Celebrating Our 7th Annual Fins for Fons Winners
Our 7th Annual Fins for Fons Fishing Tournament brought together anglers, sponsors, donors, guests, and volunteers for a weekend of fishing, friendship, and supporting truck safety. We are proud to recognize this year’s winning teams and junior anglers!
Winners on the Water and in Generosity
All four 1st and 2nd place adult winning teams in the Inshore and Offshore divisions donated their entire winnings back to the Dave Fons Memorial Fund!
A special thank you to McShea Contracting #2, Bermont Materials, Reel Krullified Construction, Inc. #1, and The Island Club at North Captiva. Your generosity helps carry Dave’s legacy forward through truck safety advocacy and education. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our mission.
Inshore Adult Division
1st Place — Team McShea Contracting #2
Total length: 86.5 inches
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Michelle Lee Fons, Danielle Poklemba-Hennecy, Hudson Moore, Patti Moore, Kasey Cook, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Alayna Brantley, Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne. Not pictured: Captain Darrell Gregorio.
2nd Place — Team Bermont Materials
Total length: 80 inches
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Michelle Fons, Scotti Strickland, Dave Boff, Caden Boff, Josie Boff, Captain David Holzhauer, Joseph Gagliardi, Sam Williams, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), David Strickland, Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
Offshore Adult Division
1st Place — Team Reel Krullified Construction, Inc. #1
Total weight: 85.65 lbs
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Jeff Krull, David Valin, Andy Wirgau, Julih Krull, Captain Tyler DeGraff, Michelle Fons, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
2nd Place — Team The Island Club at North Captiva
Total weight: 51.60 lbs
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Michelle Fons, Dustin King, Nick Weyers, Matt Wykes, Corey Hickson, James Pampinella, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
Inshore Junior Division
1st Place — Forrest Johnson
Total length: 74.5 inches
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Michelle Fons, Forrest Johnson, Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
2nd Place — Dylan Zima
Total length: 44 inches
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Michelle Fons, Dylan Zima, Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
Offshore Junior Division
1st Place — Julih Krull
Total weight: 37.7 lbs
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Michelle Fons, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Julih Krull, Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
2nd Place — Leo Banks
Total weight: 17.55 lbs
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Michelle Fons, Leo Banks, Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
Calcutta Winners
Grouper — The Island Club
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Matt Wykes, Corey Hickson, Dustin King, Michelle Fons, James Pampinella, Nick Weyers, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
Snook — Team Ajax 2
Pictured, left to right: Garrett Fons, Chad Winn, Michelle Fons, Jimmy Michaels (CCA), Lee Strauss, Matt Desotell, Ryan McCarthy, Stephen Disney, and Matt Payne.
Thank You for Making It FINtastic
To every angler, sponsor, donor, guest, and volunteer: thank you for making our 7th Annual Fins for Fons Fishing Tournament a success. Whether you cast a line, contributed a donation, sponsored the event, or helped behind the scenes, you played a part in bringing this weekend to life.
Beyond the catches and trophies, this tournament is about coming together to carry on Dave Fons’ legacy and support safer roads through advocacy and education. Your support makes that work possible.
Congratulations to all our winners—and thank you again to our adult winning teams for donating every dollar of their winnings back to the Fund!
We can’t wait to see everyone next year for another FINtastic tournament!
Truck safety is everyone’s responsibility. Drive safe. Save lives.
Photography: Chelsea Aldrich
