Out of a field of 15 boats and nearly 100 anglers in the 27th Annual Treasure Cay Billfish Tournament (TCBT), June 13-18 at Treasure Cay Hotel Resort & Marina, Abaco Bahamas, one woman leapt to the top on the first day and held the lead until the end. Lisa Flack, on Kilowett, Lighthouse Point, FL released a blue and a white marlin on the first of four days of fishing. The same day, Bet-A-Buc, St. Augustine, FL boated a 582 lb. blue marlin and Sea Baby, Merritt Island, FL released a blue marlin.

Kilowett and Sea Baby ran neck-to-neck on Tuesday, when both were the only boats to release one blue marlin each. Sea Baby took second place with their two blue marlin releases, with angler Jason Solano taking Second Place Angler and John Swanson, both from Merritt Island, FL taking third. With unseasonably slow fishing conditions and flat calm seas for all four days of fishing, the only other boat releasing a total of two blue marlin was last year's winner, Team Galati, Anna Maria, FL, for Third Place Team and Third Place Release Team and Angler. Fourteen-year-old Chris Galati, Jr. got in the action on Friday with a blue marlin release to clinch the Top Junior Angler award.

Energized by the victory, Lisa Flack commented, "Team Galati had me worried on the last day when they got into the fish. My heart pounded every time the radio would go off, to the point where I just couldn't listen to it any more. We were only one white marlin ahead." When 'lines out' was called on the final day, Flack said she couldn't believe they finally won their favorite tournament, after competing for so many years. Flack exclaimed, "To beat these world-class boats at our favorite place to go (Treasure Cay) is just unreal!"  There were more trophies than dinner plates on their awards banquet table, for First Place Team, Top Angler, Top Release Team, Top Release Angler, Top Captain, Top Mate and Top Lady Angler.
            
In the Fun Fish division, So Fine, St. Augustine, FL took First Place Dolphin with a 23.4 lb. fish. Midnight Blue, Miami, FL won Top Wahoo with a fish weighing 33.5 lbs.