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Tuesday 14th May
Just had a telephone call from Bobby Rego (5.45am his time!). After 2 days, our ILTT team is in first place by 1,000 points. Needless to say, they are ecstatic!
Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day, flat calm. They had a great boat and managed to boat 7 striped marlin, a wahoo, a large dolphin and several other smaller fish. Seems they had so many multiple hook-ups that twice Danny had to sacrifice his fish and get cleaned spooled while they chased someone else's fish (Bobby's??).
The hotel is great, the boats are great and they find the tournament very well organized. Today they have the boat that is presntly in fourth place and tomorrow they have the boat that is presently in seventh place. If they are successful overall, Bobby will call me tomorrow night.
As I get news, I will send it to everyone.
Tight lines.
Susan Wilson
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ATTN: Sports/Fishing/Outdoors Editors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Pete Johnson, Johnson Communications, Inc.
Scottsdale, Ariz. 85267
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Bermudians take huge lead after day two of Fourth Annual Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament Cayman Islands, Los Cabos Mexico, Portugal and Mississippi, USA, teams in top five halfway through four-day world-class competition
LOS CABOS, BAJA MEXICO --- A team representing Bermuda took a giant leap from 12th to first place over 41 other teams from 22 countries in day two of the Fourth Annual Rolex/International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Offshore Championship Tournament.
They caught and released seven striped marlin for 300 points each plus two dorado and a wahoo for points per pound. Their two-day total is 2522 points.
The four blue water anglers are Danny Fox and Bobby Rego, both of Hamilton, Bermuda along with Buddy Sowers, Richmond, Va., and his son Casey Sowers, N. Palm Beach, Fla.
The four-day competition has attracted teams of the world’s best blue water anglers who won one of 89 IGFA qualifying events in 27 countries worldwide in 2002.
The leaders had advanced by winning the Bermuda International Light Tackle Tournament.
“We had an excellent captain and crew that were great at spotting fish,” said Fox. “That was probably the biggest factor.” Fox said they used live bait in mackerel, mullet and jacks.
Moving into second place with 1584 points is a team from the Cayman Islands. Charles Ebanks, Savannah, BWI, and Al Parsons, Chris Briggs, and David Alberga of Grand Cayman are representing the Cayman Islands International Fishing Tournament.
Ebanks is also the leading angler with 1284 points.
In third place two points back at 1582 is the team representing the Los Cabos (Mexico) Billfish Tournament. The team is made up of Yuri Shiba, Tom Shiba, Tony Nungaray, Don Loros, Wade Shiba all of Los Cabos.
Holding fourth place is the Club Nautico team from Tavira, Portugal, with 1542 points. Gulfport, Mississippi’s Sonny Johnson Memorial Tournament team at 1500 points is fifth.
Also making a giant leap from 28th to sixth place was the team representing the Georgia Governor’s Cup, Savannah, Ga., USA. Tuesday they caught four striped marlin to add to their lone sailfish from Monday. They have 1300 points.
The day one leaders from western Australia who caught four marlin on Monday were shut out on Tuesday. They fell to seventh place with 1297 points.
Teams are representing the countries of Australia, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Italy, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Senegal, the United States, Venezuela, and the West Indies.
Six teams are from Mexico. The U.S. is represented by 14 teams from 12 states.
The 42 teams draw for different boats to fish on each day. They are fishing for three species of marlin (blue, black and striped) along with sailfish, spearfish and swordfish. The catches are scored and released alive at the boat in accordance with the IGFA tournament rules. Bonus points will be given to the team releasing the most billfish.
The teams will also receive points for tuna, wahoo and dorado up to two fish of each species per day above the minimum size limit of 25 lbs. Local charities receive the donations of all fish weighed.
At the halfway mark 98 striped marlin and a single sailfish have been caught and released. Fish weighed at the dock include 21 wahoo, 10 dorado and one tuna.
