JAPTT

JAPTT The John A. Peters Jr. Memorial Tarpon Tournament (JAPTT) is hosted out of Savannah, Georgia by Rele

08/02/2026

Big THANKS to our JAPTT Vendors:

The Wyld - Captains Dinner and Kick Off Party
Coastal Kitchen - Awards Party Dinner
Katie McGhee Photography
Natural Healing Massage - Awards Party Massages
Kehoe Iron Works - Event Space
Andrew Gill - Music for Captains Party
Joe Lanier - Tournament Auctioneer

08/02/2026

Big Thanks to our Volunteers!! We love y’all and couldn't do it without you

Lindsay
Charlotte
Erica
Jennifer
Theresa
Robin
Cathy
Maggie
Abbi
Kristin
Kate
The Release Marine Team

08/02/2026

Final Tournament Results:

1st Place - Team Barker Boatworks - Captain Kristiian Serena
3 Tarpon Released

2nd Place - Team Mad Dragon - Captain Sam Peters
2 Tarpon Released

3rd Place - Team Daly Double - Captain Madison Daly
1 Tarpon Released (on time)

08/02/2026

That’s a wrap on the 13th annual JAPTT
Such a fun night.

Incredible Dinner by Coastal Kitchen Catering & Events✅

$25k to St. Joseph’s/Candler Foundation for Cancer Care ✅

Celebrating the winning Teams
(Who all purchased themselves in the Live Auction btw) ✅

Hanging out with good friends ✅

Dancing to 90’s Country ✅

Do we really have to wait 365 more days to do this again😩

08/01/2026

LINES OUT.

That’s a wrap on fishing for the 2026 JAPTT.

Ready to party now. See yall at 6.

We are excited to celebrate tonight at our Annual JAPTT Awards Party. Please make note that the event location is new t...
08/01/2026

We are excited to celebrate tonight at our Annual JAPTT Awards Party. Please make note that the event location is new this year:

Kehoe Ironworks
660 E Broughton Street
Time: 6-10pm

Please remember, all dinner tickets for entry are filed under a sponsorship or team captain name.

Event parking will be located off Randolph Street. Both the open parking lot and interior warehouse parking are both available for our event.

**IMPORTANT***
Overnight parking is not permitted inside the warehouse as it will be locked up after the event until Monday. Please see the attached image that has the event parking red flagged.

08/01/2026

1 hour remaining. Leaderboard currently unchanged.

1 Tarpon released today by Captain Eric Horton, Angler Alden Horton

08/01/2026

JAPTT kids day. Good luck to all the Teams and Families fishing today!

08/01/2026

Word of the day for Saturday, August 1 is “whiskey”

Good luck to the remaining Teams.

We have 15 Teams fishing tomorrow.

07/31/2026

Day 2 Final Results:

Team #48 Captain Kristiian Serena released a Tarpon @ 7:53 AM

Team #42 Captain Sam Peters released a Tarpon @ 7:56 AM

Team #48 Captain Kristiian Serena released a Tarpon @ 8:26 AM

Team #7 Captain Madison Daly released a Tarpon @ 9:52 AM

Team #53 Captain Chase Simpson released a Tarpon @ 11:03

Team #56 Captain Noah Mosely released a Tarpon @ 11:54

Team #42 Sam Peters released a Tarpon @ 12:54

Team #48 Captain Kristiian Serena released a Tarpon @ 2:54

Team #13 Captain Emerson Waters released a Tarpon @ 3:21

Current Position after Day 2

Team # 48 - 3 Tarpon Releases
Team # 42 - 2 Tarpon Releases
Team # 7 - 1 Tarpon Release on Time

One more Day - Good Luck to all the Teams fishing Saturday

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