MARLIN INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
"Let the Good times roll"
| Another great year for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. 100 Boats and over 400 anglers competed in the tournament that was hosted by the Isle of Capri Resort and headquartered at the Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi, MS.
1997 - 60 boats, 1998 - 72 boats, 1999 -
86 boats |
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| Dee Lovelace and crew 520.7 lb Blue Marlin Boat: Cajun Dancer Captain: Bob Aultman |
Rob Landingham (on left) with his Mississippi State Record Yellowfin Tuna 205.8 lbs being interviewed by Gary Finch of Gary Finch Outdoors. Boat: She's The One Captain: Jimmy Crochet |
| Place | Specie | Lbs. | Winnings | Angler | Boat |
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| 1st | Blue Marlin | 520.2 | $221,100 | Dee Lovelace | Cajun Dancer |
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| 1st | Wahoo | 74.5 | $ 25,000 | Jamie Luzenberg | Delta Cat III |
| 2nd | Wahoo | 61.0 | $ 18,000 | Jimmy Lively | Grand Sun |
| 3rd | Wahoo | 58.2 | $ 12,000 | Barry Milner | Pipe Dream |
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| 1st | Dolphin | 52.9 | $ 25,000 | Kevin Bouza | Gringo |
| 2nd | Dolphin | 48.6 | $ 18,000 | Thomas Waller | Bad Intentions |
| 3rd | Dolphin | 46.6 | $ 12,000 | Wogan Badcock | Sea Reaper III |
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| 1st | Tuna | 445.4 | $ 25,000 | Gerald Granger | Mollie |
| 2nd | Tuna | 205.8 | $ 18,000 | Rob Landingham | She's The One |
| 3rd | Tuna | 173.4 | $ 12,000 | Herb Harris | Summer Breeze II |
| Top Boat | Tagged - 2 Blue Marlin, 1 Sailfish | $ 3,500 | Total Points - 700 | Miss Regal | |
| Top Capt. | $ 1,750 | Lee LeBlanc | Miss Regal | ||
| Top Mate | $ 1,000 | Paul Beaullieu | Miss Regal | ||
| Tag/Release Drawing | $ 2,500 | Dixie Lee | |||
| Tag/Release Trophy | Miss Regal - 700 Points |
| Tag and Release Trophy donated by Galati Yacht Sales, distributor of Viking Boats. |
| Total lbs. weighed by Manufacturer | |||||||||||||
| Boat Manufacturer |
Blue Marlin |
Wahoo Dolphin Tuna |
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| Bertram | 560.0 | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Davis | 74.7 | ||||||||||||
| Custom | 55.6 | ||||||||||||
| G & S | 797.3 | ||||||||||||
| Harkers | 136.9 | ||||||||||||
| Hatteras | 673.0 | ||||||||||||
| Monterey | 174.1 | ||||||||||||
| Ocean | 38.1 | ||||||||||||
| Pursuit | 34.6 | ||||||||||||
| Rampage | 28.3 | ||||||||||||
| Resmondo | 792.5 | ||||||||||||
| Riviera | 58.2 | ||||||||||||
| Southern Cross | 31.1 | ||||||||||||
| Viking | 520.7 | 340.0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 520.7 | 3,794.4 | |||||||||||
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| Boat Type | Tag # | Location | Tag # | Location | |
| Bertram | Blue 6 |
28.58 88.38 28.58 88.38 29.00 82.00 29.00 82.00 28.57 88.43 25mi Southpass |
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| Blackfin | Blue 2 |
n/a n/a |
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| Breaux | Sailfish 1 |
28.10 89.09 | |||
| Cheoy Lee | Blue 1 |
28.26 88.21 | |||
| Custom | White 1 |
75mi S Pensacola |
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| G & S | Blue 4 |
12721 46680 29.05 88.24 n/a 28.10 89.09 |
White 2 |
12765 46689 13510 46750 |
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| Gillman | Blue 2 |
28.52 88.01 29.00 88.05 |
White 1 |
28.52 88.01 | |
| Hatteras | Blue 1 |
22mi S.
mouth Mississippi |
Spearfish 1 |
29.32 46.21 | |
| Jersey | Blue 1 |
28.03 89.04 | |||
| Negus | Blue 1 |
75mi S. Orange Beach | |||
| Ocean | Blue 2 |
45mi SE Southpass n/a |
Sailfish 1 |
n/a | |
| Pursuit | Blue 1 |
29.08 88.07 | |||
| Rampage | Blue 1 |
n/a | |||
| Resmondo | Blue 1 |
n/a | White 1 |
28.24 88.38 | |
| Viking | Blue 2 |
28.56 88.34 28.29 88.45 |
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| Blue 2 |
Released Only | ||||
| TOTAL | Blues |
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Spearfish 1 |
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