12th Annual Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Final Results

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 7 Nov 2010 12th Annual Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot
Tournament Final Results from Picante Sportfishing
<http://www.picantesportfishing.com>

The final results from the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot are in and there are
some surprises. Some of the biggest winners didn't have the biggest
fish. They were just in the right jackpots and caught their fish at the
right time. Here are the final standings after both days of the Tuna
Tournament:

Reel and Deal took the biggest Yellowfin Tuna category with a 208 lb.
giant Tuna. They won the daily jackpots totaling $77,400 plus $39,100
for first place totaling $116,500.00. First place with largest tuna and
first place in biggest winnings. Congratulations!!

Second place winner was Reel Quest with a 192 lb. tuna that netted them
$4,600.00

Third place went to Fish Tales with their day 2 fish of 182.4 lbs and
their $2300.00 prize.

Fourth place went to Afishionados with their day 1 180 lb. Yellowfin,
which was the 5th place money maker and netted them $44,600.00.

Fifth place went to KW's Karma, a 43' Cabo Flybridge in the Picante
Sportfishing Fleet, with some well placed money in the right jackpots.
They took home $70,800.00.

The sixth place fish which brought in 3rd place winnings was from the
team on Minerva with winnings totaling $63,200.00.

Timing and well placed bets in the right jackpots brought another team
some winnings with smaller fish. And 4th in the money with the 11th and
13th place fish was Shambala, totaling winnings of $57,000.00.

The the lucky anglers in the Wahoo/Dorado division were the team on
Marea with their first day 34.8 lb. Wahoo, then the 2nd day Wahoo of
56.8 lbs. from the team on Pacing the Cage. They each netted $32,000.00.

The total cash awards for the 2010 12th Annuals Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot
were $423,2000.00.

2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Day Two Results

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 5 Nov 2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Day 2 Results from Picante Sportfishing <http://www.picantesportfishing.com>

Day 2 results from the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot are in. The Cabo fishing has been great and has been the best in the history of the WON Tuna Jackpot. Following are the results from Day 2.

Boat #87, Reel and Deal, brought in a tuna of 208 pounds. It was another of those fairy tale stories. They were fishing near the Gordo Banks and were going to fish to the end. All the boats were leaving, but they figured they might as well stay out and fish to the end. Well at 3 PM an hour before lines out they got a hit and fought the fish for a couple of hours. It was a long battle, but when they got it to the boat they thought they might have a fish that could score them some money. So at 5PM they headed back to the harbor. They put the boat to the test and got back to the harbor near 5:45 and got the fish to the scales and bingo. It was the fish they hoped it would be. It weighed in at 208 pounds, the first and only fish to tip the scales at over 200 pounds. They topped the previous 192 pound top fish scored by Reel Quest. Do we see a pattern. Reel and Deal and Reel Quest. They were both Real lucky. Unfortunately for Reel Quest their big fish was topped by 16 pounds. That meant that Reel and Deal won the Jackpots in the $500, $1,000 and $2,000 categories. That totaled them $77,400. Not bad for a day's work. And they also scored the unofficial largest fish. The official prizes for the tournament will be announced at the awards banquet tomorrow night.

The next place money winners were on board the Minerva V. They scored big with their 158.3 pound fish. They were in both the $3,000 and $5,000 jackpots. That netted them a cool $63,200. Just goes to show that there is glory in the bigger fish, but if you aren't in the jackpots, there is only glory. Landing the 4th heaviest fish put them at the number two money winner.

Then, the Shambala, yesterday's winners in the $3,000 and $5,000 dollar jackpots, hit the money with their 8th place fish for the day. That fish netted them $16,000 in the $10,000 category. You have to enter the jackpots to win the money and they did again.

So as it stands, it looks like Reel and Deal will be the final winners with their 208 pound Yellowfin Tuna. Check back tomorrow for the official results and some pictures of the big fish.

And, in the optional Wahoo/Dorado Jackpot, Mucho Bueno, with their 56.8 pound Wahoo, took home $32,000.

2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Results Day 1

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 4 Nov 2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Results from Picante Sportfishing <http://www.picantesportfishing.com>

The results from the first day of the 2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament are in. With water temperatures hovering about 82F and the winds brisk it was a tough day of fishing. All the boats are out there looking for the elusive 300 pounder. A couple of weeks ago a giant tuna was caught out off Gordo Banks. All the boats in the tournament are hoping to find the sibling of that 351 pound giant Yellowfin Tuna.

Something that big would be a sure winner. But for now only smaller fish are being taken. They are respectable fish, but not what everyone is hoping for. But with 118 teams there have been 12 fish taken over 100 lbs. so things are looking good and everyone is hoping for that big one.

Today winners were Afishonados with a very nice 180.0 pound Yellowfin Tuna that netted them $44,600.00 in optional jackpot winnings.

Second place went to KW's Karma, a 43' Cabo Flybridge Yacht in the Picante Sportfishing fleet, with an 167.1 pound Yellowfin Tuna and optional jackpots totaling $70,800.00 according the scoring boards.

