DOCK TALK

Mid-Atlantic $500,000 kicks off on Sunday August 16, 2009

Summer is passing by faster than a 40-plus knot sportfishing battlewagon headed for The Rip. But, not to fear, the best of the bluewater fishing season is upon us and with it comes the most eagerly awaited big game tournament of the Atlantic season - the Mid-Atlantic $500,000! 

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Professional speckled trout tournament series to launch this fall

Salwater Fishing Association was created to form a professional speckled trout tournament series across the Gulf Coast.  They will also be launching the "SFA Pro Speck Series" in March 2010.

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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

September 2010

Acores Big Game Invitational
From: 9/10/2010
To: 9/12/2010
Location: ,

Redbone SLAM (Southermost Light tackle Anglers Masters)
From: 9/10/2010
To: 9/12/2010
Location: Key West, FL

Nantucket SLAM
From: 9/12/2010
To: 9/14/2010
Location: Nantucket, MA

Riviera Zane Grey Invitational
From: 9/12/2010
To: 9/15/2010
Location: Catalina Island, CA

Islamorada Invitational Fall Fly Bonefish Tournament
From: 9/15/2010
To: 9/17/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Atlantic Beach Saltwater Classic
From: 9/16/2010
To: 9/18/2010
Location: Atlantic Beach, NC

Marathon International Bonefish Tournament
From: 9/16/2010
To: 9/19/2010
Location: Marathon, FL

Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament
From: 9/17/2010
To: 9/19/2010
Location: Block Island, RI

6 Campeionato Internacional de Pesca Grossa de Portimao
From: 9/17/2010
To: 9/19/2010
Location: ,

Take Stock in Children Backcountry Challenge
From: 9/18/2010
To: 9/19/2010
Location: Key Largo, FL

ELITE 50 RedSnook Challenge at Laisley Crab House
From: 9/18/2010
To: 9/19/2010
Location: Punta Gorda, FL

12th International Big Game Sport Sishing Competition
From: 9/19/2010
To: 9/25/2010
Location: Jezera Island Murter, Croatia, Europe,

Crow's Nest Avalon Billfiish Classic
From: 9/19/2010
To: 9/21/2010
Location: Avalon, Catalina Island, CA

Crow's Nest Catalina Classic Marlin Tournament
From: 9/19/2010
To: 9/21/2010
Location: Catalina Island, CA

Onslow Bay Open King Mackerel Tournament
From: 9/22/2010
To: 9/23/2010
Location: Swansboro, NC

F. C. A. Montauk SLAM
From: 9/22/2010
To: 9/24/2010
Location: Montauk, NY

Miami Swordfish Tournament
From: 9/24/2010
To: 9/27/2010
Location: Miami, FL

The 12th Annual Summer Slam
From: 9/24/2010
To: 9/26/2010
Location: Ft. Myers Beach, FL

Herman Lucerne Memorial Backcountry Tournament
From: 9/25/2010
To: 9/26/2010
Location: Key Largo, FL

Flatsmasters Redfish Series Event #6
From: 9/25/2010
To: 9/25/2010
Location: Punta Gorda, FL

22nd Annual El Pescado Billfish Tournament
From: 9/30/2010
To: 10/2/2010
Location: St. Augustine, FL

October 2010

Baybone (Part 2 of the Redbone Trilogy)
From: 10/1/2010
To: 10/3/2010
Location: Kay Largo, FL

Queen K Tesoro Dirty Dozen
From: 10/2/2010
To: 10/2/2010
Location: Kona, HI

Women's Fall Fly Classic
From: 10/6/2010
To: 10/8/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

12th Annual New Smyrna Beach Billfsh International
From: 10/7/2010
To: 10/11/2010
Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL

Rumble in the Jungle
From: 10/7/2010
To: 10/9/2010
Location: Little River, SC

The 47th Port Antonion International Marlin Tournament
From: 10/9/2010
To: 10/16/2010
Location: Port Antonion, Portland, North East Jamaica, WI,

ELITE 50 Championship at the Kixx County Fall Fest
From: 10/9/2010
To: 10/10/2010
Location: Punta Gorda, FL

Puerto Los Cabos World Cup 2010
From: 10/10/2010
To: 10/13/2010
Location: Los Cabos,

Bonefishing World Chanpionship
From: 10/11/2010
To: 10/15/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament
From: 10/12/2010
To: 10/16/2010
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, IT

The Wahoo Challenge
From: 10/13/2010
To: 10/16/2010
Location: Morehead City, NC

Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament
From: 10/15/2010
To: 10/17/2010
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, IT

Casting for Cats
From: 10/15/2010
To: 10/16/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Nevis Sport Fishing Tournament
From: 10/15/2010
To: 10/16/2010
Location: Nevis, West Indies,

Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic
From: 10/16/2010
To: 10/23/2010
Location: North Queensland, Australia, IT

Islamorada Light Tackle Tournament
From: 10/18/2010
To: 10/20/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament
From: 10/19/2010
To: 10/23/2010
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, IT

Presidential Challenge of Central America, Aruba
From: 10/20/2010
To: 10/22/2010
Location: Aruba, IT

