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HRFA Annual Fishing Contest

    2010

 

The HRFA NJ hosts an annual fishing contest which runs from January through December and is open to all HRFA NJ members.  Various divisions are available for prizes.  

Don't  forget you have 30 days from the day you catch a fish to send in your entries.

As a member of the HRFA you and your immediate family are eligible to enter fish in any of our categories.

 

Contest Chairman:  Al White

Send us your entry!  HRFA members only! Just click on the link below.

Contact Us

 

HRFA Fishing Contest On- Line Entry Form  Click Here!

or...

Printable Entry Form Click Here!

 

2010 Leader Board

2010 Youth Division

2009 Winners

CONTEST RULES CLUB RECORDS
Fisherman of the Year Bait Bucket Awards!
Archives
Annual Fishing Contest Past Years Results!
IGFA Rules Printable Version
To be Mailed an Info Pack on the HRFA, Click here!

 

 

 


 

Current Leader Board

 

2010 Leader Board
Black Sea Bass

Kevin Morgan  3 lb 9 oz

Barry Doll 3 lb 2 oz

Barry Doll  2 lb 8 oz

Weakfish  

Flounder

Gary Burmeister 3 lb 14 oz 

Butch Pawson 2 lb 2 oz

Barry Doll 1 lb 8 oz

 

Carp

Bill Greene 20 lb 2 oz

Bill Greene  17 lb 10 oz

Bill Greene  17 lb 4 oz

Blackfish

Capt. Peter Meyers 20 lb 6 oz.

 

Trout ( Great Lakes)

Carl Bruger  13 lb 11 oz

Bob Kaczorowski7 lb 8 oz


Trout (Local)

Roger J Muller Jr. 1 lb 12 oz

Roger J Muller Jr. 1 lb 6 oz

 

 

Catfish

Wayne Geider  25 lb 0 oz

Wayne Geider 23 lb 8 oz

Carl Bruger  22 lb 8 oz

Carl Bruger  22 lb 8 oz

Bill Greene 5 lb 11 oz

Christian Hoops 4 lb 8 oz

Christian Hoops 4 lb 0 oz

 

Salmon

 

Largemouth Bass

Aram Setian  5 lb 8 oz

Gary Burmeister 5 lb 1 oz

Carl Bruger  4 lb 2 oz

Christian Hoops 2 lb 0 oz

Bob Kaczorowski 1 lb 8 oz

 

 

 

 

Smallmouth Bass

Tom Bromilow 5 lb 10 oz

Bob Kaczorowski 5 lb 3 oz

Carl Bruger 5 lb 1 oz

Peter Orenzo 4 lb 12 oz

Carl Bruger 4 lb 8 oz

Christian Hoops 3 lb 5 oz

Wayne Geider 3 lb 0 oz

 

 

Scup ( Porgy)

Ted Sheola  1 lb 4 oz

 

 

Bluefish

Roger J Muller Jr. 14 lb 4 oz

Ted Sheola 14 lb 0 oz.

Mike Santiago 12 lb 4 oz

Ted Sheola 12 lb 2 oz

Mike Santiago 11 lb 1 oz

Roger J Muller Jr. 8 lb 7 oz

 

Fluke

Chester Fabyanski 7 lb 1 oz

Mike Cargill 5 lb 13 oz

Mike Cargill 5 lb 7 oz

Erika Muller 4 lb 1 oz

Kevin Morgan  3 lb 10 oz

 

Striped Bass (kept)

Mike Santiago 41 lb 4 oz

Lou Barba  39 lb 11 oz

Ed Noack 34 lb 0 oz 

Ed Noack 32 lb 8 oz 

Ed Noack 32 lb 0 oz

Mike Santiago 32 lb 0 oz

Ted Sheola  31 lb 0 oz

Ed Noack 31 lb 0 oz 

Ed Noack  26 lb 4 oz

Ed Noack  25 lb 0 oz

Ted Sheola 22 lb 3 oz

Ed Noack  21 lb 4 oz

Mike Santiago  20 lb 0 oz

Mike Santiago  18 lb 8 oz

Tony Evangelista 15 lb 0 oz 

 

 

 

Striped Bass (catch and release)

Mike Santiago 44.5 inch 

Ted Sheola 44 inch 

Roger J Muller Jr.  43 inch 

Ted Sheola 42 inch

Ed Noack 41 inch

Roger J Muller Jr. 37 inch

Roger J Muller Jr. 35 inch 

Ted Sheola 34 inch.

