2009 WORLD CUP

[C-Duck]

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I'm friends with Ted too. He is very fired up to be fishing the hot boat. Great Job!!!

Curtis Campbell
Reel Estate Sportfishing
Ocean City, MD

[Wound Up James]

Originally Posted by Captain Fred Archer

SWEET BABY JAMES FER SURE!

AIN'T NO ACCIDENT.

AIN'T NO LUCK.

YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST AND ARE GREATLY ADMIRED BY A CERTAIN SALTY OLD CAPTAIN WHO IS VERY PROUD TO CALL YOU "FRIEND".

WAYTOGO!

thank you Fred.....it feels good when the hard work pays off...

i need to order some bars....don't know the name, but JT had them on the Maximo and they were deadly on the porpoise schools...if he 'd return my phone call I'll find out and get back to you. cheers.

[Wound Up James]

Originally Posted by snowranger

Pretty work there James. Best of luck to you and Ted this weekend. Hope you hang another.

Thank you Eric !!! When are you coming to visit ?

[Captain Fred Archer]

Jaimo,

It's kinda hard to talk about other stuff while I'm still excited and so proud of you and what you've done...again!

But okay, I know what you need - JT Specials. They only come the way Josh and Chris spec'd them out, so there's really no picking and choosing as far as colors and rigging and such are concerned. We are getting seriously backed up on them right now, but we'll get some rolling for you right away. Please PM me with a ship addy or the name of someone to bring them down to you.

And being how we are both more than a little fond of downriggers, there's something else I'm sending that I think you'll have some real fun with.

Again, though...ah, you know!

[tom@marlinstar]

865 POUND BLUE TOPS WORLD CUP

The 25th annual World Cup Blue Marlin Championship (World Cup) was won with an 865 pound blue marlin taken at Bermuda on July 4, 2009. The huge marlin was landed by 17 year old Stefan Olson, a Bermuda native. He was fishing aboard the WOUND UP with Captain James Robinson. It was the 6th time in the 25 year history of the World Cup that the winning marlin was landed in Bermuda. That tie Kona, Hawaii as the two locations with the most wins for the international tournament.

The World Cup is unique in that it is the only tournament where anglers can fish anywhere in the world for eight hours in their time zone. The angler with the largest blue marlin over 500 pounds is the champion. There is no second place. The payout for the 865 pound blue was over $340,000.

On July 4 there were 142 teams fishing in 17 countries and territories around the globe. Teams can register on the World Cup web site with a credit card or by mail with a check or wire transfer, and report their catches by phone to World Cup headquarters in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Fishing actually starts during the afternoon of July 3rd by Florida time since locations such as Australia, Fiji and Vanuatu in the Pacific are a day ahead of the US east coast. The last teams to fish are in Kona, Hawaii where the 4:30 PM lines out time, is 10:30 PM in Florida.

The first qualifying marlin was landed aboard the HAWK EYE by angler Peter Tallbert fishing in Madeira, an island off Portugal. His fish weighed 595 pounds. Nobody could top that leading fish until Olson boosted the mark with his 865 pound blue.

A fleet of 49 boats started fishing in Kona as the Bermuda boats were winding up for the day. They knew in order to win the World Cup they needed a fish larger than 865. Only one team, fishing on PACIFIC BLUE, would come close. Angler Rex Crosland with Captain Bill Casey put a very large marlin in the boat late in the day and headed for the scales. It would top out at 827 pounds missing the leading fish by just 38 pounds. Only after Pacific Blue reached the scales and completed the weigh in, past midnight in Bermuda, could the celebration officially begin.

Tournament Director Mike Leech said fishing this year was slower than normal with very few qualifying fish being reported. The usual marlin hot spots such as Vanuatu, Fiji, Portugal, Angola, Canary Islands, Azores, Cape Verde Islands, Cameroon, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and the Gulf Of Mexico were mostly silent. Their was an early flurry of action in Madeira, but not the usual big marlin. For many hours it looked like the 595 pound first marlin reported might win the event.

The 2010 World Cup will once again take place on July 4, a Sunday. It will pit country against country in a competition to see who will be the World Cup Blue Marlin Champion.

For additional information visit www.bluemarlinworldcup.com. Phone (954) 561-9116; fax (954) 566-3059; email: mike@bluemarlinworldcup.com.

Follow us onTwitter at www.twitter.com/BlueMarlinWc

[tom@marlinstar]

International Gamefisherman, Inc. Press Release: July 6, 2009
865 POUND BLUE TOPS WORLD CUP - REVISED

The 25th annual World Cup Blue Marlin Championship (World Cup) was won with an 865 pound blue marlin taken at Bermuda on July 4, 2009. The huge marlin was landed by 17 year old Stefan Olson, a Bermuda native. He was fishing aboard the WOUND UP with Captain James Robinson. It was the 6th time in the 25 year history of the World Cup that the winning marlin was landed in Bermuda. That ties Kona, Hawaii as the winning est location for the international tournament.

The World Cup is unique in that it is the only tournament where anglers can fish anywhere in the world for eight hours in their time zone. The angler with the largest blue marlin over 500 pounds is the champion. There is no second place. The payout for the 865 pound blue was over $340,000.

