July 4th 2008

Shark Tournament

I first want to say, Thank You , thank you to everyone that made this tournament a HUGE success . My wife L’dell , my daughters Amanda and Evy, my son-in-law Justin and Evy’s boyfriend Joshua. This was a true family effort and we had a great time and the memories will be forever held in our hearts. Jean and Jerry, Silver, Sylvania and Fernando, Ms Brenda, and all the contestants, each one of you played an important part in this tournament.

If you have never been in a shark tournament you might be thinking it would be some kind of fun and you would be right, what you might not realize is how much work it is! And I do mean work, this is not something for the half-hearted fishing person. We had 49 contestants this year, several of them formed groups and worked as a team. It was friend helping friend, father teaching son, and wife working along side her husband…….. MEMORIES! This my friend is what makes it all worth it.

We had over all 10 -12 sharks caught . The weather was hot and humid, perfect beach conditions. The winning shark was brought in around 2:15 a.m. Sunday morning by Sonny Marks, Sonny and his teammates, father Ricky, Alex and Leon, were camped just west of the pier.

IMG_0136.jpg Rocky and the winners picture by rockysfishingpier

Above: Rocky pictured with the winners.

1^st place ~ Sonny Marks from Freeport, Texas, 8’0 ¼” Lemon Shark.

$1470.00 Cash

Sun Canopy

USA folding chair

2^nd place ~ Tim Blundell from Pasadena, Texas, 62” Bull Shark

$612.50 Cash

Umbrella

Ice Chest

3^rd place ~ Rudy Blanco Jr., from Houston, Texas, 57 3/8”

$367.50 Cash

Umbrella

Ice Chest

Thanks again everyone, thanks for helping us build new memories.

animated_shark.gif shark image by rockysfishingpier

2007 Shark Tournament Results

1st Place - Brian Cantrell- 80lbs $ 1650.00 cash, 9'-0" Calstar T550 Rod Blank and a Season pass to the pier.

Brian also won the prize for the largest shark caught. 10'-0" All Star SR1260 Rod Blank.

2nd Place - Mike Blanco- 60lbs $688.00 cash, 9'-0" Calstar T550 Rod Blank, Weekend Pier pass and umbrella (for shade in the sun).

3rd Place - Rudy Blanco Jr.- 56lbs $413.00 Cash, Rod and Reel combo, umbrella.