BASIC FACTS OF THE SAN JUAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT

[carom]

just a little piece of info i got around!

At the International Billfish Tournament all I.G.F.A. rules and conservation procedures apply.

This is a release tournament using 50lb. (24 kg.) Tournament Test line.

400 points will be awarded for only billfish released. And additional 100 points will be awarded for any billfish that is tagged prior to releasing the same.

Record holder for over 10 years for the most Blue Marlin in a four day tournament (190 in 1988).

At the 47th edition, anglers released 110 Atlantic Blue marlin , NO fish boated.

In our 46th edition, the last of the millennium, 119 pieces were released and only two were boated, a 540 and a 458 pounders, for a total of 121.

At the 45th edition, the Sapphire Blue Anniversary of the International, a 607.5 pounder was the star, along with a turn-out of 93 battlewagons of over 50 ft. and more than 300 anglers. That year, 99.4% of 168 fish hooked were tagged and/or released.

An 895.5 blue broke the 20 year record of the Tournament at our 44th edition in 1997, followed closely by a 713.5 lb. blue caught the same day.

A 666 lb. blue marlin in our 43rd edition was boated by a first time angler. Isn't that luck?

The new century brought Puerto Rico's first grander just a week before the Tournament, and a lucky angler caught a 1,086 lb. fish about 5 miles off the coast of San Juan.

[#1Gaffman]

thanks for the info,


sounds like thats a place i got to visit.

[Supafly]

What time of year is best for Blue Marlin in Puerto Rico?

[Jer]

Thanks for posting some of the tournament "stats"

The picture of the boats leaving the inlet that you posted in another thread looks great.

[carom]

What time of year is best for Blue Marlin in Puerto Rico?

well we have blue marlin tourneys everywhere from april to september.....been june, july and august the ones with the hottest bites.....

here is a link to a fishing map of the island for various species of gamefish

http://www.apescar.tv/mapa.html

Jer this is the photo....that is the entrance to the main shipping port of the island. The building at the left side is a castle built on the 1600's...it is called San Felipe del Morro....it was like a military base and jail that the spaniards build to protect the bay at the capital.....intersting stuff huuhh!

[michaelpr]

Here ares some pictures we took in this 54 San Juan International in the Prisa, hope you like them.

[michaelpr]

More photos. Last year we won this tournament but this year we had a problem n the engine and couldnt hold to our title lets see if next year we can win it agaian. For those peolpe who like to party and meet some hardcore friends this is THE TOURNAMENT.