Bahamas Wahoo Championship 2011-2012 Series – Leg 1 results

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"Svengali" wins the First Leg of the Wahoo Championship. The "Svengali" Fishing Team. with their day three haul. Marshall Leeds [standing left] Jay Black [standing right]. Mikey and Capt Rick Redeker kneeling. Photo credit: Ken Jones
“Svengali” wins the First Leg of the Wahoo Championship. The “Svengali” Fishing Team. with their day three haul. Marshall Leeds [standing left] Jay Black [standing right]. Mikey and Capt Rick Redeker kneeling. Photo credit: Ken Jones
The first leg of the 2011-2012 Bahamas Wahoo Championship was fished under ideal wahoo catching conditions—cool weather and high winds. Neither of these two factors deterred the tournament participants and they were rewarded with an abundance of wahoo bites and catches.

Former Bahamas Wahoo Championship overall winner Marshall Leeds fished his beautiful sport fish boat Svengali and in the true spirit of a proven wahoo angler led the field from start to finish. Ably captained by Capt. Rick Redecker, who was assisted by Mike Ritzler in the cockpit, Svengali grabbed the lead on the first day and never relinquished it. The top six wahoo on Svengali weighed 209.6 pounds for an average of 34.9 pounds per fish. The top five wahoo that won the event (you can drop the smallest fish) weighed 35.9 pounds.

Visit International Tournaments website for full results and photos.

Llangus, the Freeport, Bahamas based entry was led by Dan Riggs, from Pittsburgh, Pa. Dan is another former Bahamas Wahoo Championship overall winner. The 42’ Riviera was captained by the legendary Bahamian wahoo catcher Capt. Kurt. Unfortunately, due to mechanical difficulties this was not to be their tournament. On day one Llangus blew a head gasket and after securing a replacement boat, that vessel also had mechanical difficulties. Even with these adverse happenings, team Llangus qualified two wahoo on day one and one wahoo on day two.

The Heaviest Wahoo of the completion was a 42.9 fish caught by Svengali.

The second leg of the 2011-2012 Championship will return to Old Bahama Bay February 1st to 4th, 2012.

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