T&T teenager's world record gets official recognition

[Squidnation]

FIFTEEN-year-old Sean Mendonca of Trinidad and Tobago now officially holds the International Game Fishing Association (IGFA) male junior Atlantic Blue Marlin world record.

This news from the IGFA puts the young Trinidadian in the record books and Trinidad and Tobago on the world map for Blue Marlin fishing.

The record 890lb fish was caught in the 28th Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association (TTGFA) "Marlin Madness" Tournament in Tobago in April this year.

At the TTGFA's recent annual general meeting at the Trinidad and Tobago Yacht Club in Bayshore, Mendonca was presented with the official IGFA world record certificate by TTGFA president Chris Mouttet, who is also an IGFA representative along with Malcolm Boyack.

Also on hand was TTGFA management committee member and owner of Paul Rods, Paul Wittet, who made a special presentation of a personalised hand-made 80lb rod to Mendonca in the hope that he may break another record in next year's "Marlin Madness" tournament, scheduled for April 29-30 and May 2.

[triniswordfish]

Congratulations to Sean Mendonca the angler on the boat Indigo
Over the years there have been some big fish lost in Tobago. Many anglers are under geared for the big fish. But finally some one was able to get one to the scale during a tournament. I know for a fact that during the same tournament another boat lost a blue of similar size on the first day. This fish was caught on the last day within 4 miles of the tournament anchorage.
The tournament is the tobago international game fishing tournament tgft.com
here are some pics of the fish
and i think they broke the banana superstition?!

[whalebreath]

Cool!

I've fished down Tobago out of Charloteville, lots of fish and lots of potential.

Great food and friendly people too!

[triniswordfish]

whalebreath who did you fish with some locals in a pirouge or a charter if a charter who did you go with?
just curious

[SeaMent]

Congratulations to Sean Mendonca the angler on the boat Indigo
Over the years there have been some big fish lost in Tobago. Many anglers are under geared for the big fish. But finally some one was able to get one to the scale during a tournament. I know for a fact that during the same tournament another boat lost a blue of similar size on the first day. This fish was caught on the last day within 4 miles of the tournament anchorage.
The tournament is the tobago international game fishing tournament tgft.com
here are some pics of the fish
and i think they broke the banana superstition?!

Congrats Sean, Pretty Work Buddy on the SLOB!!!

[whalebreath]

whalebreath who did you fish with some locals in a pirouge or a charter if a charter who did you go with?
just curious

I was with Curtis Antoine from Workshopseatours.

A very well run outfit-he does fishing/snorkeling and seabird viewing tours as well.

Very knowledgeable friendly individual-outstanding fisherman-as is his brother whom I also fished with, that's Curtis in the pic.