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IGFA
Captains Program
The
International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Captains Program
is into its eighth year. We currently have 300 captains in 39
countries and territories plus 31 U.S. states. The program continues to
grow with new captains signing up every week.
Several of the benefits available to IGFA captains/guides include:
- Official designation as “IGFA Captain”
- Official IGFA Captain I.D. Card
- Listing in IGFA World Record Game Fishes book by area and phone number
- Listing on IGFA web site
- Listing on “GO Fish” touch screen directory in IGFA Fishing
Hall of Fame & Museum
- IGFA Captain decals for boat and vehicle
- IGFA Captain embroidered patch
- IGFA Captain fishing hat
- Referrals from IGFA when inquiries are received pertaining to the
captain’s area
- Authorization to use IGFA Captain Logo on ads, business
cards, and brochures
- Discounts on ads in Special Travel Section of IGFA World Record Game
Fishes book (50% discount first year, 20% discount after that)
- Five (5) free IGFA annual memberships (value $200) to give to your
best clients.
- Quarterly Captain updates from IGFA headquarters
- Special e-mail news on items of interest to captains who have e-mail.
(For fishery management and conservation issues)
- 15% discount on IGFA catalog items and gift shop
- 10% discount on scale certification and line testing.
In order to qualify as an IGFA captain/guide,
they must pass a written test, provide references, and pay an annual membership
fee.
Some of the first captains/guides accepted by IGFA under their new program
include Red Bailey of St. Thomas; Al Anderson, Rhode Island; Juan “Tito”
Martinez and Mike Benitez, Puerto Rico; Laurie Wright, Australia, Bouncer
Smith, Miami Beach, Roddy Hays, United Kingdom, Ron Hamlin, Guatemala,
Gene VanderHoek, Kevin Nakamaru and Rob McGuckin, Hawaii.
For information on how to apply to become a captain/guide, contact
Darlene Daniel at 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004, phone
(954) 927-2628, fax (954) 924-4299 e-mail ddaniel@igfa.org.
IGFA is a 67 year-old nonprofit conservation and record keeping organization
with representatives and members in about 120 countries and territories.
The association’s headquarters are in the 60,000 sq ft IGFA Fishing
Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.
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