The team with the most points at the end of the four days of competition will receive Rolex timepieces and trophies. Eighteen other prizes will be presented including ones to the three top anglers and captains and top three places for the heaviest tuna, wahoo and dorado.
The tournament headquarters is the Hotel Finisterra.
The offshore championship is one of two world-class series fishing events that include the third annual Rolex/IGFA Inshore Championship Tournament held earlier in the month. In that tournament 32 anglers representing nearly 50 qualifying tournaments worldwide competed in light-tackle and fly-fishing competition for bonefish, tarpon, permit, redfish and snook in Islamorada, in the Florida Keys. Dr. Mike Gallops, Naples, Fla, won the event.
Besides title sponsor Rolex other sponsors include Aero México, Aftco Bluewater Sportswear, Blue Water Boats & Sportfishing Magazine, Bodo Muche Studio-Foundry, Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, Eagle Claw, Finisterra Hotel, Guy Harvey, Hatteras, Hook & Tackle Outfitters, King Sailfish Mounts, Mexican Tourism Board, Mold Craft Products, Inc., Murray Products Fighting Chairs, Norcross Marine Products, Pacifico/Corona Beverages and Penn Rods & Reels.
The IGFA is a nonprofit, membership-supported, conservation and record-keeping organization founded in 1939 with members in over 120 countries. The association welcomes visitors to the 60,000 square foot IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida. For further information, contact Rolex/IGFA tournament coordinator Lynda Wilson at the International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004 Email: Lwilson@IGFA.org, or phone (954) 927-2628 Fax (954) 924-4299.
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(Editors: Johnson Communications will provide daily reports over the four days of competition.)
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Top 30 Teams Day Two
Fourth Annual Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament
Team Representing State/Country Points
1st #18 Bermuda Intl. Light Tackle BERMUDA 2558
2nd #5 Cayman Islands Intl. Grand Cayman, CAYMAN ISLANDS 1584
3rd #23 Los Cabos Billfish Tourn Los Cabos, MEXICO 1582
4th #6 Club Natico de Tavira/Shimano Tavira, PORTUGAL 1542
5th #39 Sonny Johnson Memorial Gulfport, Miss., USA 1500
6th #13 Georgia Governor’s Cup Savannah, Ga., USA 1300
7th #4 Blue Marlin Classic Freemantle, AUSTRALIA 1297
8th #42 Torneo Intl. De Pesca de Altura Punta Sal, PERU 1246
9th #9 Ernest Hemingway Intl. Havana, CUBA 1240
10th #35 Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo Pompano Beach, Fla, USA 1200
11th #38 Salinas Intl. Billfish Salinas, ECUADOR 954
12th #31 Ocean City Tuna Tourn. Ocean City, Md., USA 944
13th #33 Oyster Bar Blue Marlin Classic Pensacola, Fla., USA 939
14th #20 Ixtapa Sailfish Tourn. Ixtapa, MEXICO 932
15th #7 C. C. Yacht Club Offshore Corpus Christi, Texas, USA 900
15th #22 LaGuaira Billfish Shootout LaGuaira, VENEZUELA 900
15th #28 New Orleans Invtl. Billfish New Orleans, La., USA 900
15th #32 24 Ore Siciliana Di Pesca D’Altura Catania, ITALY 900
19th #40 So. Indian Ocean Billfish Club Black River, MAURITIUS 698
20th #3 Bisbee’s Los Cabos Los Cabos, MEXICO 600
20th #15 Hawaiian Intl. Billfish Tourn. Kona, HI, USA 600
20th #17 49th Intl. Billfish Tourn. San Juan, PUERTO RICO 600
20th #19 IWFA Annual Billfish Pinas Bay, PANAMA 600
20th #34 Pirate’s Cove Billfish Manteo, NC, USA 600
20th #37 Rolex/IGFA 2002 New Smyrna Bch., Fla., USA 600
26th #10 Eastcape Billfish Tourn. Baja, MEXICO 508
27th #1 Bayley’s Kingfish Lodge Whangaroa Harbor, NEW ZEALAND 419
28th #14 Green Turtle 21st Annual Abaco, BAHAMAS 380
29th #11 El Pescado Grande Invt. St. Augustine, Fla., USA 351
30th #41 Torneio de Peixes de Bico Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 342
DAY 2 TOTAL FISH 65
50 striped marlin caught and released, eight dorado, seven wahoo weighed and donated to charity
DAY 1 - TOTAL FISH 66
48 striped marlin and one sailfish caught and released,14 wahoo, two dorado and one tuna weighed and donated to charity
TWO-DAY TOTALS: 98 striped marlin, 21 wahoo, 10 dorado, one sailfish and one tuna
Individual Standings after two days:
Top Anglers: 1st-Charles Ebank, Savannah, GC/BWI, 1284 pts.; 2nd-Luis Ceia, Earo, Portugal, 1200 pts.; 3rd-Tony Nungaray, Los Cabos, Mexico, 937 pts.
