Prior Hi-Mar Striper Club Tournament Results

Ahern Tackle WINS 2022 HI-MAR FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT!!

UNDAUNTED WINS 2019 HI-MAR FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT!!

• 1st Place (83.9lbs) Undaunted Captained by Jason Fairlee
• 2nd Place (81.4lbs) Maktac Captained by Jake Campi
• 3rd Place (80.7lbs) Fish Wrangler II Captained by Stephen Machalaba
• 4th Place (78.6lbs) Milling Around Captained by John Stavola
• 5th Place (76.8lbs) Honey Badger Captained by Steve Chapman

• Largest Fish Caught (47.5lbs) caught by Jason Fairlee on the boat Undaunted
• NOREAST’R Lady Angler prize awarded to Kristin Kilar (34.1lbs) on the boat Honey Badger
• Kevin Bogan Junior Angler prize awarded to Dominic Miele (25.7lbs) on the boat Stars and Stripers
• Costa Photo Contest went to Captain Carlos Claudino and his crew on GetBENT Fishing Team

Thank you to all the boats that released or donated fish!

Thank you to our sponsors, most of all Bahr’s Landing restaurant and marina in Highland, NJ for hosting the tournament! 

Tournament Photos

Milling Around wins 2019 Hi-Mar Spring Tournament!!

• 1st Place (47.0lbs) Milling Around Captained by John Stavola
• 2nd Place (38.6lbs) Maktac Captained by Jake Campi
• 3rd Place (36.4lbs) Bunker Box Captained by Rob Crocitto
• 4th Place (33.1lbs) Overtime Captained by Mark Presto

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Johnny Bucktails wins 2016 Hi-Mar Spring Tournament

by Jeff Sutton June 4th, 2016

• 1st Place (75.6lbs) Johnny Bucktails Captained by John Contello
• 2nd Place (72.3lbs) Out on a Limb Captained by J.R. Santos
• 3rd Place (71.4lbs) Fishin Addiction Captained by Gary Carr
• 4th Place (69.9lbs) Avery Grace Captained by James Ianelli
• 5th Place (68.8lbs) Split between Prime Coat Captained by Buddy Hughes and Fin-z Captained by Capt. Zukowski
• Largest Fish Caught (41.9lbs) caught by Rodney Krawczyk on the boat Prime Coat
• Lady Angler prize awarded to Alexis Mangan (41.3lbs) on the boat Sea Horse II
• Junior Angler prize awarded to Richie Redfern (33lbs) on the boat Fishin Addition
• Largest Tagged and Released fish was awarded to the crew of the Fish Wrangler II Captained by Steve Machalba (39″)
• Costa Photo Contest went to Captain Steve Machalba and his crew on the Fish Wrangler II

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Twinz wins Hi-Mar Fall Tournament

by Tim Behany October 29, 2014

Fisher Price IV wins Hi-Mar Spring Tournament

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S.T. Barb repeats in Fall tournament

by Tim Behany October 29, 2013

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Tom Novak and Jake Campi on S.T.Barb Win Fall Hi-Mar tournament

by Tim Behany October 21, 2012

2012 HI-MAR SPRING TOURNAMENT RESULTS (Photo gallery) The Annual Hi-Mar Spring Tournament to Honor Veterans on Armed Forces Day was held in bright sunny skies. The day turned out much better than the forecast, except for large ocean swells. The majority of the larger fish were caught down the beach, near the Shrewsbury Rocks. The Hi-Mar Striper Club would like to thank all those who participated, 28 boats, the Veterans, The Fisherman Magazine and Bahr’s Landing for hosting the tournament.

Boat	Captain	Combined 2 fish weight	Place
Eastwick	Raul De La Prida	69.2 lbs	1
Doghouse	Joseph Marshall	60.8 lbs	2
Pita	Mark Presto	56.4 lbs	3
Pure Platinum	Ben Marino	54.0 lbs	4
Little Silver Express	Steve Solari	52.6 lbs	5

The two largest fish caught in the tournament were: 1^st. Raul De La Prida, 38.4 lbs. 2^nd. Steve Machalaba, 36.8 lbs.   Additionally the tournament had separate prize categories for Junior, Lady and Veteran Anglers

Lady Angler	Sue Carr	Reel Sport	22.0 lbs
Junior Angler	Lizzy McLean	Mak Tac	20.0 lbs
Veteran Angler	Tony Campi	Mak Tac	16.8 lbs

