Tournament report 31 July 2011 from Picantesportfishing
<http://www.picantesportfishing.com>.
Bisbee's East Cape Tournament has been hot. And we don't just mean the
weather. Tournaments usually bring out the best and most dedicated
anglers and this year is no exception. The final results are in after
the awards banquet last night at the Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort. Day
one was some great fishing and great competition. And the big score of
the day was at 11:11:52 when Chucky VanWormer aboard the La Hielera set
a new tournament record by hooking and landing a 557 pound monster Blue
Marlin.
In this years tournament there were 62 teams consisting of 311 anglers.
The total billfish count for the tournament was 311. Only two Black
Marlin were brought in to be released. There were 25 Pacific Sailfish,
39 Striped Marlin and 38 Blue Marlin. But only the one caught by Chucky
VanWormer made it to the scales and was able to score some points.
The Tuna fishing was good, but only 4 brought to the scales were
qualifying with weights over the 40 pound minimum. The winning Yellowfin
Tuna was brought in by the team on the Moonraker. They had the winning
Yellowfin Tuna which weighed in at 56.20 pounds, they also had the
second place Yellowfin Tuna at 51.50 pounds.
The Dorado fishing was also pretty good with eight fish being brought to
the scales and weighing in at over the 30 pound minimum. They ranged
from 31.4 to a giant 47 pound Dorado also brought in by the Moonraker.
There was some disappointment that not more qualifying fish were brought
to the scales, but the numbers were good, the seas were calm and a good
time was had by all. With a new record for largest marlin caught during
the tournament hopes are high for more big fish the rest of the
tournament season.
Congratulations to all the fishermen from Picante Sportfishing and we
look forward to seeing you all during the fall tournament season.
Watch for some more fun in October when Cabo Fishing Tournament season
goes into high gear.