Top Boats: 1st “Bad Market”, Capt. Dago Agundez, Los Cabos, 3077 pts.; 2nd-“Juanita 8”, Capt. Gilberto Abaroa, Los Cabos, 1597 pts.; 3r d, “Express”, Capt. Jaime Gonzalez, Los Cabos 1582 pts
Team # Qualifying Tournament State, Country Anglers
1 Bayley's Kingfish Lodge Gamefish Tournament Whangaroa Harbour, NEW ZEALAND Rolf Masfen, Anatole Masfen, Peter Horton, Andrew Paykel
2 Bacardi Rum Billfish Tournament Port Lucaya, BAHAMAS Art Rhomberg, Pete Tully, Bill Benedict, Sonny Robbins
3 Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament Los Cabos, MEXICO Oscar Daccarett, Pedro Sors, John Buchan, Modesto Miranda
4 Blue Marlin Classic Freemantle, AUSTRALIA Peter Rigby, Colin B. Parks, Brian Luecke, Ken Beesley
5 Cayman Islands International Fishing Tournament CAYMAN ISLANDS, Grand Cayman Charles Ebanks, Al Parsons, Chris Briggs, David Alberga
6 Club Nautico de Tavira / Shimano Tavira, PORTUGAL Luis Ceia, Jose Bota, Hugo Almeida, Jose Antonio Brito de Mana
7 Corpus Christi Yacht Club 4th Annual Offshore Tournament Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Charles Miller, Sharon Miller, Gerry Keene, Amy Keene
8 Discovery Bay Fishing Tournament JAMAICA, Discovery Bay Noel King, David Chin, Damian Shirly, Leandro Gonzalez
9 Ernest Hemingway International Fishing Tournament Havana, CUBA Hiram Quinones Ferrer MD, Mario V. Lao, Enrique Petrovich, Luis A. Clavell MD, Jorge Vazquez
10 Eastcape Billfish Tournament Baja, MEXICO Neal McNamara, Mike McElroy, Dale Miles, Keith Leimbach
11 El Pescado Grande Invitational Florida, USA Sammy Vaughn, Victor Karnavas, Ronnie Bledsoe, Gary Soucy
12 Fintastic's Tag & Release Tournament MEXICO, Zihuatanejo Dr. Ken Ellis, Roland Ramirez, Louis Acosta, Jim Leavelle
13 Georgia Governor's Cup Savannah, Georgia, USA Burke Wall, Shelby Myrick IV, Ben Wall, Kris Myrick
14 Green Turtle Fishing Tournament Abaco, BAHAMAS Mark Roman, Don McIntosh, Jeremy Wong, Dennis Levarity
15 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament Kona, Hawaii, USA Bob Reece, Miles C. Reece III, Tim Urhahn, Bill Evans
16 HIBT - ProAm Kona, Hawaii USA Zyg Gregorek, Rose Gregorek, Terry Allen, Anthony Allen
17 49th International Billfish Tournament San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA Joan Vernon, Diane Locke, Pierre Sanchez, Bob Fox
18 Bermuda International Light Tackle Tournament BERMUDA Buddy Sowers, Danny Fox, Bobby Rego, Casey Sowers
19 IWFA Annual Billfish Tournament PANAMA John McKelvey, Alene Molle, Lorraine Frances, Gwen Hahn
20 Ixtapa Sailfish Tournament Ixtapa, MEXICO John Zehnder, John Jackson, Arlen Steiner, Smokey Molle
21 Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Inshore/Offshore Total Tag & Release MEXICO, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo John Van Horn, Shawn Van Horn, Karl Wertz, Colleen Burok
22 LaGuaira Billfish Shootout VENEZUELA, La Guaira Garvan McColgan, James Fakler, Philip Luelfdorff
23 Los Cabos Billfish Tournament MEXICO, Cabo San Lucas
Yuri Shiba, Tom Shiba, Tony Nungaray, Don Loros, Wade Shiba