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[toggle title=”2011 HI-MAR FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT RESULTS”] 2011 HI-MAR FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT RESULTS (photo gallery) The annual fall Hi-Mar Striped Bass Fishing Tournament finally had 40 hours of good fishing weather for the fall classic. Although some of the bass were scarce in some areas, the fish were caught in a variety of locations. The winner of the 40 hour tournament was Chuck Many from Annandale on Tyman. His two fish were 30.00 lbs and 28.8 lbs., a total of 58.8 lbs. The fish were caught in New York at the mouth of the Hudson. There were 33 boats entered with a few no catches. Chuck Many also had the largest fish at 30 lbs. No huge bass were caught as in previous years. The Lady Angler was Kathie Hughes, Eatontown, on Prime Coat, 28.6 lbs. The Junior Angler was Jake Casabone, Mahwah, on Top Gun, 19.4 lbs. 1^st. Tyman, Chuck Many, Annandale, 30.00 & 28.8 = 58.8 lbs. Hudson River, N.Y. 2^nd. The Nauti Boy, Al Dudas, Cliffwood, 29.8 & 25.4 = 55.2 lbs. Staten Island, N.Y. 3^rd. Prime Coat, Buddy Hughes, Eatontown, 28.6 & 26.4 = 55.0 lbs. Shrewsbury River 4^th. Runoff IV, Rocco Casso, Roselle Park, 24.0 & 23.0 = 47.0 lbs. Shrewsbury River 5^th. That’s It, Gene Graman, Middletown, 23.6 & 20.0 = 43.6 lbs. Hudson River, N.Y. The Hi-Mar Striper Club would like to thank Bahr’s Restaurant for hosting the Tournament.

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HI-MAR 2008 FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT RESULTS (photo gallery)

The annual fall Hi-Mar Striped Bass Fishing Tournament had typical Hi-Mar weather, rough seas Friday night, gale warnings Saturday, in which the tournament was postponed until Sunday morning at 3:00 A.M. and resumed with the weigh station being opened at 6:00 A.M. again on Sunday Morning. Sunday was a beautiful clear day with light winds. The winner was Chuck Many of Annandale on the Tyman. His fish were caught in the East River and released alive. The remainder of the fish placing were caught in a variety of locations.

• The Junior Angler was Marc James Hecht Jr., Howell, on Nauti Boy, 20.47 lbs.
• The largest fish in the tournament was 28.41 lbs. by Kush Kosensky on Kush III

HI-MAR 2008 SPRING TOURNAMENT RESULTS (photo gallery)

The annual Hi-Mar Striper Club Spring striper tournament for the benefit of Jason’s Dreams for Kids was held Saturday, June 21st in excellent weather at the Twin Lights Marina in Highlands. Although fuel prices are very high, there were 46 boats entered, one down from last year. There was a slow down in central Monmouth County where big fish were taken for the past 2-3 weeks. The fish moved 25 miles south following large schools of bunker below Seaside Park. Majority of the big fish were caught in this area, 2-3 miles offshore. Asbury Park to The Shark River was previously hot, but very few fish were caught in this area. Only 11 boats weighed-in two fish.The boats that were able to run 60 miles did well this year. Many of the “pro” bass fishermen were shut out in the Monmouth County area. The awards ceremony was followed by a pig roast and other goodies donated to the picnic for the participants and the Hi-Mar members and their families. The real winner was Jason’s Dreams for Kids as a large check was donated to them. Fish weighed in, were filleted and donated to the Monmouth / Ocean Food Bank.

• The largest fish in the tournament was 44.8 lbs. by Rick Nunn, Hillsborough, on Hapi Daze
• The Junior and Female angler prizes went unclaimed.

[/toggle] [toggle title=”2007 Hi-Mar Spring and 40 Hour Fall Striper Tournament Results”] HI-MAR 2007 FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT RESULTS (photo gallery) The annual fall Hi-Mar Striped Bass Fishing Tournament had typical windy conditions, but sunny skies, except a front that came through at midnight on Friday with rain and wind.  The winner was Chuck Many, the defending champ, on Tyman, from Annandale, NJ.  Friday night fish were caught in the Shrewsbury River and at the Outerbridge Crossing.  The remainder of the tournament, fish were caught in all directions.  Due to the bad forecast, 33 boats entered this 40 hour tournament.  As an added attraction, a film crew video taped the tournament on Jerry Beaver’s Teacher’s Pet on Sunday for Treasure-HD cable TV, as well as the weigh-ins.

