IGFA sanctions St. Lucia International Billfish Tournament
St. Lucia tournament qualifies for the 2006 Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship
Dania Beach, Florida, USA – The International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) seventh annual Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship, an international fishing competition, takes place in May 2006. IGFA has named the St. Lucia International Billfish Tournament as a qualifying event for the 2006 championship.
As a qualifying event, the St. Lucia International Billfish Tournament, scheduled September 22–October 1, 2005 in Rodney Bay Marina, is invited to send its winning team of up to four anglers to compete in the championship. Each member of the team also receives a one-year membership in IGFA. (For further details contact Milton McKenzie at (758) 484-0707, slgfa@yahoo.com, or by fax at (758) 452-4845.)
The 2006 championship will be an exciting event with worldwide interest. The 2005 championship qualifying series attracted a record 110 tournaments from 39 countries and 13 US states representing more than 20,000 anglers.
Tournament directors involved in offshore, inshore, light tackle, and fly-fishing tournaments are invited to contact IGFA for more information on the Rolex/IGFA championship series. Directors or junior tournaments are also encouraged to contact IGFA for information regarding the Mercury/IGFA Junior World Championship. Up to date information on tournaments, IGFA news and more can be found on the IGFA website.
IGFA is a 65-year-old nonprofit, membership-supported conservation organization best known for maintaining world game fish records in fresh water, salt water, fly fishing, and junior angler categories. IGFA members are located in more than 125 countries and welcomes visitors to the 60,000-square-foot IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.
For further information on the Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship contact IGFA at (954) 927-2628, Lwilson@igfa.org, or by fax at (954) 924-4299.
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