Abaco Beach Blue Marlin Invitational

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Dear Anglers and Participants of the Abaco Beach Blue Marlin Tournament: This will be the third year with this BIG fish, BIG money tournament. In the past two years, we have paid out over $1,000,000 to the boats that have fished this event!

The biggest fish weighed in was 727 pounds and was caught by the 70' Spencer, Flight Plan. The Marlin was filleted and then most of it was smoked by Scott Levin.

He then prepared it the next day as: Sashimi, Poke, and Tataki. The smoked fish was then was served as a dip and the rest served in sliced chunks. We laid out all of the Marlin at 4 pm in front of the tent and it was all GONE by the time we served the awards dinner.

Some of the real winners of the these tournaments are your friends here in the Bahamas. The economic impact that you all have provided has helped these people recover from the recession that they are still going through on these Bahamian out-islands.

2015 looks to be a great year for boating and fishing, and we hope everyone has a great time here in the Bahamas. Please do not hesitate to offer your suggestions on how to improve the tournament, the Abaco Beach Resort, or anything else you may encounter while you are in here in the Bahamas. We’ll pass your suggestions along to the people that can make a difference, as we are always trying to improve this event and the amenities that surround us.

Thanks for your continued support,

Skip

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 3:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Registration & Boat Bag Pick Up

7:00 p.m.

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Kickoff party

7:30 p.m.

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Mandatory Captain’s meeting

8:00 p.m.

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Dinner & drinks

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Fishing

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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Weigh-in

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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Fishing

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Fishing

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Weigh-in

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Grill It!

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m

Bring your meat, fish, chicken, etc. and our chef will grill it for you. We’ll have sides dishes available and a casual dinner for the sponsors.

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Awards Dinner Party 7:30 p.m.

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Cocktails

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Dinner

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Awards Ceremony

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TROPHIES sponsored by

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HMY Yachts is proud to announce they will be sponsoring the Abaco Beach Blue Marlin perpetual trophy. This very special trophy will be on display inside the Abaco Beach Resort & Marina lobby.

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TOURNAMENT RULES Rules are Subject to Change.

Changes to the rules and final instructions are given at the mandatory Captain’s Meeting in the tent.

1. RULES MEETING / CAPTAIN’S MEETING a. The Captain’s Meeting will be held WEDNESDAY from 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. b. The captain/owner or designated representative must sign-in and be present at the captain’s meeting for any rule changes and instructions.

2. PERMITS and LICENSES You must have a Bahamas Fishing Permit and Tournament sticker.

3. FISHING HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 4, 5, & 6, 2015 Boats may leave the marina at sunrise.

All boats must be inside the Marina before 7:00 p.m. each evening for your fish to count.

4. Boundaries: 70 mile radius from the marina 5. Angling & Equipment Regulations ANGLERS: Up to 6 anglers permitted per boat.

All anglers must be registered prior to the start of the Tournament.

Maximum line to be used: 130 lb.

Maximum of 6 lines (with hooks) are permitted per boat at any one time.

All Billfish must be called in to the committee boat upon hook-up and release, boated or loss of fish. VHF Channel 71 ANGLING REGULATIONS 1. Anyone may be an angler.

2. You may hook and hand, but once the fish is hooked and handed off, the rod/reel involved in play with the fish must stay in physical contact with that same angler for the remainder of the fight.

3. When a fish is hooked or entangled on more than one line, the team must cut away the extra line(s) as quickly as possible.

All tackle must conform to the IGFA regulations.

For a complete copy of all rules go to www.AbacoMarlin.com

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