2008 Tournament Results
March 28, 2008
Top 10 Boats:
1st Place Boat | VIKING IV | 1750 pts. |
2nd Place Boat | D-BOSS | 1400 pts. |
3rd Place Boat | LUHR’D AWAY | 1000 pts. |
4th Place Boat | LEGACY | 844.40 pts. |
5th Place Boat | MAR CARIBE | 750 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker) |
6th Place Boat | MAGIC LADY | 750 pts. |
7th Place Boat | HARD PLAY | 664.63 pts. |
8th Place Boat | INDIGO | 578.88 pts. |
9th Place Boat | MAYA | 578.63 pts. |
10th Place Boat | SUPER COOL | 550 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker) |
Largest of Species:
Largest Sailfish | 67.1 lbs. | Justin Amman, Jr. | HARD PLAY |
Largest Yellow Fin Tuna | 56.70 lbs. | Jonathan Dela Rosa | GUD TYME |
Largest Dolphin | 51.30 lbs. | Adam Clarke | LEGACY |
Largest Wahoo | 43.10 lbs. | Adam Clarke | LEGACY |
Best of Category:
Best Male Angler | 700 pts. | Goran Quardfordt | VIKING IV |
Best Female Angler | 60.15 pts. | Sara Aleong | BARRACUDA |
Best Junior Angler – Male | 500 pts. | Sean Mendonza | INDIGO |
Best Junior Angler – Male | 500 pts. | Sean Mendonca | INDIGO |
Best Tag & Release Angler | 2 Tag & Release | Goran Quardfordt | VIKING IV |
Best Tag & Release Team | 4 Tag & Release | VIKING IV | |
Best Boat – Day 1 | 950 pts. | VIKING 4 | |
Best Boat – Day 2 | 650 pts. | LUHR’D AWAY | |
Best Boat – Day 3 | 500 pts. | VIKING IV |
TGFT Sponsor News
October 5, 2007
The Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament committee proudly announces that Black Bart International and Penn Reels will be supporting us again as our rod & reel and lure suppliers for the 2008 tournament! We’d like to thank them for their support of our competition and look forward to working with these two exceptional companies again next year.
2007 Tournament Recap
March 18, 2007
The 2007 tournament broke another couple of records for us, in the number of boats and anglers participating AND the record number of tournament billfish caught for Trinidad & Tobago. Thirty-eight boats participated for a total of 184 anglers, 174 male and 14 female (another new record). Day One saw Zingo, out of Trinidad & Tobago, jump to the front of the pack with 1000 pts. from two blue marlin and a sailfish. Anglers Roger Frost and Christopher Ellis combined for the catches. The boats Charge Up and Palawan followed closely behind with 800 pts. each. Also, David Brash of Papa San brought to scale a blue marlin that weighed in at 569.8 lbs!
On Day Two, Why Worry reversed their slow start and took Best Boat for Day Two with 1200 points and moved into third place overall behind Mischief, in second with 1230.63 pts., and Charge Up, who moved into first on a blue marlin released by Edgar Dapremont.
Day Three saw Viking IV take Best Boat with two Blue Marlin releases for 950 points, and they also moved up to take first place overall with 1802.70 points. Charge Up came up blank and Mischief and Gone Again both added a blue marlin each to move up into second and third place overall. Larry Coehlo of Gone Again secured Best Male Angler and Best Tag & Release Angler with his last day catch of a blue marlin, also earning Gone Again Best Tag & Release Team honors!
Over the course of the tournament, we had 44 Blue Marlin released, 2 brought to scale, and 14 Sailfish, breaking the record set last year for most billfish caught in a tournament for Trinidad & Tobago!!
We appreciate all those boats that made the trip to Charlotteville from Grenada and Barbados and we hope that you’ll bring even more boats with you next year!
Congratulations and thanks to all who participated in this year’s tournament, we hope to see you all again next year.
Here’s a comment sent to us from James Pierce of Barbados:
“Dear Frothy, Dave, Teija, Della, Ramona, TGFT Committee Members and the People of Charlotteville,
Everyone made it home safely around midday yesterday after a pretty rough trip, and I would now like to personally thank everyone for the warm welcome and hospitality extended by you in what I can only describe as the most enjoyable tournament I have ever been in. Note that I do not make this statement lightly as I have fished in the IGFA Offshore Championships in Cabo, as well as many tournaments in Florida, the Bahamas, and the rest of the Caribbean, and the camaraderie is truly what sets you apart from all others. The way you have involved the entire community and are starting to move the whole fishing community to a new sustainable use of the ocean’s resources, much in the way it was done in Cabo San Lucas, is wonderful to watch and be a part of. I am not sure if we could achieve the same thing in Barbados.”