24 Marina El Cid Invitational Billfish Fly MEXICO, Mazatlan Jimmy Taylor, Paul Harris, Clay Blalack, Steve Bell
25 Marlin World Cup MAURITIUS,
Flic en Flac Sebastien de Ravel, Henri Vigier De Latour, Jerome Espitalier Noel, Jean-Francois Pitot
26 Montego Bay Fishing Tournament JAMAICA, Montego Bay Tony Chin, Athol Chin, Brian Ramsey, Kathy Galbraith
27 Mutual/Mount Gay International Tournament Barbados, WEST INDIES Frank Armstrong, James Pearce, Shane Johnson, Bruce Greenidge, Robert Atwell
28 New Orleans Invitational Billfish Tournament New Orleans, USA Jacque Kuchta, Bobby Green, Robert Perez, Nancy Bellemare, Scott Leininger
29 New Smyrna Beach 4th Annual Billfish Tournament USA, Florida, New Smyrna George Pisula, Tina Pisula, W. Walker Holcomb, Christopher Blum
30 Nova Scotia International Tuna Tournament CANADA, Nova Scotia Hugh K. Smith, Kurt Jacobs, Paul Barkhouse, James Smith
31 Ocean City Tuna Tournament Ocean City, Maryland, USA Chris Davis, Harry Glah, Mark Lamborn, Gregg Yaroschuk, Inta Glah, Dr. Joe Cunningham
32 24 Ore Siciliana Di Pesca D'Altura 2002 ITALY, Sicily Salvatore Ficara, Massimo Brogna, Wahid Harati, David Wade
33 Oyster Bar Blue Marlin Classic Pensacola, Florida, USA Francis "Lou" Cook, Wayne A Cook, Jr., Larry McMillian
34 Pirates Cove 19th Annual Billfish Tournament North Carolina, USA Richard Benn, Paul Spencer, Shelly Spencer, Mike Midgett
35 Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo Florida, USA Mike Leach, Tim Hamilton, Mark Repetski, Ed Tellier
36 Presidential Challenge-Costa Rica COSTA RICA Eduardo Gonzalez, Juan Ruiz, Hector Marciaq
37 Rolex/IGFA Championship Team 2002 USA, Florida, New Smyrna Frank C. Schaaf, John S. Lloyd, Joe Pinerio, Dwayne Halbrook, Kim Jones
38 Salinas International Billfish Tournament Salinas, ECUADOR Vince Montella, Burt Moss, Lee Mansfield, Terry Pederson, Tony Dellelo
39 Sonny Johnson Memorial Billfish Tournament USA, Mississippi, Gulfport David Fayard, Terry Gibson, Jim Hoskins, Randy Kirkpatrick, Guy Bussler, Ed LeBlanc
40 South Indian Ocean Billfish Club Competition Black River, MAURITIUS Victor Venguedasalon, Simon Venguedasalon, Mark Williamson, Anna Williamson
41 Torneio Anual de Peixes de Bico BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro Carloman Maia De Oliveira, Evandro Soares, Luis Roberto Soares, Rogerio Capanema
42 Torneo Internacional De Pesca De Altura Punta Sal, Peru Ricardo Cilloniz, Cecilia Davila, Ricardo Cilloniz III, Fernando F. Carbajal
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Bermuda team holds lead into final day of Fourth Annual Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament New Orleans, La., USA; Portugal and two Los Cabos Mexico teams narrow the top five positions of world-class competition
LOS CABOS, BAJA MEXICO ---Despite catching only one weight fish, anglers representing Bermuda held onto first place over 41 other teams from 22 countries in day three of the Fourth Annual Rolex/International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Offshore Championship Tournament.
