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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2001 - 12:17 am: | |
Subject: Boy Scout Backbone Celebrity Classic
news release
International Game Fish Association
Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum
300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004 USA
Phone (954) 927-2628 · Fax (954) 924-4299
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Boy Scout Backbone Celebrity Classic
"Approved"
for ROLEX/IGFA Inshore Championship
Dania Beach, Florida,U.S.A. - The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) starts the new year announcing the second annual ROLEX/IGFA Inshore Championship Tournament series, an international fishing competition that draws anglers from various worldwide locations. The 2001 Inshore Championship Tournament (ITC) will take place in the spring of 2002 in the Florida Keys and is expecting to include ITC qualifying event champions from 6 countries. The 2000 Rolex/IGFA ITC took place May 6 - 10, 2001 at the Cheeca Lodge, Islamorada, Florida with 38 champions from ITC qualifying events vying for the championship.
The IGFA welcomes the Boy Scout Backbone Celebrity Classic for the second year, as a qualifying event for the ITC with the winner being invited to compete in the ITC held in 2002. Wally Vidal of Atlanta, Georgia, represented the 2000 tournament, at the ROLEX/IGFA ITC in May, 2001. As an ITC qualifying event each participating angler will receive a one-year membership in IGFA. For more information on the Boy Scout Backbone Celebrity Classic, scheduled for December 6-8, 2001 In Key Largo, Florida, please contact Dave Ziska at 305-364-0020 Ext. 213 Fax: 305-821-6222, or E-mail: dziska@sfcbsa.org.
Tournament directors involved in offshore, inshore, light tackle and fly-fishing tournaments are invited to contact IGFA for more information on the Rolex/IGFA championship series. There are plans in the future for a freshwater world championship event. Up to date information on tournaments, IGFA news and more can be found on the IGFA website http://www.igfa.org.
IGFA is a nonprofit membership supported conservation and record keeping organization, founded in 1939, with members in over 120 countries. The association's headquarters are in the 60,000 square foot IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.
For further information, contact Michael Myatt at the International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004 · (954) 927-2628 · Fax (954) 924-4299 · E-mail: mmyatt@igfa.org |
