HIBT Leader Board 2011
Fish SponsorDistance

"West Marie"

8

West Marine 2188 nm
7 Laguna Niguel Billfish Club #1&2 1752 nm
5 Kona Game Fishing Club - Taiyo 1053 nm
4 Louisiana Hot Sauce Club 1028 nm

"Merlin"

 10 

Patricia Steele and Sherry Vann 522 nm
2 Bay of Islands Swordfish Club #1&2, and Stephen Chow 515 nm
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Fishing Slow So Far

Day 2 of the Great Marlin Race continued to be slow, with no satellite tags deployed.  There is a sense that the current may have shifted Monday night, which has slowed things down on the water.

The Game Fishing Club of South Australia on board Sea Baby III

The good news is that we now have nine tags sponsored, and they are spread out across a large number of boats - so when fishing picks up, we should be able to get some marlin tagged.