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17th BUDWEISER ALL-MICRONESIA TOURNAMENT
PRESS RELEASE
This year the Marshalls
Billfish Club board appointed All Micronesia Tournament Committee will
be hosting the 17th
Annual Budweiser All Micronesia Fishing Tournament here in Majuro
Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The major sponsor of this 17th
annual tournament is Budweiser (Ambros-Guam) with co-sponsorship by
Deloitte and Ching Fu.
Other sponsors include ALRO, ACE
International, Bank of Marshall Islands, Do it Best, ePacific, JoeMar
Construction, KOOs, MALGov, Matson, MEC, MI Shipping Corporation, MIDB,
MIMRA, MIR, MIVA, NTA, Office of the President, Pepsi, PII, RMI Ports
Authority, RRE Hotel, Republic of China Taiwan, TCMI, V7AB.
Both the RRE Hotel and the Marshall Islands
Resort are offering discount packages for our visitors which really help
make traveling to Majuro a success.
At the moment visiting teams
from Japan, Taiwan, Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Yap, Kosrae, Kwajalein and
Samoa are set to compete in this event.
The team representing Majuro and the
Marshalls Billfish Club will be the 2009 Atjang Paul Memorial Trophy
winner Mr. Wally Milne Captain of Team Marah.
All teams will be competing
for cash prizes totaling $6000.
Additionally, the teams will competing to
see who will be the 17th
Annual Budweiser All Micronesia Fishing Tournament Team Champions, the
current tournament champions is held by Pohnpei.
In speaking with the Pohnpei team, they are
determined to hold their title as the All Mike champions once again this
year. With the All Micronesia Billfish record and all-around Marshall
Islands record with there 794 pound pacific blue marlin on the last day
of fishing of the 16th
All-Mike last year you can be sure that the are itching to protect there
record.
The challenge this year is to
catch the 1st,
2nd,
and 3rd
biggest fish of marlin, tuna, wahoo, and barracuda.
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HERE TO GO TO THE 17th ALL-MIKE PAGE
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