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. 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.

Cabo Fishing Report for Week of 4-10 October, 2010

Here is this weeks report. Also starting tomorrow is the tournament season. I will keep you updated.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Fishing Report from www.picantesportfishing.com. 11 October 2010.

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.

 Speaking of big marlin, on 4 October, the highlight of the week was an estimated 500 lb. Black Marlin that was released by the 31ft. Cabo Express, Picante Expresso with Captain Gilberto “Bori” Castro at the controls.

 The client was Jean Paul Larue from Bonneville, France. He made a long trip to catch that fish and release both the Black marlin and a Striped Marlin. He also boated a nice Wahoo for some culinary delights.

On the 6^th Debra and Rick Carreon got to fight a nice Striped Marlin aboard the 24’ Shamrock Picantito II.

The next big day was the 7^th. Aboard the 40 ft. Tolleycraft, Picante, yep the same yacht that landed the Bisbee’s record marlin, the Lewandowski family with Captain David Lieras, Top Captain in the 2010 IGFA Offshore Championship, released 3 Striped Marlin and a Pacific Sailfish while boating a Dorado for their evening’s repast. Thanks to deckhand Fernando for helping land all those Cabo billfish.

Also on the 7^th, onboard the 35’ Cabo Express, Cisco with Captain Nunez and deckhand Ricardo, put Michael Christe, Adam Hatton and Clancy Cottman onto some nice tuna, one of which weighed in at 187 lbz.

The 9^th saw the 24’ Shamrock, Picantito II released an estimated 250 lb. Blue Marlin along with boating 13 Dorado for the Bardwell party.

The 10^th was the end of the week and the 45’ Cabo Express Picante 45 ended the fishing week by putting Dan Boone and his friends onto 2 Striped Marlin and 4 Dorado. Some good fighting and some good eating!

 

Fleet production for the week was 3 Blue Marlin, 1 Black Marlin, 13 Striped Marlin, 1 Pacific Sailfish, 40 Dorado, 3 Yellowfin Tuna and 2 Wahoo.

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