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Old 07-26-2012, 10:29 PM   #1
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Thumbs up 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

One super thing about the Big Bang! Open is the colossal number of prizes we have displayed on our prize wall. Sponsors appreciate having their prizes showcased like this for the crowd to see and touch.

Len Gradyman took plenty of photos of the prizes, so here is a thread dedicated to just that plus the top 20 winners which is our dividing line before Mystery Winners commence.

An old spearing friend named Bret Wally once told me years ago that the number of guns on a spearfishing tournament prize table is a big measure of success. We had something like 45 guns in our treasure for the contestants to pick at.

Don't forget to see the next round of photos after you view these pics here in this thread. The next round is located at:

http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=148892







































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Old 07-26-2012, 10:57 PM   #2
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Lightbulb Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

The trophies have been completely redesigned this year with a sleek new look.























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Old 07-28-2012, 10:30 PM   #3
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

Announcing the Top 20 Winners of the 2012 Big Bang! Open - Congratulations!



The Trophy Award Recipients:

BEST BOAT

Cracker – 302.375 Combined Aggregate Points of Top Three Shooters

BEST FREEDIVER

Dylan Page – 72.9375 Aggregate Points

BEST FEMALE DIVER

Jen Young - 74.875 Aggregate Points

BEST JUNIOR DIVER

David Lee – 55.75 Aggregate Points

LARGEST GROUPER

Jobert Williams – 42.0 Pounds Gutted Weight

LARGEST SNAPPER

Alexander Uzaga – 46.25 Pounds Gutted Weight

LARGEST HOGFISH OR FLOUNDER

Chip Garber – 9.5625 Pounds Gutted Weight (Hogfish)

LARGEST SHEEPSHEAD OR TIGGERFISH

Anthony Segrich– 9.875 Pounds Gutted Weight (Sheepshead)

LARGEST AMBERJACK OR COBIA

Mark Fontana – 56.8125 Gutted Weight (Amberjack)

LARGEST WILD CARD FISH

John Dickenson – 30.1875 Gutted Weight



















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Old 07-29-2012, 07:20 AM   #4
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

In case you missed it, here is the link to the Official Photo Thread for the 2012 Weigh-in.


2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Weigh That! A Stellar Big Bang Open for the Log Books
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:41 AM   #5
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

Tony the prize table looked insanely awesome and if I wasnt committed to capt school that weekend I would have loved to have shot for a trip to that prize "WALL". Thanks for creating a tournament of this magnitude and hosting it right here in my backyard. Next year I plan to be up there claiming my own prize!
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Old 07-29-2012, 10:02 AM   #6
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

Wow that is one hell of a tourney right there. What a huge spread of prizes
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Old 07-29-2012, 02:15 PM   #7
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

Awesome! Big thanks to Len for lugging that camera all day! Thanks for hosting yet another great event Tony! Looking forward to the prize winner pics!
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

A Big Thanks Tony for another great tournament. The weigh in staff and facilities can't be beat you have a great crew! I also want to thank Jon at Ulusub spearguns for donating the the gun I was lucky enough to win, just have to decide on what size to get.
Thanks again for a great weekend! Already thinking about next year.
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

Congratulations to all the winners!

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A Big Thanks Tony for another great tournament. The weigh in staff and facilities can't be beat you have a great crew! I also want to thank Jon at Ulusub spearguns for donating the the gun I was lucky enough to win, just have to decide on what size to get.
Thanks again for a great weekend! Already thinking about next year.
Chip, take a look at the Ulusub Louis had built as his prize from last year's tournament. In my opinion it is the perfect gun for our area and style of diving. Plenty of mass and a shape that gets the bands perfectly in line with the shaft to manage recoil when powered up, but tapered forward for a low profile front end that swings easily. Jon builds a top notch gun and you will not be disappointed!
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Re: 2012 OFFICIAL Photo Thread - Top 20 Winners + A Prize Wall to be Remembered!

Go to the next round of pics right here:

http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=148892
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