Another
fantastic finish happened at Port Lucaya Marina, host resort of the First Leg of
the Bahamas Wahoo Championship. Once more, the tournament came down to the final
day of fishing between the top boats.
However, day one proved to be an exciting day, not only was the weather and seas a challenge, but the competition was extremely high. Thirty eligible wahoo were weighed in. William Thomas and the Rebeka Lynn crew brought in a 92.5 pound wahoo to lead in the heaviest fish division. Duane Gossett on the “Double Eagle” brought in a 79 pounder and so did the crew aboard the “Emotional Rescue".
Although the seas had
settled some, day two only saw 11 eligible wahoo at the scales, but the Florida
Yachts International Team out of Miami brought the largest fish, a 75 pounder,
for weigh in.
The third and last day of fishing had 19 wahoo at the scale. Ocean Alley out of Hollywood, Florida weighed in a 65.5 pounder that propelled them into second place overall for the tournament. Rebeka Lynn was able to win the tournament, beating out Ocean Alley and last year’s top competitor, Dale Jacobs’ team aboard the “Double Down”.
The overall standings appear on www.BahamasWahoo.com while www.PortLucaya.com has extensive coverage of the first leg as well as numerous photos of the event. The second leg will be held at Chub Cay, January 14-17, 2004 and third leg will return to Port Lucaya Marina, February 4-7, 2004.
For additional information,
contact Raul Miranda, 305-234-7386, rvmiranda@msn.com,
or
Sue Graves, 954-456-4468, sgraves@fitertown.com.
For photos or video
information, contact Eric Dallin.
Website: www.SaltwaterVideos.com
E-mail: eric@realestatevideos.com
Tel: 1-888-55-OCEAN
or 919-732-1600.
