Results of the 2014 Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament

42nd Annual Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament

Location: Town of Hempstead Guy Lombardo Marina, Freeport, New York, USA.
Date: 14. June 2014

This past Saturday, the boat ‘Reel Games’ captained by Glenn Kapoosuzdan won the 42nd Annual Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament with a 542.6 lbs Thresher Shark.

The largest Mako shark ( with over 403 lbs in weight ) was landed by the boat ‘Far East’.

The Freeport Hudson Anglers was also pleased to award a tagging prize this year.
All prizes totaled over $225,000 in cash and prizes.

Last year’s results of this tournament can be found here:
Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament 2013

Here is a short list of the five heaviest sharks (two threshers and three makos) caught in the 2014 contest :

Weighed-Ins

1st Place
Species: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)
Weight: 542.6 lbs
Angler: Steven Scatenga
Boat: Reel Games (Capt. Glenn Kapoosuzdan)
Total Payout: $159,882

2nd
Species: Thresher shark ( Alopias vulpinus )
Weight: 501 lbs
Boat: A Fish Scent ( Capt. Joseph Buser )

3rd
Species: Mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )
Weight: 403.6 lbs
Boat: Far East ( Capt. Alex Shlomm )

4th
Species: Mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )
Weight: 294.4 lbs
Boat: Sea Hooker ( Capt. Andy Cusomodo )

5th
Species: Mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )
Weight: 292.8 lbs
Boat: On The Mako ( Capt. Gene Judd )

Source: On The Water