Yearlong Contests – Information, Current Standings and Past Winners

Information

• About GOFC Contests
• Ellett Points Explained
• The Big Ten Species
• GOFC All-Time Club Records by Species
• ** Fish Entry Form **

2026 Standings

• John Ellett Contest – Men’s Division
• John Ellett Contest – Women’s Division
• John Ellett Contest – Youth Division
• GOFC Elite Angler Division (Three Time Ellett Contest Winners)
• GOFC Top Inshore Angler of the Year Contest
• GOFC Top Offshore Angler of the Year Contest
• Largest Fish by Species

Past Years

Past Specialty Contest Winners

Year	Elite	Inshore	Offshore	Largest By Species
2025	Tim Pedersen Elite Data	Tim Pedersen Inshore Data	Ed Ellett Offshore Data	Species Data
2024	Ken Knopf Elite Data	Dale Reed Inshore Data	Ed Ellett Offshore Data	Species Data
2023	Tim Pedersen Elite Data	Tim Pedersen Inshore Data	Chic Hinton Offshore Data
2022	Virgil Cooper Elite Data	Tim Pedersen Inshore Data	N/A Offshore Data
2021	Virgil Cooper Elite Data	Tim Pedersen Inshore Data	Dale Reed Offshore Data
2020	Virgil Cooper Elite Data	Dale Reed Inshore Data	Tim Pedersen Offshore Data
2019	Virgil Cooper Elite Data	Tim Pederson Inshore Data	Ed Ellett Offshore Data
2018	Ken Knopf Elite Data	Virgil Cooper Inshore Data	Virgil Cooper Offshore Data
2017	Ken Knopf Elite Data	Virgil Cooper Inshore Data	Tim Pedersen Offshore Data
2016	Ken Knopf Elite Data	Virgil Cooper Inshore Data	Hal Wilson Offshore Data
2015	Ken Knopf Elite Data	Virgil Cooper Inshore Data	Ken Knopf Offshore Data
2014	Ken Knopf Elite Data	Virgil Cooper Inshore Data	Ken Knopf Offshore Data
2013	Ken Knopf	Waldon Baillee	Ken Knopf

Past Ellett Angler of the Year Winners

Year	Men	Women	Youth
2025	Ed Ellett Men’s Data	Amy Richard Women’s Data	Jack Weiler Youth Data
2024	Ed Ellett Men’s Data	Stacie Vinning Women’s Data	Katie Greco Youth Data
2023	Chic Hinton Men’s Data	Staci Vining Women’s Data	Katie Greco Youth Data
2022	Tim Pedersen Men’s Data	Staci Vining Women’s Data	Austin Mundt Youth Data
2021	Dale Reed Men’s Data	Melvina Cutright Women’s Data	Austin Mundt Youth Data
2020	Tim Pedersen Men’s Data	Mary Mundt Women’s Data	Noah Mundt Youth Data
2019	Tim Pedersen	Shannon Goldstein
2018	Virgil Cooper Men’s Data	Shannon Goldstein Women’s Data	Desi Greco Youth Data
2017	Virgil Cooper Men’s Data	Marcia Ellett Women’s Data	Reid Wagner Youth Data
2016	Virgil Cooper Men’s Data	Nia Morales Women’s Data	Reid Wagner Youth Data
2015	Carlos Morales Men’s Data	Nia Morales Women’s Data	Casey Kiel Youth Data
2014	Dale Reed Men’s Data	Brittany Rothfork Women’s Data	Reid Wagner Youth Data
2013	Waldon Baillee	Brittany Rothfolk	Mikayla Baillie
2012	Hal Wilson	Mellisa Smith	Reid Wagner
2011	Allen Turner	Debby Knopf	Reid Wagner
2010	Ken Knopf	Debby Knopf	Ian Daniels
2009	Ken Knopf	Debby Knopf	Ian Daniels
2008	Ken Knopf	Debby Knopf	Ian Daniels
2007	Allen Turner	Debbie Carter	Casey Kiel
2006	Phil Horn	Debby Knopf	Casey Kiel
2005	Tommy Hines	Grace Marie Bartley	Ben Rudd
2004	Allen Turner	Karen Bonner	John Peacock
2003	Sidney Hazen	Sande Calkins	Alex Thomas
2002	Tommy Hines	Donna Walker	Austin McDavid
2001	Rick Davidson	Miriam Taverez	Austin McDavid
2000	Wiley Horton	Karen Bonner	Cole Ellett
1999	Ed Ellett	Marcia Ellett	Cole Ellett
1998	Russ Roy	Natalie Burns
1997	Ed Weston
1996	Tom McDaniel	Mary Ann Crown
1995	John Patrick	Marty Bruner	Craig Knopf
1994	Bo Bruner	Doris Horton	Alex Rella
1993	Dexter Ridgdill	Debbie Ridgdill	Mathew McDaniel
1992	–	–	–
1991	Gary Ridgdill	Marcia Ellett	Kyle Knopf
1990	Bob Wallace	Carla Helton	Craig Knopf
1989	Tom McDaniel	Garrett Bell
1988	Mark Harlin	Leonora Hale
1987	Shawn Stephenson	Leslie Harlin
1986	Larry May	Bobbi Nettles
1985	John Patrick
1984	Ed Sapp	Serena Webb
1982	John Patrick	Lynn Sapp
1981	John Patrick	Laverne Scott
1978	John Gilbert	Shirley McDaniel