{"id":388572,"date":"2023-04-03T06:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=388572"},"modified":"2023-04-03T06:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T20:06:01","slug":"10-7-hauls-mightiest-mahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/10-7-hauls-mightiest-mahi\/","title":{"rendered":"10 -7 hauls mightiest mahi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Captain of the boat 10-7, Keith O. Torres, holding plaque, won the first place prize of $2,500 in the 19th Annual Mahi Fishing Derby with a 26.2-lb mahi last Saturday at the Smiling Cove Marina weighing station. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No one was made a fool on a sun-splashed Saturday as the weather was finally calm enough to proceed with the 19th Annual Mahi Fishing Derby\u2014with the boat 10-7<\/em> hauling the biggest catch at 26.2 lbs.<\/p>\n

Captained by Keith O Torres, the catch won him and fellow angler Ceejay Echalico $2,500.<\/p>\n

Second place for $1,500 was the boat Ka Fish On<\/em> with a 22.2-lb mahi captained by Manuel Mogar.<\/p>\n

For $1,000 at third place was the boat Victoria<\/em> with a 22-lb haul captained by Diego Benavente.<\/p>\n

Fourth place was the Salty Bandits\u2019<\/em> catch of 21.1 lbs for a $400 gift certificate from Fishing Tackle, gift bag from Budweiser, and a $25 GC from Last Shot Bar.<\/p>\n

Fifth place was the boat Orion<\/em> with a 20.7-lb catch for a $200 GC from Fishing Tackle, gift bag from Budweiser, and a $25 GC from Last Shot Bar.<\/p>\n

At just about 10 minutes into the derby, Torres said that their lure baited the mahi which turned out to be the biggest catch. With 15 years of fishing experience under his belt, he said they\u2019ve also won the Saipan International Fishing Tournament in previous years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the Saipan Fishermen\u2019s Association. Everything comes from God and I\u2019m very blessed\u2014not to catch this fish, but to fish with each and everyone here. That\u2019s the main [goal], it\u2019s to go out and have fun with each and everyone here,\u201d said Torres.<\/p>\n

SFA president Tony Scragg said after the derby that 52 boats entered and it was a great turnout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As for the postponement of the derby, he said \u201cI think the postponement definitely had a [good number] of participants. The water wasn\u2019t quite [for] small craft, but it was border, so we made the call to postpone it until we had calmer weather. And we had weather like we did today\u2014so we got more participants. Everybody gets out there and gets a chance\u2014big or small boat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sponsors of the derby were MarPac and Budweiser and Tan Holdings\u2014both celebrating 50 years of business and community contributions to the CNMI.<\/p>\n

The derby was set for March 25, but due to inclement weather, the SFA decided to postpone it for a week to April 1.<\/p>\n

Results of the side bet winner will be posted in the next issue of Saipan Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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