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Big Win for Day Money at Cape Eleuthera

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Damianos Sotheby's International Realty

For team Day Money, day two of the Cape Eleuthera Championship showed that the 80 foot Merritt was appropriately named. Country music legend George Strait released two blue marlin and one white marlin on day two and Day Money coasted to a win at the second leg of the 2010 Bahamas Billfish Championship (BBC) with 1,400 points.

Bill Gardner of Hartford, Wisconsin finished second based on time with a blue marlin release on day one aboard his 68 Hatteras, Our Dream. Gary Angel’s Sea Angel from Baytown, Texas finished third with a blue marlin release on the last day of the three-day event hosted by the Cape Eleuthera Resort & Yacht Club.

For the win, George Strait and Day Money was awarded a Randy Rich designed trophy presented by the BBC and, as Top Release Team at the Cape Eleuthera Championship, Day Money received a Randy Buck original bronze trophy sponsored by Murray Products, High Seas Technology and PipeWelders. In addition, Top Crew trophies, sponsored by the Lewis Marine Group, were presented to Capt. Chris Lindell and Mate Kevin Bertram of the Day Money. In addition to the Randy Rich trophies, the top three finishers all received gift certificates from Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecast and BoatMat Corp.

Bill Gardner and team Our Dream was the recipient of the Smith Merritt Insurance and International Special Risks ‘Customer Appreciation Award’ presented to their insured scoring the highest points in the tournament. Smith Merritt and ISR award a Carey Chen print for each of the five tournaments.

The fishing action was slow compared to last year’s tournament when the BBC fleet saw the best blue marlin fishing of the entire five tournament series. This year, the twenty-eight participating boats caught and released a total of thirteen billfish; five blue marlin and eight white marlin. As with all BBC tournaments, all catches are validated using time and date stamped digital images. Affidavits signed by all participants fishing on each team further confirms that the fish was released in accordance with IGFA and Bahamas Billfish Championship rules.

The opening reception and dinner was hosted by Epice' Skin Care Products and Steven Smith of Gregory Poole Equipment Company was in attendance representing BBC sponsor CAT Marine Power hosts of the awards reception and dinner.

The win at Cape Eleuthera for Day Money vaulted the team to the top in the overall standings for the Series. After two tournaments, Day Money is in first place with 2,600 points followed by Blue Heron in second place with 2,200 points and Double Dog is in third place with 2,100 points.

Now celebrating its 37th season, the BBC is the oldest billfish tournament series in the world. Anglers can fish any or all of the tournaments with cumulative points determining the overall Bahamas Billfish Champions. In an effort to give-back to the Bahamian people, the Bahamas Billfish Championship endowed two scholarships that enable Bahamian students the opportunity to pursue a degree in marine biology or advanced education in marine technologies.

For the very latest information, overall standings visit our fact-filled Internet website at http://www.bahamasbillfish.com or contact the Bahamas Billfish Championship at 866-920-5577 or e-mail: info@bahamasbillfish.com.

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