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Sailfish Series to Offer $2,000,000 Purse! The highly acclaimed Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series kicks off its 2nd year in December!  With an anticipated purse of more than $2 million dollars, the competition will be fierce.  Money aside, the main motivation for teams in the Quest is to earn the right to don the most iconic emblem on the Sailfish circuit - the Quest for the Crest Jacket. Team Blue Time claimed the honor in the inaugural series last year and earned their title as the ‘world’s best’sailfishing team for the 2012/13 season. New for this season, a 4th event has been added to the series in April and a new TV show called Wild Billz is being produced in association with the Quest for the Crest.   If you love premier events and premier fishing, then make sure you mark your calendar for these 4 amazing tournaments.  The Quest begins on December 11th! Leg 1 - Operation Sailfish December 11-15th, 2013  West Palm Beach, FL www.operationsailfish.com Hosted out of Sailfish Marina on Singer Island, Operation Sailfish is a patriotic two-day battle against Sailfish on the high seas.  In addition to an estimated $500,000 purse, teams will be competing for jewelry style dog tags compliments of Altier Jewelers. In 2012, team Advanced Roofing won the battle, claimed the sought after dog tags and took home a check for $172,625.00! Operation Sailfish is infused with military undertones to honor the men and women fighting for our country. Leg 2 - Sailfish Challenge February 6-9th, 2014   Ft. Lauderdale, FL www.sailfishchallenge.com The largest Sailfish tournament in the country, the Sailfish Challenge attracts over 500 anglers for this one-day tournament.  The kickoff is hosted at the IGFA Hall of Fame Museum, the Taj Mahal of Sportfishing. The Sailfish Challenge follows a three-inlet format where teams can check out of Lake Worth Inlet in West Palm, Hillsboro Inlet in Pompano Beach or Government Cut in Miami. Miss Annie claimed the largest payout in the 2013 event with a check for $196,870.00! Leg 3 - Jimmy Johnson’s National Billfish Championship: March 5-8th, 2014   Key Largo, FL www.jjnbc.com Great parties, celebrity appearances and exciting fishing action all await the teams that take the trip to Key Largo for the 3rd leg of the Quest for the Crest. Jimmy Johnson’s National Billfish Championship is a two-day battle in the pristine waters of the Florida Keys. The estimated purse is over $500,000 and the top team can win Jimmy’s National Billfish Championship rings. Team 4 Aces showed they had the stuff that champions are made of at the 2013 event earlier this year.  They took first place to claim the rings and a payout of $123,175.00! Leg 4 - Final Sail April 9-12th, 2014   Miami, FL www.finalsail.com The newest tournament added to the Quest for the Crest will most definitely be a ‘grand finale’.  Final Sail is the last leg in the Quest Series and will be hosted at the DoubleTree Grand by Hilton on Biscayne Bay. Of course, as the last stop for the series, the Final Sail will also be the crowning event for a world champion as yet another team dons the Quest for the Crest Jacket and joins the ranks of the most dominant sailfishing teams on the planet! For more information, contact Bluewater Movements: 954-725-4010 jbunn@bluewatermovements.com www.questforthecrest.com

2013 Los Cabos Billfish Tournament

Join us for the 2013 Los Cabos Billfish Tournament on Oct 15-19, 2013. Participating teams will hit the water Wednesday, October 16, in hopes of earning some of the estimated $750,000 in cash and prizes by releasing the most billfish or catching the largest marlin, tuna, wahoo and dorado during the tournament’s three days of fishing.
CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO The 15th annual Los Cabos Billfish Tournament is set to take place on October 15 to 19, 2013. Teams wanting to fish can still sign up during the final registration and kickoff party starting Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. on the beachside terrace of the Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa. The Captains and Anglers rules meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. All of the information can be found on the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Web Site (www.LosCabosBillfishTournament.com). This new web site features exciting videos, TV shows, articles, photography, a Los Cabos Resort Guide and Charter Boat Directory.

Participating teams will hit the water Wednesday, October 16, in hopes of earning some of the estimated $750,000* in cash and prizes by releasing the most billfish or catching the largest marlin, tuna, wahoo and dorado during the tournament’s three days of fishing. Weigh-ins will take place at the weigh gantry next to the boat ramp at the IGY Cabo San Lucas Marina, and teams’ release video check-ins will occur at the IGY Marina office. After each day of fishing, anglers will enjoy complimentary beer courtesy of the Baja Brewing Company.

Following the tournament Saturday night, anglers and guests will enjoy a surf-and-turf dinner gala at the Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa’s beachside terrace. Tournament winners will be honored and receive cash and prizes from generous sponsors including Furuno marine electronics, artist Rick Bogert, Fin-Nor tackle, trophies by King Sailfish Mounts, Berkley fishing line, IGY Marina, AFTCO, Airmar, Costa, Puerto Los Cabos, Playa Grande, PENN reels, Geoffrey Smith sculptures, Accurate Reels, Wiley X, IWS Scales, Hi-5 Big Game Lures, Marlin Magazine, Transcabo, Cabo Cigar Company, and Baja Brewing Company.

The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament began in 1999 and quickly became known as the class event in Cabo. With its participant-focused, environmentally friendly format, the tournament provides the best angler amenities, payback of entry fees, and enforces the use of non-offset circle hooks when live-bait fishing, which ensures the best survival rate of the released fish. The LCBT was also the first tournament in Cabo to use cameras and technology to score billfish releases, leading to large cash purses for letting billfish go. The tournament was the first to introduce a live online scorekeeper in Cabo, allowing participants and fans from all over the world to access what happens on the water and at the weigh scales. Now in its 15th year, the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament continues to be a team effort between the Los Cabos Tourism Board, the crew at Marlin and Sport Fishing magazines and the many great sponsors that make the tournament special. For all tournament details and to view the live scorekeeper during the event, visit www.LosCabosBillfishTournament.com.

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The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament features several different ways to participate including a Daily Billfish Release Jackpot for $750, a Tuna/Wahoo/Dorado Jackpot for $1,275, or tournament base entry fee of $5,000. Teams can enter one or all divisions and experience the activities of a world-class billfish tournament. The tournament throws a festive kickoff party and a lavish awards dinner giving away thousands in prizes during the event The LCBT is a fun, participant-focused tournament that kicks off the Cabo billfish season.



For more information:
LosCabosBillfishTournament.com
If you have questions:
Call the tournament director at 407-571-4680 or e-mail dan.jacobs@bonniercorp.com.