Friday, April 04, 2008

2008 Sabah International Fishing Tournament

The 2008 Sabah International Fishing Tournament will be held at Mengalum Island and the waters within its 20 nautical miles radius on April 11-13.The tournament,which is jointly organised by Sabah Anglers Association and the Sutera Harbour Marina & Country club,will be flagged off at the resort's Marina Club at 9:00AM on April 11.All participants are requested to register before April 10, and subsequently to attend a briefing the same evening in order to familarize themselves with the newly amended rules and regulations. The Association's President,Datuk Wilfred Lingam,announced that a team event will be introduced in addition to the existing individuals event.Each team will comprise 3 persons,entry fees will be RM180.00 each person.Closing date is at 6:00PM on April 10. Below are some of the prizes up for grap:
Team Event
PositionPrize
1RM10,000.00
2RM3,000.00
3RM2,000.00
4RM1,000.00
5RM 800.00
Individual Event
PositionCategoryPrizeQualify Wt
1MarlinRM1,000.00100kg
1SailfishRM1,000.0050kg
1TunaRM500.0050kg
1TrevallyRM500.0050kg
1WahooRM500.0010kg
1MackerelsRM500.0010kg
1CobiaRM500.0010kg
1King-FishRM500.0010kg
1BarracubaRM250.0010kg
1JewfishRM250.0010kg
1GrouperRM250.0010kg
1SnapperRM250.0010kg

The theme of this year's event is: SAVE OUR SEAS !
Minister of Tourism,Datuk Masidi Manjun, will give away the prizes to winners at 10:00AM on April 13. 2009 update

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