I was honored to be the first to win the Wayne Timmermann Top Angler award at the Houston Big Game Lonestar Shootout in Port O’Connor. Mechanical Man took home the win with 3 blues and one white marlin released. I had a successful 3-3 on the blues and Craig Hale had success releasing the white. Our Capt. Ray Dunn took top captain and Matthew Grimes took top mate for the tournament. Thank you John Hickman for keeping lines off lines even though you really wanted to throw steel!

This award means so much more having grown up with Wayne Timmermann and being a part of his family’s events from his wedding to Nicole, to Wayne being the first to call and congratulate me when I completed my Billfish Royal Slam in 2013.

Thank you Randy Bright and the board of HBG for putting on another first class tournament and for getting this award in place! Thank you Ben and Gay Heilker for keeping us on the water year after year.

Thanks to everyone that has sent well wishes, but honestly I’m the lucky one fishing with one of the best teams in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tight lines! -Andy Lack