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43nd Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament GRENADA

The 42nd tournament was won by the boat "Gud Tyme" from Trinidad & Tobago ! 2nd was "Temptation" 3rd was "Iron Man" both also from T&T.

SIBT is the first round of the 2011 Southern Caribbean Billfish Circuit.
SIBT is a qualifier for the IGFA Offshore World Championship.

Registration is on Sunday 23rd January at Grenada Yacht Club, St George's
Day 1 fishing
Day 2 fishing
Day 3 fishing
Jan 24th
Jan 25th
Jan 27th
Layday fun and food at GYC Thursday January 26th

A qualifying event for the IGFA Offshore Championship the SIBT was first held back in 1964 and has been run annually since then (except during the revolution years). Since its inception the event has attracted boats from nearby islands such as Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, St. Lucia, Martinique etc, as well as anglers from all over the world who want to come and experience Grenada’s great fishing.
The Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament is based at the Grenada Yacht Club located in the lagoon, St. George’s. The yacht club boasts an excellent dock with water, power and fuel available and is conveniently located close to the west coast fishing grounds.

The tournament consists of three fishing days separated by a lay day and is held at the end of January each year. The event normally boasts plenty of game fish action as it is positioned in the peak of the billfish season with sailfish, white marlin and blue marlin available.
In line with modern conservation practices the Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament is run as a modified release event where teams are encouraged to release the majority of the billfish they catch (a camera is provided to confirm the capture). Points are awarded for released billfish by species not by weight. Any billfish that are boated will score points only if they exceed the minimum weight limit for that species (points will be deducted for underweight fish). At the end of the tournament the boat and angler with the most points are the winners.

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