Ladies and Gentlemen, Get ready to start your engines or launch your kayaks. The 33rd Annual Halibut Derby will take place April 21 and 22, 2007, just days away. This year’s event is going to be bigger and better than ever. “Our sponsors are really kicking it up a notch this year,” derby co-chair Ken Raymond said. “The prizes, silent auction items and raffle prizes are just incredible. You really can’t afford not to show up!”

Marina Del Rey Toyota is providing an opportunity for another lucky angler to drive away with a new Toyota Tundra truck for the largest halibut over 50 pounds. Trucks have been awarded twice in the last four years! The top prizes include awesome fishing vacations donated by Van Wormer's beautiful Hotel Punta Colorada, The Inn at Mazatlan, El Cid, Las Flores Resort and Las Rocas Resort & Spa. A huge silent auction and super raffle will mean incredible deals and prizes for fishing vacations at Sitka Point Lodge, Lisianski Inlet Wilderness Lodge, Sitka Seaside Lodge, Rancho Leonero Resort, long range trips on the Vagabond and Intrepid and even high tech fishing kayaks being donated by Malibu Kayaks and Cobra Kayaks. Although all entrants get a free raffle ticket you’ll want to bring extra cash to buy more raffle tickets and increase your chances of getting one of the fantastic raffle prizes and your check book to get a deal of a lifetime on one of the silent auction items.