A World Class Fishing Extravaganza
July 18th. thru July 21st. 2012
This year's Key West Marlin Tournament, featuring $50,000 in guaranteed cash prizes is set for July 18th. through July 21st. 2012, coinciding with the annual Hemingway Days Celebration in Key West, Florida.
The tournament is limited to the first 75 boats that register, so get your entries in early to be able to fish this always fun-filled sport fishing event.
See our 72 page Key West Marlin 2011Tournament Magazine for more information and images.
Photos of the 2011 Key West Marlin Tournament!
2011 TOURNAMENT WINNERS
Two Fort Myers, Florida, anglers each caught and released their first blue marlin to elevate their Moppy Dick II team to the top position in the Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament that ended Saturday, July 23, in Key West, Florida. They also walked off with a $25,000 first-place cash prize. [Read More]
View more photos of the 2011 tournament at blu-image.com.
NMFS REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CIRCLE HOOKS.
Beginning January 1, 2008, anglers fishing from HMS permitted vessels and participating in billfish tournaments must use only non-offset circle hooks when deploying natural bait or natural bait artificial lure combinations. Tournament anglers may deploy “J” hooks with artificial lures. NMFS encourages the use of circle hooks by non-tournament anglers to reduce post-release mortality of Atlantic Billfish. For more information visit the NMFS website at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
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