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Caribbean Waterman – Youth Souljahs Contest 2010

Caribbean Waterman and Souljahs International will be releasing a brand new youth action sports DVD entitled “YOUTH SOULJAHS” in December 2010. We are inviting all youths, parents, and coaches to submit high quality video of athletes under the age of 18 performing their sport of choice. The main focus of the contest is Surfing, Fishing, and Skateboarding.... [Read more of this review]

ANGLER AGAR LANDS THE WINNING WAHOO

By Steven Valdez Angler Ryan Agar, fishing on the boat, “Po-Ke-Men” landed the biggest Wahoo in the 2010 Beacon Insurance Wahoo Tournament. His catch on the second day of the two day tournament came in at 48.1 lbs and won himself $3,000 in prize money along with Shimano 50lb rod and Reel courtesy Beacon Insurance, lures from Reel Tackle... [Read more of this review]

15th Annual Tobago International Game Fishing Tounament 2010!

The action begins tomorrow and goes all weekend long.  That’s right, one of the greatest fishing tournaments in the Caribbean is celebrating its 15th anniversary and the action will be red hot!  With it’s home in the quaint fishing town of charlotteville, this event has a reputation as must-do on the tournament circuit each year.  The... [Read more of this review]

Thompson and Dennis Take Top Honors in CW Challenge 2009!

CARIBBEAN WATERMAN CHALLENGE 2009 The final results are in for the Inaugural Caribbean Waterman Challenge 2009! With some serious water sports action over the last 12 months, the Sport Fishing and Surfing Categories now both have crowned champions in several categories. It was a long year with many events spread over the Caribbean, from Jamaica to... [Read more of this review]

PAPASAN WINS 41st SPICE ISLAND BILLFISH TOURNAMENT!

Sixty Eight Billfish Released at the 41st Spice Island Billfish Tournament Grand Slam Grenada 24-28th January 2010 The 41st “Grand Slam Grenada” Spice Island Billfish Tournament attracted a joint record turnout of Fifty One boats (last time we had this many was 1994!) carrying 244 anglers which somehow squeezed into the Grenada Yacht Club, home... [Read more of this review]

T & T Fishermen Dominate Regional Tournaments in 2009

By Steven Valdez. Game Fishermen from Trinidad and Tobago continued to dominate the regional Game Fishing Tournaments in the Southern Caribbean for the year 2009. The final results for the prestigious SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN BILLFISH CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIPS put Captain Gerard De Silva of “Hard Play II” in first place with 29 Points from... [Read more of this review]

Tobago Surfers Rule at CW COCRICO PRO!

CARIBBEAN WATERMAN – COCRICO PRO TOBAGO DEC 29 2009 – JAN 1 2010 MT.IRVINE, TOBAGO – From December 29th 2009 – January 1st 2010, Caribbean Waterman (caribbeanwaterman.com) and the local surfing community in Tobago successfully ran a surfing event in Tobago that highlighted the quality of the surfers and their performances in the high quality... [Read more of this review]

Lewis St.John clean sweeps CSN Pro Tour!

by HEATHER-LYNN EVANSON // xtremedegreez.com LOCAL SURFERS reigned when the curtain came down on the Barbados Surfing Association (BSA)/Caribbean Surf Network (CSN) 2009 Independence Surf Festival over the three-day weekend. Despite strong challenges from international and regional surfers, as well as from their compatriots, Lewis St John, Chelsea Tuach... [Read more of this review]

Another Great Performance by a T&T boat!

The good news keep rolling in as Trinidad and Tobago sport fishing teams continue to dominate the southern Caribbean fishing circuit.  The PRI Game Fishing Team on board Finesse went to Martinique to fish their annual International Fishing Tournament and came home with just about every prize possible, short of the first place Trophy. They managed... [Read more of this review]

RIP - SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN LOSES A GAME FISHING PIONEER

The Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association (TTGFA) has lost one of it’s founding members and former Secretary, Sid Johnson. When he passed away due to illness on November 6th 2009 it came as a great shock to the Game Fishing fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago as Sid has been involved in many ways for the betterment of the sport in the Southern... [Read more of this review]

Trinidad & Tobago Team Impress at IGFA Offshore Championships!