Third place went to Shambala with a 133.1 pound Yellowfin, netting them $41,200.00 in optional jackpots.

The other big winner was Marea with a 34.8 pound Wahoo that brought in $32,000.00.

These are unofficial reports until the official announcements at the Saturday Awards Dinner.

Tune in tomorrow for updated reports.

12th Annual Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot will be taking place in Cabo San Lucas, Nov. 3-6, 2010.

The sign ups came in fast and furious. At over twice the rate of last
year. And the fishing has been good for big tuna. In the last few weeks
the tuna fishing in Cabo has been heating up. With a spattering of big
tuna in the 150 to 230 pound range being brought in over the last few
months, everyone was hoping that this year would be another big tuna
year. If things shape up as they have in the last few weeks it will be a
very, very fun tournament.
Here are a couple of samples what October has brought us.

In the middle of October on a dead small sardina near the inner Gordo
Banks Sergio Carillo and some friends hooked this giant Yellowfin Tuna
and after it became tail wrapped it was a 1 1/2 hour battle to bring it
to the boat. It weighed in at 335.5 pounds

Then a week later some of our northern fishing brothers, from Canada,
fishing at the Gordo banks landed a real giant of a Yellowfin Tuna. Cabo
John, Mike Nelson, and Ken Bond, using 80 lb. test line battled 4 1/2
hours to bring this huge Yellowfin Tuna to the boat. It tipped the
scales at 351 lbs.
So keep tuned in to see how things shape up and good luck to all the
fishermen.

2010 Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament Results and Winnings

23 Oct 2010 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Fishing Report for the Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin Tournament from Picante Sportfishing http://www.picantesportfishing.com

There were lots of fish brought in to the scales and the final results are in and . It has been a very exciting and successful tournament.

The tournament started out on both a good and a bad note. Day one fish count was the highest number of Marlin brought to the scales in the 30 year history of the tournament. There were 10 big Marlin weighed during the day, three were big Blue Marlin and the rest big Black Marlin. It was a great day for the tournament.

Now, to the bad. Well it wasn’t really bad just a little bad luck. The first bit of disappointment was for Amanda Thompson aboard the Dog House, when her Blue Marlin tipped the scales at 297. That was under the minimum 300 lb. weight. She was penalized 31 points. It was a big disappointment for her. Then the whammy hit Great Escape as it took 5 ½ hours to land and boat a big Blue Marlin. They were rushing to get back in before the 9 PM dead line. Well, they didn’t make it. They were less than 10 minutes late, but a rule is a rule. But the biggest disappointment was when they weighed the fish. It tipped the scale at 800 lbs. That was one Big Blue Marlin!! Carl Riley and his team aboard Great Escape, a 40-foot Cabo, did their best, but the fish had become tail wrapped and died. That made it just a little too difficult for Carl to rush it in. So they missed being the tournament winners. That made the big Black Marlin, weighing 599 lbs. that Jose Almanza and Team Reelaxe landed the day 1 winner. John Stonecipher, fishing aboard Rehab, a 35-foot Cabo yacht and part of the Picante Sportfishing Fleet, was in  second with another Black Marlin at 560 pounds, followed by Buzz Colton (C-Bandit) with a 549 lb. Black Marlin. Total jackpots for the day totaled $539,155.00. The big winner for the day was C-Bandit with their 549 lb. Black Marlin. They had entered a couple of good jackpots which netted them $282,299.00.

Then along came day 2. Only 4 marlin were weighed. The Great Escape came to the scale first to get their first legal fish, a 430 lb. Blue Marlin brought in by angler, John Sellers. This time they were having some good luck. Then Dream Weaver angler, John Boratto, landed a Black Marlin of 484.0 lbs. And the third place fish was a 426 lb. Blue Marlin brought in by Chuck Grieger onboard Sporty Game. Again the daily jackpots totaled $539,155.00. Dreamweaver’s fish netted John Boratto, and his 10 Brothers Fishing Team, a cool $411,655.00. The Sporty Games’ Chuck Grieger and team picked up their pot to the tune of $127,500.00.

Day 3, the final chance to score big, had finally arrived. This is when John Stonecipher and his team aboard the Rehab changed tactics and scored. Most boats were fishing out on the Gordo Banks where the big marlin had been hanging out. Well, John, along with his lifelong buddy, Captain Mike Hennessy, from Kailua Oahu, Hawaii, decided to fish closer to home. They went out about “3 miles off land’s end” in “maybe 80 fathoms,” according to John. Well it paid off as they landed a 347 lb Black Marlin. That put them in 1^st place overall. Then at the end of the day, the team on the Fisherman brought in a marlin hoping to get in the money. They weighed their Black Marlin in at a disappointing 292 lbs. They were penalized 41 points and lost their chance for another top place finish. So John Stonecipher and his Rehab Team took home $129,455.00 for the day. A couple of the jackpots weren’t entered, so the jackpots rolled over to previous days. C-Bandit took home $282,200.00 in jackpot money. And Tiger Spirit took home $127,500.00. 

