Day Two 2011 IGFA Offshore World Championship

10 May 2011. Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Fishing Report
Courtesy of Picante Sportfishing http://www.picantesportfishing.com

Last night the clouds rolled in and stayed around all night. And it was
still cloudy this morning for the start of Day Two of the 2011 IGFA
Offshore World Championship. Eventually the skies cleared and it got
hot. The winds have shifted from the East to the West at around 12 mph.
That makes the Pacific side of the peninsula rough. And with that wind
colder water is moving down the peninsula. So most fisherman were
fishing near the Gordo banks on the Sea of Cortez side of the peninsula.

This tournament has been a good one for swordfish. Two have been landed
and another one spit the hook. And the Striped Marlin are biting better
today. Other game fish have been cooperating with the anglers. Today the
heaviest Dorado was a nice fish at 37.60 pounds. It was caught on board
the "Picante Dream," Picante Sportfishing's 35 ft. Cabo Flybridge by the
Italian team," Trofeo Circolo Nautico Sambenedettese". Then the "Rising
Sun," another yacht in the Picante Sportfishing Yacht Fleet, brought in
a 43.50 pound Wahoo caught by "60th Ernest Hemingway International
Billfish Tournament" team whose members are from Russia. Fishing in Cabo
San Lucas paid off for both teams who are leading in their respective
categories.

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Then came the big surprise for the day. The excitement was high for the
Swordfish that were caught, but the Yellowfin Tuna that came in was a
bigger surprise. The team from Brazil, "Torneio De Marlin Azul do Rio De
Janeiro" fought, for 199 minutes, and landed a giant Yellowfin that
tipped the scales at 226.2 pounds. It was one big Yellowfin Tuna that
would have won some recent tuna tournaments. These guys won't soon
forget their trip to the IGFA Tournament and fishing in Cabo San Lucas.

Now, to the standings after day two. After a great day of fishing in
Cabo San Lucas the leaders have changed. First place is shared by the
local team," IGFA Offshore World Champions 2010" with 1800 points. And
the other team tied for first place is from the other side of the
continent. The "Islamorada Fish Club Captain's Cup Sailfish Tournament"
team from Florida is doing well fishing in Cabo San Lucas with 1800 points.

In second place is the "N'Gor Marlin Cup 2010" team from Dakar, Senegal
with 1700 points. They were in first place at the end of day one and
their catch of a Swordfish keeps them in the running.

In third place is "IGFA Offshore World Championship2010-2nd Place" team
from the Bahamas, another Atlantic Ocean team, with 1600 points.

Now with the wind expected to shift again from the East bringing with it
more warm water, the anglers, hopes are high that the fishing in Cabo
San Lucas, the home of the IGFA Offshore World Championship, will again
heat up and even more fish will be caught.