JBT Post-Event Press Release
On January 13-15, 2010 Grand Slam Tackle and Marine Center hosted the 4th Annual Jupiter Billfish Tournament at the Square Grouper Tiki Bar in Jupiter FL. The Jupiter Billfish Tournament is a catch-release sailfish tournament. Forty-two boats entered the tournament and were able to fish out of the Jupiter inlet, Palm Beach inlet and the newly added St. Lucie inlet. There were two grand prize categories, Grand Prize Live Bait and Grand Prize Dead Bait along with six other Calcutta categories available for the anglers to enter.
This year forty-two boats completed our tournament! It was an exciting two days of fishing on the line; the first day from the moment lines hit the water the bite was ON! The radio room was buzzing with constant calls most double and triple headers! After fighting for two solid days of fishing the team on the Cowpoke moved ahead by one fish! Cowpoke walked away the Grand Prize Dead Bait winner as well as the winner of all six of the Calcutta categories. Cowpoke fished out of Pirates Cove Resort and Marina and has now added a little “luck” to our newly added inlet. An overall total of 364 sailfish were caught, 231 fish on day one and 133 fish on day two it was a tremendous two days of fishing!
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of our presenting sponsors; HMY Yacht Sales, Pirate’s Cove Resort and Marina and Henley’s Custom Marine, our volunteers and participants as we could not have done this without you! A big thank you to Castaways Marina and the Square Grouper Tiki Bar for helping us host this exciting event. Be sure to mark your calendars for the next Grand Slam tournament, the KDW tournament on May 14-15, 2010 located at Carlin Park in Jupiter, FL.
Also be sure to keep an eye out for local community events hosted by Grand Slam, and please visit our new marine center located at the Jupiter Store at 261 North Alt. A1A Jupiter, FL 33477.
Final Results:
1st Place – Cowpoke
2nd Place – Hotty Toddy
3rd Place – Sea Check
To View All Final Results – Click Here
To view a slideshow Click Here