Mike Santiago  33 in

Mike Santiago 32 in

John Francesconi 32 in

John Francesconi 30 in

Roger J Muller Jr. 30 inch 

Ted Sheola 27.75 inch.

Ted Sheola 27.5 inch

Tony Evangelista  27 inch

Ted Sheola 27 inch

Tony Evangelista  26 inch

Tony Evangelista  25 inch

Butch Pawson 16 inch

 

 

 

 

Youth Division  2010

 

Patrick Harrison Largemouth Bass Age 14 

Jamie Verbovsky Fluke Age 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Leader Board

 

2009 Winners
Black Sea Bass

Chip Capasso 2 lb 8 oz

2. Chester Fabyanski  1 lb 4 oz

Weakfish  

Flounder

Gary Burmeister 3 lb 2 oz

2. Butch Pawson 1 lb 8 oz.

3. Butch Pawson 1 lb 2 oz.

4. Butch Pawson 1 lb 0 oz.

 

 

Carp

Bill Greene  19 lb 3 oz 

1. Bill Greene  18 lb 2 oz 

2. Bill Greene Carp 10 lb 9 oz 

3. Bill Greene 10 lb 6 oz.

Blackfish

 

Lou Castellano 9 lb 1 oz.

2. Dan Harrison 7 lb 0 oz.

3. CHESTER FABYANSKI 3 LB 11 OZ

4. CHESTER FABYANSKI   2 LB 10 OZ

 

Trout ( Great Lakes)

Carl Bruger 32 lb 11 oz.

2. Bob Kaczorowski 18 lb 0 oz.

3. Bob Kaczorowski 16 lb 3 oz.

4. Bob Kaczorowski 13 lb 1 oz.

5. Boris Maltsev 13 lb 0 oz.

6. Carl Bruger Trout 12 lb 2 oz.


Trout (Local)

Scott Baker  3 lb 6 oz

2. Carl Bruger  2 lb 10 oz

3. Christian Hoops 1 lb 5 oz.

 

 

Catfish

Tom Bromilow 21 lb 8 oz


2. Carl Bruger 20 lb 9 oz 

3. Carl Bruger  20 lb 9 oz 

4. Wayne Geider 18 lb 7 oz

5. Bruce Halstater 3 lb 0 oz.

 

Salmon

Boris Maltsev  27 lb 0 oz

2. Rudy Kueck 25 lb 3 oz

3. Carl Bruger 23 lb 8 oz.

4. Scott Baker 19 lb 15 oz

5. Bob Kaczorowski  6 lb 0 oz

 

 

Largemouth Bass

Gary Burmeister 6 lb 1 oz

2. Christian Hoops 2 lb 8 oz 


 

Smallmouth Bass

Bob Kaczorowski 4 lb 0 oz.


2. Christian Hoops  2 lb 0 oz 
3. Christian Hoops  1 lb 8 oz 
4. Christian Hoops  1 lb 0 oz 

 

Scup ( Porgy)

Margaret Tozzo 3 lb 4 oz

New Club Record!

2. Ted Sheola  2 lb 3 oz

 

 

Bluefish

Michael Wlazlo 17 lb 1 oz

2. Ted Sheola 16 lb 1 oz 

3. Ted Sheola  14 lb 2 oz 

4. Christian Hoops 13 lb 10 oz 

5. Stephen Byrne 13 lb 5 oz 

6. Chester Fabyanski 12 lb 11 oz 

7.Ted Sheola 10 lb 8 oz.

8. Kevin Morgan  8 lb 0 oz

9. Kevin Morgan  7 lb 0 oz

10. Christian Hoops 5 lb 0 oz.

 

 

 



 

Fluke

Chester Fabyanski 10 lb 5.6 oz 

2. Sergio Radossi  8 lb 0 oz

3. Chester Fabyanski  5 lb 11 oz

4. Tom Guyre Fluke 5 lb 8 oz

5. Chester Fabyanski  5 lb 4 oz

6. Sergio Radossi  5 lb 0 oz

7. Art Dalton  5 lb 0 oz

8. Rich Berlingeri  4 lb 5 oz. 

9. Christian Hoops 4 lb 0 oz 

10. Butch Pawson  4 lb 0 oz

11. Butch Pawson Fluke 3 lb 8 oz

12. Kevin Morgan  3 lb 0 oz

 

Striped Bass (kept)