Yellowfin Fall Brawl King Classic
From: 10/22/2010
To: 10/24/2010
Location: Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Gators Fall King Mackeral Tournament
From: 10/22/2010
To: 10/23/2010
Location: Treasure Island, FL

Stuart Sailfsh Club Members Tournament
From: 10/23/2010
To: 10/23/2010
Location: Port Salerno, FL

10th Annual South Jersey – Big Bass Open
From: 10/29/2010
To: 10/30/2010
Location: Cape May, NJ

Flatsmasters Redfish Championship Event
From: 10/30/2010
To: 10/30/2010
Location: Punta Gorda, FL

November 2010

12th Annual Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot
From: 11/3/2010
To: 11/6/2010
Location: Los Cabos, Mexico, IT

Old Salt King of the Beach – Fall
From: 11/4/2010
To: 11/6/2010
Location: Madeira Beach, FL

Redbone (Part 3 of the Redbone Trilogy)
From: 11/5/2010
To: 11/7/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Redbone (The Trilogy)
From: 11/5/2010
To: 11/7/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Mazatlan Billfish Classic
From: 11/10/2010
To: 11/13/2010
Location: Marina El Cid, Matzatlan, Mexico,

Ladies, Let's Go Fishing
From: 11/12/2010
To: 11/14/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Presidential Challenge of Guatemala
From: 11/19/2010
To: 11/21/2010
Location: Guatemala, IT

Redbone @ Large Deep Water Cay Fall Bonefish Classic
From: 11/19/2010
To: 11/22/2010
Location: Grand Bahamas Island, Bahamas,

Puerto Vallarta Tuna and Billfish Classic
From: 11/20/2010
To: 11/22/2010
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,

(MSSA) 18th Annual Chesapeake Bay Fall Tournament
From: 11/20/2010
To: 11/21/2010
Location: Maryland at Chesapeake Bay, MD

TTGFA Funfish Tournament
From: 11/27/2010
To: 11/27/2010
Location: West Indies, Trinidad, IT

Bayou Red Trout Celebrity Classic
From: 11/30/2010
To: 12/2/2010
Location: West Point Ala-Hechte, Louisiana, LA

December 2010

Islamorada Sailfish Tournament
From: 12/2/2010
To: 12/5/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

6th Annual Wheel and Reels Striper Sowdown
From: 12/4/2010
To: 12/6/2010
Location: Cape Hatteras, NC

Islamorada Fishing Club Captain's Cup Sailfish Tournament
From: 12/8/2010
To: 12/9/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

IGT Gtrand Championship
From: 12/9/2010
To: 12/12/2010
Location: Mexico,

57th Annual Stuart Sailfish Club Light Tackle Invitational
From: 12/9/2010
To: 12/12/2010
Location: Stuart, FL

Captain Don Gurgiolo Sailfish Classic
From: 12/10/2010
To: 12/12/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

Islamorada Junior Sailfish Tournament
From: 12/17/2010
To: 12/19/2010
Location: Islamorada, FL

TOURNAMENT RESULTS AND WRAP UPS

2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 - FINAL Results

For the third consecutive year the final day of the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 produced a tournament record in the white marlin category! As predicted the weather began to deteriorate with the initial effect of Hurricane Bill’s far reaching wind starting to impact the east coast as the tournament drew to a close. 

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2009 White Marlin Open makes a splash with Grander Blue Marlin

The obvious lead story from the 2009 White Marlin Open is Robert Farris of Charlotte, North Carolina aboard the No Problem out of Fenwick Island, Delaware setting a tournament and a state record with his blue marlin at 1,062 lbs.  

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East Cape Offshore upholds "Grand Finale" Tradition

In what is becoming Bisbee's tradition, it was the last fish on the last day that won the even as fifty-three boats and 254 anglers competed for $274,350 in prize money. 

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2009 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament

Kona Game Fishing Club-Bellhope of Japan captured the prestigious HIBT championship beating out Old South Marlin Club #4 by 93 points.

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Bermuda Triangle Crown Series

A total of 188 billfish were caught; 180 were photographed and released with eight blues boated over the 500-pound minimum weight coming to the scales throughout the three tournament series.

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LEADER BOARD

Florida-Georgia Salwater Classic - SKA Event

Jacksonville, FL & St. Mary's, GA

August 6-8, 2009

Place Team Weight Captain
1 Yeah Right 36.63 Sean Henner
2 Mr. Magoo 34.01 Pete Harper
3 Wanda's Diamonds 33.86 Leroy Kinlaw
4 Cajyen Con 33.77 Charles McGarity

Sarasota Slam

Sarasota, FL 

August 4 - 8, 2009

Place Team Points / Weight Division
1 Whiskey Tango 900 pts Billfish
1 Miss Lona 172.75 lbs Swordfish Weight
1 Reel Screamer 128.20 lbs Tuna
1 Team Galati 30.80 lbs Dolphin

25 th Annual Raleigh Saltwater Sportfishing Club KMT 

Atlantic Beach, NC 

July 31 - August 2, 2009

Place Team Weight
1 Logans Run

52.92
2 Mister Stanman

36.96
3 Hot Rod 29.82
4 Sea Drag'N 27.88

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