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The full history of the Mayor's Cup is brief albeit, significant and exciting. In 2003, its
legacy began with the unique idea of bringing a signature fishing event to the City of
Miami and the Mayor's Office. Tony Albelo, with the help of Commissioner Michelle
Spence -Jones, then the Director of Mayor Manny Diaz's Office of Special Events,
enabled the development of what would soon become a world- class billfish tournament,
the Mayor's Cup.
The first Mayor's Cup was a year later in January 2004- prime time for subtropical
billfishing. The event brought fishing teams from all over the country in competition for
first place and the esteemed "Mayor's Cup." At the end of the two day tournament, a
crowd of anglers and their families gathered at the award's ceremony only to learn that
the Cup would be traveling far away to the windy city of Chicago. The Mayor's Cup
departed its home town and spent its first year prominently displayed in Chicago's City
Hall.
The ringing in of the New Year in 2005 meant that the Mayor's Cup would be up for
grabs again. When lines were called in on the last day of fishing, it was found that the
Fillamagilla team was that year's winner. The angers aboard the Fillamagilla were
native Miamians and had proudly represented their home city in the tournament. So, the
Cup traveled home to Miami and resided in the Mayor's Office throughout the year.
As the ball dropped on December 31, 2005, the Cup's fate for the next year became
uncertain. However, the winners of this year's Mayor's Cup proved that the Cup would
not have pack up and move far. In fact, the Miss Britt, this year's Big Winner, was
docked in the heart of Coconut Grove and its anglers had represented Miami throughout
the two day event. The Cup therefore, is to remain in Miami City Hall for yet, another
proud year.
In only three short years, the Mayor's Cup has become one of the world's premier billfish
tournaments. It has invited attention to the Miami area and its recreational sport fishing
through articles in numerous popular magazines and newspapers. Every year in January,
anglers from all over the country gather in our home town to enjoy Miami's delightful
winter climate, supreme fishing action, and compete for the right to take home the
honored Mayor's Cup.
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