DOCK TALK

Point Invitational Brings Back "Big Blue" Category

Widely regarded as the premier billfish tournament of the Gulf Coast, The Bay Point Invitational today announced a return of the Weighed Blue Marlin category.

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Red Snapper World Championships Begin June 1

Orange Beach Alabama is the home of the 2009 Red Snapper World Championship Saltwater Series Tournament where anglers can compete to win over $200,000 in cash and prizes.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 2009

Bermuda Open Bermuda Triangle, Leg 2
From: 7/6/2009
To: 7/8/2009
Location: Bermuda, IT

Old Salt Loop Tournament
From: 7/7/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: St. Petersburg, FL

HMY-Viking Megadock Billfishing Tournament
From: 7/8/2009
To: 7/11/2009
Location: Charleston, SC

Bermuda Big Game Classic
From: 7/8/2009
To: 7/13/2009
Location: Bermuda, IT

The War at the Shore Viking/Ocean Showdown
From: 7/8/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: Cape May, NJ

AH Riise BVI Billfish Tournament
From: 7/8/2009
To: 7/11/2009
Location: British Virgin Islands, IT

Deep Sea Roundup
From: 7/9/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: Port Aransas, TX

22nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament
From: 7/10/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: Ocean City, MD

Ancient City Gamefish Association’s Kingfish Challenge
From: 7/10/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: St. Augustine, Florida, FL

Holiday Isle/ Caribee Boat Sales Dolphin Tournament
From: 7/10/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: Islamorada, FL

Savannah Saltwater Classic
From: 7/10/2009
To: 7/11/2009
Location: Savannah, GA

East Coast Got-Em-On Classic
From: 7/10/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: Carolina Beach, NC

18th Skins Marlin Derby
From: 7/10/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: Kona, HI

31st Annual “High Rollers Shark Tournament”
From: 7/11/2009
To: 7/11/2009
Location: Brick, NJ

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Big Bend Division
From: 7/11/2009
To: 7/11/2009
Location: Stienhatchee, FL

Texas Redfish Series
From: 7/11/2009
To: 7/11/2009
Location: Buff's Landing, TX

Texas Kayak Series
From: 7/12/2009
To: 7/12/2009
Location: Bluff's Landing, TX

Poco Bueno Fishing Tournament
From: 7/13/2009
To: 7/17/2009
Location: Port O’Connor, TX

Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament
From: 7/15/2009
To: 7/18/2009
Location: Cape May, NJ

Sea Horse Anglers Club Billfish Tournament
From: 7/15/2009
To: 7/19/2009
Location: Bermuda, IT

Bay Pointe Invitational Billfish Tournament
From: 7/15/2009
To: 7/19/2009
Location: Bay Pointe, FL

62nd International Billfish Tournament
From: 7/16/2009
To: 7/19/2009
Location: San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico, IT

Barta Boys & Girls Club Billfish Tournament
From: 7/16/2009
To: 7/18/2009
Location: Beaufort, SC

76th Annual Alabama Deep Sea Rodeo
From: 7/17/2009
To: 7/19/2009
Location: Dauphin Island, AL

Captain Hap’s Kingfish Bash on the Bluff
From: 7/17/2009
To: 7/18/2009
Location: Darien, GA

Carteret County Sportfishing Assoc/Boater’s World KMT
From: 7/17/2009
To: 7/18/2009
Location: Atlantic Beach, NC

5th Annual KIds Classic Fishing Tournament
From: 7/17/2009
To: 7/19/2009
Location: Ocean City, MD

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Titusville Division
From: 7/18/2009
To: 7/18/2009
Location: Sand Point Park, Titusville, FL

Tarpon Tomorrow 2009 Texas Tournament Series
From: 7/18/2009
To: 7/19/2009
Location: Galveston, TX

29th Annual AT&T Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tourn.
From: 7/20/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL

50th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament
From: 7/20/2009
To: 7/24/2009
Location: Kailus-Kona, HI

Bohicket Marina Invitational Billfish Tournament
From: 7/22/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Seabrook Island, SC

Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament
From: 7/22/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Key West, FL

The 23rd Annual 2009 Monster Shark Tournament
From: 7/23/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Martha's Vineyard, MA

13th Annual Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tourn.
From: 7/23/2009
To: 7/26/2009
Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Charleston Kingfish Classic
From: 7/23/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Charleston, SC

The Back Country Classic
From: 7/24/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Port of the Islands Resort and Marina, FL