IGFA Junior Atlantic Blue Marlin World Record holder Sean Mendonca, along with teammates Clint Quong Sing, Mark Vilain, Derrick Tardieu & Lydia Mendonca spent the last 4 days representing Trinidad and Tobago, and the TTGFA 29th International Marlin Madness Tournament at the IGFA Offshore World Championships in Cabo san Lucas, Mexico. Last year... [Read more of this review]

LEWIS St.JOHN WINS SANS SOUCI PRO!

Lewis St.John took top honors at the 2009 Sans Souci Pro and is now the CSN points leader by a great margin.   Lewis St.John in winning form once again! Barbadians Lewis St John and Chelsea Tuach along with Jamaican Ackeam Philips shared the championship honors at the 2009 SUZUKI SAN SOUCI PRO surf contest which went off in some small challenging... [Read more of this review]

JAMAICAS TOP SURFERS FOR SANS SOUCI PRO IN TRINIDAD

Jamaica’s top performers at the ’09 “MAKKA PRO”, will travel to the southern Caribbean to compete in the “SAN SUCI PRO”, the second event of the 2009 Suzuki Caribbean Surf Tour, to be held in Toco Trinidad from 31st October – 1st November 2009. Icah Wilmont, one of Jamaica finest exports! Shane Simmonds, after successfully defending his... [Read more of this review]

Par-T-Time Wins 19th Annual St.Lucia Billfish Tournament!

This Sunday evening the Crew of Par-T-Time arrived home at the TTYC with a lot to celebrate.  Owned by Robert Stauble, and Captained by Graham Barber, the 53′ Viking Sportfisher that has proven time and again to raise fish finally took home the top honors at a regional billfish tournament. Most billfish tounaments come down to the wire on the... [Read more of this review]

An Extra Special Day!

The Surfing Association of Trinidad and Tobago(SATT)  and  the Caribbean Kids and Families Therapy Organisation(CKFTO), both non-profit organizations, provided a Surf Experience for Special Needs Kids and their siblings on the 5th of September at Las Cuevas Beach.  The aim of this therapeutic experience is to empower the special needs children... [Read more of this review]

Hard Play’s Crew Have a Hot Summer!

Hello Friends and Anglers, It is great to be back in Tobago now and we are getting ready for our offshore fishing and tournament season here. I just wanted to inform my friends and fellow anglers of our great fishing season in Madeira this past summer. Though we only managed to fish 27 days we had 27 Blue Marlin bites during that time and caught... [Read more of this review]

BOLD PREDICTIONS – Legend in the Making

There is a lot to be said for the relationship between family lineage and performance as watermen. For example, when you hear the names Tardieu or Thompson mentioned in Trinidad the first thing that comes to mind is legendary fishermen, divers, and boatmen…Watermen. The same goes for the name Aleong. Yet, though you’re born to a Great Grandfather... [Read more of this review]

Stuart Hutton Lands Monster Pag in Tobago.

A few weeks ago a crew of Caribbean Watermen (and women) set out from Trindiad to Englishman’s Bay in Tobago for a long weekend of fishing, liming and drinking.  Few of them thought the mission would get serious!  However, on the last night Stuart knew better and kept his guard up. No Stanger to the massive dog tooth pag that inhabit these waters,... [Read more of this review]

“Mappapie” wins 2009 TDC Tarpon Thunder Tournament

A total of 109 anglers fishing on 26 boats took part in the Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association (TTGFA) 2009 TDC Tarpon Thunder Tournament off Trinidad’s North/West coast on August 14th,15th and 16th . The first session began with Brett Thompson on “D ‘Rog” catching the first fish of the tournament .He went on to catch... [Read more of this review]

TEAM USA WINS THE BILLABONG ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES

TEAM USA WINS THE BILLABONG ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES Pictured: The USA Team that made history today at Playa Hermosa. Pic: Watts/ISA FINAL Team Results: GOLD - United States – 14910 points SILVER - France – 13280 points BRONZE - Australia - 10996 points COPPER - Hawaii – 10856 points INDIVIDUAL FINAL RESULTS Open Men Gold: Jeremy Flores (FRA) Silver:... [Read more of this review]

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