Brief History of Rolex IGFA Labuan International Fishing Tournament
HISTORY OF LABUAN INTERNATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
Labuan International Game Fishing Tournament traced its beginning in 1997, when it was first jointly organised by Labuan Tourism Committee and Labuan Anglier's Association. It was held from 3rd to 13th April 1997 in the Brunei Bay Area.
In 1998 the event combined with the Labuan Jetsports Challenge and underwater Treasure Hunt to be colectively promoted as the Labuan Sea Challenge '98. Due to the El Nino weather conditions of 1998, huge number of Marlins and Sailfishes were present in the waters surrounding Labuan Island. This greatly elevated Labuan's reputation of being the marlin capital of Malaysia.
Labuan International Fishing Tournament gained recognition in 1999 when its registration was accepted by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). The IGFA rules and regulation were introduced. An international game fishing judge was invited to oversee the tournament and the event attracted 98 participants.
Labuan International Game Fishing Tournament traced its beginning in 1997, when it was first jointly organised by Labuan Tourism Committee and Labuan Anglier's Association. It was held from 3rd to 13th April 1997 in the Brunei Bay Area.
In 1998 the event combined with the Labuan Jetsports Challenge and underwater Treasure Hunt to be colectively promoted as the Labuan Sea Challenge '98. Due to the El Nino weather conditions of 1998, huge number of Marlins and Sailfishes were present in the waters surrounding Labuan Island. This greatly elevated Labuan's reputation of being the marlin capital of Malaysia.
Labuan International Fishing Tournament gained recognition in 1999 when its registration was accepted by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). The IGFA rules and regulation were introduced. An international game fishing judge was invited to oversee the tournament and the event attracted 98 participants.
Changes were introduced to include two event venues in 2000, namely the Lucornia Shoals located approximately164 nautical miles and the Semarang area, which lies approximately 40 nautical miles from Labuan. Due to the distances involved, The Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force assisted in providing security and standby search and rescue operation for the event. This assistance was rendered till this day.
A milestone was achieved in 2001 when the event was flagged of from the new Labuan International Sea Sport Complex. It was jointly organised by the Labuan Development Authority, JORAN-Berita Harian and the Labuan Angliers Association. The event attracted 120 participants with total prize money topping RM 36,200.00.
This year 2002 saw to the introduction of a new format and the Team Category. The venue was change to Terumbu Layang-Layang. Prize money for the team category was RM 20,000.00 cash and the individual category was RM 5,000.00 in cash.
In 2003 the tournament was organized by the Labuan Angler's Association it was absorbed as one the qualifying rounds for the annual Rolex IGFA circuit competitions held in Cabo san Lucas, Mexico. The internationalisation of this tournament attracted the larges number of participants - a record turnout of 223 participants. Prize money was and all time high of RM 47,000.00 and the heaviest fish caught was the Black Marlin weighing 126 kilos. The event was organised by Labuan Coporation, Labuan Tourism Action Council and Labuan Anglers Association.
In 2004, the event was held from 3rd till 8th May. It gained prominence as Labuan was then chosen as the venue for the closing ceremony of the National Water Festival. Thousand witnessed the closing ceremony, which fell on the day the angler's catch were displayed to the public. The event attracted 182 participants and the heaviest fish cought was a Tiger Shark weighing 232 kilo's.
The Rolex IGFA Labuan International Game Fishing Tournament 2005.......................
(to be continue......)
A milestone was achieved in 2001 when the event was flagged of from the new Labuan International Sea Sport Complex. It was jointly organised by the Labuan Development Authority, JORAN-Berita Harian and the Labuan Angliers Association. The event attracted 120 participants with total prize money topping RM 36,200.00.
This year 2002 saw to the introduction of a new format and the Team Category. The venue was change to Terumbu Layang-Layang. Prize money for the team category was RM 20,000.00 cash and the individual category was RM 5,000.00 in cash.
In 2003 the tournament was organized by the Labuan Angler's Association it was absorbed as one the qualifying rounds for the annual Rolex IGFA circuit competitions held in Cabo san Lucas, Mexico. The internationalisation of this tournament attracted the larges number of participants - a record turnout of 223 participants. Prize money was and all time high of RM 47,000.00 and the heaviest fish caught was the Black Marlin weighing 126 kilos. The event was organised by Labuan Coporation, Labuan Tourism Action Council and Labuan Anglers Association.
In 2004, the event was held from 3rd till 8th May. It gained prominence as Labuan was then chosen as the venue for the closing ceremony of the National Water Festival. Thousand witnessed the closing ceremony, which fell on the day the angler's catch were displayed to the public. The event attracted 182 participants and the heaviest fish cought was a Tiger Shark weighing 232 kilo's.
The Rolex IGFA Labuan International Game Fishing Tournament 2005.......................
(to be continue......)
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