10th Annual MBGFC Small Boat Billfish Limited Tourn.
From: 7/24/2009
To: 7/26/2009
Location: Mobile, AL

6th Annual DeWalt Boat Builders Challenge
From: 7/24/2009
To: 7/26/2009
Location: Manteo, NC

Huggo's Wahine Billfish Tournament (Ladies)
From: 7/24/2009
To: 7/26/2009
Location: Kona, HI

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Crystal River Division
From: 7/25/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Cedar Key, FL

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Tampa Division
From: 7/25/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Salty Sol, Tampa, FL

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Sarasota Division
From: 7/25/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: 10th Street Ramp, Sarasota, FL

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Anclote Division
From: 7/25/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Anclote Park, FL

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Punta Gorda Division
From: 7/25/2009
To: 7/25/2009
Location: Punta Gorda, FL

Islamorada Fishing Club RedGhost Stalk
From: 7/26/2009
To: 7/27/2009
Location: Islamorada, FL

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #5 Jacksonville Division
From: 7/26/2009
To: 7/26/2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL

Bisbee’s East Cape Offshore Tournament
From: 7/28/2009
To: 8/1/2009
Location: Mexico, IT

Texas International Fishing Tournament
From: 7/29/2009
To: 8/2/2009
Location: South Padre Island, TX

12th Annual Orange Beach Billfish Classic
From: 7/29/2009
To: 8/2/2009
Location: Orange Beach, AL

Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour Pro Tourn. #4
From: 7/30/2009
To: 8/1/2009
Location: St. Simons Island, GA

Golden Isles Kingfish Classic
From: 7/30/2009
To: 8/1/2009
Location: St. Simons Island, GA

N.C. Ducks Unlimited "Band the Billfish" Tournament
From: 7/30/2009
To: 8/1/2009
Location: Morehead City, NC

Bobby Murray Chevrolet Raleigh Sportfishing Club’s KMT
From: 7/31/2009
To: 8/2/2009
Location: Atlantic Beach, NC

August 2009

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Big Bend Division
From: 8/1/2009
To: 8/1/2009
Location: Stienhatchee, FL

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Tampa Division
From: 8/1/2009
To: 8/1/2009
Location: Salty Sol, Tampa, FL

Tri-State Canyon Shootout
From: 8/3/2009
To: 8/5/2009
Location: Block Island, RI

White Marlin Open
From: 8/3/2009
To: 8/7/2009
Location: Ocean City, MD

USVI Atlantic Blue Marlin “Boy Scout” Tourn., Leg 3
From: 8/3/2009
To: 8/7/2009
Location: St. Thomas, USVI, IT

Marine-Max-Sarasota HBA/Sarasota Slam
From: 8/4/2009
To: 8/8/2009
Location: Sarasota, FL

17th Annual Mako/Thresher Mania Tournament
From: 8/6/2009
To: 8/8/2009
Location: Montauk Point, NY

Texas Legends Billfish Tournament
From: 8/6/2009
To: 8/8/2009
Location: Port Aransas, TX

Saltwater Showdown
From: 8/6/2009
To: 8/9/2009
Location: Pompano Beach, FL

BMI Kings for Kids
From: 8/7/2009
To: 8/8/2009
Location: Beaufort, SC

Islamorada Swordfish Tournament
From: 8/7/2009
To: 8/9/2009
Location: Islamorada, FL

20th Alice Kelly Ladies Only Memorial Billfish Tourn.
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/9/2009
Location: Manteo, NC

Texas Redfish Series Championship
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/8/2009
Location: Port Lavaca, TX

Jersey Coast Shark Anglers 2-Day Fluke Tournament
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/9/2009
Location: Brick, NJ

OCMTC Annual Overnight Billfish Tournament
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/15/2009
Location: Ocean City, NJ

Stuart Sailfish Club’s 28t Junior Angler Tournament
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/8/2009
Location: Stuart, FL

Texas Redfish Series
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/8/2009
Location: Port Lavaca, TX

Tarpon Tomorrow 2009 Texas Tournament Series
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/9/2009
Location: Port O'Connor, TX

Tarpon Tomorrow 2009 Texas Tournament Series
From: 8/8/2009
To: 8/9/2009
Location: Galveston, TX

26th Annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament
From: 8/10/2009
To: 8/14/2009
Location: Manteo, NC

19th Annual Rotary Club of Sneads Ferry KMT
From: 8/14/2009
To: 8/15/2009
Location: Sneads Ferry., NC

