2026 S.C. Mahi Awards - Team Lil' Hooker Wins

Jon Cameron, Chad Reese and Capt. John Rypczyk 

Congrats to Team Lil' Hooker out of Murrell's Inlet for winning the 2026 S.C. Mahi Series.  Capt. John Rypczyk, Jon Cameron and Chad Reese fished on a brand new 36-foot Yellowfin boat with triple Yamaha 350's and won their inaugural tourney. Their very first fish caught in the new boat came on Day One of their fish days on May 4 when a 38-pound mahi hit the deck at 6:26 AM and it ended up counting towards their winning two-fish aggregate. On their Day Two of fishing on May 20 they added a 48.6-pound stud mahi to their tally - and it ended up being good enough for First Place, They had a slick calm ocean on both days but on the second day Cameron did not get a textbook gaff on the big bull dolphin and it nearly got away right beside the boat. Luckily they can laugh about that twist of fate all the way to the bank today!

To view past blog entries from the S.C. Mahi Series Click on 2025 - 2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2021