• The Lady Angler went to Pat Kamienski, Belford, on Kingfisher III, 19.6 lbs.
• The Junior Angler was Marc James Hecht Jr., Howell, on Nauti Boy, 18.9 lbs.
• The Largest fish of the tournament was 27.9 lbs by Mike Merola on Run Off III

		1st Place: Chuck Many, Tyman
		2nd Place: Rocco Casso, Run Off III
		3rd Place: Al Dudas, Nauti Boy

Special thanks to Hecht Trailers  for donating the use of 7′ X 14′ trailer for our weigh station

HI-MAR 2007 SPRING TOURNAMENT RESULTS

The fourth annual Hi-Mar Spring Tournament was held Saturday, June 2^nd, for the benefit of Jason’s Dreams for Kids. 47 boats were entered in beautiful sunny calm weather. Hi-Mar Tournaments are noted for nasty weather. Most of the fish were caught down the beach. There was a family picnic for the Hi-Mar members and the tournament participants following the tournament with food donated from the restaurants in the area.  The real winners were Jason’s Dreams for Kids as over $3,000 was donated to this great organization, plus the proceeds from the sale of T-shirts and other donations. All the fish weighed-in were filleted and donated to the Monmouth/Ocean Food Bank in Neptune.

[/toggle] [toggle title=”2006 Hi-Mar Spring and 40 Hour Fall Striper Tournament Results”] HI-MAR 2006 FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT RESULTS (photo gallery) The annual fall Hi-Mar Fishing Tournament had no rain, but sometimes windy conditions. On Friday Night, most of the fish were caught in the Shrewsbury River and some at the Shrewsbury Rocks. The remainder of the fish, were caught throughout Raritan Bay from the back of the Reach Channel to Sandy Hook Channel. Some entrants were able to run down to Ortley Beach and southern areas to fish pods of bunker, with large bass beneath them. Captains weighed their fish all through the tournament, with the majority of the big fish being weighed on Sunday. The leader board kept changing.

• The Lady Angler prize went to Kathie Krim on the Jersey Devil, 22.6 lbs.
• The largest fish of the tournament was 29.3 lbs by Brian Rice on the Jersey Devil.

		1st. Place: Chuck Many – Tyman
		2nd Place: Brian Rice – Jersey Devil
		3rd Place James Strobel – Jane Marie

HI-MAR 2006 SPRING TOURNAMENT RESULTSThe third annual Hi-Mar Spring Tournament was held Saturday, June 3, 2006 for the benefit of Jason’s Dreams for Kids and the Monmouth/Ocean Food Bank. The weather left something to be desired. It was “pea soup” fog in the morning, rough seas at the point of the hook, and torrential down-pours throughout the day, Typical Hi-Mar Tournament weather. Raritan Bay was void of fish, maybe because of the three inches of rain that fell Friday night through Saturday. Most of the fish weighed-in were caught down the beach, as far as, Asbury Park. Tough to get there through fog and rough seas. There were 52 boats entered.

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Bass fishing in New Jersey is tough, the weather patterns kept consistent this weekend as it has in for the previous four consecutive weekends, rainy with high winds.  The few captains who braved the elements on Friday night were rewarded with a small window of fishing prior to the strong east winds kicking up after 2am.  The strong east winds and outgoing tide made conditions treacherous for captains to get to their planed destinations, once the wind and tide  worked together the winds were blowing briskly at 25-30kts sustained.  As of 6:30pm on Saturday night, the coast guard raised the Gale Force Advisory postponing the tournament, at which time captains had an hour and half to weigh  their catch. Captains made the right choice as the winds increased during the day, since no fish were weighed after the 6:30pm Gale advisory was posted and the 8:00pm cut off time to make their fish official for the tournament.

Sunday at 6:30am the tournament resumed as the gale advisory was lowered to small craft.  The leader board changed slightly due to the Nauti-boys which took first place in the tournament.  Thank you to all participants, I hope to see you all next year starting with the Spring Tournament and again in the fall.

