Golden Meadow-Fourchon International Tarpon Rodeo

Records & Results

Rodeo Records 2012 Results

RODEO RECORDS

BIG GAME DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	YEAR	WEIGHT
Tarpon	John DeBlieux	2004	204 lbs. 3 oz.
Blue Marlin	Archie Lowery	1980	738 lbs.
White Marlin	Janet Lee	1978	96 lbs. 9 oz.
Sailfish	Leslie Chouest	1976	76 lbs.
Wahoo	Alan Cheramie	1983	93 lbs. 8 oz.
Dolphin	Buck Gladden	1978	51 lbs. 8 oz.
Yellowfin Tuna	Jay Ougel	2003	211 lbs. 13 oz.
Mako Shark*	Carol Goulas	1980	412 lbs.
* No Longer Eligible

SHORELINE DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	YEAR	WEIGHT
Amberjack	Joe Martinolich	1975	96 lbs. 8 oz.
Barracuda	Clarence Foret, Jr.	2001	47 lbs. 12 oz.
Blackfin Tuna	Jeff Thompson	2003	31 lbs. 7 oz.
Bluefish	Myron Hall	1990	13 lbs. 13 oz.
Bonito	J. Sidney Gonsoulin	1974	29 lbs. 15 oz.
Cobia	Kalob Burris	1996	88 lbs. 8 oz
Grouper	Nick Martinolich	1978	264 lbs. 8 oz.
Jackfish	Ed Williams	1996	44 lbs. 5 oz.
King Mackerel	Bill Butler	2009	58 lbs. 10 oz.
Spanish Mackerel	Tony Lombas	1980	7 lbs. 9 oz.
Mangrove Snapper	Wayne Felarise	1986	14 lbs. 8 oz.
Red Snapper	Rennie Carter	1998	39 lbs.
Rainbow Runner	Marlon Tucker	1983	16 lbs. 20 oz.
Spadefish*	Coon Martin	1980	7 lbs.
Tripletail*	Stephanie Guidry	1975	23 lbs. 8 oz.
* No Longer Eligible

INSIDE DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	YEAR	WEIGHT
Croaker	A.J. Phillips	1989	4 lbs. 12 oz.
Gafftopsail Catfish	Justin Andras	2009	8 lbs. 11 oz.
Drum	David Doucet	1974	56 lbs. 9 oz.
Flounder	Tony Lebouef	1981	7 lbs. 6 oz.
Redfish	Terry St. Cyr	2003	47 lbs. 6 oz.
Sheepshead	John Bourg	1971	11 lbs. 8 oz.
Speckled Trout	Terry St. Cyr	2002	8 lbs. 7 oz.
White Trout	Eddie Elerman	1974	6 lbs. 12 oz.
Channel Mullet*	Hazel Tauzin	1979	1 lbs. 5 oz.
Bass	Curtis Compeaux	2011	4 lbs. 2 oz.
Bream	Norbert Bouzigard, Jr.	2012	13 oz.
* No Longer Eligible

SPEARFISH DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	YEAR	WEIGHT
Amberjack	Kenneth Lefort	1988	121 lbs. 11 oz.
Barracuda	Rick Kelley	1999	48 lbs. 2 oz.
Cobia	Andrew Henry	1996	89 lbs. 12 oz.
Grouper	Allen Jackson	1976	207 lbs. 12 oz.
Jack Crevalle	Toby Rabalais	1992	47 lbs. 14 oz.
Jewfish*	Max Smiley	1979	272 lbs. 12 oz.
Shark*	Keith Marchand	1984	379 lbs.
Red Snapper	Evans Vizier	1978	56 lbs.
Sheepshead	Jason Guitreau	2001	10 lbs. 9 oz
Spadefish	Mark Lemoine	1998	8 lbs. 7 oz.
Redfish*	Keith Marchand	1985	36 lbs. 3 oz.
Mangrove Snapper	Danny Jackson	2006	17 lbs. 8oz.
Triggerfish	Eddie Aydell	2005	13 lbs. 7 oz.
* No Longer Eligible

