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Win a Bimini Big Game Club Getaway at the Miami Boat Show
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Come see Team Bimini Big Game Club at the Miami Boat Show Feb 17 – 21 and register for a chance to win a 5-day/4-night BBGC getaway, which includes a complimentary stay in a luxury suite as well as free dockage! You can find us in booth #2209 in the Big Game Room (where else would we be?!?) and in booth #1979 in the Dive & Travel Room.
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What’s in a boat name? Hemmingway tackled giant blue marlin on his “Pilar”. Quint pitted his “ Orca” against the legendary great white shark, JAWS, and Columbus had three - the “Nina” the “Pinta” and the “Santa Maria”. By the way, a little known fact is the “Pinta” was the fastest of his three.
It is a serious task, for sure, to name a boat - as it tells of her spirit, and sometimes even her destiny. It’s an even harder job to come up with something unique as there surely are many boat names as there are fish in the ocean. But we have a new 60 foot dive boat, and we have a job to do!
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<a title="Guy Harvey Inc. web site" href="http://www.guyharvey.com" target="_blank">Guy Harvey</a> and <a title="Neal Watson's web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/boat_name_contest.html" target="_blank">Neal Watson</a>, who have teamed to form <a title="Dive Bimini Press Release" href="http://guyharveyoutpostnews.com/2010/08/21/guy-harvey-and-neal-watson-join-forces-with-dive-bimini/" target="_blank">Dive Bimini</a> at the <a title="BBGC web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Bimini Big Game Club</a>, want your help. They’re looking for a boat name - a name that divers from around the world will immediately recognize and come to symbolize the most famed dive boat in all of the Bahamas.
So true to the <a title="Guy Harvey Outpost info" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/aboutus.htm" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Outpost</a> sporting nature, we’re putting a little competition together to come up with the name of the new boat. It’s a two-part challenge:
First, send us your suggested names by filling out the form at the link below. Send as many as you can think of. There are no rules on the name you wish to submit, although we’re going to favor ones that are clever, entertaining, easy to pronounce and not too long. The others? We’ll toss them out...but, of course, we’re expecting yours will be in the “keeper file” pile!
Then a group of us at Guy Harvey Outpost, including Guy and Neal, will rally up and review the “keepers”, from which we’ll create a shortlist of four names. These four names will then be posted to our <a title="Guy Harvey Page on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/DrGuyHarvey" target="_blank">Guy Harvey</a> and <a title="Guy Harvey Outpost Page on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bimini-Big-Game-Club/127094040665962?ref=ts" target="_blank">Outpost</a> Facebook pages and be put to a vote by our fans.
The name with the most votes wins and becomes the new name of our dive boat. And if it’s the name you submitted, not only will you get a personal “high five” letter of thanks from Guy and Neal, we’re going to give you a complimentary 2 night stay at the resort and include a two tank dive on “your” dive boat. Sure, there’s some fine print, but nothing that should stand in the way of entering and having some fun - remember, this is how a legend begins!
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Pssst! Do you really want a shot at winning the offshore division of the Guy Harvey Outpost Blazing Mako Tournament and Festival June 16-19 in Islamorada?
Hint: charter one of the best all-around sport fishing guides in the U.S.-- captain Bouncer Smith. There's only one way to do that: enter your bid in our <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/blazing-mako/auction.html" target="_blank">ONLINE AUCTION</a>. The winning bidder's party of up to four anglers will spend the tournament day of June 18 with Smith and his first mate captain Abie Raymond on Bouncer's Dusky 33 releasing billfish and weighing dolphin, kingfish, wahoo, and tuna for cash and trophies. Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund at Nova Southeastern University's Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography through the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
Smith has already devised a tournament-winning strategy.
"I think our primary goal would be targeting dolphin and any billfish we can find-- white marlin, blue marlin and sailfish," Smith said. "June is prime time for dolphin fishing and a great time for the other species."
Under tournament rules, a team garners 200 points for each sailfish release and 300 points for white and blue marlin releases. Five points per pound will be awarded for the aggregate weight of three of each of the funfish species: wahoo, dolphin, kingfish, and tuna.
Smith readily discusses his tactics for racking up points, so pay attention.
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"We will make sure we have big goggle eyes and blue runners which give you the possibility to cast to a big fish," he said. "Pilchards for the fun of catching schoolies. Our primary gig will be pulling large teasers and trolling with rigged bally hoo and, of course, searching for birds -- predominantly a search for frigate birds and sooty terns."
Frigate birds, also known as man o'war birds, tend to swoop down from on high upon spotting large fish chasing bait to the surface. Sooty terns hover close to the water, staying over one area where a big fish is feeding. Smith said the biggest fish are found where the birds are facing against the current.
"If the birds are going with the current, they're over small fish or blue runners," Smith explained.
Upon checking off the dolphin and billfish components, Smith says he'd head inshore to the reef and fish with goggle eyes and blue runners in 150-250 feet of water for kingfish, tuna and wahoo.
You really need to get in and bid on this if you haven't already.
