On Sunday the 24th. the South Florida Invitational Spearfishing Tournament was successfully held in spite of the rough seas conditions that could not damper the enthusiasm of the 23 registered teams.:yay:
Only pelagic species were allowed into the competition resulting in a magnificent 40 pound Great Amberjack winning the largest fish award.
In the Men's Team category the "Persistent" Team made of World Champion free diver Pipin Ferreras, Jorge Caba and Manuel Oses President of "Renegade" high performance boats as the Team's captain, won first place in total weight.:thumps:
Their spearing time had to be halted almost three hours before the deadline of the competition due to special circumstances.:confused:
The Persistent Team had to deliver their catch prematurely at the weighting station and yet this didn't interfere with them winning:eek:
Here are couple of photos of the feisty award ceremony held at Scotty's Landing restaurant right on Coconut Grove Marina. A very nice occasion indeed with raffles, entertainment, etc. in a neat package.
This spearfishing event fulfilled its role as the season's warm up to many more exciting free diving and spearfishing events.::D
There was great expectation and commentaries among the participants on the approaching Persistent Team spearfishing Tournament on next June. It sure promises to be a very attracting event for many local as well as out of the sate team chivalrously competing for the biggest prizes ever awarded in any previous spearfishing competition in South Florida:thumps:
South Florida Freedivers Competion Summer Breaker
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