2007 Tournament Results
March 17, 2007
Top 15 Boats:
1st Place Boat | VIKING IV | 1802.70 pts. |
2nd Place Boat | MISCHIEF | 1730.63 pts. |
3rd Place Boat | GONE AGAIN | 1676.88 pts. |
4th Place Boat | CHARGE UP | 1333.38 pts. |
5th Place Boat | ZINGO | 1300 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker) |
6th Place Boat | PALAWAN | 1300 pts. |
7th Place Boat | WHY WORRY | 1200 pts. |
8th Place Boat | EQUITY | 1000 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker) |
9th Place Boat | HARD PLAY | 1000 pts. |
10th Place Boat | PICK II | 1000 pts. |
11th Place Boat | DONE DIGGIN’ | 790.50 pts. |
12th Place Boat | MAYA | 750 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker) |
13th Place Boat | HARD PLAY II | 750 pts. |
14th Place Boat | LEGACY | 750 pts. |
15th Place Boat | PAPA SAN | 739.60 pts. |
Largest of Species:
Largest Blue Marlin | 569.8 lbs. | David Brash | PAPA SAN |
Largest Yellow Fin Tuna | 26.70 lbs. | Andrew Llanos | CHARGE UP |
Largest Dolphin | 32.90 lbs. | Samantha Antoine | WORKSHOP SEA TOURS |
Largest Wahoo | 35.70 lbs. | Tove Winkenes | VIKING IV |
Best of Category:
Best Male Angler | 1300 pts. | Larry Coehlo | GONE AGAIN |
Best Female Angler | 852.70 pts. | Tove Winkenes | VIKING IV |
Best Junior Angler – Male | 188.10 pts. | Adrian DeSilva | HARD PLAY LITE |
Best Junior Angler – Female | 391.13 pts. | Samantha Antoine | WORKSHOP SEA TOURS |
Best Junior Angler – Overall | 391.13 pts. | Samantha Antoine | WORKSHOP SEA TOURS |
Best Tag & Release Angler | 4 Tag & Release | Larry Coehlo | GONE AGAIN |
Best Tag & Release Team | 5 Tag & Release | GONE AGAIN | |
Best Boat – Day 1 | 1000 pts. | ZINGO | |
Best Boat – Day 2 | 1200 pts. | WHY WORRY | |
Best Boat – Day 3 | 1008.08 pts. | VIKING IV |
TGFT lands a new sponsor!
October 17, 2006
The Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament would like to proudly welcome Black Bart Lures to our family of sponsors and thank them for their support in our continuing quest to host a world-class game fishing tournament year after year. Capt. Bart Miller and his team have been creating first class fishing gear for the past four decades, and the experience of fishing with that gear never fails to impress.
TGFT becomes qualifying event for the Junior Angler World Championship!
September 7, 2006
The Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament has been approved by the IGFA to become a qualifying event for the 6th Annual Mercury/IGFA Junior Angler World Championship scheduled for 2008! The 1st place winner in the Junior Angler division of the TGFT will be invited to participate in the JAWC in 2008. We are very proud to be a part of passing on the fishing tradition to future generations!
2006 Tournament recap
April 7, 2006
The 2006 tournament was another milestone success, with a record number of boats and anglers participating AND a record number of tournament billfish releases for Trinidad & Tobago. Thirty-three boats registered for this year’s contest but, after a few mechanical problems, 31 boats actually participated, still a new record for us. This year, our friends from Barbados came up big, capturing top prizes in five different categories! Happy Hunter, out of Barbados, established dominance early on day one with five Blue Marlin releases and one 23.4 lb. dolphin, giving them a one day total of 2279.25 points and huge lead over the rest of the pack. Angler Andrew Rapson was responsible for three of the marlin, as well as the dolphin. The boat Hopscotch finished day one 1000 points back with 1200 points, with Hard Play II in third place with 781.25 points.
Day two saw the boat Mischief tag and release three Blue Marlin, two for angler Nick Nothnagel and one for Stephen Dalla Costa, taking Best Boat for Day Two with 1407.38 points and moving into second place overall with 1819.08 points. Hook released two Blue Marlin, brining their two day total to four, and moved into third place overall with a score of 1700 points. Happy Hunter, while having a quiet day with only a single 30.4 lb. Wahoo, held on to first place with 2317.25 points.
On Day Three, Hard Play II won Best Boat with two Blue Marlin releases for 950 points, and they also moved up to take third place overall with 1731.25 points, just edging out Hook who ended up fourth. Happy Hunter came up blank and Mischief landed only a 41.3 lb. Wahoo, but managed to maintain their hold on first and second place overall, respectively.