2005 HI-MAR JASON’S DREAMS FOR KIDS SPRING TOURNAMENT RESULTS

With a grim rainy forecast we hosted the 2nd Annual Hi-Mar Striper Club Spring Tournament supporting Jason’s Dream for Kids.  We doubled the amount of boats that entered the tournament from the previous year, to a count of 50 entries.  The boats that fished had to run in small craft conditions on the ocean for rough seas, but as the day progressed the weather improved, unlike last year.  Capt. Bob Kamienski, of the Hi-Mar Striper Club, ran the KingFisher III down the beach to get into a hot bit of multiple bass over 30 pounds, the crew’s top fish of the day took second place in the tournament.

The real winners were Jason’s Dreams for Kids as majority of the entry fees went to them and Monmouth / Ocean Food Bank where the fish weighed were filleted  and donated to this organization.Thank you to all the participants that fished hard during this competition, this tournament continues to grew and we look forward to seeing you all again for out 40 hour fall tournament on October  21st – 23rd and in 2006.

[/toggle] [toggle title=”2004 Hi-Mar Spring and 40 Hour Fall Striper Tournament Results”] HI-MAR 2004 FALL 40 HOUR TOURNAMENT RESULTS The 40 hour Hi-Mar Striper Tournament was held Oct. 22nd – Oct. 24th in spite of the unfavorable weather conditions.  Due to the northeast winds for three days, entrants were kept down to 51 boats in this captain’s choice tournament. The father and son team of Harold Smith and Jay Smith of Matawan, topped the field with two fish that totaled 51.1 lbs.  The largest fish 29.4 lbs., was caught in the Shrewsbury River outside of their marina.  Their second fish of 21.7 was also caught in the river. The Junior angler was Jesse Moat at 22.3 lbs, the woman angler was taken by Anna Marie Croce at 14.7 lbs.

HI-MAR 2004 1st ANNUAL SPRING TOURNAMENT RESULTSThe Hi-Mar Striper Club hosted their first Spring Bass Tournament that would benefit Jason’s Dreams for Kids, which is a local charity that grants children that are terminally ill their last wishes.  The Hi-Mar Club decided to benefit this organization by donating 40% of the income generated by the tournament. The Hi-Mar Club also used this opportunity to provide the local Monmouth County Food Bank with fish that were donated by participants of the tournament.  Thirty five participants entered the tournament despite the grim forecast on Saturday, through out the week big fish have been coming back to the dock from the ocean as the big fish move from their southern locations north along the beach. The Kingfisher had their tournament crew on board to score first place with a 38.3 pound Striper that was caught off Long Branch while doing what they do best, live lining bunker.  The ocean was not a pretty place to be, the forecast was suppose to be 10-15 out of the East, which it was early, until late morning when winds picked up to 20-25kts East.  The Kingfisher Crew landed their big fish early, with three fish on in the first couple minutes the fish weighed 38, 36,  and another 35 pound, what a way to start the day.  As more boats showed up fish had moved north, toward the Rocks.  Big fish were taken off the Rocks around mid morning where Phil Lidlow on the Dusky and Al Ristori with their Atlantic Yachts Sales Aquasport landed a set of 37+ lbs bass which would place them in second and third place respectively. The members of the Hi-Mar Club worked hard cleaning the participant’s fish before donating the filets to the Monmouth County Food Bank.  The club donated three large 160 quart coolers filled with iced down and individually zip-locked filets of fish to the Food Bank.  This tournament was a huge success that benefited the local community and Jason’s Dreams, thank you to all who participated in this event and for your generosity.

[/toggle] [toggle title=”2003 Hi-Mar Striper Tournament Results”] The 2003 Hi-Mar Striper Tournament is in the record books. Record books because the first place fish total of 84.8 pounds was a record weight for the two fish tournament, and 47lbs was the largest ever caught in the tournament. First place goes to Captain Harry Svenson on the Cheap Shot. Of the 68 boats entered, only a few fished Friday night as a stiff 20kt north wind blew with driving rain. Saturday it was flat calm until late Sunday morning when the winds again picked up over 20kts. There were a number of weigh-ins with a close battle between 2nd and 5th place. In addition to the places for the tournament we added a Junior and Ladies divisions which made Jesse Mort and Lynn Distel happy with donations from Atlantic Yacht Sales in Middletown. Bob Kamienski Tournament Chairman

		First Place: CheapShot Fishing Team Fish weights: 47 & 37.8 = Total 84.8 lbs
		Ladies Division Winner: Lynn Distel 12.6lbs  Junior Division Winner: Jesse Mort 15.7lbs

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