We have a new RECORD TURNOUT for the Sixth Annual Bermuda Big Game Classic ("BBGC") of 58 boats competing for $436,500 of cash plus prizes. This tournament just keeps getting bigger and better each year!!! Just like last year we have beautiful calm blue water to fish in and the bite today was HOT!! Officially 21 blue marlin and 9 white marlin were released and there were two blue marlin weighed-in.

It gives me great pleasure to report that "REEL ADDICTION" won the W.P.
Stewart Day-One Blue Marlin Jackpot with a 580 lb blue marlin caught by
Angler, Carter Frith worth $34,666!!  HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Capt. Cragin, Mate Nick, Forster and the rest of the team!!! The blue was a fatty that measured 112/62. 

Currently, tournament leaders and winners of the Bank of Bermuda Day-One Billfish Release Jackpot is local boat "Sanctuary" with two blue marlin and two white marlin releases worth 1,400 points and $17,333.   NICE GOING TEAM SANCTUARY!!!

The following are the standings at the end of Day One:

Allied World Assurance First Place Team – Sanctuary; 1,400 points
Pompanette Second Place Team – Fortuna; 1000 points
Yaupon Embroidery Third Place Team – Notorious; 1,000 points
WP Steward Day 1 Marlin – Reel Addiction; 580 lbs - $34,666.67
Bacardi Biggest Blue – Reel Addiction; 580 lbs
Simrad Most Billfish Releases – Sanctuary; 4 releases
Fairmont Biggest Gamefish – Anita Jean; 44.7 lb Wahoo
Penn Reels High Point Lady Angler – Open
Steve Goione High Point Junior – Gethin Aderly, Sanctuary; 500 points; Austin Burr, Ohana; 500 points
Bank of Bermuda Day 1 Release Jackpot – Sanctuary; $17,333.33
Caterpillar Blue Marlin Jackpot – Reel Addiction; 580 lb.
Mackay Communications Early Registration Jackpot – Dreamin' On

Total Standings:

1) Sanctuary - 2 blue releases; 2 white releases - 1,400 points and cash winnings of $17,333
2) Fortuna - 2 blue releases - 1,000
3) Notorious - 2 blue releases - 1,000
4) Reel Addiction - 580 lb blue boated - 580 points and cash winnings of $34,666
5) Lone Star - 1 blue release - 500
6) Waste Knot - 1 blue release
7) Boomer - 1 blue release
8) A1A - 1 blue release
9) Kerry D - 1 blue release
10) Off Piste - 1 blue release
11) Aquadisiac - 1 blue release
12) Great Escape - 1 blue release
13) O'Hana - 1 blue release
14) Indigo Blue - 1 blue release
15) On Ice - 1 blue release
16) De Mako - 1 blue release
17) Last Stall - 1 blue release
18) Grander - 1 blue release
19) Triple Play - 2 white releases - 400
20) Bermuda Banger - 1 white release - 200
21) Seventh Wave - 1 white release
22) Jester - 1 white release
23) Wound Up - 1 white release
24) Southern Exposure - 1 blue release; 1 white release - 700

33 boats are still looking to get on the scoreboard.  Tight Lines to everyone in Day Two!!!