2010 Tournament
Get ready for August 12th, 13th and 14th, 2010 and compete in the 2nd Annual Tres Pescado Slam Tournament!

2009 Results
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Team Roster
Team Name	Pro/Am	1st Fly Fisher	2nd Fly Fisher	Guide	From
Whipray Caye	Pro	Albert Kumorowski	-	Julian Cabral	Chicago, Ill USA
Hotel del Rio	Pro	Jim Seale	Scott Shober	Roberto Guerrero	Wyoming USA
Rockport Longrodders	Pro	Tommy Austin	-	Manuel Azueta	Rockport, Texas USA
South Paw	Pro	Stratton Hunter	Steve Parris	Roger Marin	Atlanta, Georgia USA
Fly Treks	Pro	Doug Brady	Sean Visintainer	Parnell Coc	Bend, Oregon USA
Pair-A-Docs	Pro	Warren Parker	Jim Stelnicki	Tayo Verde	Florida, USA
Casa Blanca	Pro	Gregory Bancroft	Steven Bancroft	Ceasar Acosta	Virginia USA
Gomko	Pro	Anthony J. Cuomo	Mark Mattox	Nesto Gomez	La Mesa, CA USA
AM Films	Pro	Adam Marton	May Weiss	Emir Marin	Chicago, Ill USA
Shake-N-Bake	Pro	Thomas Reckling	Mark Elliot	George Bradley	Houston, TX
Anglers Abroad	Pro	Haywood Curry	Trey Lipsitz	Ken Coc	Caye Caulker, Belize
Fly Bways	Am	John Hart	Sam Hart	n/a	Marblehead, MA USA
Cranky Cooks	Am	Jeff Spiegel	Alan Hill	n/a	San Pedro, Belize
Go FishBelize	Am	Abby Marin	William Flack	n/a	San Pedro, Belize

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Day 1 - Thursday August 20, 2009
Team	Pro/AM	Bonefish	Tarpon	Permit	Bonus	Total
Whipray Caye	Pro	33	0	0		33
Hotel del Rio	Pro	0	0	0		0
Rockport Longrodders	Pro	14	0	0		14
South Paw	Pro	15	0	0		15
Fly Treks	Pro	19	0	0		19
Pair-A-Docs	Pro	32	0	0		32
Casa Blanca	Pro	29	0	0		29
Gomko	Pro	0	33	0		33
AM Films	Pro	55	0	20	75	150
Shake-N-Bake	Pro	14	0	43	75	132
Anglers Abroad	Pro	15	0	0		15
Fly Bways	Am	0	0	0		0
Cranky Cooks	Am	0	0	0		0
Go FishBelize	Am	85.5	0	14	75	174.5

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Day 2 - Friday August 21, 2009
Team	Pro/AM	Bonefish	Tarpon	Permit	Bonus	Total	Tourney Points
Whipray Caye	Pro	0	0	0		0	33
Hotel del Rio	Pro	15	0	0		15	15
Rockport Longrodders	Pro	30	0	0		30	44
South Paw	Pro	14	0	0		14	29
Fly Treks	Pro	15	0	24	75	114	133
Pair-A-Docs	Pro	14	0	0		14	46
Casa Blanca	Pro	28	0	0		28	57
Gomko	Pro	0	0	0		0	33
AM Films	Pro	15.5	0	20		15.5	165.5
Shake-N-Bake	Pro	0	37	0	100	157	269
Anglers Abroad	Pro	17	0	0		17	32
Fly Bways	Am	0	0	0		0	0
Cranky Cooks	Am	0	0	0		0	0
Go FishBelize	Am	99.5	0	0		99.5	274

Day 3 - Saturday August 22, 2009
Team	Pro/AM	Bonefish	Tarpon	Permit	Bonus	Total	Tourney Points
Whipray Caye	Pro	45.5	0	0		45.5	78.5
Hotel del Rio	Pro	34	37	0		71	86
Rockport Longrodders	Pro	0	0	0		0	44
South Paw	Pro	14	0	0		14	43
Fly Treks	Pro	16	28	21.5	100	165.5	298.5
Pair-A-Docs	Pro	155.5	0	0		155.5	201.5
Casa Blanca	Pro	0	0	18	75	93	150
Gomko	Pro	14	0	0		14	47
AM Films	Pro	0	0	0		0	165.5
Shake-N-Bake	Pro	59	0	0		59	328
Anglers Abroad	Pro	0	0	0		0	32
Fly Bways	Am	0	0	0		Scratched	Scratched
Cranky Cooks	Am	16.5	0	0		16.5	16.5
Go FishBelize	Am	85.5	0	0		85.5	359.5

Winners Circle :

Pro Division 1st Place and winner of the 2010 IGFA World Championship invitation - Team Shake-N-Bake
Pro Division 2nd Place - Team Fly Treks
Pro Division 3rd Place - Team Pair-A-Docs

Amateur Division 1st Place - Team GoFish Belize
Amateur Division 2nd Place - Team Cranky Cooks
Amateur Division 3rd Place - (Scratched)

Top Guide Award went to George Bradley guiding the Shake-N-Bake Team.