Roger J. Muller Jr. 40 lb 1 oz

2.Ed Noack 38 lb 0 oz

3.Ted Sheola 36 lb 12 oz

4. Mike Santiago 36 lb 0 oz 

5. Mike Santiago  35 lb 8 oz

6. Butch Pawson   25 lb 8 oz

7. Ed Noack 25 lb 3 oz

8. Ted Sheola 22 lb 11 oz

9. Carl Bruger  22 lb 8 oz

10. Butch Pawson 22 lb 0 oz

Mike Santiago 21 lb 2 oz 

Ted Sheola 20 lb 2 oz

Butch Pawson  17 lb 8 oz

Butch Pawson 14 lb 3 oz.

Ted Sheola 10 lb 4 oz.

 



 

Striped Bass (catch and release)

Ted Sheola 47 1/2 inch

2. Glenn R. Blank  42 in.  

3. Ted Sheola 42 inch

4. Roger J. Muller Jr.  40 inch.

5. Mike Santiago Striped Bass  37 in.

6.Michele Braum 36 inch.

7. Kevin Morgan 33 in

8. Boris Maltsev Striped Bass 31 inch.

9.. Ted Sheola Striped Bass 30 inch.

10.  Ted Sheola Striped Bass  29 1/2 inch.

.Bob Kaczorowski 27.75 in.

Bob Kaczorowski 27.5 in.

Bob Kaczorowski 27.25 in.

Bob Kaczorowski 27 in.

Ted Sheola  27 inch.

Ted Sheola  26 1/2 inch.

Ted Sheola  25 1/2 inch.

Butch Pawson 23 1/4 in.

Butch Pawson 22 in.

Butch Pawson 18 in.

 





Youth Division 2009


Kelsey Marie Muller Striped Bass Age 17 (Released)

Paige Sutton Striped Bass Age 6 (Released)

Jeffrey Verbovsky Fluke Age 12 

Jamie Verbovsky Fluke Age 7 

Marianna Maltsev Catfish  Age 9

Brenden Cardinal Striped Bass Age 10 (28 lb 0 oz)


Patrick Harrison Striped Bass Age 13

 





 





 






 

 

 

 


 




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Fisherman of the Year

 

Fisherman of the Year

 

 

Fisherman of the Year 2009

Butch Pawson

 



 

 

Fisherman of the Year   2001

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Charles Stamm

Fisherman of the Year   2002

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Darren Cardinal

Fisherman of the Year 2003

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Carl Hartmann

 

Fisherman of the Year 2004

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Rosario Mannino

 

Fisherman of the Year 2005

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The Richard Berlingeri Family!

Fisherman of the Year 2006

 

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Steve Byrne

Fisherman of the Year 2007

Steven Furch

Fisherman of the Year 2008

Ed Noak

Fisherman of the Year 2009

Butch Pawson


 

 

Bait Bucket Award

 

 

Bait Bucket Award 2009

 

Bob Kaczorowski


 

For further information or any question regarding the HRFA NJ annual fishing contest click on the link below:

Fishing Contest Questions

 

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H.R.F.A.  All Time Fishing Contest Records

Blackfish 

20 Lbs 11 oz Samuel Beauchamp 3-11-07   

15 lbs Keith Small  1991

Bluefish     1995

20 lbs  3oz.    Roy Pearsall

Flounder      1993

4 lbs     Tom Paciorkowski

Fluke 2005 

 10 lb 15 oz   Mike Cargill

1999 10 lbs 6oz     Tom Paciorkowski

Weakfish    2006  

16 lbs 10oz Steve Byrne

13 lbs 9oz     George Graf      1986

Largemouth Bass 2006  

10 lbs 1 Joe Nardello

Smallmouth Bass 2008

Robert Fanslau  7 lb 0 oz

Darren Cardinal  6 lbs 2oz 2007

Carp 1999

29 lbs Norm Andreasen

Trout  2009

Lake Trout Carl Bruger 32 lb 11 oz.

