FWC 2022 Lionfish Challenge tournament began May 20 and ends September 6, 2022.
The Lionfish Challenge is a summer tournament open to competitors around the state.
Timeline: May 20 to September 6.
Prizes:
- Tier 1 - Harvest 25 lionfish for recreational divers/25 pounds of lionfish for commercial fishermen.
- Tier 2 – Harvest 100 lionfish for recreational divers/250 pounds of lionfish for commercial fishermen.
- Tier 3 – Harvest 300 lionfish for recreational divers/500 pounds of lionfish for commercial fishermen.
- Tier 4- Harvest 600 lionfish for recreational divers/1000 pounds of lionfish for commercial fishermen.
FloGrown is the sponsor for the 2022 Challenge.
FloGrown is a Florida-based fishing and outdoor apparel company that supports the organizations and divers that work to fight the lionfish invasion.
Other prizes are provided by FloGrown, Neritic, ZooKeeper, Divers Alert Network, Shearwater, Smith Optics, GoPro, YETI, and MORE!
To read the full tournament rules or register, visit FWC Lionfish Challenge.
For more information on FloGrown, visit FloGrown.
Brett Torrance- 645.3 lbs.
Jerry Butler- 617 lbs.
Timothy Ward- 614 lionfish
Paul DeCuir- 606.67 lbs.
Christina Raber-Jehn- 600 lionfish
Isidoro Bedoya- 590 lbs.
John Thomas- 571.5 lbs.
Alex Fogg- 537.7 lbs.
Robert Gamble- 537 lionfish
Helen Rodney- 500 lionfish
Isaac Jones- 348 lionfish
Ryan Redmond- 345 lionfish
David Connerth- 318 lionfish
Lance Jehn- 300 lionfish
Brooks Feeser- 261.48 lbs.
Carl Antonik- 257 lionfish
Robert Simpson- 253 lionfish
Adam Wise- 252 lionfish
Paul Carlson- 229 lionfish
Aryana Escandani- 211 lionfish
Tim Watts- 209 lionfish
Jennifer Davis- 188 lionfish
Baye Beauford- 177 lionfish
James Denes- 171.4 lbs.
Mark Eglington- 170 lionfish
Sarah Nix- 163 lionfish
Tim Robinson- 158 lionfish
David Garrett- 154.5 lbs.
Wes Ratliff- 153.75 lbs.
Casey Panepinto- 143 lionfish
Kevin Ward- 129 lionfish
Joe Haire- 128 lionfish
Adam Fike- 126 lionfish
Jennifer Ford- 116 lionfish
Ryan Hawks- 115 lionfish
Sherrie Wagner- 111 lionfish
Jeffrey Pacha- 110 lionfish
Kevin Allen- 107 lbs.
Nichele Cihlar- 101 lionfish
Harry Roullier- 94 lionfish
Sara Newton- 88 lionfish
Kelly Cox- 83 lionfish
Todd Blanchard- 80.9 lbs.
Brian Phillips- 75 lionfish
Carl Treyz- 74 lionfish
Cory Walter- 72 lionfish
France Mer- 64 lionfish
Paul Ullmann- 64 lionfish
Jessica Valek- 64 lionfish
Karen Allen- 64 lionfish
Michael Ward- 58 lbs.
Brandon House- 57 lionfish
Jane Corliss- 56 lionfish
Steve Traxler- 54 lionfish
Daniel Fico- 47 lionfish
John Stanley- 47 lionfish
Edward Eman- 46 lionfish
Michael Krampf- 44 lionfish
William Mason- 43 lionfish
Kerri Shaddy- 43 lionfish
Julie Philbert- 43 lionfish
Bailey Rowland- 43 lionfish
Johnoly Conley- 42 lionfish
James Gilner- 41 lionfish
Dennis Crosby- 41 lionfish
Sam Chavers- 40 lionfish
Mark Jacyna- 39 lionfish
Gary Whitfield- 39 lionfish
Alan Duncan- 38 lionfish
Carlos Orozco- 37 lionfish
Taylor Jehn- 37 lionfish
Jeanna Van Tassel- 36 lionfish
Shay Crawford- 36 lionfish
Brion Lawler- 35 lionfish
Patricia Mauldin- 35 lionfish
Kat Solis- 35 lionfish
Greg Alden- 32 lionfish
Moses Marquez- 32 lionfish
Mike Norberg- 32 lionfish
Robert Stapleton- 31 lbs.
Savannah Seaton- 30 lionfish
Samuel Falcon- 30 lionfish
Robert Sims- 30 lionfish
Ethan Goodale- 29 lionfish
Milton Keath- 29 lionfish
Julie Cage- 28 lionfish
Jared Harrison- 27 lionfish
Sonia Lee- 27 lionfish
Keith Shamrock- 27 lionfish
Heather Schaefer- 26 lionfish
Christopher Davis- 26 lionfish
John Kovalchick- 26 lionfish
Greg Shamrock- 26 lionfish
Chris Campbell- 26 lionfish
Albert Sloan- 26 lionfish
Ken Ayers- 25 lionfish
Ron Franz- 25 lionfish
Laura Franz- 25 lionfish
Alvin Johnson- 25 lionfish
Adreane Culotta- 25 lionfish
Brett DeWees- 25 lionfish
Tyler Durland- 25 lionfish
Nathan Phillips- 25 lionfish
Renee Liggero- 25 lionfish
Jeromey Ward- 25 lionfish
Mark Konz- 25 lionfish
Stephen Swanson- 25 lionfish
Brian Reckenbeil- 25 lionfish
Patrick Smith- 25 lionfish
Dawn Richitt- 25 lionfish
Harold Davis- 25 lionfish
Dawn Davis- 25 lionfish
Mike Culotta- 25 lionfish
Edwin Errington- 25 lionfish
Tom Wommack- 25 lionfish
Lucja Rice- 25 lionfish
Donald Richitt- 25 lionfish
Misty Matthews- 25 lionfish
Curt Matthews- 25 lionfish
Hunter Ledbetter- 25 lionfish
Ryan Bonhag- 25 lionfish
Kyle Knoblock- 25 lionfish
Nikola Balzer- 25 lionfish
Peter Button- 25 lionfish
Annie Beattie- 25 lionfish
Mark Ciesielski- 25 lionfish
Jack Strieter- 25 lionfish
Andora Strieter- 25 lionfish
Thomas Howe- 25 lionfish
Danny Ward- 25 lionfish
Valisa Ward- 25 lionfish
Jason Bernier- 25 lionfish
Eric Cote- 25 lionfish
Allie Elhage- 25 lionfish
Drew Cihlar- 25 lionfish
Larry Benning- 25 lionfish
James Spencer- 25 lionfish
Joe Harbin- 25 lionfish
Jason Schueneman- 25 lionfish
Josh Marr- 25 lionfish
Denise Sammartano- 22 lionfish
George Boone- 22 lionfish
Isabelle Lovel- 15 lionfish
Tyler Bourgoine- 14 lionfish
Mark Beasley- 14 lionfish
Steve Roquemore- 13 lionfish
Stuart Montgomery- 13 lionfish
Rob Buda- 11 lionfish
Kimberly Peterson- 10 lionfish
Nikki Winchell- 10 lionfish
Shawn Walker- 7 lionfish
Anthony Frayne- 7 lionfish
Ken Lester- 5 lionfish
James DeGruccio- 5 lionfish
Brice Schrenkel- 5 lionfish
JP Davis- 2 lionfish
Hunter Kephart- 2 lionfish
Chelsea Tucker- 1 lionfish
Madison Geller- 1 lionfish
William Kennedy- 1 lionfish
