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CCA Honors 2012 STAR Tournament Winners The CCA Star Tournament officially honored all the winners of its 2012 edition at a special awards banquet in early October. More than 40,000 anglers fished this year’s tournament, which ran from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Below is a full list of the winners:
Regular Division
Flounder (18-inch min. length)—Winner: 7 pounds, 8 ozs. Holland Dekeyzer; First Runner Up: 7 pounds 7 ozs. Maria Garcia; Second Runner Up: 6 pounds 12 ozs. James Combs; Third Runner Up: 6 pounds 9 ozs. Julian Lopez; Fourth Runner Up: 6 pounds 8 ozs. John Gill. Sheepshead—Winner: 8 pounds 6 ozs. Jonathon Garay; First Runner Up: 8 pounds 1 oz. Lorenzo Alba; Second Runner Up: 6 pounds 14 ozs. Rene J Garcia; Third Runner Up: 6 pounds 13 ozs. Ana Lisa Garza; Fourth Runner Up: 6 pounds 11 ozs. Robert Ibarra Gafftop—Winner: 7 pounds 11 ozs. Chris Brown; First Runner Up: 7 pounds 1 ozs. Sean McGuire; Second Runner Up: 7 pounds 1 oz. Michael Darder*; Third Runner Up: 7 pounds 1 oz. Jessica Darder*; Fourth Runner Up: 7 pounds 0
Speckled Trout (Upper Coast)— Winner: 8 pounds 10 ozs. Michael Fesco; First Runner Up: 8 pounds 6 ozs. Buddy Schaub; Second Runner Up: 8 pounds 3 ozs. Christopher Schwartz; Third Runner Up: 8 pounds 0 ozs. Seth Martinez; Fourth Runner Up: 8 pounds 0 ozs. Brandon Rochner. Speckled Trout (Mid Coast)—Winner: 9 pounds 8 ozs J Santos Ramirez III; FirstRunner Up: 8 pounds 4 ozs. Raymond Gann; SecondRunner Up: 8 pounds 2 ozs. Ronald Gaylor; ThirdRunner Up: 8 pounds 1 oz. Chad Novack; FourthRunner Up: 8 pounds 0 ozs. Laura Alaniz. Speckled Trout (Lower Coast)—Winner: 9 pounds 7 ozs. Weldon West; First Runner Up: 9 pounds 6 ozs. David Smith; Second Runner Up: 9 pounds 1 oz. Abundio Garza; Third Runner Up: 8 pounds14 ozs. Richard Gidrey; Fourth Runner Up: 8 pounds 11 ozs. Neal Brodbeck. Kingfish (30 pounds min.)—Winner: 52 pounds 0 ozs. William Hendrix; First Runner Up: 50 pounds 2 ozs. Nicole
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Tagged Redfish—In this division, 6 of the tagged reds were caught. Of those, 3 were winners and 3 did not qualify. All winners are in order of the date of catch. First Truck/Boat Package Winner: David Matula, caught TA364, on June 17, weighed in at Caney Creek Marina. Second Truck/Boat Package Winner: Tony Gonzalez, caught TA424, also on June 17, weighed in at Roy’s Bait & Tackle. Third Truck/Boat Package Winner: Ralph McGrew, caught TA413, on July 21, weighed in at Roy’s Bait &
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Forrest Karl—StarTeens $20,000 scholarship, flounder.
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Caden Dicks—StarTeens $20,000 scholarship, speckled trout (Lower Coast).
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