2009 Catalina Classic & Avalon Billfish Classic - LIVE from California - DAY 2

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2009 Crow's Nest Catalina Classic Marlin Tournament & 2009 Avalon Billfish Classic Marlin Tournament

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Taking place in Avalon, Catalina Island, California, The Crow's Nest Catalina Classic has been the top marlin tournament in the Western United States for nearly 20 years. Exciting finishes, big money, and lots of fun are the stuff this tournament is made of. The 2008 event saw 47 teams catch 109 marlin while competing for $250,000 in cash and prizes and just one pound separated first place La Dulce Vida and second place Miz Pah. In 2007, the winning team Good Karma took home a record $354,275 for their winning striped marlin. Fishing takes place on September 21 and 22, With the weigh station on the green pleasure pier serving as tournament headquarters. Share the excitement of the Crow's Nest Avalon Billfish Classic, the premiere release marlin fishing tournament in the Western United States. The Crow's Nest Avalon Billfish Classic will be run in conjunction with the Crow's Nest Catalina Classic in 2009.

Monday, September 21. Shot Gun start at 7 AM PDT. Lines out at 5 PM PDT. Video review closes at 7 PM PDT (10 PM EST)
Tuesday, September 22. Shot Gun start at 6:30 AM PDT. Lines out at 3 PM PDT. Video review closes at 5 PM EDT (8 PM EST)

51 boats total. 48 entered in Crow’s Nest Catalina Classic, 38 in Crow’s Nest Avalon Billfish Classic, and 35 in both.

Day 1 Results
Catalina Classic - 24 boats caught 38 Marlin, with 29 releases and 9 boated fish.
Avalon Billfish Classic - 15 boats scored 22 releases (all also in Catalina Classic)

Avalon Billfish Classic Standings
Bandit is in first place with 3 releases.
Good Karma is in second, also with 3 releases. Bandit leads based on time of release.
Reel Time III is in third with 2 releases.
Chaser also has 2 releases, but is in 4th based on time of release.
11 other boats have 1 release.

Catalina Classic Standings
Reel Nice and Easy is in first place with a 212.5 pound marlin. Award is $38,400.
Tonnage is in Second place with a 202 pound marlin. Award is $16,320.
1 Hot Tuna is in Third place with a 192 pound marlin. Award is $7,680.
Vertigo is in Fourth place with a 176.5 marlin. Award is a free entry into the 2010 Catalina Classic.

Daily Jackpot Summary

	Crow's Nest Catalina Classic	Crow's Nest Avalon Billfish Classic
$250	36 boats $7,650/day	12 boats $2,550/day
$500	36 boats $15,300/day	11 boats $4,675/day
$1,000	26 boats $22,100/day	8 boats $6,800/day
$2,000	18 boats $30,600/day	5 boats $8,500/day
Total / Day	$75,650/day	$22,525/day

Day 1
Catalina Classic Winner is Reel Nice and Easy, sweeping all Jackpots.
ABC Winner is Bandit, with 3 releases, leading Good Karma on time and sweeping all Jackpots.

Total overall Jackpot cash payout $196,350 for both events
Total overall cash payout totals $258,750.

JACKPOTS

Boat Name	Catalina Classic				Avalon Billfish Classic
	Daily $250	Daily $500	Daily $1000	Daily $2000	Daily $250	Daily $500	Daily $1000	Daily $2000
1 Hot Tuna
Ace Hi	x
Afishinado	x	x
After Midnight	x	x	x	x
Ahi Nui
Bali Ann	x	x
Bandit	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Barely Legal
Buck Fever	x	x	x	x
Bucks Shot
C Bandit	x	x	x	x
California Style			x
Cazador	x	x			x
Chaser	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Club Ted	x	x	x	x
Code 3	x
Dialed In	x	x	x
El Diablo
End Of the Line
Exta Sea	x	x	x		x	x
Four Aces	x	x	x	x			x
Gambler	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Good Karma	x	x	x	x	x	x
Haywood	x	x
Impulse	x	x
Knot For Rent				x
La Dulce Vida		x
Lucky L III
Martuni	x	x	x
Miz Pah		x
Out of Range	x	x
Pacific Edge	x	x	x	x
Pez Espada	x	x	x
Plan B			x
Puritan XI	x	x	x	x
Reel Nice and Easy	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Reel Time		x				x
Reely Hooked III	x				x
Right Hook
Ruckus	x	x	x		x	x
Scrambler	x	x	x	x
Sea Esta	x	x	x	x
Shannon Rose	x	x	x
Shark's Parlour	x	x			x	x
Surly Mermaid	x	x	x
Three Daughters	x	x	x		x	x	x
Tiger Spirit	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Tonnage	x	x
Uh Oh	x	x
Vertigo				x
Vilhelmina	x	x	x	x			x

Both tournaments are sponsored by Crow's Nest Yachts, Exclusive West Coast Dealer for Top Brands - Viking, Viking Sport Cruisers, Contender & Tiara

PREVIOUS COVERAGE - 2009 Penn Zane Grey Invitational (Sept. 13-16, 2009):
The 2009 Zane Grey Invitational was one for the record books. A light field of 12 boats were treated some of the best Southern California marlin fishing that has been experienced in years. The bite was centered on the back side of the island, starting around Cat Harbor on Monday, and moving east as the tournament progressed. Overall, 66 marlin were landed in the tournament, with 61 released. SportFishermen.com published about 1000 photos of the event during the live coverage. Read More

DAY 1 - DAY 2 - DAY 3 - AWARDS

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Lucky L had the first release of the day

Shark's Parlour hooked up at 7:15 release time 7:46

Uh-oh hooked up

Uh-oh lost the fish

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Tiger Spirit hook up 8:21

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Tiger Spirit released at 8:33

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Club Ted hooked up at 9:03

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Club Ted release at 9:16

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Surly Mermaid hooked and lost a Jig fish at 9:19

After Midnight hooked up at 9:24

Chaser hooked up at 9:24

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Chaser released at 9:39

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After Midnight release at 9:41

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Uh Oh hooked up on a jig fish at 9:43