There were lots of fish brought in to the scales and the final results are in and . It has been a very exciting and successful tournament. Now to the overall standings announced at the tournament banquet.

3^rd place in the Release Division was Mobius with winnings of $7,278.13. 2^nd place in the Release Division was Auriga with winnings of $13,100.63. And the 1^st place winner in the Release Division was El Lobo, with prize money totaling $37,846.25.

Right as I am writing Wayne Bisbee is announcing the overall winners. Here they are, in 5^th place, the KW Karma, from the Picante Sportfishing Fleet, with winnings of $6,180. 4^th place is the team on the Dream Weaver with winnings totaling $430,237.50. 3^rd place is C-Bandit, overall netting $614,612.50. 2^nd place was the team from Reelaxe, whose total winnings were $176,530.

 And the 1^st place winner of the 2010 Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament is the Rehab, of the Picante Sportfishing fleet, consisting of John Stonecipher, John Stonecipher Jr., Captain Mike Hennessy, Bill Donahue, and Mike Meridith. With two Black Marlin totaling 907 points, their total cash winnings were $254,905.

Besides the prizes and great angling, we had some other firsts. This was the first year that there was mandatory use of non offset circle hooks with all natural baits. The circle hook requirement helps to alleviate the problem with gut hooking and thus fish can be released with little harm.

And this year the Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournaments, www.bisbees.com, partnered with Offshore Live Broadcasting, http://www.offshorelivebroadcasting.com , Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com, and Baja Cantina, http://www.bajacantina.com.mx/ to provide a technology first. Using satellite tracking technology and live video feeds will lead to the offshore Sportfishing fans being able to watch live video, just as it is being done in Auto and Motorcycle racing. Each boat is outfitted with a transponder for safety purposes and rule enforcement. The boat's position will be displayed on the fishing grid so family members and friends can follow the action. One boat, Team Baja Cantina/Picante, will also be carrying a cameraman. The action and excitement from the cockpit will be uplinked to a satellite and broadcast live over the internet. The scene at the scales will also be streaming live as fish are weighed. Click on direct links on bisbees.com or CatchStats.com to follow all the action. So this year has become another record setting year. Record numbers of fish, lots of winnings, totaling $1,933,190.00, and first time live broadcast streaming of a big game fishing tournament, the Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament.

 

Congratulations to all the fishermen and winners for making the tournament a success. And, of course, congratulation to the organizers of the Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament for organizing another successful event.

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3rd Day and Preliminary Results of 2010 Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament

22 Oct 2010. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin
Tournament Results by Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com

Here's a rehash of the days events. The first fish of the day was
brought in by Rehab, one of the Picante Fleet, just before noon. The
fish weighed in at 347 lbs. It was a Black Marlin and was caught by
angler, John Stonecipher. It was the second fish landed by John so he is
angler of the tournament. It was the only fish weighed early in the day.
But just before lines out, another boat reported a landed fish.

The next team was the Fisherman team fishing on Santana. They brought in
a small Black Marlin hoping that it was over 300. But it was another
heartbreaker. It was a 292 pound fish, the third heartbreak fish to hit
the scales. So they too were penalized. It was probably a hard decision,
but just a matter of a few pounds is hard to estimate.

So as it stands the unofficial cumulative results are as follows:

In team points

Rank Team Weight
1 Rehab 907.00
2 Reelaxe 599.00
3 C-Bandit 549.00
4 Dream Weaver 484.00
5 KW's Karma 431.00
6 Super Natural 431.00
7 Great Escape 430.00
8 Tiger Spirit 427.00
9 Sporty Game 426.00
10 Caliente 397.00

Team Count 103
Angler Count 628
Billfish Count 75
Black Marlin Count 13
Blue Marlin Count 33
Striped Marlin Count 28
Sailfish Count 1
Spearfish Count 0
Avg. Billfish/Team 0.73
Hook-Up Conversion Rate 88.24%

We will have the official scores, recap and winners after tomorrow
night's awards dinner.

Congratulations to Rehab from the Picante Fleet and especially to John
Stonecipher for being the winning angler. And also to the the rest of
the boats and anglers for a job well done. Also thanks to Baja Cantina
and Picante Sportfishing for putting together the first live feed from a
boat in the Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament. And good work on
all the website results to the team at Bisbee.

2nd Day of Bisbee Still Going Strong

After yesterdays exciting beginning and ending, today was a little slow.
The first fish was brought in by Great Escape by angler, John Sellers.
They were the team that got in less than 10 minutes after scale closing
time with a 800 lb. fish that didn't qualify because it was late. This
time their fish was a Blue Marlin of 430 lbs.

Shortly afterwards the Maverick brought in a Blue Marlin of 320 lbs.
the angler was Robert Patton. So that left the Great Escape in good
shape for first place. Then a little after 5PM the Dream Weaver arrived
with a 484 lb. Black Marlin. John Boratto fought the fish for over 2
hours. And the big Black Marlin put them into first place for the day.

Then in came Sporty Game with a 425 lb. Blue Marlin landed by fisherman,
Chuck Grieger.

