Big Boats at the dock before the start of Poco Bueno
-photo by Mike Hessong

Blue Marlin: Chum On 551 lb. 109.5”
Notorious 519.5 lb.
Dorado 448 lb.
Draggin Up 447.5 lb.
Doc Holiday 366 lb.

Tuna: Doulas 130.5 lb.

Dorado: Maverick 40.5 lb.

Wahoo: Whiskey Business 33 lb.

Inshore:

Master Angler Gene Boerm & Chris Taylor 55.80 pts.
(31.35 lb. redfish; 24.45 lb. trout)

Fly Fish Division: Chris Hutcheson & Matt Kafka
(33.35 pts. Master Angler; 7.30 pts redfish)

The Tournament was called off early Saturday evening as a result of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Miss Shrimpfest Camryn Edwards
Runner Up – Amber Rodriguez
Second Runner Up and Photogenic – Abigail Morgan

Shrimpfest Pageant Winners:

Junior Miss Shrimpfest – Destiny Garza
Little Miss Shrimpfest – McKenna Rae Boedecker
Tiny Miss Shrimpfest – Preslei Jade Haden
Teeny Miss Shrimpfest & Best Dressed – Mattilyn Williams Runner Up – Harper Amerson
Second Runner Up – Paislee Maikoetter
Photogenic – Amberlee Semmler
Baby Miss Shrimpfest – Addisyn Williams
Little Mister Shrimpfest – Rostyn Semmler
Tiny Mister Shrimpfest, Photogenic & Best Dressed:
Brandon Reagan-Maldonado
Second Runner Up – Stetson Hadley
Baby Mister Shrimpfest – Pierce Hurley Gonzales

Shrimp Eating Contest
Winner – Devin Spencer
2nd place – Frank Casarez

Shrimpfest Horseshoe Winners
1st Place – Leal & Leal from Portland
2nd Place – Trey & Ron from Ingleside

Shrimpfest Washer Winners
1st place: Boo Knezek and Gary Clark
2nd place: Tim and Kaitlyn Ripple

Shrimpfest Kayak Winners
Biggest Red & Stringer – Sandra Rodriguez
Big Other Mario Bonzalez 23.21 Gar
2nd Other Amanda Wilson – 14.89 Jack Crevalle

Silver Spoon Cookers
Shrimp Anything Goes, Best Booth, People’s Choice

Gumbo Cook-Off Winners
1st place – Nuff Sedd Cookers
2nd Place – M Bar Q Cookers
3rd Place – To Each Their Own…

Scavenger Hunt
1st Place Team – Bad & Boujee
Members:
Dana Marrs, Valerie Marrs, Ingrid Weaver, Brock Otto

On behalf of the Seadrift Chamber of Commerce, we would like to “Thank” all of our sponsors for Shrimpfest 2017. Without your support & partnership, the Shrimpfest would not have been successful. With the success, we will give back to our community. We did this as a team!

Shrimpfest Sponsors
City Of Seadrift
Bay Flats Lodge
Coastline Trailers
Transport
HEB
JC Custom Boats Inc
First National Bank
Port Lavaca Auto Group
Precision Accessory
Dow Chemical
Dick’s Food Store
Seadrift Coke L.P.
The Tax Depot
Bay Breeze Real Estate
Bayside Express
Taurus Services LLC
Barefoot guide service
Testengeer Inc
FUMC
Ineos
Charlie’s Bait Camp
GBRA
Etch of Class
The Screen Shop
The Texas Saltwater Magazine
Donald Goldman, CPA
Wavenet Wireless
Victoria Web Design
Momentum Rental & Sales
Chunky Monkey’s
Melstan Feed
ICE For U
Military Veteran Peer Network

We would also like to “Thank” all that donated to our Shrimpfest Raffle. We will give back to our community.
Shrimpfest Raffle Donors
Capt. Randy Rabe
William Woolridge
Capt. Bobby Lambright
Benji Ondreas
Capt. James Cunningham
Capt. Brett Caron
Capt. Nathon Beabout
Jeremy Sanders
Poco Loco Lodge
Ben Brown
American Classifieds
Austen Rivera
Tin Roof Kitchen and Home
Precision Accessory
Charles Schons
Bubba’s Cajun Seafood
Seadrift Lawn and Home Services
Jenny Moe’s Diner
Shrimp Shack
B&B Charcoal
La Antigua
Barkett’s
Ondreas
Bayside Express
5C Ranch
Froggie’s
La Terraza

We look forward to continuing our partnership!!! Thanks to all our volunteer’s that help make this happen! We appreciate your time & efforts.

Seadrift Chamber of Commerce, Kristine Metcalfe – President

The third annual Kid’s Fishing Tournament was held in conjunction with the Seadrift Shrimpfest on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at the Bayfront Park Pavilion. The activity offered young children from ages 2-13 an opportunity to get their fishing lines and nets wet, spend quality family time and compete for prizes. A goodie bag and T-shirts were provided for all registered participants.

The event’s participation has increased each year and a total of 52 participants braved the windy conditions and choppy water on Saturday morning from 7:00-9:00 am. In addition to the fishing activities, the participants were provided an educational segment about the parts of a crab by Robin Stuckley prior to the first ever crab race. For those choosing the fastest crab to leave the circle, prizes were awarded. This event was presented and sponsored by the Middle Creek Red Angus Ranch of Schulenburg.

The fishing competition resulted in trophies and a variety of awards provided by activity sponsors such as fishing poles, nets, tackle boxes, and other related fishing equipment. The items were presented to the winners as follows by County Judge, Mike Pfeifer.

Biggest Fish
Ages 2-5 Rostyn Semmler
Ages 6-9 Adysen Janacek
Ages 10-13 Graylen Adams
Smallest Fish
Ages 2-5 Paisley Hadley
Ages 6-9 Wade Couch
Ages 10-13 Mia Salazar
Most Fish Caught During the 2 Hour Time Frame
Paisley Hadley – total of 6 fish
Largest Crab Adysen Janacek
Smallest Crab Adysen Janacek
Hard Luck Award Tayleigh Mahan
*The Hard Luck trophy was determined by Texas Parks and Wildlife employees and presented by Ms. Chelsea Bailey.

Many thanks go out to those who supported this year’s Kid Fish. An activity of this nature required the active participation and support of many. Volunteers from the First United Methodist Church Seadrift and Precision Accessories took the lead for the activity and worked to register the children, measure and record the entries, and dispense the goody bags and T-shirts. Other financial sponsors included the following:

Chunky Monkey Seafood
Port Lavaca Auto Group
Texas Salt Water Fishing Magazine
First United Methodist Church Seadrift
Tax Depot
Precision Accessories
Bay Breeze Real Estate
Charlie’s Bait Camp
Team Tram Sports Boats
Middle Creek Red Angus Ranch