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BELIZE Is Approved Once Again As An
IGFA Inshore Qualifying Event for 2011
World Championships

What's this mean? In the fly fishing world of tournaments there is no single tournament that garners more respect and prestige than the IGFA Inshore World Championships. Each year the top champions from around the globe gather in Islamorada, Florida to try for the top honors and title of World Champion.

To qualify for a chance at being invited to this World Championship event, you must first qualify by winning at one of the world qualifying tournaments held in the USA, Bahamas, Australia and now in Belize.

In 2009 the Tres Pescados Slam Tournament received approval of their application to be one of the world class qualifying events whereby anglers from around the world can come and if lucky enough to win the event title, qualify for an invitation to the IGFA World Championships. All anglers must qualify in the prior year to receive an invitation to the World Championships.

This past year the Tres Pescados Slam Tournament sent the winners of the 2009 tournament, Mark Elliot and Thomas Reckling, to the worlds. Unfortunately, Mark Elliot past away before being able to compete in this unique experience but Thomas Reckling is carrying on and will compete this July in the 2010 Worlds.

In addition to the excitement of the event, ESPN Outdoors selects various qualifying event locations to film for their ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series shown on ESPN2 and on their ESPNoutdoor.com multimedia platforms. Being new as a qualifying event we can only hope to have coverage like this but we are the rare jewel among the string of saltwater fly fishing events.

Sandy Moret, 3 time Tarpon Gold Cup Champ and IGFA Inshore World Championship Director, put it best in the IGFA approval letter: "Fantastic... you are approved with flying colors. It is wonderful to see that lodge owners, guides and anglers of Belize have made such a giant step setting a leadership example for all of the Caribbean to envy. I am in hopes that Florida will follow suit with permit soon."

Become part of the excitement by sponsoring this tournament and join us on the global stage of this world class event. Resorts, lodges and anglers can all agree, this is an opportunity not to be missed. From world class grand slam fishing action to daily casting competition you'll want to reserve your place in history today. This is a non-profit event with all proceeds going to support the health of the 3 grand slam fish.