Many thanks go out to all the anglers and guides who came out to fish this year. We had 24 boats participate and 6 permit released during the three day event. High winds made the days super challenging – Congrats to all the winners! Grand Champions Ivar Bolander and Capt. Steve Friedman @ivarpermit1 @captstevefriedman with two fish both 28.5” to the fork, First Runner Up – Robert Dougherty and Capt. Nick LaBadie with two fish caught today @captnicklabadie, Runner up and Largest Fish – Sam Kaufman and Capt. Aaron Snell. Their fish measured 29” to the fork.
| Angler/Guide | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolander/Friedman | 0 | 114 / 28.5" | 114/28.5" | 228 |
| Brune / Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carruthers / Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian / C. Huff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| del Bosque / Paulson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dougherty / LaBadie | 0 | 0 | 164/24", 17" | 164 |
| Ferguson / Holeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harkins / Guerin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hirsh / Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holt / Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaplan / Gorton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaufman / Snell | 0 | 0 | 116/29 | 116 |
| Knowles / Heydon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linville / Slater | 0 | 105 / 26.25" | 0 | 105 |
| Lynch / Phinney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margo / Delashmit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan / D. Huff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Packo / Becker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perkinson / Kramarz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shealey / Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith / Cyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stinnett / O’Hearn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vallilee / Kilpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ward / Gable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
March Merkin 2021
March merkin
Event Schedule
March 8
Silent Auction Opens
6PM
March 9
Boats Report
6:30 AM
Dockside by Pool
Pick up breakfast & lunch
Lines Out
4:00 PM
Scoring Closes
5:00 PM
All boats reporting a catch must have it in to scorekeeper by 5PM.
March 10
Boats Report
6:30 AM
Dockside by Pool
Pick up breakfast & lunch
Lines Out
4:00 PM
Scoring Closes
5:00 PM
All boats reporting a catch must have it in to scorekeeper by 5PM.
March 11
Boats Report
6:30 AM
Dockside by Pool
Pick up breakfast & lunch
Lines Out
4:00 PM
Scoring Closes
5:00 PM
All boats reporting a catch must have it in to scorekeeper by 5PM.
March Merkin 2022
March 7-10, 2022
Key West Yacht Club & Marina
6000 Peninsular Ave.
Key West, FL 33040
2020 Grand Champions!
Clint Packo
Capt. Simon Becker
12 permit caught – 24 boats
- Grand Champions
Clint Packo
Capt Simon Becker
3 fish total – 306 points - First Runner-Up
Thane Morgan
Capt Dustin Huff
1 fish – 33.25” to the fork – 133 points
Largest Fish of the tournament - Runner-Up
Tim Brune
Capt Scott Irvine
1 fish – 31.5” to the fork – 126 points
2021 March Merkin
March 8-11, 2021
The 2021 March Merkin will be March 8-11, 2021
in Key West at the
Stock Island Yacht Club & Marina
Silent Online Auction
will be March 8-11, 2021
beginning at 6PM on March 8th.
First Runner-Up Thane Morgan & Capt Dustin Huff with LKGA President Doug Kilpatrick
Runner-Up Tim Brune and Capt. Scott Irvine
Largest Fish – Thane Morgan & Capt Dustin Huff
Clint Packo – Grand Champion Angler
Chris Stinnett
Joe Skrumbellos
Grand Champions Clint Packo and Simon Becker
Kat Vallilee
Tim Brune – Runner-Up Angler
Sam Kaufman
How to Measure Your Fish for Permit Tournaments
Thank you
A big thank you to everyone who has donated to the March Merkin Permit Tournament over the years. We appreciate your loyalty to us and the charities we represent.
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March Merkin 2021 Dates
March 8-11, 2021
Stock Island Yacht Club & Marina
Key West, FL
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