Fishing Eagles

Fishing Eagles is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 57 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1303 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,303

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1579

peak 1579 · rated over 12 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest Jun 24, 2017 · 3.7 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

29% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8228 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.56 (+5.82)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Consistency

±17.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.22 · weakest Brisket (165.60)

Road miles

5,794

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 975 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

667.56 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.3888 points from the title

Came within 2.3888 points of the Grand Championship at Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship (Aug 28, 2015).

High-water mark

694.8228 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8228 at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 24, 2017

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 535 at their very first tracked contest, 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (Oct 3, 2013).

Oct 3, 2013
535-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUFFALO'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 28% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,794 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,794 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 975 miles to Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival.

14 mapped stops
furthest 975 mi

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
14 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Fishing Eagles, each with one reason worth a look.

38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

ROUGHNECKS BBQ

#1,301 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1598

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Fishing Eagles)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Fishing Eagles ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ

#1,302 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1579

5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to Fishing Eagles)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ

#1,299 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1580

Fewer contests behind them than Fishing Eagles has cooked, 9 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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RICK'S RACKS

#1,300 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1580

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 19 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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BIG DADDY QUE

#1,304 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1579

Level with Fishing Eagles on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2017

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BAD WOLF BBQ

#1,298 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1586

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Smokin Hot J's	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	0	177.7028	155.9540	167.90	top 43%
Pork Ribs	14	5	0	0	175.4056	154.2516	168.22	top 36%
Pork	14	2	0	0	173.7144	157.0628	165.84	top 47%
Brisket	14	4	1	1	176.5828	148.5028	165.60	top 40%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	5	top 49%
NM	4	top 33%
OK	2	top 43%
TX	2	top 5%
NC	1	top 60%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	24	0	top 43%	Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 14 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 13 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,275 finished ahead 1,598 times, behind 918

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20174 milestones

Mar 24 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Jun 24 Career-best overall score694.8228 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1579) Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Jun 24 Most recent contest Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

20153 milestones

Aug 28 First category win (Brisket) Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
Aug 28 First overall podium Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
Aug 28 First Reserve Championship Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship

20135 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First call 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First overall top-10 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.0628 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+15.5	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship	Aug 28, 2015
+13.3	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 26, 2016
+10.2	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2	Jun 24, 2017
+10	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 27, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-2.6	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 20, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 40%	96.5%	93.5%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 33%	95.1%	92.7%
2015	2	1	1	50%	top 15%	95.5%	94.1%
2014	3	0	0	33%	top 60%	92.8%	90%
2013	2	1	0	50%	top 28%	95.1%	93.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 24, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	7 / 37 (694.8228)	14 (173.7028)	7 (175.4056)	10 (173.7144)	8 (172)
Jun 23, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	19 / 43 (657.5544)	17 (166.2744)	10 (169.6916)	29 (157.0628)	21 (164.5256)
May 26, 2017	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	18 / 36 (665.6116)	8 (170.8688)	23 (162.2400)	24 (161.6572)	9 (170.8456)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	24 / 77 (682.7540)	11 (176.5600)	22 (172.5484)	65 (161.0856)	15 (172.5600)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	47 / 87 (666.1256)	40 (168.5256)	48 (165.6800)	60 (164.5256)	47 (167.3944)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	5 / 72 (685.0740)	19 (169.1428)	10 (173.1428)	20 (168.5256)	6 (174.2628)
May 20, 2016	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	18 / 30 (650.1372)	18 (165.0972)	16 (163.9772)	15 (163.9656)	19 (157.0972)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	165 / 606 (667.3484)	394 (160.5600)	314 (163.3828)	128 (169.7028)	47 (173.7028)
Aug 28, 2015	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	2 / 57 (687.3368)	27 (168.5140)	8 (174.2744)	16 (167.9656)	1 (176.5828)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	157 / 165 (634.1256)	126 (163.9656)	157 (154.2516)	92 (167.4056)	159 (148.5028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	357 / 552 (642.6736)	445 (155.9540)	198 (167.3828)	321 (162.2512)	364 (157.0856)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	12 / 60 (667.9200)	21 (166.8344)	7 (173.1428)	10 (171.9772)	36 (155.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	96 / 174 (659.2452)	80 (166.8572)	43 (169.6800)	130 (159.9312)	107 (162.7768)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	5 / 535 (685.0628)	6 (177.7028)	54 (170.2628)	43 (171.9772)	129 (165.1200)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Fishing Eagles

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)