2012 RESULTS

BIG GAME DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	WEIGHT	HOMETOWN
Dolphin	1st - Gene Geiling 2nd - Bo Bankston 3rd - Jean Pierre Arceneaux	31 lbs. 0 oz. 21 lbs. 0 oz. 20 lbs. 9 oz.	River Ridge Baton Rouge Larose
Short Fin Mako Shark	No Entries
Blue Marlin	1st - Joel Gremillion	396 lbs. 0 oz.	Cut Off
White Marlin	No Entries
Tarpon	1st - Lance "Coon" Schouest	115 lbs. 4 oz.	Houma
Yellowfin Tuna	1st - Chris Landry 2nd - David Richeaux 3rd - Roger Carroll	44 lbs. 11 oz. 38 lbs. 15 oz. 38 lbs. 7 oz.	Baton Rouge Cut Off Neches, TX
Wahoo	1st - Monique Savoy 2nd - Henri Terrebonne 3rd - Joseph Hebert	41 lbs. 8 oz. 32 lbs. 6 oz. 16 lbs. 5 oz.	New Orleans Golden Meadow Plaquemine
Outstanding Big Game Fisherman	Joel Gremillion

BIG GAME TAG & RELEASE DIVISION

NAME	POINTS
1st - Jan Constantino 2nd - Jay Graham 3rd - Kenneth Lemoine	700 700 500
*Eligible Fish include Blue Marlin (500 points), White Marlin (200), Sailfish (150), & Swordfish (200).

SHORELINE DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	WEIGHT	HOMETOWN
Almaco Jack	No Entries
Barracuda	1st – Luke Cummings 2nd – Robert Daniel 3rd – John Langlois	41 lbs. 4 oz. 22 lbs. 6 oz. 19 lbs. 9 oz.	Pearl River St. Francisville Baton Rouge
Bluefish	1st - Andy Morvant 2nd - Michael Guidry 3rd - Michael Guidry	2 lbs. 10 oz. 1 lb. 12 oz. 1 lb. 10 oz.	Houma Galliano Galliano
Bonita	1st - Ren Cheramie 2nd - Jason Walker 3rd - Chase Barras	18 lbs. 15 oz. 15 lbs. 10 oz. 14 lbs. 7 oz.	Cut Off Baton Rouge Gibson
Blackfin Tuna	1st - Emily Bankston 2nd - Myron Hall 3rd - Emily Bankston	24 lbs. 10 oz. 22 lbs. 10 oz. 22 lbs. 2 oz.	Baton Rouge Ethel Baton Rouge
Cobia (Lemonfish)	1st - Chuck Comeaux 2nd - Stephen Rhodes 3rd - Brody Gautreaux	54 lbs. 8 oz. 47 lbs. 5 oz. 46 lbs. 6 oz.	Larose Houma Lockport
Grouper	1st - Hunter Andras 2nd - Hunter Andras 3rd - Sam Jackson	126 lbs. 3 oz. 37 lbs. 2 oz. 35 lbs. 8 oz.	Choupic Choupic Baton Rouge
Jack Crevalle	1st - Chase Barras 2nd - Reggie Ougel 3rd - Britton Comeaux	25 lbs. 13 oz. 24 lbs. 12 oz. 23 lbs. 11 oz.	Gibson Galliano Gibson
King Mackerel	1st - John Langlois 2nd - Ren Cheramie 3rd - John Langlois	31 lbs. 0 oz. 25 lbs. 4 oz. 23 lbs. 5 oz.	Baton Rouge Galliano Baton Rouge
Spanish Mackerel	1st - Brandon Wilford 2nd - Tara Guidry 3rd - Harold Hellbach	3 lbs. 12 oz. 3 lbs. 9 oz. 3 lbs. 8 oz.	Galliano Galliano Jefferson
Rainbow Runner	1st - Keith Brecheen 2nd - Ronnie Callais 3rd - Jean Pierre Arceneaux	4 lbs. 5 oz. 3 lbs. 8 oz. 3 lbs. 6 oz.	Baton Rouge Galliano Larose
Mangrove Snapper	1st - Buddy Schertler 2nd - Sam Jackson 3rd - Shawn Ryan Addy	11 lbs. 6 oz. 11 lbs. 4 oz. 10 lbs. 13 oz.	Thibodaux Cut Off Baton Rouge
Red Snapper	1st - Jan Constantino 2nd - Gary Gautreaux, Sr. 3rd - Jason Walker	28 lbs. 1 oz. 22 lbs. 9 oz. 22 lbs. 0 oz.	Baton Rouge Lockport Baton Rouge
Outstanding Shoreline Fisherman	Hunter Andras