Men's Casting competition 1st Place went to Albert Kumorowski from Chicago, Ill USA with a distance of 110 feet.
Women's Casting competition 1st Place went to Tammy Peterson from San Pedro, Belize with 55 feet.
Youth Casting competition 1st Place went to Alexis from San Pedro with 45 feet.
All 1st place winners in the casting competition won a beautiful trophy and new TFO fly rod.

Skiff Poling Contest - Due to last minute logistics of having a skiff available for the entire time of the tournament the skiff poling contest was canceled for this year but will be back next year.

During the tournament 66 bonefish were caught and released with 19 inches being the longest bonefish. The most bonefish caught came from the GoFish Belize team with 16.
There were 16 Permit caught and release with 24 inches being the longest and with the 1st place Pro team getting the lion's share of 3.
Three tarpon were released with 37 inches being the longest with all 3 being caught by different teams.
Two Grand Slams were accomplished by Fly Treks and Shake-N-Bake with Fly Treks getting a daily Grand Slam.



The 2009 Tres Pescado Slam tournament opened to high winds with the day's numbers being estimated at mediocre at best. However, the teams broke through all barriers overcoming the winds and bringing in Permit, Bonefish and a Tarpon. Team AM Films led the day 1 Pro division with 150 points consisting of 1 Permit and 3 Bonefish while GoFish Belize cornered the Amateur division with 5 Bonefish and 1 Permit.

Day 2 brought normal winds with high hopes of Tarpon for this day. The hopes were dashed when the teams returned with tales of tough fishing among the days hour long storm dumping some major water. The day was made up of low numbers of Bonefish, one Permit and one Tarpon with the exception of the GoFish Belize team that remained consistent with 6 Bonefish. Day 2 brought a leader change on the scoreboard with the day 1 second place team, Shake-N-Bake climbing over the leader, AM Films, by 103.5 points with a total of 269 that included 100 bonus points for their 1st Grand Slam of the tournament. AM Films followed with 165.5 and Fly Treks bringing in 3rd with 133 points after releasing their first Permit of the tourney and grabbing the 75 bonus points. GoFish Belize blew by to hold the Amateur lead with another 99.5 points.

Day 3 brought on the pressure for the guides and teams to perform. With almost all teams still having a real shot at the lead, another great Caribbean weather day was underway and the starting line chatter was all about tarpon. But when they returned it was all about Bones and one amazing daily Grand Slam from the Fly Treks team that rocketed them into 1st place, that is until the leader, Shake-N-Bake, returned with another 59 points of Bonefish to take the overall tournament 1st place. The big surprise and come-from-behind team was Pair-A-Docs. The 2 fly fishers with their guide Tayo Verde hammered the water all day in everything from the normal flats to neck high water where Bonefish and Barracuda were the days order. The pair released 10 bonefish for 155.5 points and jumped from the 5th spot to take the 3rd place trophy and cash. GoFish Belize continued with yet another 85.5 points of bonefish, truly the bonefish catch-and-release team of the tournament.



The tournament closed on Saturday evening at the Caster's Banquet hosted by the San Pedro Lions Club and with over 100 in attendance. The event was celebrated with awards, trophies, cash and great food prepared by Lion member Shelly. The Tournament presented Mayor Elsa Paz with the Perpetual Tres Pescado Slam Tournament trophy that will remain in San Pedro with the winners' names added each year. The finale was the presentation of a check for $10,000 to Green Reef for help in the protection and research of the 3 grand slam fish. This non-profit event also collected very valuable data by conducting the country's first fish census that will help establish a census baseline for the future. In addition, fin clip DNA samples were collect by the teams and will be forwarded to Bonefish and Tarpon Trust scientists.

We'll see you at the 2010 Tres Pescado Slam Tournament! Start planning your trip to Belize and compete in the 2010 Tres Pescado Slam Tournament joining us to help promote sustainable sport fishing in Belize.