With one fishing day left and a single wahoo to show for their third round efforts the Bermuda teams’ total rose slightly to 2599 points. In Tuesday’s round two they had caught and released seven striped marlin for a huge push of 2100 points and the biggest lead of the event.
Narrowing the margin to 417 points and into second place is the team representing the Los Cabos (Mexico) Billfish Tournament. Made up of Yuri Shiba, Tom Shiba, Tony Nungaray, Don Loros, Wade Shiba all of Los Cabos they caught two striped marlin. They now have 2182 points.
Also moving up one notch to third on a pair of striped marlin is the Club Nautico team from Tavira, Portugal, with 2142 points. That team is made up of Luis Ceia, Jose Bota, Hugo Almeida and Jose Antonio Brito de Mana.
Just one point back and moving up to fourth from 15th is the New Orleans, La., USA Billfish Tournament team. They caught and released four striped marlin and weighed one wahoo. Their score is 2141 points.
Making the biggest jump of the day, from 20th to fifth, was Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament team catching five striped marlin good for 1500 points. Their total is 2100 points.
After catching four marlins Monday, the day one leaders from western Australia representing the Blue Marlin Classic in Freemantle, have since only scored one weight fish. They’ve dropped to 18th place with 1332 points.
After three days of fishing, 153 striped marlin, one blue marlin and two sailfish have been caught and released. Fish weighed at the dock include 29 wahoo, 13 dorado and one tuna. Most have been caught in the Gorda area of the Sea of Cortez east of Los Cabos.
Top 30 Teams Day Three
Team Representing State/Country Points
1st #18 Bermuda Intl. Light Tackle BERMUDA 2599
2nd #23 Los Cabos Billfish Tourn Los Cabos, MEXICO 2182
3rd #6 Club Nautico de Tavira/Shimano Tavira, PORTUGAL 2142
4th #28 New Orleans Invtl. Billfish New Orleans, La., USA 2141
5th #3 Bisbee’s Los Cabos Los Cabos, MEXICO 2100
6th #9 Ernest Hemingway Intl. Havana, CUBA 1917
7th #35 Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo Pompano Beach, Fla., USA 1800
7th #34 Pirate’s Cove Billfish Manteo, NC, USA 1800
7th #39 Sonny Johnson Memorial Gulfport, Miss., USA 1800
10th #13 Georgia Governor’s Cup Savannah, Ga., USA 1700
11th #40 So. Indian Ocean Billfish Club Black River, MAURITIUS 1598
12th #5 Cayman Islands Intl. Grand Cayman, CAYMAN ISLANDS 1584
13th #42 Torneo Intl. De Pesca de Altura Punta Sal, PERU 1546
14th #31 Ocean City Tuna Tourn. Ocean City, Md., USA 1544
15th #27 Mutual/Mount Gay Intl. Barbados, WEST INDIES 1540
16th #20 Ixtapa Sailfish Tourn. Ixtapa, MEXICO 1532
17th #22 LaGuaira Billfish Shooout LaGuaira, VENEZUELA 1500
18th #4 Blue Marlin Classic Freemantle, AUSTRALIA 1322
19th #11 El Pescado Grande Invt. St. Augustine, Fla., USA 1251
20th #7 C. C. Yacht Club Offshore Corpus Christi, Texas, USA 1200
20th #19 IWFA Annual Billfish Pinas Bay, PANAMA 1200
22nd #24 Marina El Cid Billfish Fly Mazatlan, MEXICO 973
23rd #38 Salinas Intl. Billfish Salinas, ECUADOR 954
24th #33 Oyster Bar Blue Marlin Classic Pensacola, Fla., USA 939
25th #37 Rolex/IGFA 2002 New Smyrna Bch., Fla., USA 926
26th #25 Marlin World Cup Flic en Flac MAURITIUS 900
26th #32 24 Ore Siciliana Di Pesca D’Altura Catania, ITALY 900
28th #10 Eastcape Billfish Tourn. Baja, MEXICO 834
29th #14 Green Turtle 21st Annual Abaco, BAHAMAS 739
30th #1 Bayley’s Kingfish Lodge Whangaroa Harbor, NEW ZEALAND 719
DAY 3 - TOTAL FISH 68
