2009 Billfish Release Board
Welcome to the most comprehensive listing of SoCal billfish releases available anywhere. Our goal is to highlight every marlin, swordfish or spearfish released by the local sportfishing community. If you are the angler or captain for a billfish release, use our Release Submission Form to get your release listed. You can also file a Trip Report, as we harvest the releases from the reports as well.
$ - indicates release was reported to SCMO or claimed by angler/skipper; release is eligible for prize drawing. Sound interesting? Learn more here!
Striped Marlin
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$ |
Date |
Angler |
Tackle |
B/L |
Boat |
Skipper |
Location |
Comments |
|
7-23 |
Shane Melton |
30# |
Lure |
SHOWDOWN |
Ron Johnson |
|
MJG |
$ |
7-25 |
Mark Beaman |
50# |
Lure |
HAWK |
Pat Holmes |
|
|
$ |
7-25 |
Ray Burgess |
50# |
Lure |
PROSPECTOR |
Bob Hoose |
|
|
|
7-25 |
Linda Crean |
30# |
Lure |
BOUNDER |
Andy Crean |
|
|
$ |
7-25 |
Matt Frisvold |
30# |
Lure |
LOST FISH |
Reb Broker |
|
|
|
7-25 |
Don Lamb |
50# |
|
WAIT-N-SEA |
Tom Shanahan |
|
|
$ |
7-26 |
Jilly Cove |
25# |
Lure |
FIRST LIGHT |
Craig Cove |
|
First marlin! |
$ |
7-26 |
Sara Holmes |
50# |
Lure |
HAWK |
Pat Holmes |
|
|
$ |
7-26 |
Dara Stotesbury |
30# |
Lure |
KNOCK DOWN |
Greg Stotesbury |
|
|
$ |
7-26 |
Todd Garrett |
50# |
Bait |
PROSPECTOR |
Bob Hoose |
|
|
$ |
7-26 |
Dara Stotesbury |
30# |
Lure |
KNOCK DOWN |
Greg Stotesbury |
|
|
|
7-26 |
Gary Wells |
40# |
Lure |
OFISHALL BUSINESS |
Carl Nelson |
|
|
|
7-26 |
Dave Elm |
30# |
Lure |
RASTA FISH |
Dave Elm |
|
|
$ |
7-27 |
Dick Schullman |
30# |
Lure |
HAUL'N ARC |
Greg Hickman |
|
|
$ |
7-28 |
Kathy Ecklund |
30# |
Lure |
HOOKER |
Stan Ecklund Sr. |
|
|
|
7-28 |
Nick Peltzer |
50# |
Lure |
LOS PRIMOS |
Charles Peltzer |
|
|
|
7-28 |
Kurt Pollard |
30# |
Bait |
RESTLESS |
Gary Floyd |
|
|
|
7-28 |
Bill Markland |
30# |
|
ANDIAMO II |
Bob Moran |
|
|
$ |
7-29 |
Chris Lapham |
50# |
Bait |
1 HOT TUNA |
Bill DePriest |
|
|
|
7-29 |
Shane Melton |
30# |
|
SHOWDOWN |
Ron Johnson |
|
|
|
7-29 |
Tim Wilkes |
30# |
|
BAD FISH |
Mike Hulsey |
|
|
|
7-30 |
Bill Buchanon |
30# |
Bait |
POCO LOCO |
Danny Jones |
|
|
|
7-30 |
Rick Fuller |
30# |
|
ESCAPE ROUTE |
Barbara Fuller |
|
|
$ |
7-31 |
Jay Parkinson |
100# |
Lure |
KAIMANA |
Laurens Reinlander |
|
|
$ |
7-31 |
Wayne Slahor |
40# |
Lure |
SQUARED AWAY |
Art Ponce |
|
|
$ |
8-1 |
Chris Schofield |
20# |
Bait |
NEVERSINK2 |
Chris Schofield |
|
|
|
8-1 |
Scott Kingsmill |
30# |
|
WILD BILL |
Bill Kingsmill |
|
|
|
8-1 |
Jim Kingsmill |
30# |
|
WILD BILL |
Bill Kingsmill |
|
|
|
8-1 |
Richard Keesee |
50# |
Lure |
CONCUBINE |
Skete Simmons |
|
|
|
8-1 |
Simon Cottrail |
30# |
Lure |
CONCUBINE |
Richard Keesee |
|
|
|
8-1 |
Mark Henwood |
30# |
Bait |
SEA TREK IV |
Chuck Smith |
|
|
|
8-1 |
Mark Gruwell |
50# |
Bait |
MIL-SO-MAR |
Rich Hamilton |
|
|
|
8-1 |
Scott Gruwell |
50% |
Lure |
MIL-SO-MAR |
Rich Hamilton |
|
|
$ |
8-2 |
Bill MacCorkell |
30# |
Lure |
AGITATOR |
Bill MacCorkell |
|
|
|
8-5 |
Cameron Lapham |
50# |
Lure |
SNOOPER |
Chris Lapham |
|
|
$ |
8-7 |
Jason Brooks |
50# |
Lure |
NO WORRIES |
Jason Brooks |
|
|
$ |
8-8 |
Rick Blower |
30# |
Lure |
QUALITY TIME |
Don Butts |
|
|
$ |
8-12 |
Rich Palys |
30# |
Lure |
SOUND INVESTMENT |
Mike Tikunoff |
|
|
$ |
8-15 |
Rich Palys |
30# |
Lure |
SOUND INVESTMENT |
Mike Tikunoff |
|
|
$ |
8-15 |
Eric Gfeller |
30# |
Lure |