So standings, as of today, are

Weight
1 Dream Weaver 484.00
2 Great Escape 430.00
3 Sporty Game 425.00
4 Maverick 320.00
*Only Marlin Weighed on Day Two

Day Two Catch Stats
Billfish Count 23
Black Marlin Count 1
Blue Marlin Count 12
Striped Marlin Count 10
Sailfish Count 0
Spearfish Count 0

And here are the overall standings,

Rehab 560.00
3 C-Bandit 549.00
4 Dream Weaver 484.00
5 KW's Karma 431.00
6 Super Natural 431.00
7 Great Escape 430.00
8 Tiger Spirit 427.00
9 Sporty Game 426.00
10 Caliente 397.00
1 2
*Accumulation of Points for Weighed Marlin

Catch Stats
Team Count 103
Angler Count 625
Billfish Count 58
Black Marlin Count 9
Blue Marlin Count 25
Striped Marlin Count 23
Sailfish Count 1
Spearfish Count 0
Avg. Billfish/Team 0.56
Hook-Up Conversion Rate 90.63%

Tomorrow is another Cabo fishing day and a winning marlin can be caught
at any time.

First Marlin of Bisbee Tournament Belongs to Andrea Fletcher

20 Oct 2010. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin
Tournament Results by Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com

The excitement started early today. The first fish was caught about 11
AM and it was brought to the scales in short time. This, the first
marlin of the Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament, was caught by
Andrea Fletcher onboard the Caliente, a 40' Cabo Flybridge and part of
Picante Sportfishing's fleet. The Blue weighed in at 397 pounds. (Photo
Above)

The second fish was a 431.00 lb. Black Marlin caught by angler, Ron
Pasco, aboard the KW Karma, another Picante managed boat.

Then aboard the Doghouse angler, Amanda Thompson, brought her Blue
Marlin to the scales, but it weighed in at 297 lbs. three pounds short
of the legal tournament sized fish.

The next fish brought in was a Black Marlin of 549 lbs caught by angler,
Michael "Buzz" Colton, aboard the C-Bandit.

That fish was followed by an even bigger Black Marlin of 560 lbs. The
angler was John Stonecipher aboard the Cabo 35 Express, Rehab, also part
of the Picante team.

Then the afternoon blitz started. It was lines out at 5:00 PM and the
boats headed in. The final standings were

Overall Team Standings
Rank Team Weight
1 Reelaxe 599.00
2 Rehab 560.00
3 C-Bandit 549.00
4 KW's Karma 431.00
5 Super Natural 431.00
6 Tiger Spirit 427.00
7 Caliente 397.00
8 Fisherman 351.00
9 Doghouse -31.00
*Accumulation of Points for Weighed Marlin
Catch Stats
Team Count 103
Angler Count 616
Billfish Count 35
Black Marlin Count 8
Blue Marlin Count 13
Striped Marlin Count 13
Sailfish Count 1
Spearfish Count 0
Avg. Billfish/Team 0.34
Hook-Up Conversion Rate 92.11%

And check out the Bisbee's website, http://www.bisbees.com/ for live GPS
tracking and live video streaming from the Picante, a 40 ft. Tolleycraft
that won the Bisbee's Black and Blue in 1994 with the largest Blue
Marlin, 993 lbs., caught in Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament.

So what is the Picante Sportfishing story? It started out in the summer
of 1994 when Team Picante took the the 40' Tolleycraft, Picante, to Cabo
San Lucas and then decided to fish the Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin
Tournament. And fish it Team Picante did. On the morning of the first
day they hooked a big Blue Marlin, estimated at over 500 lbs. But after
a short fight the fish came unbuttoned. Needless to say there were some
long faces on board the Picante that day. But, as luck would have it, in
about 30 minutes they had another bigger marlin on. Well they brought
this one to the boat and it was the biggest marlin any of them had seen.
This time they were ectatic. They knew they had a winner. So off to the
scales they went. After hauling the fish off the boat onto a trolley and
getting it to the weighing area there were looks of wonderment, because
that fish was the biggest marlin anyone there had seen. The got it up to
the scales and when the scales tipped up to 993 lbs. the crowd went
wild. As you can guess fish around 1000 lbs. aren't often caught during
the Bisbee Tournaments. So with the cash winnings and the winning of a
35 'Cabo, a business was born. And since that time Picante has won
$3,786,174.00 and become Cabo Yachts, Mexican Dealer. And the big Blue
Marlin still stands as the biggest Marlin caught during the Bisbee's
Black and Blue Marlin Tournament.

Now on to some new technology that is being used. Live GPS tracking and
live cameras at the scales and onboard the Picante, the 40 ft.
Tolleycraft, live streaming video of their fishing day. You can see what
it is like to troll for big marlin and what it is like to hopefully,
fight a giant marlin right on your computer. Here is a little about the
technology right from the Off Shore Live Broadcasting website,
http://www.offshorelivebroadcasting.com/.

