They came for the fishin' and stayed for the lime
Just hangin' around dockside at the Annual Antigua & Barbuda Sport Fishing Tournament, Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua.
The curtains have come down on the 44th Antigua and Barbuda Sport Fishing Tournament, with 43 boats entered for 2010, including 31 local boats and overseas boats from St. Thomas, Guadeloupe, St. Barts and St. Lucia.
Results:
First up the Sporting Division was Simply Nutz captained by Kevin Gomez, victorious catching 170.75 lbs of fish. Runner-up was Susie Q with Captain Noel Duberry who caught 140.75 lbs. They came away with trophies and cash prizes of EC$2000 and $EC1000 respectively. Champion boat under 25 feet went to Lesgo captained by Sean MacMillan who caught 92.25 lbs and won a trophy and EC$2000. Beverley Percival on Nicole, with her 41.5 wahoo, won largest fish by a female as well as largest wahoo overall. Percival won trophies, EC$1000 and a Guess watch from Columbian Emeralds. Stanley Tonge won largest fish by a male with his wahoo just half a pound lighter, and second largest wahoo overall, and walked away with trophies, a Guess watch from Columbian Emeralds and a cheque for EC$500.
In the marlin division female angler was won by Ruth Liney on Rum n' Coke with a tag and release of a blue marlin, and male angler was won by Samir Hanna on Simply Nutz. Both anglers won a trophy and a Guess Watch from Columbian Emeralds.
Most tag and releases as well as champion boat in the Marlin Division were won by Miss Ashley captained by Brian Nunes. They won a total of $EC10,500 in prizes and trophies. in total they tagged and released two blue marlin and one white marlin.
The white marlin was the difference between the winners and runners up, with Ali Bam Bam from St. Barts captained by Christian Audebert coming in second based on time, and Simply Nutz as second runner-up. They won EC$5000 and EC$3000 plus trophies respectively.
Youngest angler again was won by 5-yr old Omar Shoul who received a rod and reel, pair of binoculars and a flashlight from Aquasports.
The Lime...
There is a fantastic feeling of camaraderie and the fishing is actually of equal importance to the liming. That is where this tournament is so different to other tournaments throughout the Caribbean. No other tournament is located in such a fantastic marina where all 43 boats get to line up right along the sea wall. It means as the sun goes down and people relax for the evening, it is a great place to hang out and catch up with friends.
To check all results and the galleries please check out the tournament website.
