EKFT Championship Ring information for the Summer Slam Series
Total weight of the EKFT Sailfish Smackdown & Summer Slam Series wins the customized Extreme Championship Ring. This does NOT mean you have to compete in all 3 events. An angler can fish one or all tournaments to gather as much weight as possible, Eligible fish for the ring are the eligible fish for total weight in each tournament. Only Sailfish are eligible in the Sailfish Smackdown.
NEWLY ADDED: EKFT SAILFISH POINTS SYSTEM TOWARD THE EKFT CHAMPIONSHIP RING
Anglers can now gain weight points toward the Summer Slam Series Championship Ring at the Sailfish Smackdown Tournament! Each Sailfish caught and safely released on either day of the Sailfish Smackdown tournament will automatically guarantee that angler 5lbs of weight per Sailfish caught going into the Summer Slam Series in 2022. This will give anglers a head start going into the Summer Slam Series. NOTE: These weight points are only added towards the EKFT Championship Ring at the end of the year and not toward individual Summer Slam events.
Find out eligible fish and rules here. The winner of the ring will be presented with it at a future EKFT tournament scheduled in 2023. The angler that wins the ring MUST be present in receiving the ring. If not present, the ring will be given to the angler that finished second in overall accumulated weight for the Summer Slam Series. If an out of state angler wins the ring then the EKFT committee will schedule a time that works best for that angler to be presented with the ring at a future EKFT tournament.
NEWLY ADDED: EKFT SAILFISH POINTS SYSTEM TOWARD THE EKFT CHAMPIONSHIP RING
Anglers can now gain weight points toward the Summer Slam Series Championship Ring at the Sailfish Smackdown Tournament! Each Sailfish caught and safely released on either day of the Sailfish Smackdown tournament will automatically guarantee that angler 5lbs of weight per Sailfish caught going into the Summer Slam Series in 2022. This will give anglers a head start going into the Summer Slam Series. NOTE: These weight points are only added towards the EKFT Championship Ring at the end of the year and not toward individual Summer Slam events.
Find out eligible fish and rules here. The winner of the ring will be presented with it at a future EKFT tournament scheduled in 2023. The angler that wins the ring MUST be present in receiving the ring. If not present, the ring will be given to the angler that finished second in overall accumulated weight for the Summer Slam Series. If an out of state angler wins the ring then the EKFT committee will schedule a time that works best for that angler to be presented with the ring at a future EKFT tournament.
2020 CHAMPIONSHIP RING CHAMPION IS ROB RODRIGUEZ!
SUMMER SLAM SERIES 2019 CHAMPION SHAUN ROLES / TOTAL WEIGHT 54.16LBS
2019 Ring Standings
1st – Shaun Roles 54.16lbs.
2nd – Brian Nelli 48.19lbs.
3rd – Leandro Pera 44lbs.
4th - Justin Ritchey 41.8lbs.
5th – Brandon Meltzer 39.75lbs.
6th – Jeff Forand 35.85lbs.
7th – Ranzay Blanco 33lbs.
8th – Eric Clark 32.25lbs.
9th – Adrian Mauricio Giosa 31.33lbs.
10th – Jacob Dush Total 25.84lbs.
11th - Hector Vazquez 23.83lbs.
12th Frank Castillo 22.82lbs.
13th Franco Natividad 22.58lbs.
14th James Butters 22.16lbs.
15th Alejandro Duberti 21.54lbs.
16th Michael Andrews 19.84lbs.
17th Nick Evans 19.67lbs.
18th Roy Moncada 18.43lbs.
19th John McKroid 18.14lbs.
20th Thomas Kuznik IV 16.01lbs.
21st William Centrone14.59lbs.
22nd Benjamin Carr 12.59lbs.
23rd Mike Venarchick 11.86lbs.
24th Richard Chavis11.6lbs.
25th Brandon Kendrick 11.51lbs
26th Greg Nolan 10.91lbs.
27th Robwil Valderrey - 10lbs
28th Thomas Kuhns 9.26lbs
29th Bri Andrassy 9.10lbs.