On July 4 there were 142 teams fishing 17 countries and territories around the globe Teams register on the World Cup web site with a credit card and report their catches by phone to World Cup headquarters in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Fishing actually starts during the afternoon of July 3rd by Florida time since locations such as Australia, Fiji and Vanuatu in the Pacific are a day ahead of the US east coast. The last teams to fish are in Kona, Hawaii where the 4:30 PM lines out time, is 10:30 PM in Florida.

The first qualifying marlin was landed aboard the HAWK EYE by angler Peter Tallbert fishing in Madeira, an island off Portugal. His fish weighed 595 pounds. Nobody could top that leading fish until Olson boosted the mark with his 865 pound blue.

A fleet of 49 boats started fishing in Kona as the Bermuda boats were winding up for the day. They knew in order to win the World Cup they needed a fish larger than 865. Only one team, fishing on PACIFIC BLUE, would come close. Angler Che Garcia with Captain Bill Casey put a very large marlin in the boat late in the day and headed for the scales. It would top out at 827 pounds missing the leading fish by just 38 pounds. Only then, past midnight in Bermuda, could the celebration officially begin.

Tournament Director Mike Leech said fishing this year was slower than normal with very few qualifying fish being reported. The usual marlin hot spots such as Vanuatu, Fiji, Portugal, Angola, Canary Islands, Azores, Cape Verde Islands, Cameroon, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and the Gulf Of Mexico were mostly silent. Their was an early flurry of action in Madeira, but not the usual big marlin. For many hours it looked like the 595 pound first marlin reported might win the event.

The 2010 World Cup will once again take place on July 4, a Sunday. It will pit country against country in a competition to see who will be the World Cup Blue Marlin Champion.

For additional information visit www.bluemarlinworldcup.com. Phone (954) 561-9116 ; fax (954) 566-3059; email: mike@bluemarlinworldcup.com.

[Capt Say]

Nice Job brother James , congrad's to the entire team

Just wish ya got it on a Legend Lure LOL

At 1st look ... the photo of the first lure posted looked like a Iduna Slant that Rodski makes ; o'ya three flavors.. flat, cupped , slant ... luv those rigger baits ; that size bait w/a 11" tube on the other rigger...damn... put a KK down the shotgun man on man....just wish this weather would break for a NE canyon trip It sucks up here!

Anyhoo; A huge congrads goes to Bomboy , how Sweet it is

Fredster... Now the hell are ya; hope things are well with ya brother!


CatchemUp on Legends and Bomboys! You too Fred... just got thru packin a few super bars Bluefin are snappin anyhoo

Sayman

[Wound Up James]

Originally Posted by Capt Say

Nice Job brother James , congrad's to the entire team

Just wish ya got it on a Legend Lure LOL

At 1st look ... the photo of the first lure posted looked like a Iduna Slant that Rodski makes ; o'ya three flavors.. flat, cupped , slant ... luv those rigger baits ; that size bait w/a 11" tube on the other rigger...damn... put a KK down the shotgun man on man....just wish this weather would break for a NE canyon trip It sucks up here!

Anyhoo; A huge congrads goes to Bomboy , how Sweet it is

Fredster... Now the hell are ya; hope things are well with ya brother!


CatchemUp on Legends and Bomboys! You too Fred... just got thru packin a few super bars Bluefin are snappin anyhoo

Sayman

Thanks.

Big T Leopard, Bomboy, Joe Yee.....the lures may vary, but the hooks always stay the same.....only Hays Hooks in the big gear on da 'Wound Up' !!!

[Captain Fred Archer]

Nice job on the tournament, Mike.

Capy SayMan,

Howdy old pal! You know I loves dem Legends...'specially Miss Andy Pants! Go git 'em wit dem bars, bro. And send pitchers (pictures will do okay too, I guess). Just don't forget them canyon blue marlin and what they sometimes hit on ya, 'kay?

Wonder (not "Wounder") Man,

Damn, I'm still worked up over your day. Deep breaths, old man...deep breaths.

We agree on a lot, including those Hays Hooks.

The JT Specials you are getting are rigged standard with them and we are a substantial supplier of Hays Hooks for anyone looking for them. That page is not up yet, I don't think, so just ask Chris Jones about them.

We are rigging some of the new FatBoy Squid Bars with the 14/0 for BIG marlin and monster tooners. They ain't for little girly gear, but then again, they ain't for little girly fish, either. I'll put up a picture later...the ones we just made were for orders and went to the Post Office as I was writing this.

Website & on-line store www.fredarchersworldoffishing.com

[Deep C]

Originally Posted by Wireman

Hmmm, well that's confusing. According to our very own Josh Temple, the 2009 World Cup's winning fish was caught on a Bomboy from his own tackle bag that James raided on a past trip. The lure pictured earlier as the WC winner looked like a Bluewater lure from Tommy Greene. Wonder what the story is. Perhaps James will chime in.

Bluewater , good sir, is not Tommy's private lable. Rather, its Ray's... Still a Big T...

James,
Again pretty work on the porky one... I tip my riggers to you...