DOS GATOS |
Reynolds McCabe |
|
Cabo - Hatteras Tourney |
| |
8-15 |
Lan Tran Okuda |
|
Lure |
ALFRESCO III |
Harry Okuda |
|
|
|
8-16 |
Phillip DeRousse |
30# |
|
NO PROBLEM |
Gary DeRousse |
|
Cabo - Hatteras Tourney |
|
8-20 |
Bob Mandic |
30# |
|
HOT REELS |
John Boucher |
|
|
|
8-21 |
Nate Dunham |
80# |
|
BASTANTE |
Rod Neighbors |
|
|
|
8-21 |
Jim Kingsmill |
30# |
|
WILD BILL |
Bill Kingsmill |
|
|
|
8-21 |
Jim Kingsmill |
30# |
|
WILD BILL |
Bill Kingsmill |
|
|
|
8-21 |
Danny Jones |
20# |
|
POCO LOCO |
Bill Buchanon |
|
|
$ |
8-22 |
Warren Gunter Jr. |
30# |
Lure |
xJEWEL LURE |
Warren Gunter Sr. |
|
|
$ |
8-22 |
Kathy Ecklund |
30# |
Lure |
HOOKER |
Stan Ecklund Sr. |
|
|
|
8-22 |
Jim Sieminski |
30# |
|
KEA KAI |
Jock Albright |
|
|
|
8-22 |
Ken Hession |
50# |
|
KEA KAI |
Jock Albright |
|
|
|
8-22 |
Aaron Grose |
50# |
|
KEA KAI |
Jock Albright |
|
|
|
8-22 |
Aaron Grose |
30# |
|
KEA KAI |
Jock Albright |
|
|
|
8-22 |
Paul Kroger |
30# |
Lure |
DOS GATOS |
Reynolds McCabe |
|
Cabo - Hatteras Tourney |
|
8-22 |
Jim Kingsmill |
30# |
|
WILD BILL |
Bill Kingsmill |
|
|
|
8-22 |
Jim Kingsmill |
30# |
|
WILD BILL |
Bill Kingsmill |
|
|
|
8-22 |
Jim Kingsmill |
30# |
|
WILD BILL |
Bill Kingsmill |
|
|
|
8-23 |
Dave Fink |
50# |
|
LADY II DI IV |
Dave Fink |
|
|
|
8-23 |
Reed Miller |
30# |
|
SHOWDOWN |
Ron Johnson |
|
|
$ |
8-23 |
Frank Kosi |
30# |
Lure |
PROSPECTOR |
Bob Hoose |
Off Church Rock, Catalina |
|
$ |
8-23 |
Jason Blower |
50# |
Bait |
PROSPECTOR |
Bob Hoose |
Off Church Rock, Catalina |
|
$ |
8-24 |
Billy Delbert |
30# |
Lure |
KNOT WISE |
Dick Sieminski |
|
Church Mouse |
$ |
8-24 |
Drue Cicchetto |
40# |
Lure |
SABBATICAL |
Brian Vanderspek |
Off Church Rock, Catalina |
Church Mouse |
|
8-24 |
Vick Sommers |
30# |
|
REELY HOOKED III |
Jon Bivens |
|
|
|
8-24 |
Mike Mundy |
30# |
|
MUNDY MOORING |
Jeff Jones |
|
|
|
8-28 |
Michael Leverton |
20# |
|
POCO LOCO |
Danny Jones |
|
|
|
8-28 |
Phyllis Jones |
20# |
|
POCO LOCO |
Danny Jones |
|
|
|
8-28 |
Bob Denault |
20# |
|
PESCADOR |
Chris Bohannon |
|
|
|
8-28 |
Marvin Garrett |
20# |
|
CHARISMA |
Rob Petrina |
|
|
|
8-28 |
Mike Rivkin |
30# |
|
SILVERFISH |
Maurice Smith |
|
|
$ |
8-29 |
Kelly Grose |
20# |
Lure |
HIGH TIDE |
Aaron Grose |
|
|
$ |
8-29 |
Chris Meeker |
50# |
Bait |
DOGHOUSE |
Jeff Meeker |
|
|
|
8-29 |
Colby Durnin |
30# |
|
VERTIGO |
Mike Arujo |
|
|
|
8-29 |
Bill Cooper |
20# |
|
JOKER |
George Garrett |
|
|
$ |
8-29 |
Kelly Grose |
30# |
Bait |
HIGH TIDE |
Aaron Grose |
|
|
$ |
8-29 |
Todd Phillips |
50# |
Bait |
TONNAGE |
Todd Phillips |
|
|
$ |
9-5 |
Jilly Cove |
30# |
Lure |
FIRST LIGHT |
Craig Cove |
|
|
$ |
9-6 |
Casey Hebebrand |
30# |
Lure |
TEMPTATION |
Bill Hebebrand |
|
|
$ |
9-6 |
Dave Elm |
30# |
Lure |
RASTA FISH |
Bill Thompson |
|
|
$ |
9-6 |
Terry Kaser |
30# |
Lure |
RASTA FISH |
Dave Elm |
|
|
$ |
9-6 |
Bill Thompson |
30# |
Lure |
RASTA FISH |
Dave Elm |
|
|
$ |
9-6 |
Warren Gunter Sr. |
30# |
Lure |
xJEWEL LURE |
Warren Gunter Jr. |
|
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2008 Release Board
Swordfish
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$ |
Date |
Angler |
Tackle |
B/L |
Boat |
Skipper |
Location |
Comments |
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Spearfish
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$ |
Date |
Angler |
Tackle |
B/L |
Boat |
Skipper |
Location |
Comments |
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