2022 Recap

SeaVee Boats Win Top Small Boat of the PBSC Circuit & SLOB City Wins the Crown!

The last leg of the PBSC series proved the toughest with only 26 of the 55 boats in the fleet making an appearance at the scales. But one winner would emerge and take the title of both Showdown Champions and the coveted title of Showdown Crown Champions! Their 103.6 lbs of fish would be enough to secure Slob City the top spot of both the tournament and the series, a title that they have been eyeing for years! They posted a new Showdown Crown record with 88 points accumulated from a 1st, 5th and a 1st place finish throughout the summer series. They also set a new record for heaviest total weight of the series with 459.5 pounds. In addition to winning the tournament and series, Slob City also took the top spot for several calcuttas, 1st Place Ante Up, 1st Place Bluewater Bonanza, 2nd Place The Big Three (Kingfish 34.9), 2nd Place Holy Mack, 2nd Place Kingfish, for a grand total of $22,895!

Finishing in second place for both the Showdown and the Showdown Crown was team Mow Money! Their 99.1lbs of fish sent them to the top of the leaderboard right behind Slob City. In addition to finishing in second place for the series and the crown, Mow Money also fared well in a slew of calcuttas including, 2nd place Ante Up, 2nd place Bluewater Bonanza, 3rd place Holy Mack, and 3rd place Kingfish (31.9) for a grand total of $10,048 in tournament winnings!

Rounding out the top 3 in the Saltwater Showdown was team Finsanity II. This team is proof that hard work does pay o . They’ve been a consistent participant in the summer series for years and every year their final spot on the leaderboard has only gotten higher by finishing in third place for the Showdown with a total of 87.7 points! Finsanity II also finished in first place for the Big Three (Kingfish, 35) third place Bluewater Bonanza, Bluewater Challenge for heaviest fish of the tournament (Kingfish, 35) first place Holy Mack, first place Kingfish and angler Chris Wedgewood was the Showdown’s Top Male Angler. Bringing Finsanity II’s total winnings to $16,882!

Sweeping the Non Pro & Small Boat division was team Pale Horse, fishing on their 26’ SeaVee, an 8th place overall finish cashed them a check for $5,650!

Dominic Pavia was the Top Junior Angler of the tournament with 14.7 points on board Rebound/Lite-n-Up and James DeMarco from team Native Son earned the Junior Master Angler title in the series with 82 points. Ana-Lisa Gallant was the Top Female angler on board team Highly Unlikely with 34.1 points. Lance and Hunter Irvine were the top family with 86 points and their Young Guns team also finished in 4th place in the Showdown. Their pee-wee angler, Robbie Smith, also finished as the top overall pee-wee angler with 52.9 points!

Angler Division

Top Teams

Showdown Crown

Master Anglers

Record Catches

PBSC Junior Master Angler