"Virtually every other sport had been able to evolve into a mainstream
element of society for one primary reason—the capability to be televised
and/or internet broadcast in a live, play-by-play format. This was true
with the NFL when NFL Films™ introduced "real-time spectator
opportunities" outside of the stadium and brought them into the living
rooms of the world. The same is true for NASCAR.

The "non-spectator sport" barriers that have hindered the sport of
offshore tournament fishing for the past 50 years have now been
shattered. "Sportfishing is now able to create its own individual team
"heroes" who are corporately sponsored." Tournament organizers also have
the capability to step outside of the previously limited box with
regards to corporate sponsorships since million person-plus viewership
translates to heightened levels of corporate interest and involvement.

In 2010 Offshore Live Broadcasting is making its debut at the 30th
Anniversary of the Bisbee's Black & Bue Marlin Tournament in Cabo San
Lucas. What better place to launch this revolutionary advancement than
at the World's Richest Fishing Event! In 2011, contracts will be
available to great teams and tournaments world-wide."

Check back for more results tomorrow.

Picante Scores First Marlin of Tournament

The first marlin of the Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament is
in. It was caught by Andrea Fletcher onboard the Caliente, a 40' Cabo
Flybridge and part of Picante's fleet. The Blue weighed in at 397
pounds. And check out the Bisbee's website for live gps tracking and
live video streaming from the Picante, a 40ft. Tolleycraft that won the
Bisbee's Black and Blue in 1994 with the largest Blue Marlin, 993 lbs.,
caught in Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament.

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Cabo Oct 11-17 Fishing Report

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. 19 October 2010. Fishing Report by Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com

The fishing in Cabo has been great this last week. We have just finished two world class fishing tournaments - the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament and the Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament. There have been some big marlin and some big tuna caught. Winning marlin have been between 466 and 713 pounds. Winning tuna have been up to 161.8 pounds. There are still lots of fish out there and starting tomorrow the teams in the Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament will be fishing for their chance to be a big winner. Check back later in the weeks for the winners and their winnings.

In some non tournament fishing results, we had some big fish taken this week also. Tuna up to weights over 200 pounds and a Wahoo of over 80 pounds were taken.

On the 11th of October aboard the 35' Cabo Yacht, Cisco, a nice Blue Marlin was taken by the Hayes Party.

Then on the 12th onboard the Picantito III Rachel and Chris Donmencic caught a nice Dorado.

The 14th was a good fishing day. Aboard the 32' Cabo Yacht,Picante Express,  the Howell party caught a nice Wahoo.

Then on the 45' Cabo Express, Picante 45, a nice tuna was caught by the Team Picante group.
 Good work, Bill!!

The 15th, the Ison-Guess party brought another Wahoo to boat aboard the 35' Cabo Yacht,

The Picantito II  had another Dorado day on the 16th with some nice fish being landed by the Maddox family.

Again aboard the 45' Cabo Express, Picante 45, the Soper party boated a couple of nice Yellowfin Tuna with one being the biggest Tuna for the day.

On the 17th this nice Tuna aboard the 35' Cabo Yacht, Cisco  became part of the Nielsen pre-Bisbee celebration.

Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament Results, 17 October 2010.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, 17 October 2010, Tournament results provided by Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com

Well, the results are in and again there have been some big marlin weighed at the Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament. The top honors goes to Barnes Cooper aboard the Incognito with a 540 lb. Blue Marlin. Their winning Marlin was followed by Anthony Hsieh aboard Bad Company, with his 490 lb. Black Marlin. Not far behind was Rich Hamilton, aboard Bandit, with his 470 lb Black Marlin.

In the Billfish Release category, a total of 28 of the 59 total boats released marlin. The scores ranged from 100 to 700 points. The winners were first, 3-way tie at 700 each for Tenacious, Ez-Duz-It and Bull Rider. Second place was another tie at 600 points. Those boats were El Gallo and El Lobo. In third place, at 500 points, was Animal House. Total Billfish Count was 55, which consisted of 3 Black Marlin, 16 Blue Marlin, 32 Striped Marlin and 4 Sailfish.

The heaviest Tuna were a 155.0 lb. Yellowfin caught by angler, Jesus Franco, aboard the Muchacho Alegre; a 152.30 lb. Yellowfin caught by angler, Tim Burgess, aboard the Caliente (part of the Picante Sportfishing Fleet); followed by a 128.10 Yellowfin caught by angler, Miguel Kola, aboard the Marea. The total Tuna count was 11. And the Dorado count was 7, none of which qualified.

Congratulations to all the anglers for a great tournament. And Congratulations to all the winners for their efforts to make the Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament a success.

For more detailed results and more information go to http://www.bisbees.com/

Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, 16
October 2010, Tournament results provided by Picante Sportfishing,
www.picantesportfishing.com

This morning the excitement is still building in the Cabo San Lucas
Marina. The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament just ended and the official
winners are being announced at the Awards Banquet, at Playa Grande
Resort. Some big marlin were caught. But today the Bisbee's Los Cabos
Offshore Tournament, sometimes called the little Bisbee, is off and
running. The start took place this morning at 8:00 AM with the
traditional "Shotgun Start."

