Inaugural SFC AWARDS Show Airing Dec. 25 on ESPN App
A special show to commemorate the outstanding moments, people and clubs of the 2025 season
The inaugural SFC AWARDS, a special show to commemorate the outstanding moments, people and clubs of the 2025 season, streaming on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2025 at 8:00PM ET on the All-New ESPN App. The show will be held at TBN’s PLEX Studio in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with SFC color commentator and three-time World Sailfish Champion Peter Miller serving as host.
Familiar rivals from the SFC season and Zane Grey Championship Playoffs will be pitted against each other once again across several SFC AWARDS categories, including “Angling Club Of The Year,” “Captain Of The Year,” “Moment Of The Year” and “Catch Of The Year.”
Joining Peter Miller will be surprise presenters and red carpet correspondents from the world of fishing, so tune in to see who joined the stars of SFC’s 2025 season.
See the full list of categories and nominees below:
Tournament Of The Year
Walker’s Cay Open (tournament director Ryan Edwards)
Hurricane Hole Louisiana Open (tournament host Don Hargroder)
The MidAtlantic (tournament president Rick Weber)
Oak Bluffs Bluewater Classic (tournament director Damon Sacco)
Catch Of The Year
Kenny Hernandez - East Coast Remix Angling Club
Rob Carmichael - Lights Out Boston Angling Club
Gregg Trenor - Third Coast Renegades Angling Club
Bryan Richter & Raul Perez - Texas Lone Stars Angling Club
David Blackbird - Texas Lone Stars Angling Club
Angling Club Of The Year
Gulf Coast Cowboys Angling Club
Mississippi Blues Angling Club
Lights Out Boston Angling Club
South Carolina Outcast Angling Club
New Jersey Sea Birds Angling Club
Angler Of The Year (Male)
Gregg Trenor - Third Coast Renegades Angling Club
Ray Rosher - Lights Out Boston Angling Club
Stephen Melchiorre - New Jersey Sea Birds Angling Club
Bryan Richter - Texas Lone Stars Angling Club
Kenny Hernandez - East Coast Remix Angling Club
Angler Of The Year (Female)
Jaselyn Berthelot - Mississippi Blues Angling Club
Lori McDowell - Gulf Coast Cowboys Angling Club
Kelly Young - New York Granders Angling Club
Jackie Hayes - Lights Out Boston Angling Club
Sarah Cleare - East Coast Remix Angling Club
Mate Of The Year
Sutton Schoonover - Texas Lone Stars Angling Club
David Dressler - North Carolina Flare Angling Club
Jarrett Birch - New Jersey Sea Birds Angling Club
Bobby Holderman - Louisiana Canyons Angling Club
Trent Boniefay - South Carolina Outcast Angling Club
Moment Of The Year
Jaselyn Berthelot - Mississippi Blues Angling Club (Hurricane Hole Louisiana Open)
Capt. Tyler Dufresne - Lights Out Boston Angling Club (Oak Bluffs Bluewater Classic)
Brian Kelley - Gulf Coast Cowboys Angling Club (MBGFC Labor Day Invitational)
Gregg Trenor - Third Coast Renegades Angling Club (Pensacola Billfish Release Tournament)
Team Of The Year
New Jersey Sea Birds Angling Club - Taylor Jean
Lights Out Boston Angling Club - Lights Out
Third Coast Renegades Angling Club - Southern Charm/All-In
Texas Lone Stars Angling Club - Freebird
Sportsman Of The Year
Dusty Adinolfe - New York Granders Angling Club
Rick Weber - The MidAtlantic
Damon Sacco - Oak Bluffs Bluewater Classic
Marty Willson - West Florida Black Flags Angling Club
Captain Of The Year
Spencer Johnson - Texas Lone Stars Angling Club
Landon Bell - Third Coast Renegades Angling Club
Blaine Birch - New Jersey Sea Birds Angling Club
Tyler Dufresne - Lights Out Boston Angling Club