Journal 7/12/1983P2 US seeks dismissal of suitsThe United States has filed briefs in the US Court of Claims seeking dismissal of the claims citizens of the Marshall Islands for half a billion dollars in damages. He Marshall Islanders claim the the government’s nuclear test program in the islands between 1946 and 1958 caused radiation damage […]
Ten teams took part in the twenty-second Lazarus Andrike memorial tournament, which was combined with the Total Pounds Sailfish Marshalls Billfish Club carry-over fishing tournament and the Total Qualifying Pounds competition. Captain Kyle Aliven and Team Nali grabbed the spotlight on the dock for winning the TQ tourney with 191 pounds of potential sashimi and […]
Fourteen teams entered Saturday’s Biggest Qualifying Billfish Fishing Tournament, but the billfish went into hiding in the deep blue ocean with only two marlin being caught and released by Team Lotujo captained by Danny Paul. This results in the Jakie Jacob Memorial or Majuro Day Biggest Fish being held over to the next derby and […]
Three cheers for Team Kirtake for weighing in a 332-pound marlin, a 13-pound tuna, a 34-pound wahoo, and a 26-pound barracuda making a total of 410 pounds. According to a release from the Marshalls Billfish Club about the Budweiser Catch 5 fishing Tournament held on Saturday, Kirtake (Captain Ronnie Reimers) took home the Budweiser special […]
The biggest marlin of the two-day All-Micronesia Fishing Tournament was caught last Saturday within two hours of the shotgun early morning start. At 317 pounds, the marlin caught by Team Australia was not challenged by any other team over the two days of fishing last weekend. Team Australia captain was Lachlan Sommerville and the boat […]
KAREN EARNSHAW It is unlikely that any of the fisherfolk taking part in the 43rd Marshalls Billfish Club Annual Fishing Tournament had any patches of dry clothes or skin by the time they reached the clubhouse on both Friday and Saturday afternoons. Between the two, the first day of fishing delivered the most punishment: “The […]
Journal 7/6/1982 P1 New plane for AMIPeople knew it was coming because of the numerous announcements but few expected it to fly past so quietly and quickly. It was the BAC 748 plane which is on loan to Air Marshall Islands until its own is completed in December this year. P1 Kwajalein occupation continuesThe Kwajalein […]
Team Kirtake with Captain Ronnie Reimers took out first place in Saturday’s Marshalls Billfish Club’s Total Qualifying Pounds Tuna and Lazarus Andrike Memorial Biggest Qualifying Yellowfin tournament. Kirtake’s catch included four qualifying yellowfin tuna weighing 40, 50, 54, and 75 pounds, making a total of 219 pounds to take out the total qualifying pounds tuna […]
Iroojlaplap Michael Kabua was up bright an early Saturday morning to welcome anglers to the Marshalls Billfish Club and make comments about his long-time colleague and friend Tony deBrum, who was honored by the day’s special sailfish tournament. According to a fishing results release, Billfish Club co-founder Wally Milne had suggested the club start a […]
Journal 7/11/1986 P1 Big winner, big smile Kenneth Kramer showed off the 190-pound Pacific blue marlin he caught Friday to win the Fourth Annual Marshalls Billfish Club tournament. Five marlin highlighted the two-day event. Fifteen-year-old Kenneth wowed the thousands of spectators dockside Friday when he brought in the first and largest fish of the tournament. […]