59 teams comprising 258 anglers fished today. There were 23 Billfish
caught: 2 Black Marlin, 9 Blue Marlin, 8 Striped Marlin and 4 Sailfish.
A pretty good start for what turned out to be a day of somewhat sporty
seas. The largest fish was a 490 lb. Black Marlin caught by angler,
Anthony Hsieh, aboard Bad Company at 9:51 AM. This was followed a half
hour later at 10:21 AM by another Black Marlin by angler, Michael Menas,
aboard the Shambala.

The top teams with the most billfish release points are Tenacious, with
600, El Gallo, with 600, and High Risk, with 400. The heaviest tuna, at
152.30 pounds, was caught by angler, Tim Burgess aboard the Caliente,
part of the Picante Sportfishing Fleet. The tuna category should be
interesting, as lately quite a few tuna in the 200 pound range have been
caught. Keep checking back as the tournament proceeds, we will try to
keep you updated.

Tight Lines and Good Luck to all the fishermen!

Big Marlins Win Los Cabos Billfish Tournament

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Tournament results provided by Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com

The lines are all in and the preliminary results are in. The official results will be announced at the 7:00 p.m. Awards Banquet, at Playa Grande Resort in Cabo San Lucas.
It looks like the 713 lb. Black Marlin that was caught by Daniel Fisher aboard the 35' Cabo Yacht, Fisherman will be the big fish winner. Also aboard the Fisherman, angler Hugo Olachea Pino's 466 lb. Black Marlin added to their score to post a total of 1179.00 points.

Following in second place was angler, Shawn Guttersen's 629 lb. Blue Marlin caught aboard the Sneak Attack.
The next spot in the winner's circle was a very interesting battle.Just winning by a couple of pounds was angler,Jason Pruden's 465 lb. Blue Marlin. Yep, a couple of pounds.

Angler,Rich Hamilton's 463.0 lb. Blue Marlin, aboard the Bandit missed by two pounds. Also interesting to note is that the Black Marlin(466 .lbs) on the Fisherman was the third biggest fish, but the points were added to the biggest fish totals to put them in first place.

Most Billfish Release Points was another close match. The top three spots were  Game On with 1300 points, Hang Em High with 1200 points and in third Alure with 1100 points. Pretty tight race.
So there were 37 teams consisting of 209 anglers. There were 65 billfish caught, 2 Black Marlin, 14 Blue Marlin, 45 Striped Marlin, and 4 Sailfish. Other catches included 6 Yellowfin Tuna, 10 Wahoo and 2 Dorado. Overall the tournament was a success. Lots of fishermen out on the seas having fun doing what they like to do, fish. And of course the fun competition and stories that go along with all fishing trips.
For more information and to see rules and other category results go to the official website of the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament at  http://www.loscabosbillfishtournament.com

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament. Day 3, 15 October 2010 Afternoon Update.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. 15 October 2010.1:16PM Los Cabos Billfish
Tournament Report courtesy of Picante Sportfishing,
www.picantesportfishing.com.

Big Tuna just weighed at the scales.A 251 lb. monster Yellowfin Tuna was
just weighed at the scales. Angler Jimmie Li, aboard the Marlin Too
battled with the fish for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Congratulations Jimmie and good luck on having the biggest Yellowfin
Tuna so far!

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament. Day 2, 14 October 2010 7:22PM

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. 14 October 2010. Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Report courtesy of Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com.

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Day 2 results are in. The Billfish counts was a little lower. Out of 37 boats, 16 Billfish were caught and released, 3 Blue Marlin, 12 Striped Marlin and 1 Sailfish.

The Day 2 daily billfish release point totals were

Incognito                600 points
Bad Medicine        500 points
Wildcatter              500 points
Hang Em High       500 points
Great Escape Jr     100 points
Summertime        100 points
Chupacabra          100 points
Sneak Attack        100 points


The Yellowfin Tuna count was 3 with a whopper of a Tuna that tipped the scales at 209 lbs. that was landed by John Truschke aboard the Santi(See photo above courtesy of Los Cabos Billfish Tournament).

The Wahoo count for today was 3 fish with the heaviest Wahoo a nice 50.9 lb.fish landed by Angler Clay Hensley aboard the Chupacabra.

So tune in tomorrow for the Day 3 finals and the overall winners.

Good luck to all the anglers!

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Los Cabos Billfish Tournament. 13 October 2010 7:11PM Day 1 Results

The weighing is done and the results are in.

Black Marlin, 713 lbs caught on the 35' Cabo Fisherman by angler, Daniel Guerrero (biggest Black Marlin and biggest billfish)

Blue Marlin 629.0 lbs. caught on the 65' Sneak Attack by angler, Shawn Guttersen.(biggest Blue Marlin and 2nd biggest billfish)

Most Billfish Release Points (first 3 places):
Tiger Spirit   1100
Sancha          600
Minerva VI    500
Reel Quest     500
Game On       500
Blue Marlin   500

So the final tally on billfish was 37 teams and 37 billfish. That is an average of 1 per boat. 1 was a Black Marlin, 7 were Blue Marlin, 26 were Striped Marlin, and 3 were Pacific Sailfish.

