To all Members and Sponsors;
 
For the 10th Annual Mana-Sota Mako Funament we had 24 boats, 96 people attending. On Friday night, one of our speakers, "DC" from Sarasota Kayaks, showed us his rigged kayak (GPS, fish finder, etc.) and explained how he guides customers to fish in Sarasota Bay.  SKA Tournament Capt. Mark Maus showed us his Kingfish tackle and answered our questions about catching Kingfish in the Gulf of Mexico.  Later we served food and drinks and played games, like Redneck Horseshoes and Twister.
 
Most of our members fished on Saturday and that evening for our dinner we ate smoked hog, chicken, beans and vegetables.  Later, we raffled off numerous fishing items to raise money for our club. 
 
The following boats and families attended the 10th Annual Mana-Sota Mako Funament.    
 
No Name
1974 - 20' Mako CC (I believe this is the oldest Mako in the club)
New Members - Brian, Allisa, Brian Jr., Cole & Ava O'Leary
Ava was our youngest angler at 8 months old.
 
"Fins Up"
1986 - 22' Mako
New Members - Todd, Cindy, Marina & Bryce Williams
Bryce and Marina caught Blue Crabs.
 
"Line Dancer"
2000 - 27' Edgewater CC
New Members - Rose Robinett & Paul Leaf
John & JR Miles
JR caught one 26" Spanish Mackerel.
 
"Blue Chip"
1989 - 17' Mako CC
Chip Miller & Mary Anne Hecht
Funament Photographers
 
"Extreme Dream"
2000 - 27' Sport Craft Cutty
Chris & Paula McGrath
No fish caught, but they caught the lure they lost one hour earlier, when they trolled back through the same location.
 
"Patti-Mar"
1992 - 23' Mako CC
Jim & Patti Krick
Jim was our Funament Director and our Chef
Patti caught one Spanish Mackerel.
 
"Ann Marie III"
2002 - 28' Mako CC
Jim & Martha Costa
Jim and Martha were awarded Honorary Membership to the Mana-Sota Mako Owners Club, due to their ten years of outstanding and continuous service to our club.
 
"Rusty Hook"
1981 - 25' Mako Cutty
Mike & Linda Bounds
Mike cleaned and polished their boat. It was "spotless" until the pelican found it.
 
"Feeding Frenzy II"
2003 - 28' Mako CC
Capt. Kevin, Stephanie and Casey Deiter
Fred & Maryellen Deiter
Two Kingfish caught on Friday.  Saturday the Deiter clan, kept the Cove safe and secure.
 
"Rocking Years"
1999 - 24' Maxum
Ron, Gay, Kaila & Ronnie Hess
Ronnie caught a 12" Bass. Hey, I thought this was a saltwater Funament.
 
"Reel-ality Check"
2004 - 25' Proline CC
Paul, Katie, Emily & Wayne Smith
Dennis & Sandy Kiegel
And their cousins Hannah, Brie, Brandon & DJ
(I think it was the Faulker Family Reunion.)
Emily caught 34" Kingfish, Wayne caught a 30" Kingfish, Hannah caught a 27" Kingfish and Brie caught a 19" Spanish Mackerel.
 
"Ms G"
1992 - 29' Mako Cutty
Bill & Gail Rivenbark
Terri Rivenbark
Troy, Yvette, Colton & Tatum Sizemore
Tatum was our second youngest angler at 9 months old.
 
"Blue Water Viking"
1982 - 22' Mako Cutty
Capt. Scott, Sheila, Adrienne, Amanda & Wayne Dahlberg
Sheila caught five Ladyfish, Amada caught five Ladyfish & Wayne caught 4 Kingfish (25" to 26"), a 24" Spanish Mackerel & five Ladyfish. Adrienne performed in the Sarasota Sailor Circus on Saturday night.
 
”No Shorts"
1987 - 23' Mako Cutty
Jim & Cheryl Stephens
Jim caught three Kingfish from 26" to 28".  Cheryl drove the boat and looked for birds.
 
"Island Bug"
1997 - 29' Mako Cutty
Kevin & Cindi McAdams
Kevin caught three Kingfish from 26" to 29". Cindi drove their boat and spotted birds.
 
"Jammin"
2006 - 23' Mako CC
Jim Walters
Waine Hicks
Five knockdowns but no landed fish.  They said the big one got away!
 
"Trophy"
1998 - 21' Bayliner Cutty
Don, Kim and Donnie Paul McGuire
Donny Paul caught a 22" Ladyfish, and Kim caught two Ladyfish from 10" to 18" and one Blue Crab.
 
"Hoopie"
1989 - 23' Mako CC
Scott, Sandy & Stephen Culleny
Stephen caught many small Grouper and Grunts offshore, but twelve miles offshore Scott bartered a case of "liquid beverage" for 30 lbs shrimp, from a shrimp boat.
 
"The Lovin Boat"
2006 - 36' Regal
Tonie, Tina & Josh Lovin
Bruce Bischoff
 
"Mako Me Crazy"
1988 - 22' Mako Cutty
Cathie O'Brien & Mike McKinney
 
"Back Draft"
1995 - 22' Striper Cutty
Tom & Lisa Chase
Lisa caught a 23" Spanish Mackerel. It was a good day with no line tangles.
 
No Name
1986 - 24" Grady White Cutty
Woodrow, Julie, Tyler & Dylan Walburn
Tyler caught one 25" Spanish Mackerel and Dylan caught one 26" Spanish Mackerel.
 
"Boat Fun"
1987 - 23' Mako CC
Bryan, Lori, Charles & Lori Smith
Bryan caught a 24" Kingfish on Friday.
 
"Simrad"
1994 - 16' Mako Flats
Capt. Mark Maus
Speaking Captain
 
Others members attending;
Craig Brunstein from Fast Signs in Tampa, FL, he supplies us with our t-shirts for the Funaments.
Ron Brown our Keys Funament Director from Marathon, FL.
 
 
Please check out our website www.manasotamako.com and click on our past events to view our photos. Also, thank you for all of your support towards our club.
 
I look forward to see you all in the Keys or Crystal River.
 
Bryan