Over the course of the tournament, we had 44 fish come to scale, and 59 tag and release catches: 58 Blue Marlin, and one Sailfish, breaking the record for most billfish releases in a tournament for Trinidad & Tobago!!
We hope that those boats from St. Lucia, Grenada and elsewhere in the region that were unable to participate this year will be able to join us in 2007, and we, of course, look forward to seeing the Bajans back again in Charlotteville!
Congratulations and thanks to all who participated in this year’s tournament, we hope to see you all again next year. Check back to the site for next year’s dates, as well as some big changes to the site overall!
Here’s a comment sent to us from Michael Lee Yuen from the boat Mischief:
“We had and super wonderful time in Charlotteville, the water taxis ran on time, your fueling facility was unquestionable, fresh water supply was excellent, breakfast and dinner was superb, bait was in super condition, and your entire hard working committee was always there to assist us when in need. This is my second consecutive year fishing in your tournament and words can never be enough in expressing how great, how wonderful, how little Tobago can deliver a game fishing tournament with such excellence. We continue to promote your tournament here in Trinidad and thank you for the super wonderful time. God’s richest blessings and great health, and wait with anticipation, for the 12th Annual Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament.”
2006 Tournament Results
April 6, 2006
Top 10 Boats:
1st Place Boat | HAPPY HUNTER | 2317.25 pts. |
2nd Place Boat | MISCHIEF | 1860.38 pts. |
3rd Place Boat | HARD PLAY II | 1731.25 pts. |
4th Place Boat | HOOK | 1700 pts. |
5th Place Boat | PAIR A DICE | 1269.10 pts. |
6th Place Boat | SHOOTER | 1230.88 pts. |
7th Place Boat | HOPSCOTCH | 1200 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker) |
8th Place Boat | CHARGE UP | 1200 pts. |
9th Place Boat | HARD PLAY | 924.38 pts. |
10th Place Boat | PAR TEE TIME | 855.68 pts. |
Largest of Species:
Largest Yellowfin Tuna | 57.1 lbs. | Andre John | BLUE MAGIC |
Largest Dolphin | 39.1 lbs. | Nick Bovell | PAIR A DICE |
Largest Wahoo | 41.3 lbs. | Sam Nothnagel | MISCHIEF |
(No Billfish Were Brought To Scale) |
Best of Category:
Best Male Angler | 1267.25 pts. | Andrew Rapson | HAPPY HUNTER |
Best Female Angler | 509.1 pts. | Linda Amann | VIKING IV |
Best Junior Angler – Male | 41.75 pts. | Curtis Antoine, Jr. | WORKSHOP SEA TOURS |
Best Tag & Release Angler | 1200 pts. | Andrew Rapson | HAPPY HUNTER |
Best Tag & Release Team | 2250 pts. | HAPPY HUNTER | |
Best Boat – Day 1 | 2279.25 pts. | HAPPY HUNTER | |
Best Boat – Day 2 | 1407.38 pts. | MISCHIEF | |
Best Boat – Day 3 | 950 pts. | HARD PLAY II |
The Billfishing Times interviews TGFT Treasurer David Wong
March 22, 2006
Be sure to check out the interview over at The Billfishing Times, with David Wong, TGFT Committee Treasurer, answering questions about current and future plans for the Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament, the tremendous fishing in the region, and all the things about Charlotteville and Tobago that make our tournament such a success every year! Big thanks to John at The Billfishing Times for allowing us the opportunity to talk about Tobago and our tournament!
2006 T-Shirt Design and Tournament Updates!!
March 9, 2006
The new prize list for 2006 has been announced, and it includes lots of outstanding equipment from Penn, Aftco and more, as well as beautiful sculptures from world-renowned wildlife sculptor, Bodo Muche, and artwork from The Billfish Foundation!
Buzz is big for this year’s tournament and the projected participation of anglers continues to grow! We expect to host many of our old friends and make many, many new ones with entries expected from Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia and Grenada, as well as our local boats from Trinidad and Tobago. Anglers from Europe, North and South America, and all over the Caribbean will be joining us for four days of fishing, food and fun.
Last, but not least, the design for the 2006 tournament shirts has been finalized and it’s a real “knockout”!! (pardon the pun) This year we feature the “fighting” marlin in fine form, ready to “duke it out” with all comers. Sorry, enough with the boxing jokes, head on over to the TGFT store where you’ll find a variety of shirts featuring this year’s design, plus TGFT logo and other merchandise!