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29TH ANNUAL BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT
St.Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Northside Sportfishing Club is pleased to announce that the 29th Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament – the inshore fishing tournament that offers the best prizes and attracts more participants than any other of its kind in the U.S. Virgin Islands – will take place on Sunday July 16, 2017.
First organized by the Club in 1987, the tournament last year attracted 210 anglers, including 33 junior anglers, aboard 63 boats. Thierry Williams, of St. Thomas, reeled in the Largest Kingfish, a 31.55-pounder aboard the 23-foot Hanson, Oceanna. Williams took home many prizes which included $2,000 in cash. In addition, there are a dozen more prize categories that include Best Boat, Best Captain, Best Male, Best Female, Best Junior Male, Best
Junior Female and other fish species such as Largest Barracuda, Bonito and Mackerel.The fishing starts at 5:30 a.m. and ends at Noon, sharp, when the beachside party begins at Hull Bay Hideaway with food, music by local bands and fun lasting right up until the Awards Ceremony.
The Annual Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament is held in observation of the island’s French heritage. The tournament is one of the big reasons why online travel advisor, Hotwire.com, named St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands one of the Top 10 destinations in the world to celebrate Bastille Day.
You don’t have to fish to have fun. Join us for the beach party this Sunday, July 16th at Hull Bay Hideaway
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