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Subject: Sonn Johnson Memorial Billfish Tournament
SONNY JOHNSON MEMORIAL
BILLFISH TOURNAMENT
"Approved By IGFA"
Dania Beach, Florida, USA -- The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is in its third year of the Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Circuit, an international fishing competition that is expected to draw teams from all corners of the earth. The event will take place in March, 2002. The Sonny Johnson Memorial Billfish Tournament has been named by IGFA as a qualifying event for the championship, and the winner of this tournament will be invited to bring their team of up to four anglers to compete in the championship. As a qualifying event, each participant in the tournament will receive a one-year membership in IGFA. The Sonny Johnson Memorial Billfish Tournament is scheduled for August 22-26, 2001 in Gulfport, Mississippi. For further details, please contact Wendell Lee, phone 228-896-5330, fax 228-896-5312, email: jlee796869@aol.com.
This is IGFA's third year in sponsoring a tournament series, and there is no doubt that it will be an exciting event that will attract international interest. So far, over 74 tournaments from 24 countries and 10 U.S. states representing over 10,000 anglers have already been invited to accept the challenge to send their teams to the event, and more tournaments are expected to be approved by IGFA in the near future. There were 59 qualifying events in 2000.
The international championship competition has been held in Kona, Hawaii the first two years. Currently several locations, including Kona are under consideration to hold the 2002 championship event.
IGFA is a 61-year-old nonprofit, membership-supported conservation organization best known for maintaining world gamefish records in freshwater, saltwater, fly fishing, and junior angler categories. IGFA members are located in approximately 125 countries. Recently IGFA has constructed its 60,000 square foot Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.
For further information on the Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship contact IGFA, phone: (954) 927-2628, fax: (954) 924-4299, email: igfahq@aol.com, website: www.igfa.org. |
