gerhardt
Wasilla, AK |
Silver Fox Charters
on the "Fox
1" |
Capt. Chad Kiesel |
211.2 lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Robert Reed
Smartville, CA |
Halibut King
Adventures
on the "Arctic
Envy" |
Capt. Rick Zielinski |
210.0 lbs |
| Lady Angler |
$500 |
Beth Akins
Fallon, NV |
Gold-N-Sea Charters
on the "Gold-N-Sea" |
Capt. Dick Koskovich |
174.2 lbs |
| Released Fish |
$1,000 |
Bob Maxie
Malta, MT |
Inlet Charters
|
Capt. Russ Tomlinson |
|
July (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Chad Myers
Manassas, VA |
Holland's
Sportfishing
on the "Tuff
Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
272.8
lbs |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Christopher Ott
New Braunfels, TX |
Holland's
Sportfishing
on the "Tuff
Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
246.4
lbs |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Jerry Lenthall
San Luis Obispo, CA |
North Country
Charters
on the "Coastal Predator" |
Capt. Glain Cook |
233.8
lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Dave Droen
St.
Paul, MN |
Midnight Sun
Charters
on the "Belle Isle" |
Capt. Brian Nollar |
219.6
lbs |
| Lady Angler |
$500 |
Terry Quinn
Wasilla, AK |
Private Boat
the "Little
Joe" |
Capt. Joe Quinn |
200.0
lbs |
| Released Fish |
$1,000 |
Tony
DeMichele
Homer, AK |
Holland's
Sportfishing |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
|
August (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Larry Richardson
Greenbrier, TN |
Crystal Sea
Charters
on the "Donna
Mae" |
Capt. Steve Button |
333.6 lbs |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Susie Fenton
Chelan, WA |
Captain B's Alaskan
C's
on the "Ashtikan" |
Capt. Bryan Bondioli |
285.4
lbs |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
Dave Nollar
Homer, AK |
Midnight Sun
Charters
on the "Belle Isle" |
Capt. Brian Nollar |
224.2 lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Charles Beard
Taft, CA |
Holland's
Sportfishing
on the "Tuff
Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
198.8
lbs |
| Lady Angler |
$500 |
Susie Fenton
Chelan, WA |
Captain B's Alaskan
C's
on the "Ashtikan" |
Capt. Bryan Bondioli |
285.4
lbs |
| Released Fish |
$1,000 |
Dr.
Kenneth Krauss
Bakersfield, CA |
Holland's
Sportfishing
on the "Tuff
Stuff" |
Capt. Charlie Holland |
|
September (Final)
| |
Prize |
Angler |
Charter/Boat
Name |
Skipper |
Weight |
|
|
| 1st Place |
$1,000 |
Titus Teriong
Portland, OR |
Capt. Greg's
Charters
on the "Tomahawk
II" |
Capt. Greg Sutter |
162.0
lbs |
| 2nd Place |
$750 |
Walter Smith
Charlotte, NC |
Capt. Scott's
Sportfishing
on the "Mako" |
Capt. Scott Glosser |
155.0
lbs |
| 3rd Place |
$500 |
James Meuth
Arlington, TX |
Capt. Scott's
Sportfishing
on the "Mako" |
Capt. Scott Glosser |
151.6
lbs |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
Susan Steinhoff
Jordan, MN |
Falcon Charters
on the "Falcon" |
Capt. Tony Arsenault |
144.2
lbs |
| Lady Angler |
$500 |
Susan Steinhoff
Jordan, MN |
Falcon Charters
on the "Falcon" |
Capt. Tony Arsenault |
144.2
lbs |
| Released Fish |
$1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Tagged Fish Caught:
$1,000 by Richard Houston, Wasilla,
AK
Sponsored by Magic Waters Charters. Richard was fishing with Halibut King
Adventures on "Miss Minmar"
$1,000 by Alexandria Evans, Maple Valley, WA
Sponsored by Memory Makers
Charters.
Alexandria was fishing with Alaska Coastal Marine on the "Nautillis II"
$1,000 by Eberle Schultz, New York, New York
Sponsored by Silver Fox
Charters. Eberle was fishing with Homer Ocean Charters on the "Daze Off"
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