Smith said he would have entered the Blazing Mako tournament whether he was being auctioned off or not.
"It's gonna be a lot of fun," he said of the festival's signature event-- a metal mako shark sculpture being set on fire at the beach at the Islander, a Guy Harvey Outpost resort. "The burning fish parties are phenomenal. Stick around until it's a glowing fish because that's the grand finale of it all."
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Sue Cocking chronicles the Guy Harvey Outpost travel and adventure experience in regular blog posts on GuyHarveyOutpostNews.com/. For 21 years, Cocking covered the full spectrum of outdoors adventure opportunities in South Florida and beyond for the Miami Herald, including fishing, diving, hunting, paddling, camping, sailing and powerboat racing. She is a certified scuba diver and holder of an IGFA women's world fly fishing record for a 29-pound permit.
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ALICE TOWN, BIMINI—OCTOBER 15, 2010— What does <a title="Official Bimini web site" href="http://www.bahamas.com/out-islands/bimini" target="_blank">Bimini</a> have in common with Alberta, Canada? Karen Bond, winner of the “Name That Boat” contest!
We can’t imagine anyone more deserving than one of our northern neighbors looking to trade a couple bitter cold winter days for a balmy two day, two-tank all expenses paid diving excursion at the <a title="Bimini Big Game Club web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com" target="_blank">Big Game Club</a>”, noted <a title="Neal Watson bio" href="http://www.nealwatson.com/MeetNealWatson.html" target="_blank">Neal Watson</a> in announcing the winning dive boat name “Bimini Blue”.
By a very slim 6 vote margin, Bimini Blue beat out Outlook Explorer, with Dive Guy and Outpost Diver rounding out the competition. “Since it wouldn’t have been much of a contest without these great names to consider, we’ve decided that Penny Shea, Joshua Royal and our very own <a title="About Guy Harvey Outpost Ltd." href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/aboutus.htm" target="_blank">Outpost</a> President, Mark Ellert, be recognized for their sportsmanship, and to each, they will receive a complimentary two-tank dive on their first outing on Bimini Blue”, added <a title="Guy Harvey Inc. web site" href="http://www.guyharvey.com" target="_blank">Guy Harvey</a>.
Mr. Ellert’s prize is being donated to the local Bimini elementary school, for the school to use as an award for academic excellence.
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“We had a tremendous number of entries for this “name-the-boat contest,” said dive legend Neal Watson, who with Guy Harvey recently announced plans to launch the <a title="Dive Bimini web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/diving.htm" target="_blank">Dive Bimini</a> operation at the Big Game Club. “It was a tight race to the end among the four finalists, with a number of changes in the standings as voting continued.”
Bimini Blue— a name that divers from around the world will immediately recognize and come to symbolize the most famed dive boat in all of the <a title="Official Islands of the Bahamas web site" href="http://www.bahamas.com" target="_blank">Bahamas</a>— is truly unique to the area, only of two boats of its type in existence. The glass bottom, double-decker is certified for 100 passengers and will soon be on property.
Earlier this week, Bimini’s famed <a title="Wikipedia entry for Bimini Road" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini_Road" target="_blank">Atlantis Road</a> was <a title="AOL's Top 10 Underwater Travel Experiences" href="http://news.travel.aol.com/2010/08/05/top-10-underwater-travel-experiences?ncid=AOLCOMMtravcrssextl0018" target="_blank">voted the top dive experience in the world by AOL users</a>. “So now everyone’s a winner. Nothing in Bimini will come close to offering the comfort and safety that Dive Bimini guests will enjoy, never mind the chance that Neal or Guy might be on board diving with you,” said Mark Ellert, President of Guy Harvey Outposts. When you’re diving on the world’s best dive site, we want our customer to have a world-class experience – that’s the Guy Harvey Outpost DNA.”
For Dive Bimini information, please go to <a href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/">www.BigGameClubBimini.com</a>. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/the-big-game-clubs-name-that-dive-boat-competition-is-over-its-bimini-blue/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Florida Wildlife Federation Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Annual Boating Sweepstakes&body=<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blue-wave-2-bw_20pb_0045-2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2920 alignleft" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blue-wave-2-bw_20pb_0045-2.jpg?w=300" alt="Blue-Wave 2-BW_20PB_0045 (2)" width="300" height="200" /></a>TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Wildlife Federation is excited to be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of our Annual Boating Sweepstakes. Instead of four boats, the Grand Prize winner will choose ONE of five fabulous prizes: two top-selling, family-friendly fishing boats with low emission engines, a hybrid car, an A-frame RV that’s easy to tow with many of todays fuel-efficient SUVs, or $25,000 in cash. The prizes are: the Sea Hunt Triton 188 nearshore boat, the Blue Wave 2000 Pure Bay boat, the Prius Three hatchback, and the Aliner Expedition camper.