TTGFA Tarpon Thunder Tournament
From: 8/14/2009
To: 8/16/2009
Location: WEST INDIES, Trinidad,

Juneau 63rd Annual Golden North Silver Salmon
From: 8/14/2009
To: 8/16/2009
Location: Juneau, AL

Sonny Johnson Memorial Tournament.
From: 8/14/2009
To: 8/15/2009
Location: Biloxi, MS

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Anclote Division
From: 8/15/2009
To: 8/15/2009
Location: Anclote Park, FL

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Punta Gorda Division
From: 8/15/2009
To: 8/15/2009
Location: Punta Gorda, FL

7th Annual “Wine, Women and Fishing”
From: 8/15/2009
To: 8/16/2009
Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Crystal River Division
From: 8/15/2009
To: 8/15/2009
Location: Crystal River, FL

18th Annual Mid-Atlantic $500,000
From: 8/16/2009
To: 8/21/2009
Location: Cape May, NJ

Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament
From: 8/19/2009
To: 8/22/2009
Location: Virginia Beach, VA

6th Annual Canaveral Mac Attack
From: 8/21/2009
To: 8/22/2009
Location: Port Canaveral, FL

23rd Big Island Marlin Tournament
From: 8/21/2009
To: 8/23/2009
Location: Kailua-Kona, HI

Texas Women Anglers Tournament
From: 8/22/2009
To: 8/24/2009
Location: Port Aransas, TX

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Titusville Division
From: 8/22/2009
To: 8/22/2009
Location: Sand Point Park, Titusville, FL

International Billfish Tournament
From: 8/28/2009
To: 9/3/2009
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico, IT

Brunswick Islands Saltwater Classic
From: 8/28/2009
To: 8/29/2009
Location: Holden Beach, NC

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Jacksonville Division
From: 8/29/2009
To: 8/29/2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL

Tarpon Tomorrow 2009 Texas Tournament Series
From: 8/29/2009
To: 8/30/2009
Location: Port O'Connor, TX

Xtreme Redfish Series Event #6 Sarasota Division
From: 8/29/2009
To: 8/29/2009
Location: 10th Street Ramp, Sarasota, FL

September 2009

Miami Swordfish Tournament
From: 9/3/2009
To: 9/6/2009
Location: Miami, FL

43rd Annual Alabama Invitational Labor Day Tourn.
From: 9/4/2009
To: 9/7/2009
Location: Mobile, AL

SKA Palace Casino Resort KMT
From: 9/4/2009
To: 9/5/2009
Location: Biloxi, MS

Wahoo Rodeo & Flounder Round-up
From: 9/11/2009
To: 9/13/2009
Location: Ocean City, MD

The 11th Annual Summer Slam
From: 9/11/2009
To: 9/13/2009
Location: Ft. Myers Beach, FL

Riviera Zane Grey Invitational
From: 9/13/2009
To: 9/16/2009
Location: Catalina Island, CA

Ocean City Marlin Club 31st Annual Challenge Cup
From: 9/17/2009
To: 9/19/2009
Location: Ocean City, MD

Presidential Caribbean Cup
From: 9/18/2009
To: 9/20/2009
Location: La Guairá, Venezuela, IT

Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament
From: 9/18/2009
To: 9/20/2009
Location: Block Island, RI

IFA Redfish Tour St. Augustine, FL
From: 9/19/2009
To: 9/19/2009
Location: St. Augustine, FL

16th Annual Hatteras Catalina Classic Marlin Tournament
From: 9/20/2009
To: 9/22/2009
Location: Catalina Island, CA

Marathon International Bonefish Tournament
From: 9/25/2009
To: 9/28/2009
Location: Marathon, FL

Venezuela International Super Slam
From: 9/25/2009
To: 9/27/2009
Location: La Guaira, Venezuela, IT

Onslow Bay Open King Mackerel Tournament
From: 9/25/2009
To: 9/27/2009
Location: Swansboro, NC

Halifax Sport Fishing Club Inshore Classic
From: 9/25/2009
To: 9/26/2009
Location: Ponce Inlet, FL

Sailfish Slam Tournament
From: 9/30/2009
To: 10/3/2009
Location: Charleston, SC

October 2009

20th Annual El Pescado Billfish Tournament
From: 10/1/2009
To: 10/3/2009
Location: St. Augustine, FL