55 striped marlin, one blue marlin and one sailfish caught and released, eight wahoo, three dorado weighed and donated to charity
DAY 2 - TOTAL FISH 65
50 striped marlin caught and released, eight dorado, seven wahoo weighed and donated to charity
DAY 1 - TOTAL FISH 66
48 striped marlin and one sailfish caught and released,14 wahoo, two dorado and one tuna weighed and donated to charity
THREE-DAY TOTALS: 153 striped marlin, one blue marlin, 29 wahoo, 13 dorado, two sailfish and one tuna
Individual Standings after two days:Top Anglers: 1st-Hiram Quinonesk, Ponce, PR, 1543 pts.; 2nd-Tony Nungaray, Los Cabos, Mexico, 1537 pts., 3rd -Oscar Daccarett, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, 1500 pts.
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Bermuda team ends with “Hot” day to win Fourth Annual Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament. New Orleans, La., USA; Cayman Islands and two Mexico teams complete the top five positions of world-class competition
LOS CABOS, BAJA MEXICO ---Despite running “cold”, then “hot”, then cold again, anglers representing Bermuda ended hot enough to beat 41 other teams from 22 countries in the final round of the Fourth Annual Rolex/International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Offshore Championship Tournament.
Danny Fox and Bobby Rego, both of Hamilton, Bermuda, along with Buddy Sowers, Richmond, Va., and his son Casey Sowers, N. Palm Beach, Fla., caught a total of 15 striped marlin over the four days. Seven of the fish were caught and released on Tuesday and then another seven in the final round Thursday. Their total for the week was 4799 points including 100 bonus points for the most billfish releases (15) in the tournament.
The official scoring was announced at noon PCT on Friday.
The competition attracted teams of some of the world’s finest blue water anglers who had won one of 89 IGFA qualifying events in 27 countries worldwide in 2002. Friday’s winning team had advanced by capturing the Bermuda International Light Tackle Tournament last year.
The four men on the Bermuda team each received engraved Rolex timepieces and Bodo Muche bronze sculptured trophies for their win.
“We literally ran cold and hot all week long,” said Casey Sowers. Ironically none of the quartet had ever caught a striped marlin before this event. ”Thankfully we learned during the difficult days of fishing what we were doing wrong in missing fish with our techniques. The learning paid off in the final round.”
Rego added that the team ran out of bait shortly after noon with still over two hours of fishing left. “There were marlin all around us,” he said. “It was an amazing site.”
The final round was one of the most prolific days of tournament fishing any local officials could remember along the Baja California Peninsula and in the Sea of Cortez. Tournament director Sue Vermillion recorded an “amazing” 94 striped marlin. The catch/release average for marlin the three prior days had been 51.
Finishing second was the team representing the New Orleans, La., USA Billfish Tournament. They caught and released seven of 10 striped marlin hooked in the closing round. Their final score was 4241 points. The Louisiana team was made up of Jacque Kuchta, Metairie; Bobby Green, New Orleans; Robert Perez, Boury; Nancy Bellemare, Metairie, and Scott Leininger, Mandeville. Green was the highest scoring angler in the tournament with 2441 points, catching eight marlin at 300 points each for the bulk of his score.