New boat choice for 2015 is the Blue Wave 2000 Pure Bay, a high performance fishing boat, ideal for a family outing or the serious angler. With its 8-foot beam, this boat can float in 11-inches of water. Standard equipment includes a leaning post with fold down footrest plus ice chest underneath, multiple live wells, 100% hand-laid hulls, rod lockers, two rear flip seats with storage, stainless steel hardware, unsinkable foam flotation, dry floor drain system and a 10-inch manual jackplate. Package includes a fuel-efficient Suzuki 115 HP fuel injected four stroke outboard engine and a Magic Tilt aluminum trailer.
For second prize, ten winners will receive a $75 Gift Certificate to Guy Harvey Sportswear which features Guy Harvey short sleeve pocket t-shirts and fish tees, dry-release performance shirts, hats, and offshore fishing jackets.
The drawing will take place on December 17, 2015, at 3:00 pm at Federation Headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida. FWF will randomly select one (1) Grand Prize winner from among all eligible entries received, with the drawing supervised by Carroll and Co., Inc., Certified Public Accountants. Florida Wildlife Federation, Inc. is the source of funds used to award cash prizes or to purchase prizes.
Chose your Sweepstakes prize and get outside with your family and friends and enjoy all the marvelous outdoor opportunities that only Florida can offer.
To enter the Florida Wildlife Federation’s Boating Sweepstakes or for details, photos of the prizes, and official rules, click on <a href="http://www.fwfonline.org/Sweeps-Archive/Boat/2015-Boating-Sweepstakes.aspx">http://www.fwfonline.org/Sweeps-Archive/Boat/2015-Boating-Sweepstakes.aspx#</a>
About the Florida Wildlife Federation: “The Federation strongly advocates protection for the headwaters of Florida’s streams and rivers as they are critical in providing clean drinking water and to ensure the health of fish and wildlife,” says Manley Fuller, Florida Wildlife Federation President. “The health of the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern Atlantic is directly related to the health of our rivers which in turn depends on keeping our headwaters pristine.”
This fall, the Federation is actively working on Gulf of Mexico restoration to see that RESTORE Act funds are spent on projects that provide longstanding benefits to the Gulf and watersheds all along Florida’s Gulf coast and lowlands. With the recently announced proposed settlement between BP and the State of Florida, county and state officials now have a clear picture of what they will spend for the next 15 years. Helping them find ways to leverage every dollar will be critical to success. As to fisheries, FWF and our allies are pleased that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently adopted a proactive resolution recognizing the need to conserve and monitor marine forage fish populations. We look forward to working with the FFWC in support of the resolution’s goals.
The Florida Wildlife Federation is a nonprofit, statewide conservation organization established in 1936. For more information visit the <a href="http://www.fwfonline.org" target="_blank">FWF web site</a>.
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By Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost staff writer
scocking@guyharveyoutpost.com
Anglers, divers, or anyone who enjoys the ocean off Southeast Florida needs to pay close attention and get involved in a new initiative proposed by a community group called <a href="http://www.OurFloridaReefs.org" target="_blank">Our Florida Reefs</a>.
This group of anglers, divers, scientists, local government officials, business owners, conservationists and others has been working for two years on 68 wide-ranging recommendations aimed at protecting the 105-mile coral reef tract extending south from St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County to just north of Biscayne National Park in Miami-Dade County. This region of Southeast Florida was targeted because, unlike Biscayne National Park and the Keys, it has no management plan in place to balance use with protection of coral reefs.
Some of the community working group's recommendations for saving coral are non-controversial, such as installing mooring buoys and enhancing reef education in schools. But others have drawn considerable ire from user groups both online and at public meetings.
One of the proposals--N-59-- would ban spear fishing using scuba gear throughout the region --except for harvesting invasive lionfish--in order to eliminate the targeting of the largest and most fertile reef fish species. Another--S-97--would reduce the annual, two-day lobster mini-season bag limit statewide from 12 to six per day and would require lobster hunters to complete an educational program in order to receive a permit. Recommendation N-146 would establish a series of marine protected areas along the Southeast Florida coast that includes no-take zones; seasonal closures to protect spawning aggregations; no-anchoring areas; and coral restoration areas.
You-- the ocean user-- have until March 1 to review and comment on these proposals. Then they will be forwarded to local, state and federal agencies for action.
You can provide comments on the Our Florida Reefs website or at public meetings this month from noon to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at Holiday Park Social Center, 1150 G. Harold Martin Dr., Fort Lauderdale; Feb. 17 at Newman Alumni Center at University of Miami, 6200 San Amaro Dr., Coral Gables; and Feb.18 at Kovens Conference Center, FIU/Biscayne Bay Campus, 3000 NE 151 St., North Miami.
If this really is a community planning process and not being executed at the behest of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, then what you say counts. Speak up.
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Sue Cocking chronicles the Guy Harvey Outpost travel and adventure experience in regular blog posts on GuyHarveyOutpostNews.com/. For 21 years, Cocking covered the full spectrum of outdoors adventure opportunities in South Florida and beyond for the Miami Herald, including fishing, diving, hunting, paddling camping, sailing and powerboat racing. She is a certified scuba diver and holder of an IGFA women's world fly fishing record for a 29-pound permit.
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