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Captain's Meeting:
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Fishing Days:
February 28 & March 1, 2009 |
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the list of event times and dates: captain’s meeting, fishing days, awards
ceremony and the Kid’s Fishing Challenge. Click
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Prizes & Awards: |
We paid out over $190,000 in 2008! Checkout this
year’s prize and award divisions: Billfish Division, Fun Fish, The Challenge,
Fort Knox & Pirate’s Chest. Click
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The Capt. Bob Lewis Billfish Challenge is an open event.
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Capt. Bob Lewis
Boat Center / Yamaha
Billfish Challenge
February 26 through March 1, 2009
The 2008 Capt. Bob Lewis Billfish Challenge promised to be an exciting event
for its 15th annual fishing classic from the very start! Many changes were implemented
to enhance angler and team competition yet still keep the heritage and camaraderie
that the CBLBC is famous for.
On Saturday morning, March 1st, the teams were met with good sailfish conditions
as the fleet of 44 boats headed out to find their spot on the edge, off the coast
of Southeast Florida.
Gary Lawson’s Team Boat Center was out of the gates quickly with four
fish in the morning and finished five for seven by day’s end. Team Advanced
Roofing, captained by Mike Kornahrens, lead the outboard division and Ovi Vento’s
Team Rock Star leading the inboard division were tied for the overall lead with
eight fish going into the final minutes of day one.
A familiar foe in the Miss Britt, captained by Jim Mulcahy and mate Jason Cartwright,
happened across a pod of tailing fish with just ten minutes until lines out. After
getting releases on three of the last four fish they hooked, Miss Britt packed
up from their southern fishing grounds and headed to the docks with their catch
cards indicating they had nine fish and an overall one fish lead.
Day two promised to be slightly more challenging with weather and timing, as
the second day the crews had only six hours of fishing from lines in at 8 AM to
out at 2 PM. Never the less, the crew of the Miss Britt, fishing south once again,
managed to lead the field by scoring another seven releases for the overall win
and a 16 fish two day total.
Joe Turner, captaining the 4 Aces, worked their way up through the field to
capture second place overall with a two day total of twelve fish and Top Angler
honors with Peter Adrian scoring nine of the releases. Team Uptight had battled
mechanical demons with an overheating transmission, but was able to limp into
the docks at 3:21, just before the 3:30 PM deadline. Their efforts were rewarded
with a third place overall finish. Team Rock Star edged out Team Advanced Roofing
based on time for fourth place in overall division with 10 fish each.
In the Outboard Division, Team Advanced Roofing’s catch was followed
by Team Money Shot that also had 10 fish, but finished in second place based on
time. The third place outboard boat, Team Night Prowler, had seven releases but
scored big with the tournament’s heaviest weighed fun fish – a 50
pound dolphin caught by Daniel Uribe. Finishing fourth and fifth based on time,
were Teams Kite Hunter and Extra Expense, both of which also had seven releases
for their two day total.
Other notable winners include Top Kingfish at 14.9 pound to Team Game Time
and Team Boat Center captured Top Wahoo with a nice 33.2 pound fish. Top Lady
Angler was Paige Owens aboard the PRN II captained by her father Mike Owens. Top
Junior Angler was David Mills with five releases. Top Amateur boat belonged to
KC Crook’s C&C.
All in all, even with the slightly reduced field, the new tournament format
allowed more boats to win more money than ever! The awards ceremony was a great
event that allowed true camaraderie that has made the CBLBC an event that is second
to none.
The Captain Bob Lewis Billfish Challenge is a 501(c)3 not for profit that benefits
kids fishing and the environment.
Check out the Complete
2008 Tournament Results.
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