The Marianas Apnea Spearfishing Club is hosting its 5th Annual Spearfishing Tournament this Saturday, June 25, at the Smiling Cove Marina.<\/p>\n
Competitors must register with officials by the 6am start time and the event takes place until 3pm, followed by a 4:30pm awards presentation at Smiling Cove Marina.<\/p>\n
Entrance fee per person is $50 and teams are limited to three fishermen per boat.<\/p>\n
Cash prizes and fishing equipment will be awarded to the Top 5 place finishers. The cash prize amount will depend on the turnout. Some of the equipment prizes include flippers, masks, brush guards, a diving knife, and more. <\/p>\n
In addition, an individual prize package will be presented to the fisherman who brings in the heaviest fish.<\/p>\n
About 30 participants are expected for this year\u2019s event, including fishermen from Guam and Tinian.<\/p>\n
Fish must be whole and weigh at least 1 lb. to be included in the total catch weight; there is no limit to the number of fish in the total-catch weight as long as they ruled acceptable to the standard.<\/p>\n
Sharks, rays, red snappers, puffer fish, and aquarium fish will not be allowed in the total catch weight.<\/p>\n
The team with the heaviest total-catch weight wins.<\/p>\n
Bantalan Boyz\u2019s Morito Asai and teammates Felix and Greg Sassamoto topped last year\u2019s field of 25 with a total-catch weight of 34.8 lbs.<\/p>\n
Mar-Pac, Budweiser, Risse International, Docomo Pacific, Cressi Sub, and Aquasmith are sponsoring the event.<\/p>\n
Contact Morito Asai at 233-5055 or Richard Seman 285-6014 for registration or for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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