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47th Annual July Open
Billfish
Tournament
July 22, 23, 24, 25, 2010
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Past
winners are a who's who of Marlin fishing, and the competition
for the
Give Him Line Trophy is tremendous, with
the winner never certain until the last minute of the last day.
The first worlds record Blue Marlin caught in a tournament was
set by angler Elliot Fishman (845lbs.) in the 1968 July Open.
The
Woman's current World Record Blue Marlin (1073lbs.) was caught
July 6, by Maudi Lopez.
The long standing World record (1282lbs.) was held by Larry Martin
and only recently broken.
The Virgin Islands, the only place to be for serious Blue Marlin
in July.
This tournament benefits the Boys and Girls Club, of the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
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For
Registration Forms or more information contact
Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club
6501 Red Hook Plaza #201
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone /fax 340-775-9144
Email registrar@vigfc.com
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