SEBASTIAN — Captain Andrew Bosetti, fishing aboard The Stamp, won first place in the 36th Annual Exchange Club Blue Water Open Charity Fishing Tournament with a 25.95 pound dolphin on Saturday, May 19.
The second place winner in this dolphin-only tournament was John Caldwell, who caught a 22.40 pounder on Captain Carlos Lago’s Wine Knot.
Andrew Carlson captured a dolphin weighing in at 21 pounds on The Frothy, captained by Robert Carlson.
The fourth through eighth place Bounty Booty winners included Dave Cromwell, Mackenzie McMinn, Andrew Bosetti, Ed Richard, and Shawn Haffield.
Tammy Styles caught an 18.25 pound dolphin to capture the Lady Angler prize, and Mackenzie McMinn was Junior Angler with a 17.65 pound catch.
100% of the proceeds from this popular tournament benefit local projects for the prevention of child abuse in the local community, according to John Binkley, tournament chair.
Tournament sponsors were: Charles Perry Partners, Inc. (CPPI), Jeff Smith for Clerk of Court (political advertisement paid for and approved by Jeffrey R. Smith, Republican for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller), Wal-Mart Distribution Center #7038, Bernard Egan Foundation, Donadio & Associates, and Warren Lewis and Scott Wallace of Wells Fargo Advisors.
Additional sponsors included: Ace Diesel Marine, Armfield-Wagner, Inc., Central Window, C. Pickel Studio, Inc., Catering by Culinary Capers, DeBrooks Fishing Corner, Edlund-Dritenbas-Binkley Architects, Fast Food Enterprises #2, LLP (Burger King), Gold Coast Landscape Lighting, Greene River Marketing, Inc., Kmetz Nuttall Elwell Graham PLLC (KNEG), Mark Ashdown and Andrew Molloy of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Marllyn Justice, CPA, MBV Engineering, Inc., New Perspectives, Riverfront Groves, Robert and Jenny Poore, Proctor Construction Company, Rossway Moore Taylor and Swan, Seald Sweet International, Sonic – America’s Drive-In, Sunshine Furniture, Structure-Con, The Corrie Family, The Ostrom Group, and Timothy Rose Contracting, Inc.
The Press Journal is the tournament’s media sponsor. Other major in-kind sponsors include Fort Pierce City Marina, Clear Channel Radio, and Idea Garden Advertising & Production House.
Persons interested in additional information about Exchange Club of Indian River membership, working for prevention of child abuse, or donating to the Foundation may seek further information from club President R. J. MacMillan at (772) 713-3882, by sending an email to DolphinMania@BlueWaterOpen.org or BlueWaterOpen@gmail.com.
Details are also available at http:/www.ExchangeClubofIndianRiver.org.
