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Editor's Note: IGFA is a nonprofit membership supported conservation and record keeping organization, founded in 1939, with members in over 120 countries. The association's headquarters are in 60,000 square foot IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.

The 2004 championship will highlight IGFA's fifth year in sponsoring a tournament series, The championships was held May 16-22, 2004 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. As a qualifying event, each tournament participant will receive a one-year membership in IGFA. There is no doubt that it will be an exciting event that will attract international interest. The 2003 tournament series attracted a record 89 qualifying tournaments. The 2002 championship tournament was represented by 81 tournaments from 26 countries and 12 U.S. states representing over 20,000 anglers.

For further information on Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship contact IGFA, phone: 954/927-2628, fax: 954/924-4299, email: Lwilson@igfa.org.

For further information on IGFA membership, contact Michael Myatt at International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004 • 954/927-2628 • Fax 954/924-4299 • Visit http://www.igfa.org or email: mmyatt@igfa.org

A Few Qualifying Tournaments For The Cabo Championships:

TOURNAMENTS LEADING UP TO THE 2005 SHOOTOUT

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Now that you have seen emotional and temporal Passion Of The Christ produced by Mel Gibson, take a trip to high plains for an even more emotional, positive, and enlightening live theatrical production about last seven days of Christ — The Black Hills Passion Play.

June 1, 2004 marked opening performance of 65th anniversary season of Black Hills Passion Play in Spearfish, South Dakota.

The play, which came to U.S. from Germany, was first presented in "Queen City" of Black Hill's magnificent amphitheatre in 1939, and has been in performance ever since founder, Josef Meier, became one of tourism pioneers of state, and who received much national and international recognition for his work in outdoor drama.

The Passion Play also toured for over thirty years, playing indoors in theaters and civic auditoriums throughout U.S. and Canada. It once had a winter home in Lake Wells, Florida, in middle of an orange grove.

Well known as one of oldest Passion Plays in U.S., production has been seen by over 10 million people. With performances three nights a week during June, July, and August, Passion Play features a cast of professional actors who speak oratory parts, along with nearly 100 extras from Spearfish churches, who all dramatize Christ's last days.

I grew up in Spearfish, and during summer months I was a Passion Play extra, and what a thrill it was, even though we participated for donuts and drinks. I learned how to wrap a turban, picked most colorful costumes, and fought over best sandals with other kids.

Once I was a camel tender, another time a Roman standard bearer, and then a Roman guard, and always in mob scene up to Golgotha, most stirring scene in play — The Crucifixion. One night real lightning shot through skies around cross Josef Meier was hanging from, and actors showed passionate fear running down hill, many tripping, and it was as if transported back two millennium. The play came alive that evening.

In conjunction with 65th Anniversary milestone, Passion Play company is planning a number of special events, including museum and backstage tours of USA's largest outdoor stage. A special visit to animal pens is a great photo opportunity for kids.