Does anyone know when the hook & line tournament is ? nothing posted at BREDS.

It's October 13th to 15th.

The 11th Annual Treasure Beach Hook 'N' Line Fishing Tournament will be held on Heroes Weekend (October 13-15, 2007)at Calabash Bay, St. Elizabeth. On Monday, October 15, 2007 a fish fry and beach party will be held after the awards ceremony.

Programme:

Saturday 5:00am - 4:00pm
Fishing Tournament


Sunday 5:00am - 4:00pm
Fishing Tournament


Monday 5:00am - 2:00pm
Fishing Tournament


3:00pm - 3:30pm
Awards Ceremony


4:30pm - 8:00pm
Beach Party

Prizes:

Prizes are given based on the largest fish (determined by its weight).
A prize is also awarded for the most unusual fish.


Equipment
Fishing Rods Sizes: 6 O, 9 O, 12 O
Fishing Lines: wire, plastic
Bait: Bonito, Slap Bait, Spoon Bait
Boat: Canoe (28ft - 30ft) each canoe is limted to a maximum of 3 persons



Registration:
Registration can be done at any time before the event. Interested participants can register at the Breds Office.

The Breds Office contact information is below:


Kingfisher Plaza,
Calabash Bay P.A.,
St. Elizabeth,
Jamaica.
Tel #: (876) 965 3435
Fax: (876) 965 3300
E-mail: info@breds.org

All proceeds from this event will be donated to the TBRU Ambulance Fund.

Due to the inclement weather, the Hook 'n Line Tournament has been postponed until next weekend.

poor excuse,several fishermen went out

The tournament began yesterday! Approximately 10 boats have registered.

As of last evening Paolo DelGrande was in the lead with a 27 lb wahoo, Jason Gordon in second place with a 20 lb. wahoo and Ken Dog in third with a 15 lb fish (not known what type of fish).

I spoke with Paolo about an hour ago and he just landed a 30 - 35 lb. wahoo. He said the sea was rough but the bait fish were out there, so they were getting some bites.

We will continue to keep you posted!

No they didn't...every boat on Calabash Bay was pulled right out...the seas were bigger than Hurricane Dean and there was an advisory out for all fishermen...no local fishermen went anywhere.

Most all of the boats entered went out this moring as the weather is beautiful. So far, Paolo is still in the lead, but we shall see what the day brings!

Well, I've just come back from another wonderful day enjoying the festivities of the Hook 'n Line Tournament at Calabash Bay Beach. The day started out on a reverent note as Lucky Dube's music rang out through Derrick Cunningham's sound system and respect was paid.

Those of us gathered enjoyed some fried fish and drinks, played some dominoes and waiting on the boats arriving.

By 2 p.m. all boats had checked in and the winners for the 11th Annunal Hook 'n Line Tournament were Martin Wright (Saccer), in his boat appropriately named Hook 'n Line, captain Hernon Parchment (Scaro), and crew member Noel Blair. The winning fish was a 34 lb. kingfish!



I am awaiting the complete list from BREDS of all the names of the 2nd and 3rd place winners and boat race winners and will post them when I receive them.

I have loads of photos which I will post as well.

The Hook 'n Line tournament is always a great time. I decided today that the best part is hearing the 'fish tales' once all the boats come in. Ah, the big one that got away . . .

The following document contains the winners of the Hook 'n Line Fishing Tournament including the winners of the boat race, beer drinking contest, soda drinking contest, and dance contest.

winners Hook N Line Winners 07.doc (35.3 k)

Sounds like it was alot of fun. Can anyone tell us how much ended up getting contributed to the ambulance fund?

Looks like great fun, making me miss TB more!!!!!!!!!!

Sally can you please use the Initial of your Last name.

Sorry about that, it's Sally B. I'm guessing you got me confused with someone else. It's my fault.