INSIDE DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	WEIGHT	HOMETOWN
Bass	1st – Lane Gisclair 2nd – Lane Gisclair 3rd – Evelyn Evans 4th – Evelyn Evans 5th – Evelyn Evans	2 lbs. 10 oz. 1 lb. 0 oz. 0 lbs. 15 oz. 0 lbs. 12 oz. 0 lbs. 12 oz.	Galliano Galliano Larose Larose Larose
Bream	1st – Norbert Bouzigard, Jr. 2nd – Norbert Bouzigard, Jr. 3rd – Norbert Bouzigard, Jr.	13 oz. 13 oz. 13 oz.	Golden Meadow Golden Meadow Golden Meadow
Catfish/Gaff-Topsail	1st – Roy Autin 2nd – Roy Autin 3rd – Roy Autin	7 lbs. 6 oz. 7 lbs. 4 oz. 7 lbs. 4 oz.	Cut Off Cut Off Cut Off
Croaker	1st – Ritchie Toups 2nd – Janet Britt 3rd – David Moran	2 lbs. 15 oz. 1 lb. 13 oz. 1 lb. 0 oz.	Raceland Baton Rouge Pride
Drum	1st – Jordan Ledet 2nd – Ritchie Toups 3rd – Drew Collins	37 lbs. 15 oz. 37 lbs. 4 oz. 35 lbs. 7 oz.	Larose Raceland Galliano
Flounder	1st – Jake Meliet 2nd – Tommy Bush 3rd – Tommy Bush	2 lbs. 2 oz. 1 lb. 4 oz. 1 lb. 4 oz.	Baton Rouge Kenner Kenner
Redfish (under 27")	1st - James Ledet 2nd - James Ledet 3rd - James Ledet 4th - Lisa Martin 5th - Norbert Bouzigard, Jr.	7 lbs. 9 oz. 6 lbs. 11 oz. 6 lbs. 3 oz. 3 lbs. 8 oz. 2 lbs. 12 oz.	Galliano Galliano Galliano Galliano Golden Meadow
Redfish (over 27")	1st – Roger Dodger 2nd – Roy Autin 3rd – Eddie Callais 4th – Hunter Andras 5th – Paul Hebert	33 lbs. 9 oz. 33 lbs. 3 oz. 33 lbs. 1 oz. 30 lbs. 11 oz. 29 lbs. 8 oz.	Larose Cut Off Galliano Choupic Lafayette
Sheepshead	1st – Joe Ledet 2nd – Joe Ledet 3rd – Hunter Andras	4 lbs. 1 oz. 3 lbs. 11 oz. 3 lbs. 4 oz.	Galliano Galliano Choupic
Speckled Trout	1st – Scott Robichaux 2nd – Scott Simoneaux 3rd - Simon Cantrelle 4th - Simon Cantrelle 5th – James Ledet	5 lbs. 3 oz. 4 lbs. 14 oz. 3 lbs. 14 oz. 3 lbs. 12 oz. 3 lbs. 11 oz.	Thibodaux Baton Rouge Cut Off Cut Off Galliano
White Trout	1st – Keith Hebert 2nd – Keith Hebert 3rd - Simon Cantrelle	2 lbs. 14 oz. 2 lbs. 5 oz. 1 lb. 13 oz.	Raceland Raceland Cut Off
Outstanding Inside Fisherman	Roy Autin

