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Saturday, Sunday & Monday
September 1-3, 2007
Cocktail Party, Raffle & Auction
Friday, August 31, 6:00PM
San Carlos Plaza Hotel

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Welcome to the home page of the San Carlos Invitational Labor Day Fishing Tournament.  This marks the 24th year of this great event and this is our home on the web.  

The event is hosted and sponsored by Friends of Sonora, Inc., a non-profit organization.  Each year's tournament gives us the opportunity to help local charities in their endeavors and to say "thank you" to the community for the hospitality they show us.  Last year, the tournament raised $14,000 for local charities.  

The 2006 event was conducted on September 2-4.  The No Host Cocktail Party, Raffle and Auction and the Awards dinner were held at the San Carlos Plaza Hotel.
Fishing was cancelled on Sunday due to weather caused by Hurricane John.  

Here are the official 2006 results:

Top Boat

Team Reel Loco

Top Captain

Point Basis for Fishing Awards
Billfish: 150 points for Release
Dorado/Tuna/Wahoo: 1 point per lb. over 18 lb. minimum.
100 point bonus for dorado over 50 pounds
  Catch totals for the event were 16 billfish, and 11 dorado.
 27 boats participated.
 

This year the event was conducted without observers.  Each team was issued a disposable camera and after reporting a billfish hookup was provided a control number by Tournament Control.  To verify the release required a photo of the fish at leader with the control number displayed in the photo.  Here is an example taken aboard Sassy Lady.  The control number was 3.

Largest Fish Trophies

Team D&D

High Point Trophies

Billfish

Team Reel N Time

Dorado

Carl Bunn

(Ties were decided by earliest landing/release time)

Friends of Sonora, Inc. thanks all the sponsors,  and volunteers for making this year's event a huge success. Our 2006 sponsors were:

Marina Cantina - Grant Kruger and Rick Lashley
EFM Group - Del Crone
Star Marine Center - Luis Zaragoza
Vella Farms - Ron and Jan Vella
Jaslures - Mike Brown and Jose Salido
West Marine - Frank Steidel
Marine Mart - Sharon Randall
Radio Base Station - Chuck and Judy Peek
Marina San Carlos - Heidi Kruger and Kiki Zaragoza
Casa Palo Fierro - Sal Fazio
Cabela's
Vista Communications
 

The tournament is conducted under International Game Fish Association rules.  Next years event will be Labor Day Weekend so mark your calendar.   See you next year.

Our contact information is as follows:

Point of Contact:  Bill Hammer
Email: bhammer@prodigy.net.mx
Phone: 011-52-622-227-0114

US Postal Address:
1351 N. Alma School Rd, Suite 225
Chandler, AZ 85224

Mexico Postal Address:
Apdo. 222, San Carlos
Guaymas, Sonora
85505 Mexico

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