b"2022 annual Angling Trophy WinnersThe WPBFC Angling Committee is pleased to recognize the following winners of the clubs 2022 annual angling trophies. These awards, some of which date back over 50 years, are highly cov-eted honors among club members and recognize outstanding angling achievements. Tracy Schneider Memorial TrophyPresented annually to the member scoring the highest total points for sailfish releases in Florida waters based on the following point values: caught and released on live bait (100 pts.), dead bait (300 pts.), pure artificial lures (500 pts.), and fly (1000 pts.).Ryan DavisRyan Davis of Riviera Beach took home the Tracy M. Schneider Memorial Sailfish Release Trophy in 2022 with 5,400 points (51 releases on live bait, 1 on dead).He fully committed to the competi-tion entering fish the entire calendar year to achieve this 50+ sailfish benchmark.Ryan (l) with WPBFC Managing Director Tom Bzura.Beinecke Blue Marlin Trophy Richard Jeck Presented annually to the member scoring the most pointsMemorial Billfish Tagging Trophyfor blue marlin releases in the Bahamas (100 pts.) andPresented annually to the member who tags the most billfish, Florida (300 pts.) A minimum 300 pointsincluding swordfish, off Florida & the Bahamas.Anglers is required to win. must use approved Billfish Foundation or National Marine Fisheries Service tags.Minimum of 20 fish must beColton Cunninghamtagged to win award.Colton Cunningham ofDawn SamuelsNorth Palm Beach, pictured left with hisPalm Beach Gardens' Dawn wife, Jenny, took topSamuels, pictured with honors in the 2022husband Mike,was the Beinecke Atlantic Blueproud recipient of the Marlin Release TrophyRichard Jeck Memorial competition with 300Billfish Tagging Trophy in pts. (1 release off 2022.With a total of 20 sail-Palm Beach).fish tagged & released. She scored her last 3 sails on the The Nora Award final day of the competition.Dawn also won the award in Presented annually to the member catching the2014 and 2021.heaviest snook within Florida.Leas International Angling TrophyEddieIn memory of Donald S. Leas.Presented annually to the Twyford member who makes the most outstanding catch or catches in international waters.Can be fresh or salt water. The 2022Michael Barrywinner of theMichael Barry (l) of Palm James P. NoraBeach Shores bested the Award for thepack in the competition for heaviest snook wasthe 2022 Leas Int'l Angling lifetime clubTrophy with an impressive member Eddietotal of 65 blue marlin, 8 Twyford of Northwhite marlin and a number Palm Beach,of both Atlantic & Pacific pictured left withsailfish all caught & his dad, WPBFC President Tom Twyford. releasedon 30 General Eddie caught and released a 31 lb., 8 oz. snooktackle in the DR, Costa while fishing Palm Beach Inlet using live bait onRica & the Bahamas.20 lb. General tackle in June."