HIBT Leader Board 2010
Fish SponsorDistance
1 Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council 2282 nm
2 Laguna Niguel Billfish Club #1&2 1363 nm
5 JGFA Phoenix Fishing Club 997 nm
4 Kona Game Fishing Club Miyake 775 nm
9 Team Malaka and Bob and Sally Kurz 897 nm
3 Stephen Chow and Bob Duerr 691 nm
6 Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council 500 nm
8 Dan Holt, Out of the Blue Fishing Club 102 nm
10 Pajaro Valley Gamefish Club #1 and Hilton Grand Vacations Club - Japan 85 nm
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A Sixth Tag Appears

On November 5 a sixth tag surfaced, almost 1,000 nautical miles southeast of Hawaii.  This 170 lb. marlin, designated Fish 5, was caught by Bob Kurz fishing from the Ihu Nui on August 11.  Captain McGrew Rice applied the tag, which was sponsored by the JGFA Phoenix Fishing Club.  Although it did not replace Fish 2 as our current race leader, this 997 nautical mile track will be a great addition to the race!

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Updated map showing pop-up locations for the first six tags.  Click here to see the interactive map.

With six tags up, that leaves us only four tags still in the water.  We still have about a month to go before the final tags are due up - so it's still anybody's race to win!