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Mercury Marine/Miami Kiwanis Dolphin
Tournament Home of the World's Largest Dolphin Tournament!!
Online Registration is
now OPEN
The 12th Annual
tournament will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2008
Just about 3 months until
the 2008 tournament. All photos of last years winners are now being
removed. Check the photo page for pictures of last years action.
The prize fund remains at a GUARANTEED $35,000!!! See below for the payout schedule. First place
will remain at $10,000 and even 17th place will win $1,000.
A special
thanks Joseph W. Harper & Associates who will be conducting the polygraph
examinations of the winners.
Thanks to tremendous
sponsors like West Marine we were able to up the guaranteed prize money to
$35,000!! Please be sure to support our sponsors!
The 2008 prize money is
as follows:
1St:
$10,000
11th: $ 1,006
2nd:
$ 5,000
12th:$ 1,005
3rd: $
2,500
13th:$ 1,004
4th: $
2,000
14th:$ 1,003
5th: $
1,500
15th:$ 1,002
6th: $
1,250
16th:$ 1,001
7th: $
1,010
17th:$ 1,000
8th:
$ 1,009
18th:$ 750
9th:
$ 1,008
19th:$ 500
10th: $ 1,007
20th:$ 250
Largest
Other: $250
Wahoo,Kingfish,Cobia,African Pompano, Grouper, Snapper
A special thanks to all our sponsors
who make it possible to have such a large prize fund!! Please be sure to
visit our "sponsors page" and support our sponsors.
If you fished in
the tournament and took digital photos, we would love to add them to our
website. You can e-mail the
photos to
KiwanisFishing@prodigy.net
For more photos, click on the "Photos" tab.
This 12th Annual tournament will be held on Saturday,
May 31, 2008. Our Captains meeting will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2008. The Captains meeting
will be held at Black Point Ocean Grill at Black Point Marina (24775
SW 87th Avenue)
Once again we will be having two weigh stations, one
dockside at Black Point Marina (Black Point Ocean Grill) and the second in Key
Largo at Key Largo Fisheries.
Our grand prize will be $10,000 with second place taking $5,000 third place will earn $2,500 and prize money will continue on down
to 20th place. As always we will have a Junior division for the children
with etched glass trophies being awarded for the top three finishers. Once
again this year will have a Ladies division with trophies being awarded to the first,
second and third place Ladies Angler.
Early boat entries are
$400 per boat which includes upto
4 anglers. Early bird entries ends May 22. After May 22 the entry
fee will be $475. In addition to the 4 anglers per boat, each
registration will be awarded a "goody bucket" and 4 shirts. For more information or to request a boat entry form, please
e-mail: KiwanisFishing@Prodigy.net or call George Cadman at (305)322-3471.
As always the Tournament proceeds will go to benefit local community service projects. Projects include such things as the Key Clubs at local high schools, Horses & Handicapped, Reading is Fundamental, Ronald McDonald House, and much more. Due to the success of this tournament in recent years the Miami Kiwanis Club has been able to donate $28,500 to the Perrine Baseball and Softball Association,
$17,500 to the Glades Baseball and Softball Association, $30,000 to the
Community Habilitation Center for recreational equipment, $18,000 to Shake-A-Leg,
$30,000 to the Boys and Girls clubs of Miami, $30,000 to the YMCA of
Greater Miami, $10,000 to the Peace Education Foundation, $10,000 to the
Salvation Army, $28,000 to the Children's Resource Center, the Youth
Fishing Foundation, and many more worthy projects.
In brief, you should know the following about us: Kiwanis is dedicated to Young Children as our Number One Priority. The Kiwanis Club of Miami meets each and every
Tuesday at Noon at the Miami Elks Lodge #948 (10301 Sunset Drive). Anyone and everyone that values their community is welcome as a member of the Kiwanis Club. For
more information on the Kiwanis Club, please visit
www.MiamiKiwanis.org
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