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Yellowtail Derby Back after 36 year Hiatus - FishNews - 03-23-2010
The International Yellowtail Derby is set to start on September 26 and run for 8 days of fishing and on the ninth day the winners will be awarded on Oct 4. $50,000 in cash and prizes will given out if the r the goal of 2,000 entrants is reached. 100% of the entries will be returned to the anglers in cash and prizes.
Anglers will include individuals on open party sportboats and private boats and teams of 2 to 6 members. Between 1,500 and 2,000 anglers overall are expected in both private boater and open party categories. IGFA rules will apply for all anglers.<br />
Entry fees will be the following for individuals and teams:<br />
Individual: 1 Day - $30, 3 Days - $70, 8 Days - $130<br />
Teams for all 8 days: 2 members - $150, 4 members - $ 290, 6 members - $550<br />
The original Yellowtail Derby ran for 28 years, 1946 to 1973. It was sponsored by and produced by the San Diego Jaycees. It was a multi-month event with qualifying periods and finals. Prizes ranged form cash to cars, trailers, trips and fishing gear. It built up to where every year more than 2,000 anglers competed and many from LA, Orange Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and often won.<br />
This, the first annual of the new International Yellowtail Derby, will be only 8 days of fishing. The plan in the future is to increase the number of days of fishing and include a qualifying period and a final fish off.<br />
The Derby is being supported by the Unified Port of San Diego, Frank Lo Preste, Fisherman's Landing Tackle, San Diego Port Tenants Assoc., Boyce Image, the Maritime Institute, Seatow Services, BlueSkyNews.com, the Island Palms Hotel and the Bay Club. There will be warm-up parties and events at a different restaurant each evening during the Derby.<br />
Headquarters will be at the Outboard Boating Club at Trailer boat Ramp on Shelter Island Drive in San Diego. The mailing address is 3960 W. Point Loma Blvd. Ste H347, San Diego 92110.<br />
The Website is www. InternationalYellowtailDerby.com<br />
The Challenge is to beat the record fish of 62-pound, 8 ounce yellowtail caught by George Willet in 1953 during the Yellowtail Derby.