2008 Halibut Derby Leaders, Valdez, Alaska
Halibut Derby Winners
1st - Jan VanderVaart - $15,000
251.5 lbs - Anchorage, AK
Caught 8/3 on Dan Orion (Orion Charters)
$500 winning ticket sold by Dave Wiley, Orion Charters
$500 charter captain prize: Dave Wiley, Orion Charters
2nd - Lorena Jenkins $5,000
244.2 lb - Valdez, Alaska
June 14, No Excuses
3rd - David Gatch $2,000
207.2 lbs - Fairbanks, Alaska
June 9, Faithful (Seaclusion Saltwater Adventures)
Halibut Derby Week #14 (August 24 - August 30)
Ron Sopko
Palmer, AK
172.5 lbs, Aug 25
No Excuses
Bonnie Woods
Valdez, AK
172.3 lbs, Aug 31
No Excuses
Halibut Derby Week #13 (August 17 - August 23)
Jennifer Webb
Louisville, KY
138.9 lbs, Aug 18
No Excuses
Lisa Weeks
Delta Jct., AK
129.4 lbs, Aug 22
Bear Patch
Halibut Derby Week #12 (August 10 - August 16)
Nga Sanders
Fairbanks, AK
146.8 lbs, Aug 10
Harvester
Kristi Higa
Fairbanks, AK
142.0 lbs, Aug 11
Harvester
Halibut Derby Week #11 (August 3 - August 9)
Jan VanderVaart
Anchorage, Alaska
251.5 lbs, Aug 3
Dan Orion
Steven Conzelman
Fairbanks, AK
179.2 lbs, Aug 3
Harvester
Halibut Derby Week #10 (July 27 - August 2)
Al White
Wasilla, AK
166.9 lbs, July 30
Dan Orion
Ken Boschert
Fairbanks, AK
155.9 lbs, July 27
Six Gun Sandy
Halibut Derby Week #9 (July 20 - July 26)
Mark Twardowski
Grand Junction, CO
192.6 lbs, July 21
Lady Luck
Donna McGee
Valdez, AK
126.5 lbs, July 20
No Excuses
Halibut Derby Week #8 (July 13 - July 19)
Lois Ogle
Medford, WI
162.2 lbs, July 13
Circus Circus
Scott Benzo
Valdez, AK
141.6 lbs on July 13
Theresa Marie
Halibut Derby Week #7 (July 6 - July 12)
Fred Bouse
Fairbanks, AK
178.5, July 9
Orion
Michelle Peterson
Copper Center, AK
143.8, July 7
No Excuses
Halibut Derby Week #6 (June 29 - July 5)
Kristin Chase
North Pole, AK
192.7, July 3
Kiki Marie
Tim Hupp
Cheyenne, WY
160.6 lbs, June 29
No Excuses
Halibut Derby Week #5 (June 22 - June 28)
Charles Uren
Grimes, IO
134.2 lbs, June 25
Faithful
Wiley Shott
Bement, IL
132.2 lbs, June 26
Private Boat
Halibut Derby Week #4 (June 15 - June 21)
Robert Pfeil
Delray Beach, FL
177.7 lbs, June 20
Dan Orion
Jeff Fladmark
Knife River, MN
120.6 lbs on June 16
No Excuses
Halibut Derby Week #3 (June 8 - June 14)
Lorena Jenkins
Valdez, Alaska
244.2 lbs, June 14
No Excuses
David Gatch
Fairbanks, Alaska
207.2 lbs on June 9
Faithful
Halibut Derby Week #2 (June 1 - June 7)
Brett Nelson
Palmer, AK
82.8 lbs on June 7
Dan Orion
Ann Rippy
Fairbanks, AK
75.3 lbs on June 7
Dan Orion
Halibut Derby Week #1 (May 25 - 31)
Danny Allen
Sutton, AK
128.0 lbs on May 25
Harvester
Sage Bainter
Big Timber, MT
114.7 lbs on May 29
Dan Orion