|1997 | Crocker Stickney |43.9 |- |1998 | Dustin McIntire |26.95 |- |1999 | Sarah Pugh |29.65 |- |2000 | Casey Lands |36.8 |- |2001 | Andrew Hurst |37.99 |- |2002 | No Tournament | |- |2003 | Hayley Craven |29.9 |- |2004 | Ross Crabtree |39.2 |- |2005 | Quint Wright |34.1 |- |2006 | | |- |2007 | | |- |2008 | | |- |2009 | Spencer LeSage | 37.40 |- |2010 | Cody Powers | 36.95 |- |} Fish sale All the fish caught and weighed become the property of the tournament, but they don't go to waste. Within minutes, they are gutted and iced down by Ed Thomas, a professional from Safe Harbor Seafood Market. They are shipped all over North America and consumed (mostly) by non-American ethnic groups who like the taste and low price (less than $2.75/lb). The tournament is paid just under $1 per pound for 5-8 tons of fish. Volunteers The tournament relies on volunteers to maximize the proceeds available for charities. As many as 400 individuals donate their time to make the event a success. A few people have actually served in every previous contest. The Walt Murr Award honors an outstanding volunteer during the annual Tournament. The award was established during 1987 in honor of the first tournament chairman, Walt Murr. The honoree is selected by the board of directors upon recommendation from the current tournament chairman and vice chairmen. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width=250px style="margin: 1em auto;" |+ !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=Navy|Murr Award recipients |- !Year !Winner |- |1987 | Bob Medley |- |1988 | Al & Joan Lancaster |- |1989 | Pete Loftin |- |1990 | Doodles Cinotti |- |1991 | Edgar Ochs |- |1992 | John Lees |- |1993 | Brenda Ochs |- |1994 | Jim Ingalls |- |1995 | Carl DiSalvo |- |1996 | Jimbo Crumley |- |1997 | Joe Tomlinson |- |1998 | Tom Fulmer |- |1999 | Peggy Collins |- |2000 | Harvey Rohn |- |2001 | Ted Karst |- |2002 | Sheryl Rohn |- |2003 | Dennis Collins |- |2004 | JoAnn Preston |- |2005 | Charlie Smith |- |2006 | Rita Contos |- |2007 | John Edenfield |- |2008 | Wally Brown |- |2009 | Barry Lancaster |- |2010 | John Laforge |- |} See also Angling Fishing Big-game fishing Sport Fishing References External links GJKT Official Website Southern Kingfish Association Fishing tournaments