CHILDREN'S DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	WEIGHT	HOMETOWN
Bass	1st – Koby Bruce 2nd – Liam Orgeron 3rd - Noah Bouzigard	1 lb. 1 oz. 15 oz. 11 oz.	Galliano Golden Meadow Lockport
Bream	1st - Noah Bouzigard 2nd - Noah Bouzigard 3rd - Noah Bouzigard	13 oz. 12 oz. 11 oz.	Lockport Lockport Lockport
Catfish/Gafftopsail	1st - Nicholas Broderick 2nd - Spencer Guilbeau 3rd - Colin Howell	2 lbs. 14 oz. 1 lb. 15 oz. 1 lb. 8 oz.	Denham Springs Cut Off Lafayette
Croaker	1st - Noah Laird 2nd - Noah Laird 3rd - Noah Laird	0 lbs. 11 oz. 0 lbs. 7 oz. 0 lbs. 5 oz.	Spring, TX Spring, TX Spring, TX
Drum	1st - Reece Toups 2nd - Reece Toups 3rd - Trey Wanko	47 lbs. 2 oz. 39 lbs. 12 oz. 18 lbs. 4 oz.	Galliano Galliano Raceland
Flounder	1st - Heath Callais 2nd - Makaila Fitch 3rd - Noah Laird	1 lb. 15 oz. 1 lb. 5 oz. 0 lbs. 13 oz.	Cut Off Cut Off Spring, TX
Redfish (under 27")	1st - Trey Wanko 2nd - Noah Laird 3rd - Noah Laird	7 lbs. 10 oz. 6 lbs. 0 oz. 4 lbs. 8 oz.	Raceland Spring, TX Spring, TX
Sheepshead	1st - Paxton Thompson 2nd - Paxton Thompson 3rd - No Entries	3 lbs. 12 oz. 3 lbs. 0 oz.	Madison, MS Madison, MS
Speckled Trout	1st - Trey Wanko 2nd - Colin Howell 3rd - Colin Howell	2 lbs. 15 oz. 2 lbs. 12 oz. 2 lbs. 11 oz.	Raceland Lafayette Lafayette
White Trout	1st - Paxton Thompson 2nd - Emma Angelette 3rd - Emma Angelette	1 lb. 0 oz. 0 lbs. 12 oz. 0 lbs. 11 oz.	Madison, MS Cut Off Cut Off
Outstanding Fisherman	Noah Laird
Outstanding Fisherette	Emma Angelette

SPEARFISHING DIVISION

SPECIES	NAME	WEIGHT	CLUB
Almaco Jack	1st - Terry Migaud 2nd - Rafe Antill 3rd - Troy Donaldson	34 lbs. 0 oz. 33 lbs. 13 oz. 2 lbs. 0 oz.	Hell Divers Lick 'em & Stick 'em Git 'Em
Barracuda	1st - Terry Migaud 2nd - Rafe Antill 3rd - Mark Peart	40 lbs. 0 oz. 37 lbs. 0 oz. 30 lbs. 12 oz.	Hell Divers Lick 'em & Stick 'em Hell Divers
Cobia	1st - Mark Peart 2nd - Mark Peart 3rd - Donald Scott	57 lbs. 8 oz. 49 lbs. 9 oz. 48 lbs. 6 oz.	Hell Divers Hell Divers Frogmen
Grouper	1st - Rafe Antill 2nd - Will DeMuth 3rd - Rafe Antill	46 lbs. 1 oz. 37 lbs. 5 oz. 33 lbs. 0 oz.	Lick 'em & Stick 'em Hell Divers Lick 'em & Stick 'em
Jack Crevalle	1st - Troy Donaldson 2nd - Terry Migaud 3rd - Will DeMuth	30 lbs. 9 oz. 29 lbs. 9 oz. 28 lbs. 3 oz.	Git 'Em Hell Divers Hell Divers
Sheepshead	1st - George Ansardi 2nd - Jackson Wilson 3rd - Will DeMuth	6 lbs. 10 oz. 6 lbs. 1 oz. 5 lbs. 9 oz.	Hell Divers Hell Divers Hell Divers
Spadefish	1st - Chase Donaldson 2nd - Troy Donaldson 3rd - Troy Donaldson	7 lbs. 1 oz. 6 lbs. 14 oz. 5 lbs. 13 oz.	Git 'Em Git 'Em Git 'Em
Mangrove Snapper	1st - George Ansardi 2nd - Louis Rossignol 3rd - George Ansardi	10 lbs. 8 oz. 10 lbs. 7 oz. 9 lbs. 15 oz.	Hell Divers Hell Divers Hell Divers
Red Snapper	Darren Siebert Jackson Wilson Will DeMuth	27 lbs. 13 oz. 24 lbs. 2 oz. 21 lbs. 1 oz.	Lite Line Hell Divers Hell Divers
Triggerfish	1st - Terry Migaud 2nd - Mark Peart 3rd - George Ansardi	7 lbs. 6 oz. 5 lbs. 12 oz. 4 lbs. 3 oz.	Hell Divers Hell Divers Hell Divers
Miscellaneous Species Wahoo Drum **Permit	1st - Will DeMuth 2nd - Vincent LeBlanc 3rd - George Ansardi	81 lbs. 13 oz. 33 lbs. 10 oz. 27 lbs. 0 oz.	Hell Divers Hell Divers Hell Divers
Outstanding Club	Hell Divers
King Spearfisherman	Terry Migaud
King Skin Diver	George Ansardi