Talofa Friends,

It was another terrific SIGFA tournament and our mens and ladies teams (Team Troppo) achieved some great results.

This years SIGFA tournament was a tremendous success.

28 boats (8 from NZ) carrying 150 anglers from 4 nations (Aust, NZ, USA, Samoa) fished a hard fought contest over the 5 days. Plenty of quality fish were weighed and a record number of Blue Marlin Tagged and Released. Once again the people of Samoa opened their arms to anglers and their families and everyone had a fantastic time.

On Thursday April 3rd 2008 our Dear Friend and Great Mate Scott Fillips passed away in his sleep while on a business trip to LA.

Absolutely Bloody Tragic!!!!

On Sunday May 11th a group of close friends accompanied Scotty's wife Soraya to the 3mile Reef of Apia.

Whooa!!....Samoa Tournament... A Great Success!!!!

Recently I had the pleasure of putting together an Australian team to compete in this years Samoa "SIGFA" International Game Fishing Tournament, held in early May each year. I arrived on ........

Both local and international anglers are getting ready for this year's SIGFA international tournament to be held May 6 - 12. After the successful introduction of a lady's day last year, this year's tournament will be based around four days of open competition and a dedicated day for the lady's tournament.  All anglers are welcome to register for this year's event.

Ray Bancroft fishing with  skipper Alfred Schwalger and deckie Peter Harrison aboard Alfred's boat Kingfisher 2 landed his first Blue Marlin (166Kg) while fishing in SIGFA's first local comp of the year. The fish put up a great fight and took all hands to bring aboard.

Congratulations Ray!