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Billfish Invitational - Bahamas |
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The
Billfish Invitational May 30-June 2,
2012 brings Big Game tournament fishing
back to Bimini and the Big Game Club
this Spring! Building on the phenominal
success of the Inaugural event in 2011
we promise to make 2012 even better. Guy
and Company had a great time in 2011 and
are betting you will too in 2012. For
more information on this and other
Outpost Tournament events, contact
Captain Ned Stone at :
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nstone@guyharveyoutpost.com,
or visit the Billfish Invitational page to learn
more about the tournament and register your
team. |
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May 30
Captains’ Meeting/Welcome Dinner |
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This meeting will be from 6pm to
7pm. At least one representative from each team
must be present. All anglers and crew are
encouraged to attend. The rules may be amended
verbally or in writing at the time of the
meeting. Anglers are responsible for being well
informed of all rules. |
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May 31
Dinner Roast and Presentation of the Frank
Johnson Trophy |
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A new chapter in the history of
the Big Game Club will be written this evening
with the establishment of the Frank Johnson
Trophy, cast in bronze by celebrated artist Ed
Pang. To be awarded annually by Guy Harvey
Outpost, LTD., this trophy will be presented to
that individual whose personal achievements have
contributed to the advancement of international
big game sport fishing. The award is named in
honor of Frank Johnson, the pioneering engineer
Moldcraft Lures.
Following in Frank’s footsteps as the 2012
recipient of the Trophy is another legendary
fisherman, Tim Choate. Tim started fishing in
Bimini in the 1960s as a mate on a Keys
Charterboat. He has fished all over the world
and has pioneered new fishing grounds from Costa
Rica to Brazil. Tim’s love of fishing and
billfish in particular led him to put his money
where his mouth was; funding the earliest
economic studies establishing the value of
billfish fisheries. These studies convinced
politicians and policy makers to protect this
dynamic resource and led to the founding of the
Billfish Foundation.
We look forward to having Tim’s close friends
and colleagues assembled to recognize and
reminisce about Choate’s personal and
professional accomplishments. The stories of
this evening will be certain to make Hemingway
proud. This trophy and will remain on display at
the club for generations of visiting anglers and
guests to enjoy. |
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June 1
Benefit Auction & Dinner |
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There will be an auction to
benefit Conservation and Education programs
specifically for Bimini. The Guy Harvey Ocean
Foundation, in cooperation with the
International Game Fish Association, will
administer these funds.
Among the early donations to this years Auction
are fine art, classic photographs, marine
electronics and fabulous fishing tackle. LMR
Tackle, Canyon Gear Lures, Legend Lures,
Moldcraft Lures and Costa del Mar sunglasses are
all returning as sponsors. Here is just a
sampling of what we will be offering at the
Billfish Invitational in 2012. |
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June 2
Awards Dinner and Presentation of the
Hemingway-Lerner Trophy |
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The inaugural Billfish
Invitational tournament will conclude with an
awards presentation dinner. Culminating an
evening of celebration, the tournament committee
will award the Hemingway-Lerner Trophy to the
Top Billfish Team. Established to celebrate big
game sport-fishing friendship, teamwork, and the
pursuit of excellence, this magnificent
sculpture of a rising blue marlin, cast in
shimmering stainless steel by world-renowned
sculptor Kent Ullberg, will be awarded to the
Top Billfish Team, in recognition of such
accomplishments. This trophy and will remain on
display at the club for generations of visiting
anglers and guest to enjoy. |
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BACK TO THE CARIBBEAN FISHING TOURNAMENTS |
