Contact the PPGFA

PPGFA
P.O. Box 1215
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684-699-1453
Fax: 684-699-5272

Contact: Peter Crispin

May 14, 2009 - Prize Giving
May 15, 2009 - Weigh In
Jackie, Annette, and Margie
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Mark from the boat and crew of the Brave Hart
Sailfish
Sepp Steffany Accepts His Prize for Largest Masi Masi
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May 16, 2009 - Closing Ceremonies
May 15, 2009 - Weigh In
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PPGFA - 2008 I'a Lapo'a Broadsheet
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Keejana

Phil and Belinda's boat.

Rolling Board 2009 - UPDATED!!!

The Rolling Board has been updated. A tournament has been scheduled for Saturday, December 26, 2009.

May 15, 2009 - Prize Giving

May 15, 2009 - Prize Giving

Jana Dwyer accepts her daily prize for the sailfish she landed.

Jana Dwyer Poses With Her Sailfish - May 15, 2009 - Weigh In

Jana Dwyer Poses With Her Sailfish - May 15, 2009 - Weigh In

Jana Dwyer, fishing aboard the Keejana, poses with her sailfish, which weighed in at 78.2 lbs.

And They're Off... (Shotgun Start - Thursday, 7:15 AM)

And They're Off... (Shotgun Start - Thursday, 7:15 AM)

The opening "toot" opened the tournament's official "lines wet" for the first day, although instead of trolling in the harbor, the boats revved their engines and rocketed out of the harbor. Traffic into and out of the harbor was put on hold by the Harbor Master and the boats rapidly settled into several groups defined merely as "fastest", "faster", and "not so fast". In under 10 minutes the fastest boats were out of the harbor and on their way to game fishing fame and glory, soon followed by their slower, more cautious competitors.

169 Lbs. Yellowfin Tuna, Keegan on the Keejana

169 Lbs. Yellowfin Tuna, Keegan on the Keejana

Biggest in its species category for 2008, this fish caught by angler, Keegan Dwyer on his father's boat the Keejana. Fish weighed in at 169 lbs. Caught only days before the end of the year, it beat out the next nearest contender for biggest yellowfin tuna and Keegan was recognized for this catch at the Pago Pago Game Fishing Association Awards Banquet held at Sadies' Inn.

Captains' Group Photo (close up)

Captains' Group Photo (close up)

Captains' Curtain Call

Captains' Curtain Call

A successful end to the fishing portion of the competition, the boat captains agreed to one last group photograph, or two, or three. All of the captains were good sports, as usual, and the participation of our cousins from the Independent State of Samoa added that much more to our competition.

Congratulations to all the boat captains for a job well done, and we look forward to seeing them all at the next competition. 


Beach In Front Of Yacht Club

Beach In Front Of Yacht Club