2023 Annual Awards

2023 Al Schuck Awards

• Marcelo Murcia

2023 Ed Gulley Award

• Jeremy Kerekes – 648.39 points

2023 Top Five Awards

1. Jeremy Kerekes
2. Erik Sochin
3. Marcelo Murcia
4. Art Frick
5. Eric Stewart

2023 Larry Staat Award

• Jeremy Kerekes

2023 Largest Yellowtail in California Award

• Rob Hesse – 39.68 pounds

2023 Clint Kolberstein Largest Lobster Award

• None

2023 Mike Thomas Largest Halibut Award

• Lex Aguirre – 22 pounds

2023 Largest Abalone Award

• n/a (fishery closed)

2023 Largest Open Water Fish Outside California Award

• Richard Balta – Wahoo 102.6 pounds – French Polynesia

2023 Largest Reef Fish Outside California Award

• Wakako Takahashi – Gulf Grouper 40.8 pounds – BOLA, Baja

2023 Largest Fish in California Award

• Richard Balta – Bluefin Tuna 167.5 pounds

2023 Top New Competitor Award

• None

2023 New All Time Records Outside California

• Eric Buss – Giant Hawkfish 12.8 pounds – Magdelena Bay, Baja
• Erik Sochin – Bumphead Parrotfish 16 pounds – La Ventana, Baja
• Erik Sochin Dorado – 35.6 pounds – La Ventana, Baja
• Richard Balta – Wahoo 102.6 pounds – French Polynesia

2023 New All Time Records in California

• Art Frick – Sargo 3.41 pounds – Long Beach

2023 Redding Fish

• Art Frick – Calico Bass 10.13 pounds

2023 Medallion Award Leaders

Species	Diver	Weight (lbs)	Location
Barracuda	Art Frick	5.25	Palos Verdes
Barred Perch
Black Croaker
Black Perch
Cabazon
Corbina	Art Frick	2.07	Palos Verdes
Dorado	Erick Sochin	35.6	La Ventana
Flounder
Grass Rockfish
Halibut	Lex Aguirre	22.0	Palos Verdes
Half Moon	Art Frick	2.76	Catalina Island
Kelp Bass (Calico)	Art Frick	10.13	Palos Verdes
Kelp Fish	Erick Stewart	1.53	Cabrillo Club Dive
Kelp Rockfish
Ling Cod
Mangrove Snapper
Midshipman
Ocean Whitefish	Daniel Fleek	1.48	Cabrillo Club Dive
Olive Rockfish
Opaleye	Jeremy Kerekes	4.88	PV Open Club Dive
Pile Perch
Rainbow Perch
Rock Wrasse
Rubberlip Perch	Erik Sochin	2.24	Cabrillo Club Dive
Sand Bass
Sargo	Art Frick	3.41	Long Beach
Sculpin	Jeremy Kerekes	2.82	PV Open Club Dive
Sheephead	Scott Blumer	21.95	Sturgill Club Dive
Spotfin Croaker
Striped Bass	Art Frick	2.29	Palos Verdes
Tree Fish
Trigger Fish
Top Smelt
Vermillion Rockfish
Wahoo	Richard Balta	102.6	French Polynesia
White Seabass	Sherif Bates	72.0	Palos Verdes
Wolf Eel
Zebra Perch	Rob Hesse	2.46	Malaga Club Dive