30th Zach Carnevale 8.44lbs.
31st Pablo Cruz 7.98lbs.
32nd Adam Roeck 7.26lbs.
33rd Brandon Skoff 7.01lbs.
34th Chris Wesnofske 6.68lbs.
2nd – Brian Nelli 48.19lbs.
3rd – Leandro Pera 44lbs.
4th - Justin Ritchey 41.8lbs.
5th – Brandon Meltzer 39.75lbs.
6th – Jeff Forand 35.85lbs.
7th – Ranzay Blanco 33lbs.
8th – Eric Clark 32.25lbs.
9th – Adrian Mauricio Giosa 31.33lbs.
10th – Jacob Dush Total 25.84lbs.
11th - Hector Vazquez 23.83lbs.
12th Frank Castillo 22.82lbs.
13th Franco Natividad 22.58lbs.
14th James Butters 22.16lbs.
15th Alejandro Duberti 21.54lbs.
16th Michael Andrews 19.84lbs.
17th Nick Evans 19.67lbs.
18th Roy Moncada 18.43lbs.
19th John McKroid 18.14lbs.
20th Thomas Kuznik IV 16.01lbs.
21st William Centrone14.59lbs.
22nd Benjamin Carr 12.59lbs.
23rd Mike Venarchick 11.86lbs.
24th Richard Chavis11.6lbs.
25th Brandon Kendrick 11.51lbs
26th Greg Nolan 10.91lbs.
27th Robwil Valderrey - 10lbs
28th Thomas Kuhns 9.26lbs
29th Bri Andrassy 9.10lbs.
30th Zach Carnevale 8.44lbs.
31st Pablo Cruz 7.98lbs.
32nd Adam Roeck 7.26lbs.
33rd Brandon Skoff 7.01lbs.
34th Chris Wesnofske 6.68lbs.
2018 SERIES CHAMPION GREG NOLAN
Greg Nolan won the 2018 Summer Slam Series with a total weight of (40.3lbs)! He landed 2 jumbo Black Fin Tuna in the SS Part 1. With SS Part 2 a wash out, with storms and rain, he was able to secure his weight and spot among the best of the best offshore anglers.
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JOHN MCKROID, WINNER OF THE 2017 SUMMER SLAM SERIES
John McKroid won the 2017 Summer Slam Series with a tournament record 101.7lbs! He also accumulated that total weight in a single event, the SS Part 2! John broke another record that day with a 71.9lb Wahoo that gave him most of that total weight!
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ROB RODRIGUEZ, WINNER OF THE 2016 SUMMER SLAM SERIES
Rob Rodriguez won the 2016 Summer Slam Series with a total weight of 97.2lbs! In the SS Part 1 he landed a tournament record Black Fin Tuna weighing in at 30lbs. In the SS Part 2 he Landed a Kingfish & Wahoo with a combo weight of 67.2lbs, the most in a single event at that time.
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CARL TORRESSON, WINNER OF THE 2015 SUMMER SLAM SERIES
Carl Torresson won back to back Summer Slam Tournaments with a total weight of 85.7lbs! Carl won the SS Part 1 with two Kingfish that amounted to 40.5lbs and did even better in Part 2 with another two Kingfish to add an additional 45.2lbs! Carl is still the only angler to win back to back Summer Slams in Pompano Beach, FL.
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JOE KRAATZ, WINNER OF THE 2014 SUMMER SLAM SERIES
Joe Kraatz won the 2014 Summer Slam Series with one tournament and two big kingfish with a total weight of 47.8lbs! Joe also won the 2016 Battle in the Bahamas with a total weight of 72.9lbs.
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BRIAN NELLI, WINNER OF 2014 THE BATTLE IN THE BAHAMAS
Brian Nelli won the very first Battle in the Bahamas tournament in 2014 with a total weight of 75.2lbs! Brain did it again in the 2015 Battle in the Bahamas with a total weight of 43.2lbs.
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