There were also 2 Yellowfin Tuna taken, the largest at 123.1 lbs. There were also 2 Wahoo taken.

Congratulations to all the anglers, captains and crews for their days fishing. Rest up, tomorrow is another day.

Good Luck!

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament. Day 1, 13 October 2010, update 5:45PM

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. 13 October 2010. Los Cabos Billfish Tournament
Report courtesy of Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com.

4:30 PM Lines out.The unofficial daily Billfish counts are in.37
Billfish were caught. 27 Striped Marlin, 9 Blue Marlin and 1 Black
Marlin. The only boat bringing in a Marlin is the Fisherman. It looks
like Daniel Guerrero has the biggest fish of the day, that is, if it is
over 300 lbs. The fish will be scored at 1 point per pound if it is over
300 lbs. If it is less than 300 lbs the team will be penalized 300
points plus 2 points per pound under 300 lbs. So the captains have to
have a good eye.

The scoring goes like this 300 points per Black or Blue Marlin plus 1
point per pound if it comes to the scales and it over 300 lbs. One point
per lb. for any Striped Marlin brought to the scale and is over 175 lbs.
If it is under weight the penalty will be 300 points plus 2 points per
lb. under the minimum. Only one marlin per boat per day. Released Blue
and Black Marlin will receive 500 points;Striped Marlin, Sailfish or
Spearfish will receive 100 points.
The teams must supply their own video cameras to verify their releases

So now we just sit an wait to get the results of the fish being brought
in. More as it comes in.

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Update

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. 13 October 2010. Los Cabos Billfish Tournament
Report courtesy of Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com.
Last night, 12 October 2010, 5:30 PM, the final registration, captain's
meeting and kickoff party took place at the Playa Grande Resort in Cabo
San Lucas, Mexico. The rules were explained and questions answered.

This morning, Wednesday, 13 October 37 boats lined up. And, at 7:30 AM,
the Bimini start took place and they were off as the flare was fired.
For more info, check back daily.

2:21 PM 13 October 2010

With 37 teams competing, totaling 208 anglers, the Billfish count is 28.
The top 3 teams are Don Valerio with 700 Points, Game On with 600 points
and tied for 3rd place are Minerva VI, Reel Quest, Bad Company,and Blue
Marlin.

Check back later for more results and the weighing of game fish.

Upcoming Tournaments

Cabo fishing is still producing lots of fish. The number of boats
going out has dropped dramatically. But that is about to change with the
beginning of the fall tournament season. There should be lots of action
for the tournament participants. With some large fish being landed,
there is always the possibility of record breaking fish.

The fish to beat is still the 993 lb. Blue Marlin caught in 1994 by the
40 ft. Tolleycraft, Picante. It was the Bisbee's Black and Blue winner
and still holds the record as largest fish caught in the tournaments. We
have been seeing fish n the 500 lb. plus range, so the big ones are around.

Biggest Fishing Tournaments of the Year Right Here in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Get ready for the Biggest Tournaments of the year, right here In Cabo. The fishing has been hot and there have been some large marlin hooked in the last few weeks. Still the fish to beat for the biggest Marlin in the Bisbee’s history is the 993 lb. Blue Marlin caught by the 40 ft. Tollycraft Picante in the 1994 Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament. Good luck to all the participants!

 

Here’s the lineup for October:

 

LOS CABOS BILLFISH TOURNAMENT

October 12th - 16th, 2010
The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament is a three-day team event with top team honors going to the team that tallies the most points per pound.
The tournament pays down to third place (first, second and third). The tournament will also award cash and prizes to the team(s) that catch the largest fish (by weight) in three eligible billfish species.

Release trophies and cash prizes will also be awarded to the top three teams scoring the most billfish release points.
Optional marlin, tuna, wahoo and dorado jackpots will also award cash and prizes.

October 12-- Final registration, captains meeting and kickoff party at the Playa Grande Resort from 5:00 pm. - 8:30 pm. Captains Meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m.
October 13 -- 6:15 AM until 7:15 AM visual checkout, 7:30 a.m. Bimini Start, 4:30  p.m. Lines Out.  Weigh-ins and Release Video check IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas
October 14 -- 6:15 AM until 7:15 AM visual checkout,  7:30 a.m. Bimini Start, 4:30 p.m. Lines Out.  Weigh-ins and Release Video check IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas
October 15 -- 6:15 AM until 7:15 AM visual checkout, 7:30 a.m. Bimini Start, 4:30 p.m. Lines Out.  Weigh-ins and Release Video check IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas
October 16 -- 7:00 p.m. Awards Banquet, Playa Grande Resort.

http://www.loscabosbillfishtournament.com/

9th Annual Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament — 2010 Fact Sheet

 

CURRENT YEAR INFORMATION

DATES: Friday, October 15 – Sunday, October 17, 2010

HOST FACILITY: Bahia Hotel (www.losarcosgroup.com/index‐en.html)

