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Monty Padilla - IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame

Monserrate "Monty" Padilla Nicolin Monty Padilla is one of Mexico's most prominent, influential and respected sport fishing figures. By the age of seven, Monty was captivated by the sea and the sport. His passion came from his father, Mario Padilla Campiz, who spent hours at sea teaching and training the young boy. During Monty's lifetime this love affair has taken him to Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Tampico, the Yucatan, Baja California and inland Mexican waters, as well as to Nova Scotia, Vancouver, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic and the United States. Even today it remains a source of joy to him. Monty's father also introduced him to Dr. Roy Dean. He knew his son would learn much about saltwater species and their conservation from the learned dentist, who after arriving in Mexico in 1925 began devoting himself to the study of local fish and waters. Dean involved Monty in his research, projects and fishing trips, and the young man absorbed all he could from his teacher and friend. One of Monty's most important lessons was the value of catch-and-release, for it was Roy Dean, in 1944, who created a program, sponsored by the Sailfish and Tarpon Club of Mexico, for tagging sailfish. The tags used were two rudimentary pieces of plastic joined by a hook of nickel; and the program, the first of its kind in the world, signaled a major advance in the conservation of a species long coveted for trophies. Monty has continued to build upon that early groundbreaking conservation initiative, participating in satellite tagging research trips in Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas that bear little resemblance to the tagging programs of 70 years ago. Today's state-of-the-art tags cost more than $3,000 each and remain on the fish for two months, transmitting crucial information about position, behavior, depth, movement, etc., to scientists. As the first President of the Mexican Sportfishing Federation, and since 1990 a personal advisor to the Secretary of Fishing in Mexico, Monty has worked tirelessly to protect and promote recreational angling in his country, cognizant of the hundreds of millions of dollars it generates each year for the economy, and of how essential it is, with some of the country's most popular destinations built on their billfishing opportunities, to establish sound fisheries management. Monty works with the Tourism Ministry to bring together sportfishing interests through conferences and trade shows, and develops educational materials for anglers, sharing his knowledge and expertise on topics from the proper rigging of circle hooks to reducing post-release mortality. The Mexican Secretary of Tourism recognized Monty Padilla in the first session of the Ministry's Executive Committee on June 23, 2008, commending him for his "extraordinary work on behalf of the protection of marine species intended for angling." Monty Padilla has been a member of the IGFA International Committee since 1973. In 2005 he was honored with an IGFA Conservation Award for his billfish efforts in Mexico, and in 2008 he received The Billfish Foundation's Rybovich Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a founder, past Vice Commodore and Commodore, and currently Commodore Ex-Officio of the Acapulco Yacht Club, Mexico's oldest yacht club. In 1968 Monty organized the First Mario Padilla Tournament for parents and children, which is held each December. From the 1960s to the 1980s he had many impressive tournament wins, and was a frequent member, over a ten-year period beginning in 1968, of the Mexican Team that competed in the International Tuna Cup Matches in Nova Scotia, Canada. He continues to serve as chairman of several tournaments and as President of the Hunting and Fishing Tepeyac Club A.C., Mexico. Monty has worked diligently over the years to promote the conservation of billfish and other ocean species, ethical fishing practices, and good sportsmanship, and to bring young people into the sport. He still fishes regularly, often with his nephew Javier Padilla, believing that fishing gives us the opportunity to look beyond our limits; that the ocean's waves trigger the imagination and dreams we all have inside; and that when you are on a boat, the entire world lies before you. In appreciation of his concern for marine species, his support of recreational angling opportunities in his country, and his lifelong commitment to the protection of both, the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame pays tribute to Monty Padilla.