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Ninth annual IGFA Offshore World Championship attracts 63 teams

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico --- Sixty-three boats with teams of anglers blasted away from the mouth of the Cabo San Lucas harbor early Monday morning signifying the start of the four-day IGFA Offshore World Championship, throughout the week of May 11 – 16...click here for more.

HOT News from the IGFA May 2008

Come check this month's hot news and hot catches...click here for hot news and here for hot catches

IGFA’s Mike Myatt Promoted to COO

IGFA is proud to name long-time IGFA Corporate Relations Director Mike Myatt as its new Chief Operating Officer...click here for more.

 

IGFA partners with Florida Keys Outfitters to produce Inshore World Championship

Florida Keys Outfitters and the IGFA have announced their partnership in the IGFA Inshore World Championship, sport fishing's premier international fly and light tackle tournament event.  Florida Keys Outfitters located in Islamorada, Fla., will take over the management of the Inshore World Championship in 2009, to begin the ninth year of this prestigious tournament event which attracts anglers from around the globe. 
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Introducing, "The IGFA Expedition Series - World Class Fishing Adventures"

The International Game Fish Association was born out of the spirit of adventure. The greats like Michael Lerner, Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Glassell, Jr., Tommy Gifford and Kip Farrington traveled far and wide in search of the world’s most fertile fishing grounds. Now, the adventure is back...click here for more.

Billfish Campaign

Many of the world’s billfish stocks are in bad shape.  Nevertheless, marlin, sailfish and spearfish are harvested, exported and imported worldwide.  In some areas, billfish caught by small scale artisanal fishers provide sustenance to the local populace, while in other places billfish are a niche seafood product that are marketed to high-end restaurants and grocery stores...click here for more

IGFA introduces new donor society benefits for 2008.

Click here to read more about the new donor society benefits here.

IGFA Art Collection Now Available For Purchase On-Line

The IGFA Artwork Collection is now available for purchase online. Some of the artwork was donated by long time IGFA Representative Jim Edmiston. This collection features originals by Guy Harvey, Russ Smiley, C.R. Buck, Be Forbes, Kent Ullberg, Al Barnes and others. The collection is also available for sale at the International Fishing Hall of Fame...click here for purchasing info.

Attention billfish tournament anglers!  The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued preferred alternatives for the consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management plan that will require the use of circle hooks with bait in billfish tournaments...click here for more info

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