2011 Kingfish Tournament Results

Hennessy Construction Services 15th Annual HCS Kingfish Tournament R E S U L T S  Also sporting a winning smile, Travis Brazil shows off his first-place-winning, 24.40 Kingfish entry. Travis walked away with $4,875 in the Winner-Takes-All event. From l to r:  Wayne Lester, Jerry Brazil, and Travis Brazil from the J&K Electric Team. Cal Hunter from the Westshore Properties' Team caught this year's winning Calcutta entry, a 21.45 lb. Amberjack, worth $3,300. From l to r:  Steve Tucker, Kevin Schmidt, Cal Hunter (blue shirt), Kim Pentz, Samantha Stewart, Hennessy's Bronson Alexander, and Randy Stewart. Ed Mills, West Coast Foundation Team, won the 15th place Kingfish prize of $250 for a 5.3 lb. Kingfish. Pictured above are Rick Smith and Ed Mills with tournament host, Bronson Alexander. 15th Annual HCS Kingfish Tournament Recap What a full, fun, adventurous day for a Kingfish Tournament!  With a big weather front moving in, it was hard to predict how this year's Tournament would evolve. The morning breeze gave way to a thunderstorm, which moved through shortly before the check-in deadline. After that, the skies cleared and we experienced very pleasant weather.  Thirty-five of the 52 registered boaters appeared at the Madeira Beach Elk's Lodge for the Weigh-In party.  A great buffet and live music were provided by the Elk's Lodge, followed by the Weigh-In and photos.  Many door prizes donated by local businesses (see the listing below of our generous contributors) were given away and, of course, many tales were shared of the big contender that got away.  Thanks to everyone who participated in the 15th Annual HCS Kingfish Tournament.    To visit the Hennessy Kingfish web site for more photos, click on Kingfish website.    If you would like to receive e-mails for our future tournament and announcements, please click here.      Hope to see you for next year's 16th HCS Kingfish Tournament! Penny Santner Hennessy Construction Services psantner@hcsfl.com 727-821-3223, 123 A Special Thanks to the following businesses for their donations:  A Cut Above, Madeira Beach - Shirley McClearnon . . . Two Free Haircuts, Two Free Weeks Tanning Bob Lees, St. Petersburg - Todd Moran . . . One Electro Aquamate Marine Battery Bond Thomas Chiropractic, St. Petersburg - Bond Thomas . . . One Tri-Core Cervical Support Pillow  Two Free Consulations, Evaluations & X-rays Don CeSar Resort Hotel, St. Pete Beach - John Jones . . . One Night Stay for Two Douthitt Construction, Oldsmar - Chris Douthitt . . . One Eagle Eyes Sunglasses, One SS Mate's Pliers One SS Fillet Knife  HoneyBaked Ham, Tampa - David Bishop . . . One 7-lb. HoneyBaked Ham Jiffy Reprographics, Clearwater - Bob Roperti . . . Decals for Buckets & Tags for Prizes, Okuma 30 Reel Jim & Slim's Tool Supply, Kirk Burzynski . . . Five $20 Jim & Slim's Tool Supply Gift Certificates Two Allen Socket Sets, One Allen Screwdriver Set Mason Blau & Associates, Clearwater - Mike Mason . . . Two Rays Baseball Lower Box Seat Tickets &  One Parking Pass  Mastry's Bait &  Tackle, St. Petersburag - Larry Mastry . . . One Penn Slammer Rod Poole & Kent,  Tampa - Nick Angerosa . . . One $75 West Marine Gift Certificate Stonewood Grill &  Tavern, North Sarasota - Sam Aguilar . . . Four $25 Stonewood Grill Gift Certificates T.A. Mahoney, Tampa - Tarin Silkworth . . . One Taco 24' Spread Menhaden Cast Net Wall Doctors,  St. Petersburg - Don Bain . . . 75 Five-gallon Buckets Wells Fargo Insurance, Clearwater - Jim Henderson . . . $25 Gift Certificates to Carrabbas's, Outback, Bonefish Grill, Cracker Barrel, Ruby Tuesday's, Olive Garden, P.F. Chang's, Chili's White Cap Construction Supply, Tampa - Barrie Coates . . . One Stanley 24" FatMax Level One Brigade Socket Set