Calcutta Wahoo Challenge
From: 10/7/2009
To: 10/10/2009
Location: Morehead City, NC

Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour Tournament 5
From: 10/8/2009
To: 10/10/2009
Location: Little River, SC

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament
From: 10/13/2009
To: 10/17/2009
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, IT

Auto Exotica-Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament
From: 10/16/2009
To: 10/18/2009
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, IT

Flatsmasters Tournament Series Championship
From: 10/17/2009
To: 10/18/2009
Location: Punta Gorda, FL

Islamorada Light Tackle Tournament
From: 10/17/2009
To: 10/20/2009
Location: Islamorada, FL

IFA Redfish Tour Orange Beach, AL
From: 10/17/2009
To: 10/17/2009
Location: Orange Beach, AL

Auto Exotica-Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament
From: 10/20/2009
To: 10/24/2009
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, IT

Presidential Challenge of Central America, El Salvador
From: 10/22/2009
To: 10/24/2009
Location: El Salvador, IT

Fall Brawl King Classic
From: 10/23/2009
To: 10/25/2009
Location: Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic
From: 10/24/2009
To: 10/31/2009
Location: North Queensland, Australia, IT

November 2009

Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot
From: 11/4/2009
To: 11/7/2009
Location: Los Cabos, Mexico, IT

Old Salt King of the Beach – Fall
From: 11/5/2009
To: 11/7/2009
Location: Madeira Beach, FL

The Caloosa Grand Championship
From: 11/6/2009
To: 11/8/2009
Location: Ft. Meyers Beach, FL

8th Annual South Jersey – Big Bass Open
From: 11/6/2009
To: 11/7/2009
Location: Cape May, NJ

Ladies, Let's Go Fishing
From: 11/13/2009
To: 11/15/2009
Location: Islamorada, FL

Presidential Challenge of Guatemala
From: 11/13/2009
To: 11/15/2009
Location: Guatemala, IT

TTGFA Funfish Tournament
From: 11/21/2009
To: 11/21/2009
Location: West Indies, Trinidad, IT

(MSSA) 17th Annual Chesapeake Bay Fall Tournament
From: 11/21/2009
To: 11/22/2009
Location: Maryland at Chesapeake Bay, MD

Black Friday 550 Rockfish Tournament
From: 11/27/2009
To: 11/28/2009
Location: Ocean City, MD

December 2009

Islamorada Sailfish Tournament
From: 12/3/2009
To: 12/6/2009
Location: Islamorada, FL

56th Annual Stuart Sailfish Club Light Tackle Invitational
From: 12/8/2009
To: 12/11/2009
Location: Stuart, FL

TOURNAMENT RESULTS AND WRAP UPS

2009 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic 

Even though over $1 million dollars were given out this year at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, the 822 pound bluefin tuna, caught by Shane Byrne, stole the headlines. 

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2009 Redfish Cup - Kemah, TX

Ben Alderman and Ronnie Pitts won the event with an impressive two-fish stringer that totaled 17.52 pounds and taking home the $40,00 top prize.

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Miller High Life Professional Tarpon Tournament Series - Week 3

Captain Artie Price, and Team Miller’s Ale House weighed in a record breaking 217 lb Tarpon, the largest fish weighed in a live release Tarpon fishing tournament, and took first place during Week #3. 

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Mobile Big Game Fishing Club's 2009 Memorial Day Tournament

After being rescheduled due to weather, the 2009 Memorial Day Tournament turned out to be two days of calm seas with several nice fish being brought to the scales.

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LEADER BOARD

Xtreme Redfish Series, Tampa, FL - June 6, 2009

Place Team Weight Captain
1 Carolan / Crofton 13.80 Jeff Carolan
2 Bauer / Cladakais 8.11 Scott Bauer
3 Whitfield / Whitfield 5.29 Tim Whitfield

Kajun King Classic - SKA Event, Port Fourchon, LA - June 6, 2009

Place Team Weight Captain
1 Old Blue

54.62

 Jim Vaughan
2 Kwazar 52.52 Marcus Kennedy
3 Sea Cruiser 50.85 Donnie Jackson Sr.
4 Paptonic 50.69 Jose Reyes

HMY Billfish Blast, Boat Harbour, Bahamas - May 25-29, 2009

Place Boat Points
1 Sarah K 2400
2 Cowpoke 1450
3 Outlaw 1450
Total Billfish 29 Blue Marlin, 21 White Marlin, 4 Sailfish


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