Finishing in third was a team representing the Cayman Islands International Fishing Tournament. That team was made up of Al Parsons, Chris Briggs and David Alberga all of Grand Cayman, along with Charles Ebanks, Savannah, GC/BWI. Their total was 3384.
The second and third place teams received Penn Rods and Reels plus sculptures.
The Ixtapa Sailfish Tournament team was fourth with 3332 points and the Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament team finished fifth with 3300 points to round out the top five.
Oscar Daccarett, from Los Cabos was the second highest angler with 2400 points. Luis Ceia, Club Nautico de Tavira/Shimano, Tavira, Portugal was third with 2100 points.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 5/16/2003
Fourth Annual Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament
Team Representing State/Country Points
1st #18 Bermuda Intl. Light Tackle BERMUDA 4799
2nd #28 New Orleans Invtl. Billfish New Orleans, La., USA 4241
3rd #5 Cayman Islands Intl. Grand Cayman, CAYMAN ISLANDS 3384
4th #20 Ixtapa Sailfish Tourn. Ixtapa, MEXICO 3332
5th #3 Bisbee’s Los Cabos Los Cabos, MEXICO 3300
6th #6 Club Nautico de Tavira/Shimano Tavira, PORTUGAL 3077
7th #11 El Pescado Grande Invt. St. Augustine, Fla., USA 3051
8th #22 LaGuaira Billfish Shooout LaGuaira, VENEZUELA 3000
9th #13 Georgia Governor’s Cup Savannah, Ga., USA 2900
10th #35 Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo Pompano Beach, Fla., USA 2700
11th #40 So. Indian Ocean Billfish Club Black River, MAURITIUS 2498
12th #33 Oyster Bar Blue Marlin Classic Pensacola, Fla., USA 2482
13th #42 Torneo Intl. De Pesca de Altura Punta Sal, PERU 2446
14th #9 Ernest Hemingway Intl. Havana, CUBA 2217
15th #23 Los Cabos Billfish Tourn Los Cabos, MEXICO 2182
16th #1 Bayley’s Kingfish Lodge Whangaroa Harbor, NEW ZEALAND 1919
17th #41 Torneio de Peixes de Bico Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 1910
18th #27 Mutual/Mount Gay Intl. Barbados, WEST INDIES 1868
19th #37 Rolex/IGFA 2002 New Smyrna Bch., Fla., USA 1826
20th #7 C. C. Yacht Club Offshore Corpus Christi, Texas, USA 800
20th #34 Pirate’s Cove Billfish Manteo, NC, USA 1800
20th #39 Sonny Johnson Memorial Gulfport, Miss., USA 1800
23nd #10 Eastcape Billfish Tourn. Baja, MEXICO 1734
24rd #4 Blue Marlin Classic Freemantle, AUSTRALIA 1632
25th #17 49th Intl. Billfish Tourn. San Juan, PUERTO RICO 1548
26th #31 Ocean City Tuna Tourn. Ocean City, Md., USA 1544
27th #19 IWFA Annual Billfish Pinas Bay, PANAMA 1500
27th #29 New Smyrna Bch Billfish Tourn. New Smyrna Bch. Fla. USA 1500
29th #38 Salinas Intl. Billfish Salinas, ECUADOR 1254
30th #26 Montego Bay Fishing Tourn Montego Bay, JAMAICA 1200
30th #32 24 Ore Siciliana Di Pesca D’Altura Catania, ITALY 1200
32nd #24 Marina El Cid Billfish Fly Mazatlan, MEXICO 973
33nd #15 Hawaiian Intl. Billfish Tourn. Kona, Hawaii, USA 900
33nd #21 Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo/Tag &Release Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, MEXICO 900
33nd #25 Marlin World Cup Flic en Flac MAURITIUS 900
36th #14 Green Turtle 21st Annual Abaco, BAHAMAS 739
37th #12 Fintastic’s Tag & Release Tourn. Zihauatanejo, MEXICO 600
