2009 Catalina Classic & Avalon Billfish Classic - LIVE FROM CALIFORNIA -Webcam/Photos

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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)

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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Surley Mermaid: 1 release
Gambler: 1 release
1 Hot Tuna: Got release, looking to measure fish

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1 Hot Tuna is coming in with a fish, they are 15 minutes out

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C Bandit hooked up

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La Dulce Vida hooked up

C Bandit lost their fish

Ruckus hooked up

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Sharks Parlour hooked up

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La Dulce Vida released

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1 Hot Tuna is at the scale

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Sharks Parlour release 9:50

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Reel Time released 9:53