MARCO SPORTFISHING CLUB

      
 
 

MSC On-going Contests 

The club sponsors an annual
"Leader Board" competition and a "Fish Of the Month"  contest.   
(see also "Coming Events" page for all other activities and meetings) 
 ...submit your fish for both contests  -CLICK HERE
All entries qualify automatically for both contests
 LINKS: Florida 2010 Fishing Regulations & Special Annoncements & Weather Underground report
Contest 1 Leader Board Contest

2010 Leader Board

 2009 Leader Board

2008 Leader Board

 2007 Leader Board

2006 Leader Board

 <--Click to the left to view the latest Leader Board!

This is an annual contest, run by Al Musico and the fishing committee.  Most species are included.  If you catch something larger than the current "LEADER", click on the link below and submit your fish to Al and you will be the new "LEADER".  There are prizes galore at the end of the year.  Who knows?  ...maybe you'll win 2 weeks in Tahiti?  ...and then again maybe not!  We try to update this list as new entries come in, so come back often to see the current leader!  Click on link to the left to see the latest leader board.  Print out a copy and take it fishing with you!

to enter your fish in both contests 

Click here for the rules
Contest 2 Fish of the Month Contest
Fish Of the Month
(FOM)		 The Club will select a "Species of the Month", using the best information we have for what's running that month.   The prize is valued at $25 for the angler who catches the largest fish of the month.  Scroll down to see the current leader for this month and past winners.

to enter your fish in both contests 

Click here for the rules

FOM SPECIES of the month, Leaders & Past Winners
August Tarpon  
July Permit John Cavanagh opened the month with a 31 1/2" Permit caught on a crab
June Black tipped shark No Blacktips were reported in June, so the contest will be extended into July
May Snapper David Rasmussen took this month's prize with a 21" Yellowtail Snapper caught on a free lined shrimp near the R Tower.
April Kingfish  Al Musico's winning King fish for the fish of the month and the King Fish Clash. It was a 53 in Kingfish.
March Spotted Sea Trout Nick Milillo boated a 20" Spotted Seatrout fishing a jig while drifting off Coon Key
February Sheepshead
Phil Madonia landed a 21" Sheepshead on a Sandflea off the Cape Marco jetty
January
2010		 Pompano Allan Bristow broke the ice with a 13 1/2" Pompano caught on a Red Jig off White Horse Key
December
2009		 Grouper (any) Jim Kashetta netted a 28 1/2" Gag Grouper drifting a live Pinfish over hard bottom
November Cobia David Rasmussen landed a 43" Cobia on a fake eel while anchored 50 mi off Marco.
October Redfish Allan Bristow leads the month with a 36" Redfish caught near Dismal Pass
September Tarpon

Mike Kropp caught and released a 61" Tarpon on a catfish tail in the Marco River
August Snook Rick Granneman leads for this month's prize with a 37 1/2" snook caught on a Bomber Crankbait near Blind PassSee: http://marcosportfishingclub.com/pictures10.htm
July Black Tip Shark Ed Vesely caught a 36" Blacktip during the Man-Bites-Shark event. Very Tasty!
June Permit John Cavanagh hooked a 32" Permit on live crab while anchored at a wreck
May Snapper -any kind Jim Malerba won this month's prize with a 13" Mangrove Snapper
April Kingfish Ben Aronson boated a 52" Kingfish 12 Miles off Marco using a live pinfish.
March Spotted Seatrout Ginny Mueller boated a 20 1/2" Spotted Seatrout during the Spousal Abuse fishing event
February Sheepshead Myron Wittlin landed a 21 1/2" Sheepshead during the Sheepshead Shootout event
January
2009		 Pompano Brian Mordecai took an 11" Pompano on a Red/White Jig at the Georgia Fruit Farm Canal
Dec
2008		 Spanish Mackerel Jim Mueller landed a 12" Spanish Mackerel casting a tipped jig off Dismal Pass
Lane Snapper Jim Mueller tops the month with a 15 1/2" Lane Snapper caught on a jig and live shrimp 24 miles offshore
Nov Jack Creval Joe Cafferelli hooked a 25" Jack on a white lure from a dock at low tide 
Cobia Pete Arcidiacono hooked a 30" cobia on a live pinfish while fishing the club's 'Halfway to Mexico' trip
Oct Redfish Dick Kleine landed a 38" bull Redfish on a tipped jig in Caxambas Pass
 
Red grouper Joe Cafferelli landed a 31" Red Grouper fishing 45 miles offshore with a live Pinfish
Sept Snook Jim Mueller took a 35" Snook fishing a red head jig with a green/white tail off Ramsey Key
Mangrove Snapper Mike Mueller caught an 18" Mangrove Snapper on cut Sardines anchored on the 5 mile reef
 
Aug Redfish Pete Arcidiacono hooked a 22" Redfish casting a jig with a Gulp at dismal Key.
Triggerfish Brian Mordechai beat the competition with a 12 1/4" Triggerfish.
July Mangrove Snapper Frank Sroka caught a 15'' Mangrove Snapper on frozen sardines at the Kidd Wreck
Shark -Black,
Lemon & Nurse		 Myron Wittlin brought in a 9'6" Nurse Shark while chumming and fishing live bait 50 miles W of Marco
June Tarpon Ed Brown caught a 67" Tarpon with Catfish on an incoming tide
Permit John Cavanagh started the month off with a 32 1/2" Permit caught on crab while anchored at a wreck.
May Spotted Trout Andy Battaglia with a 19 3/4" Spotted Seatrout hooked on a live shrimp in Gullivan Bay
Yellow Tail David Rasmuessen for 23" Yellowtail caught on a shrimp tipped jig off the T Tower
April Kingfish David Rasmussen caught a 49" Kingfish on a Mann stretch 25 off the 5 mile reef.
Tripletail Steve Aldrovandi caught a 21" Tripletail casting shrimp near the crabpots south of Caxambas.
March Snook Mike Mueller landed a 32 1/2 inch Snook fishing Pilchards off Helen Key 
Spanish Mackerel Mike Kropp landed a 24" Spanish Mackerel fishing a homemade tinsel jig 1 mile off Marco
February Spotted Sea Trout Jim Mueller with an 18 1/2" fish caught on a red and white jig near Dismal Pass
 Sheepshead John Walker boated a
17 1/2" fish during the
'Sheepshead Shootout' event
on the 5 mile reef
aboard 'Conference Call'
January
2008		  Pompano Myron Wittlin, the FOM winner for Pompano with a 17 1/2 inch fish.
 Gag/Black Grouper Wally Dairman with
36" Gag Grouper

Last updated on Monday, July 05, 2010