(59) MEET WINNING FISH / AVERAGE SIZE:
(41) White Sea Bass (Avg. Size) 44.2# (1st 15 yrs.) 50.0# (Last 10 yrs.) 49.5#
(16) Yellowtail (Avg. Size) 32.4#
(2) Halibut (Avg. Size) 32.0#
(7) CLUB WINNERS
(LBN) LB Neptune (39)
(NC) No Club Affiliation (8)
(FATH) Fathomiers (5)
(SD) Squididdlers (2)
(NKT) Nesei Kelp Tanglers (2)
(HC) Hawaiian Council (4)
(LBN/FATH) Neptune/Fathomier (1)
LARGEST WINNING FISH = 71# WHITE SEA BASS
Seamus Callaghan 2018
LARGEST WINNING YELLOWTAIL = 43# John Yantis
1982
WHITE SEA BASS
(4) 60#+ WSB:
Yas Ikeda 62.5# 1970
/
Bob Stanbery 66.5# 1972
/
Seamus Callaghan 71# 2018
/
Seamus Callaghan 61.1# 2021
(8) 51 to 60# WSB:
54# 1964
/
57# 1966
/
52# 1967
/
56# 1977
/
51# 1996
/
52# 2002
/
59.8# 2006
/
52# 2012
(13) 41 to 50# WSB
(11) 30 to 40# WSB
(+) 19 Years Between 50#+ WSB Winners 1977-96
(2) HALIBUT WINNERS:
Jeff Jappe 33# 1975 /
Julie Riffe 31# 1998
MULTIPLE WINNERS
(2) FOUR TIME WINNERS:
Terry Maas 1977,
1978
,
1983
,
1984
/
John Ernst 1987,
1989
,
1990
,
1993
(2) THREE-TIME WINNER:
Jim Christiansen 1964,
1966
,
1968
/
Seamus Callaghan 2013,
2018
,
2021
(5) TWO TIME WINNERS:
Al Schneppershoff Jr. 1969,
1967
/
Bob Stanbery 1972,
1971
/
Danny Jones 2016,
2007
/
Robert Strohbach 2009,
2006
/
Yas Ikeda 1974,
1970
(4) BACK TO BACK WINNERS: Bob Stanbery 1971-72 / Terry Maas 1977-78, 83-84
/ John Ernst 1989-90
OTHER
(@) ONLY 1ST PLACE TIE 1991: 31.5 LB. White Sea Bass Al Schneppershoff III / Robert Wilson
(#) ONLY FATHER/SON WINNERS: Al Schneppershoff Jr., 1967, 69 / Al Schneppershoff III 1991
($) FIRST/ONLY WOMAN WINNER = Julie Riffe 31 LB. Halibut 1998
(%) DISQUALIFIED WINNERS (LATE) = Bill Walters 55 LB. WSB 1967, Al Schneppershoff Jr. 48 LB. WSB 1973
(&) ONLY DUAL CLUB MEMBER TO WIN BLUE WATER MEET = Skip Hellen 38 LB. WSB 2004
TOURNAMENT BEGINNING TRIVIA
Legend has it that first blue water meet was held at Ventura County Line (Leo Carrillo state beach) in June of
1961 or 1962. There are no records of who won or competed in that meet. The first offshore LB Neptune's Blue
Water Meet was organized by the late Jim Christiansen and held at Catalina Island June 12, 1963. The late John
Modugno speared a new IUSA world record 78.8 lb. White Sea Bass while competing in this event.
Unfortunately, John's record catch was the only fish landed that day and it was decided that this would not
be the first blue water meet or he would have been the first blue water meet champion in 1963.
The LB Neptune's Blue water meet official began in June 1964 with Jim Christiansen landing the largest fish
and became the first official Long Beach Neptune's Blue Water Meet tournament champion.
