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"Nova Scotia International Tuna Tournament"
2007 Pictures

"Sharp Cup."

The "Sharp Cup" cup is the 5th oldest
international sporting trophy in the world
and is engraved with the names of
winning delegations from around the globe.

"The Nova Scotia International Tuna Tournament"
(NSITT)
Winners of this tournament are presented with the
"Sharp Cup"

Held in September of each year!
International boaters gather in Halifax in a competition to catch the largest tuna!
All proceeds of the sale of the tuna are donated to
the "IWK Health Centre" in Halifax Nova Scotia.

The "NSITT Tournament Champions"
are extended an invitation to compete in the
"World Fishing Championships" each year.

The "NSITT" adheres to all "IGFA" rules
and is proud to be an
IGFA OFFSHORE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Qualifying Event.

"Team Nijinski"
2007
"Nova Scotia International Tuna Tournament" Champions!
and "Sharp Cup" winners!
with their 586 pound 8 foot 3 inch bluefin tuna
Captain Kurt Jacobs
Ross Jacobs
Paul Barkhouse
Justin Barkhouse

Peter Barkhouse
David Ernst

"Nova Scotia International Tuna Tournament"
2007- 2nd place
Team "Big Fish"
Captain - Tor Conklin
Mark Powell
Scott Hutchens
Jason Hutchens
Luke Gurney
John Searle

                                "Nova Scotia International Tuna Tournament"
                                                            2007 3rd place winners
                                                                  Team "Old Stick"
                                                            Captain - Alan Anderson
                                                                    Steve MacInnis
                                                                   Blaine Anderson
                                                                   Walter Chisholm
                                                                Jonathon Chisholm
                                                             Steve Dickinson

Dave Elliott weighing in a Tuna!

Here is a recap of the 2007 "Nova Scotia International Tuna Tournament"
Day 1
Team Big Fish landed the winning fish in the morning with Team Old Stick
landing a fish later in the day. Several other teams had fish on the line
through out the day with some being fought up to two hours before being
lost.
Day 2
No fish were caught however Team Big Fish had a fish hooked twice fighting one
for 39 minutes and a second moments later for over 2 hours before finallly losing it.
Day 3
"Team Big Fish" landed a 488 pound tuna by mid day.
"Team Old Stick" landed a 320 pound tuna which cannot counted in the tournament tally
but was sold and contributed to the total
amount for the IWK charity.
On Saturday night the tournament closed with a banquet hosted by

Denyse Sibley of FX 101.9

"Bruce Wheaton"

Denyse Sibley of FX 101.9
during which
the Sharp Cup and tournament prizes were
handed out .
The entertainment for the closing dance was provided by musician

"Bruce Wheaton"

who has played music for the tournament for 7 years .
"Team Nijinski" graciously donated their first prize winnings of $10,000.00 to the IWK Childrens Health Center.
With "Team Nijinski's" donation
this year's tournament raised $18,500.00.
This brings the tournament's total donation since
1998 to $279,500.00.

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