The author Aldous Huxley once said, "There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception." Over the past few years, some anglers and crew 'perceived' a shift in the Bahamas Billfish Championship's target species away from blue marlin. The term 'perceived' is used here because in reality, year after year, BBC anglers consistently catch more blue marlin than white marlin or sailfish.

As Jan Fogt points out in her article, Winning Ways for the 40th BBC, the change has not been in the target species but rather an adjustment in strategy and tactics. Jan wrote, "Dragging that Black Bart Grander Candy or Moldcraft Wide Ranger through the bottomless fathoms of no man's land on the hunt for a promising looking ledge has not been the best strategy for 'winning it all' in the Bahamas Billfish Championship the last few years. With the current scoring system, the BBC is more about numbers and less about big fish ... we'd say the Championship has become a lot more tactical." 

Unlike the 1980's, one monster blue does not win the tournament. For example, despite setting a new Bahamas record with a 1,119 pound blue marlin, team Double Dog needed two white marlin and another blue to win the 2011 Treasure Cay Championship.

Work continues on the dredging of the channel into White Sound at Green Turtle Cay and the addition of new, larger slips at Green Turtle Club.

Green Turtle Cay is a favorite spot for anyone that has visited the Abacos. But, at low tide, water depth in the entrance channel has been a major obstacle for tournament fishing boats. As announced in the BBC's September e-Update, that is no longer the case. Dredging of the channel into White Sound started in August. When completed the controlling depth of the channel will be ten feet at mean low water.

The deeper channel into White Sound combined with the enthusiastic support of the Green Turtle Club, the Bluff House and the community, the Bahamas Billfish Championship is now able to have the second leg of the 2014 Series on the island of Green Turtle Cay Championship. The dates for Green Turtle Cay Championship are May 21 - 24, 2014. 

The BBC fleet will utilize the marinas at Green Turtle Club and Bluff House. Both marinas have new power pedestals and all utilities were upgraded after hurricane Sandy. Along with the dredging, Green Turtle Club is adding additional big boat slips. Add to that shore side accommodation improvements by each resort and community support and the BBC has a new tournament venue!

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