38th #16 Hawaiian Intl. Billfish Pro-Am Kona, Hawaii, USA 336
39th #2 Bacardi Rum 23rd Billfish Tourn Port Lucaya, BAHAMAS 40
40th #8 Discovery Bay Fishing Tourn. Discovery Bay, JAMAICA DNS
40th #30 Nova Scotia Intl. Tuna Tourn. Nova Scotia, CANADA DNS
40th #36 Presidential Challenge COSTA RICA DNS
DAY 4 TOTAL FISH
94 striped marlin caught and released; four wahoo, two dorado weighed/donated to charity
DAY 3 - TOTAL FISH 68
55 striped marlin, one blue marlin and one sailfish caught and released; eight wahoo, three dorado weighed/donated to charity
DAY 2 - TOTAL FISH 65
50 striped marlin caught and released; eight dorado, seven wahoo weighed/donated to charity
DAY 1 - TOTAL FISH 66
48 striped marlin and one sailfish caught and released;14 wahoo, two dorado and one tuna weighed/donated to charity
FOUR-DAY FISH TOTALS: 247 striped marlin, one blue marlin and two sailfish caught and released. Fish weighed at the dock include 33 wahoo, 15 dorado and one tuna.
Individual Standings:
Top Anglers: 1st- Bobby Green, New Orleans, 2441 pts.; 2nd- Oscar Daccarett, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, 2400 pts.; 3rd - Luis Ceia, Tavira, Portugal, 2100 pts.
Top Boats/Captains: 1st “Bad Market” Capt. Dago Aqundez, 4948 pts.; 2nd “Expresso” Capt. Euglogio Zumaya, 4200 pts.; 3rd “Juanita 8”, Capt. Gilberto Abaroa, 3697 pts.
AWARDS:
First Place Team: Bermuda Intl. Light Tackle Tournament, Bermuda, 4799 points- Anglers: Danny Fox, Bobby Rego, Buddy Sowers, Casey Sowers.
Winners each received a ROLEX Watch and a Bodo Muche bronze marlin sculpture.
Second Place Team: New Orleans Billfish Tournament New Orleans, La. USA, 4241 points - Anglers: Jacque Kuchta, Bobby Green, Robert Perez, Nancy Bellemare and Scott Leininger.
Winners each received a PENN International Rod & Reel and a Bodo Muche bronze sculpture.
Third Place Team: Cayman Islands International Fishing Tournament, Cayman Islands, BWI, 3384 points Anglers: Al Parsons, Chris Briggs, David Alberga and Charles Ebanks.
Winners each received a PENN International Rod & Reel and a Bodo Muche bronze sculpture.
First Place Angler: Bobby Green, New Orleans Invt. Billfish Tournament, 2441 points
Second Place Angler: Oscar Daccarett, Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, 2400 points
Third Place Angler: Luis Ceia, Club Nautico de Tavira/Shimano, Tavira, Portugal, 2100 points
First Place Captain: Dago Agundez, “Bad Market”, 4948 points
Second place Captain: Euglogio Zumaya, “Expresso”, 4200 points
Third Place Captain: Gilberto Abaroa, “Juanita 8”, 3697 points
Largest Wahoo First place: Mike McElroy, Eastcape Billfish Tournament, 65.7lbs.
Second place Wahoo: Don McIntosh, Green Turtle 21st Annual Fishing Tourn., 58.7lbs.
Third place Wahoo: Don McIntosh, Green Turtle 21st Annual Fishing Tourn., 53.5lbs.
Largest Dorado First Place: Greg Yaroschuk, Ocean City Tuna Tourn., 44.1lbs.
Second place Dorado: Dale Miles, Eastcape Billfish Tourn., 39.5lbs.
Third place Dorado: Lou Cook, Oyster Bar Blue Marlin Classic, 38.8lbs.
Largest Tuna: Anna Williamson, South Indian Ocean Billfish Club Competition, 50.9lbs.(only one tuna caught)
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