Waylon Bush hooked tons of props out on Cayman’s seas.
The West Bay native had the heaviest catch in the 2012 Barcadere Classic. He nabbed a 93.5 pound yellowfin tuna aboard I and I, alongside crew members Franklin Kerr and Stephen Ebanks.
Bush’s catch also served as the heaviest tuna and the biggest catch on the first day of the competition. For his efforts he would reel in a $2,000 cash prize (sponsored by Automotive Art) and a $300 fuel voucher from Scotts Landing sponsored by the Cayman Islands Angling Club.
Second place in the tuna segment went to Jason Powery of Morning Spirit, who earned $1,000 from The Phoenix Group and a $300 fuel voucher for the heaviest fish on the second day.
Another big winner was Eric Maierhofer. Aboard Run Around he reeled in $6,000 cash (sponsored by Scotts Group) for the tournament’s heaviest wahoo at 67.7lbs. Behind him in the wahoo segment were Rob Jones of Strikeforce (who earned $3,000 courtesy of Scotiabank) for a 67.2lbs catch and Simon Wetherell of Team Tukka (who got $1,000 from CUC) for a 63.1lb fish.
Daniel Kirkconnell of Blue Diamond had the heaviest dolphin at 27.9lbs (good for $2,000 from BCQS). Leon Dilbert of Miss Nyah was second at 25.5lbs and got $1,000 from Rooster 101. The boat with the most weight was Too Lucky, the top lady angler was Jenny Elvidge of Kai One On, the top junior angler was Alyssa Cayasso of Topless and Al Parsons of Strikeforce had the most marlin releases.
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