U.S. OPEN KING MACKEREL TOURNAMENT
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Previous Winners
| 1979 | Neil McLaurin "Farmer's Rig" |
33.14 pounds Clio, SC |
| 1980 | John Jamison |
43.4 pounds Hilton, SC |
| 1981 | Rob Ferris "Pearly Gates" |
34.4 pounds Monroe, NC |
| 1982 | Harold Petty "Music Man" |
48.9 pounds Carolina Beach, NC |
| 1983 | Charles Lanier "Adventurer" |
40.80 pounds Jacksonville, NC |
| 1984 | Floyd Leatherman "Hot Pursuit" |
46.65 pounds Hickory, NC |
| 1985 | John Wagner "Cherry Picker" & Ken Cooper |
50.25 pounds Burlington, NC Wilmington, NC |
| 1986 | J.E. Simmons "Kan Doo" |
50.40 pounds Wilmington, NC |
| 1987 | Michael Clemmons |
49.05 pounds Southport, NC |
| 1988 | Phil Barker "Net Profit" |
43.30 pounds Wrightsville Beach, NC |
| 1989 | Gary Gray "Gone Fishing" |
40.50 pounds Hampstead, NC |
| 1990 | Wayne Hill "Joy Stick" |
45.50 pounds North Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1991 | David Stallings "Grey II" |
42.05 pounds Raleigh, NC |
| 1992 | Jack Wood "Team Laguna" |
40.15 pounds Knoxville, TN |
| 1993 | Terry Turner "GoodTime" |
52.40 pounds Wilmington, NC |
| 1994 | Robert N. Bishop, Jr. "Fishbuster" |
48.20 pounds Jacksonville, FL |
| 1995 | William D. Roscoe, Jr. "Eye Doc II" |
43.25 pounds Siler City, NC |
| 1996 | Charles R. Wilson "Easy Times" |
37.75 pounds Southport, NC |
| 1997 | Danny B. Gore "Toppin" |
40.50 pounds Wilmington, NC |
| 1998 | Larry W. Nash "Pyzonnya" |
37.75 pounds Carolina Beach, NC |
| *1999 | Joe Winslow "Hooligan" |
52.45 pounds Little River, SC |
| 2000 | Dieter Cardwell "Tide Line" |
39.85 pounds Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2001 | Gerard J. Skehan "Switch-er-oo"
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44.85 pounds Oak Island, NC |
| 2002 | Mark McKeithan "Trade Mark" |
46.65 pounds Ash, NC |
| 2003 | Samuel Cernugel "Coon Dog" |
43.75 pounds Wilmington, NC |
| 2004 | Dean Spatholt" "Fish Meister" |
41.30 pounds Calabash, NC |
| 2005 | Ronald Sutton ”Team Hammer” |
38.65 pounds Carolina Beach, NC |
| 2006 | Ray R. Gertz "Knocking Fire" |
39.30 pounds Wilmington, NC |
| 2007 | Charles W. Fisher "Teezer" |
41.35 pounds Eden, NC |
| 2008 | Robert D Smith " Second Time Around" |
40.20 Bolivia,NC |
| * Tournament Record |
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