LOCATION: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

MAILING ADDRESS: Bisbee’s Black & Blue Headquarters, 2300 McDermott Road, Suite 200‐382, Plano, TX 75025

CONTACT: Wayne Bisbee

PHONE: 714‐393‐6107

FAX: 714‐408‐4187

EMAIL: mailto:info@bisbees.com

WEBSITE: www.bisbees.com

ENTRY FEE: $1,200 (base entry) – $5,600 per team with optional entries

ENTRY LIMITS: no limits on number or size of boats, open to both private and charter boats

TARGET SPECIES: black, blue and striped marlin, sailfish, spearfish, tuna (40 lb. min.), dorado (30 lb. min.)

FORMAT: 2 days of fishing, 300 lb. minimum on black and blue marlin, release only on all other billfish species, underweight

billfish are penalized

ANGLING RULES: IGFA modified, circle hooks required with natural bait, live or dead

TOURNAMENT SERIES AFFILIATIONS: IGFA Offshore World Championship

CHARITIES SUPPORTED: The Billfish Foundation, IGFA and the Los Cabos Children’s Foundation

PUBLICATIONS: CREST magazine published by New York Moves Publishing

HISTORY

TOURNAMENT STARTED IN: 2002

FIRST YEAR STATISTICS: 38 teams, $128,580 cash awards

2009 STATISTICS: 57 teams, 284 anglers, $238,960 cash awards (hurricane Rick drastically affected entries)

HIGHEST OVERALL PURSE: $296,760 in 2008

HIGHEST SINGLE PURSE: $177,557 in 2005 to Daddy Rabbit for 1st Place (588.0 lb. blue)

HIGHEST NUMBER OF BOATS PARTICIPATING: 70 in 2008

BEST YEAR FISHING: 2008 – the second largest marlin in Bisbee’s history was caught, an 870.0 lb. blue marlin

DESCRIPTION: Big game fishing tournament focused on competition and camaraderie. Considered by many as a warm up

for the Big Show—Bisbee’s Black & Blue, and is known as the “Little Bisbee’s”. An expected 70 teams will compete for over

$300,000 in cash awards. Many other activities are available in Cabo San Lucas. Open to the public, no admission fee.

30th Annual Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament — 2010 Fact Sheet

CURRENT YEAR INFORMATION

DATES: Tuesday, October 19 – Saturday, October 23, 2010

HOST FACILITY: Bahia Hotel (www.losarcosgroup.com/index‐en.html)

LOCATION: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

MAILING ADDRESS: Bisbee’s Black & Blue Headquarters, 2300 McDermott Road, Suite 200‐382, Plano, TX 75025

CONTACT: Wayne Bisbee

PHONE: 714‐393‐6107

FAX: 714‐408‐4187

EMAIL: mailto:info@bisbees.com

WEBSITE: www.bisbees.com

ENTRY FEE: $5,000 (base entry) – $63,100 per team with optional entries, can enter Release Division only for $2,500

ENTRY LIMITS: no limits on number or size of boats, open to both private and charter boats

TARGET SPECIES: black and blue marlin

FORMAT: 3 days of fishing, 300 lb. minimum on black and blue marlin, underweight fish are penalized

ANGLING RULES: IGFA modified, circle hooks required with natural bait, live or dead

TOURNAMENT SERIES AFFILIATIONS: IGFA Offshore World Championship

CHARITIES SUPPORTED: The Billfish Foundation, IGFA and the Los Cabos Children’s Foundation

PUBLICATIONS: CREST magazine published by New York Moves Publishing

HISTORY

TOURNAMENT STARTED IN: 1981

FIRST YEAR STATISTICS: 6 teams, $10,000 cash awards

2009 STATISTICS: 94 teams, 485 anglers, $1,926,715 cash awards (hurricane Rick drastically affected entries)

HIGHEST OVERALL PURSE: $4,165,960 in 2006

HIGHEST SINGLE PURSE: $3,902,998 to Bad Company 55 in 2006 for 1st Place (361.0 & 422.0 lb. blue marlins)

HIGHEST NUMBER OF BOATS PARTICIPATING: 239 in 1999

BEST YEAR FISHING: 2005 – 304 billfish

OTHER: highest individual payout in sportfishing history — $3,902,998 to Bad Company 55 in 2006; more million dollar

winners than any other sport — seven; thirteen winners over $500,000.

DESCRIPTION: The world’s richest fishing tournament with the most million dollar winners. An expected 200 teams

compete for over $4 million in cash awards. The tournament is extensively covered in both print and televised media. Many

other activities are available in Cabo San Lucas. Open to the public, no admission fee.

RECORD FISH

BLUE MARLIN (1994) — 993.0 lbs., Picante, 40 ft. Tollycraft, angler Rocky Gentile

BLACK MARLIN (2004) — 645.0 lbs., Retriever, 61 ft. Viking

Capt. Enrique Villanueva from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico; angler Martha Macnab from Balboa Island, California USA