23 lbs 7oz   (Steelhead)   Rudy Padro   1995

Catfish   2008  

26.2 lbs Carl Bruger

 

 

Striped Bass (Released)  2005

53 1/2 inches   Darren Cardinal

June 8th off Long Branch. It was 53 1/2 in long and 35 1/2 in girth

Striped Bass (Kept)  2008

Mike Banahan 47 lb 6 oz 7/2008

Darren Cardinal 45 lb 12 oz.  7/2008

44 lb 11oz  Mike Banahan   7/14/2005

43 lb 3 oz  Ken Jennings        11/2004

Black Sea Bass   2008

Steven Verbovsky

 4 lb 2 oz

Salmon     6/2004

50 lbs  4 oz   Darren Cardinal

Scup (Porgy)  8-2009

Margaret Tozzo Porgy 3 lb 4 oz

Andy Liso Porgy  3 lb 0 oz

 

Click on the links for photos of record fish when available!

 

Contest  Rules for the year

 

 

HRFA Annual Fishing Contest Rules

This is a free contest runs from January 1st to December 31st and is open to all paid members and their family.

1. Family members are spouse and all children 17 years old and under living at that members home and grandchildren 12 years old and under. Rules are simple.

2. Catch any fish from the contest list, fill in all information on the entry form and submit it within 30 days of capture. The forms can be mailed in to the contest chairman or handed in at the monthly meetings. An on-line entry form is also available. There will be 14 winners, the heaviest in each category.  

3. There will also be a division for the three longest in the catch and release Striped Bass division. The winners of this division will be the three longest striped bass caught and then returned to the water ALIVE. A tape measure MUST be used to measure the fish from the tip of the head to the tip of the longest part of the tail. No striper that is kept will qualify for this award.

4. There will be two categories for the Trout division. One for "Local Caught Trout" and one for the "Great Lakes area Trout."

5. All fish must be caught on rod and reel and all state and federal fishing laws must be obeyed. All fish must be weighed with a scale and measured with a tape measurer. Measure length from tip of head to tip of tail. Girth measured from the fattest part of the body, around the width of the fish.  Either the name of a witness or photo of the fish caught must be provided.

6. Winners with the heaviest fish in each of the 14 weight category will receive a $25 gift certificate to a local tackle shop and a framed award certificate.

7. Winners with 3 longest in the catch and release Striped Bass category will receive for:

longest a $50 gift certificate,

second longest a $35 gift certificate

third longest a $25 gift certificate ... all to local tackle shops.

8. All winners will also receive a framed award certificate.

9. In case of a tie, the earliest dated entry wins.

10. Any fish caught on or before December 31st will have until January 31st of the new year to be entered.

11. The decision of the judges is final.

12.  You can't change rule number 11

Young Fisherman Award

An award will be given to any HRFA family member 17 years old and younger and any grandchild 12 years old and younger, who enters a good sized fish in ANY of the categories listed. Same rules apply for the youth division. This fish does not have to be the heaviest or the longest, but must be hooked and landed by the youngster. Anyone who enters for this award must put his or her age next to their name on the entry form. Grandchildren should also include their grandparent members name.

Bait Bucket Prize

A special prize will be given at the annual awards dinner to any one person who submitted a fish on an entry form.  All contest entries will be placed in a bait bucket and ONE will be drawn as the winner.  Past prizes were either a rod or a rod and a reel combo. Anyone can win this one!

Fisherman of the Year

An award will be given to the person who demonstrates an outstanding ability to catch fish, no matter what the contest species. Winner will be judged by the entries submitted throughout the year.  You do not have to catch big fish to qualify.   Size weight, species, amount and sportsmanship will all be considered for this award.

All prizes and awards will be presented at our annual club awards dinner which is held in the spring of each year.  The date of the dinner will be announced to all club members at our monthly meetings and in the monthly newsletter, the River Views prior to the dinner.  It's a gala event not to be missed.

Official contest entry forms can be obtained at any meeting of the HRFA.

Official fishing contest entry forms can be sent by mail.  Click on the following link and give us your name and address and we will mail you some forms.  Forms by Mail   or...

You can print your own off this link Entry Form    Either the name of a witness or photo of the fish caught must be provided.

Online entries can be sent in by clicking on the following link.

On-Line Entry Form

Official entry forms can also be handed in at the meetings to the contest chairman, Al White

 

HRFA Fishing Contest Chairman   Al White 

 

Awards will be given for the following categories of fish

Bluefish Weakfish Flounder Fluke
Blackfish Catfish Carp Largemouth Bass
Striped Bass Salmon Trout   Local Trout  Great Lakes
Scup ( Porgy ) Black Sea Bass Smallmouth Bass
Striped Bass (Catch & Release) 1st Place,   2nd Place,    3rd Place

 

Big or Small...Enter Them All !

 

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Past Years Winners!


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