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Zephyros Takes Second Leg of Bahamas Wahoo Championship

"Zephyros", a Bahamian registered 63' Bertram, captained and owned by Basil Goulandris, has won the second leg of the 2006-2007 Bahamas Wahoo Championship series at Treasure cay in the Bahamas.

"Zephyros" managed to weigh in only one Wahoo on the first day of fishing and was promptly relegated to fourth place. They added 68.5 more points on the second day and moved to third place. On the third and final day of fishing they weighed in the Heaviest Wahoo of the tournament, a 61 pound fish, reeled in by angler Gregory Graham, giving them a total of 91 points for the day and the overall lead in the tournament with 192.5 points.

"Predator", another Bahamas registered vessel owned by John Hynes and captained by Peter Rose, finished in second place with 162 points, edging out "Reel Easy" who had 149 points. "Predator" was the winner of the overall Bahamas Wahoo Championship in 2005-2006. The tournament was fished in less than optimum fishing conditions and the participating boats had to face waves of 10 to 15 feet with the occasional 20' monster as a result of a cold front that had passed earlier through Florida. However, the boats showed true grit and determination and managed to fish every day of the three day tournament. The third leg of the Wahoo series now moves to Chub Cay, Berry Islands on February 7-10, 2007. "Zephyros" now leads the overall Bahamas Wahoo championship accumulating 300 points after two days of fishing. "Reel Easy" is in second place with 273 points and "Predator" in third place with 265 points.

The full results and updates may be seen at hbahamaswahoo.com.

Adapted from sportfishingmag.com January 15th, 2007