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17 October 2011 bisbee offshore final

19 October 2011 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Tournament Report by PicanteSportfishing.com

The 2011 Bisbee Los Cabos Offshore Tournament took place this weekend and the fishing was good. A near record 69 teams consisting of 348 anglers took to the seas for the 10^th annual Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore tournament. Just as happened during the Los Cabos Billfish tournament not many big billfish were hooked. A total of 51 billfish were caught during the two day tournament. There were 2 Black Marlin, 13 Blue Marlin, 18 Striped Marlin and 18 Sailfish. The tuna count was 13 Yellowfin Tuna and there were 24 Dorado brought to the boats. And the hook-up conversion rate was 78.46%. The problem was not the number of fish, but the size. The only species that was caught of any size were the Yellowfin Tuna.

Three Marlin were brought to scales and the closest to the minimum 300 pound weight was a 297 pound Black Marlin brought in by the Fisherman. You could feel the tension as the fish was weighed. Some people were sure that it was a winner and others were shaking their heads in doubt. But the proof is in the pudding and the pudding was the official tournament scale that showed the weight at 297.

The top Yellowfin Tuna were a 204 pound fish brought in by the Wild Hooker, a 187 pound Yellowfin brought in by the Go Deeper and the 180 pound fish brought in by the Zhao.

In the Dorado category there was only one fish that qualified and it was a 37 pound fish that ended up taking all the jackpots and landed them a cash prize of $55,250. That’s almost $1500 a pound.

In the release category, the 1^st place team was El Budster with 600 points, in 2^nd was Picantesportfishing’s Picante 45 with 600 points and in 3rd was Go Deeper with 500 points. Well that was the warm up for the big tournament which started today, Wednesday with an 8 o’clock shotgun start: Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin Tournament

Second Place Big Blue Marlin Takes the Big Jackpots to the Tune of over $1.1 Million in 2011 Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin Tournament

23 October 2011 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico Bisbee Black and Blue Tournament Report from Picantesportfishing.com

Last night was the big awards banquet. It took place right here in the marina right in front of Picantesportfishing.com’s office. The winners were just what were expected from the daily totals.

And here is how it went; first place was Angler Luis Arballo and his team aboard Bad Medicine. Their big fish was a Blue Marlin of 409 pounds, which was caught the first day and their total winnings were $394,090.

The most interesting winners were Tiger Spirit team, because they were in all the big daily jackpots. Their 395 pound Blue Marlin made their 2^nd place winnings rocket to the sum of $1,162,842.50. Catching the biggest fish has its rewards, but being in the right jackpots can really pay off. They also won an offshore trip to Panama.

Third place went to Pegasus, part of the Picantesportfishing.com fleet, and Vicente Rangel. Their 329 pound Blue Marlin netted them $283,752.

Fourth place went to El Lobo and their 313 pound Blue Marlin weighed in on Friday. They took home a cool $259,745 in prize money.

In the release divisions the winners were Hammertime, $47,791; Big Time, $16,543 and third went to Reel Energy for $9,190.

Ending with a quote from Wayne Bisbee, tournament director, “… we are the big enchilada of sportfishing, We’re the World Series, Super Bowl, and Triple Crown all rolled into one wet and wild ride.”

Big Blue Marlin Wins Day 3 of 2011 Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin Tournament

21 October 2011 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico Bisbee Black and Blue Tournament Report from Picantesportfishing.com

Day three of the 2011 Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament has been another interesting fishing day. The first fish of the day was a 313 Blue Marlin brought in by the El Lobo. It was early in the day and the crowd wasn’t very big, but the crowd reaction was big as the fish tipped the scale at 13 pounds over the minimum. In this type of tournament where there are various jackpots a smallish fish may not win the tournament, but may score big in the jackpot. So everyone is hoping to get a fish weighed and then get out and catch another and maybe win the tournament with points as well as the various jackpots.

As it turned out the El Lobo fish was the big winner of the day. Another fish was brought to the scales by Bull Rider, but it only weighed in at 228 pounds.

As was expected there were more billfish caught today, but they just weren’t big enough. The fishing was good, but not for big fish. Tune in tomorrow for the final results. As it stands now the winner is Bad Medicine with 409 points, Tiger Spirit with 395 points, Pegasus, part of Picantesportfishing.com charter fleet, with 329 points and El Lobo with 313 points. After the final announcements tomorrow night we will know how the money will be distributed. It should be real interesting.

Day Two of the 2011 Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin Tournament Only Shows One Qualifying Big Marlin

20 October 2011 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico Bisbee Black and Blue Tournament Report from Picantesportfishing.com

Day two of the Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin tournament turned out to be a good fishing day. More Billfish were caught today than yesterday. Today the spread was 18 Blue Marlin, 19 Striped Marlin and 3 Sailfish. Water temperatures are still holding in the mid 80’s Fahrenheit. So the marlin fishing will stay good for the rest of the tournament. Fewer Sailfish are being caught, but that is probably because the boats are targeting the Blue and Black Marlin which are what this tournament is all about. The fishermen are fishing hard, but no one has hooked into that really big fish to take it all.

The fish of the day was on the Pegasus, part of Picantesportfishing.com’s charter fleet with a 329 pound Blue Marlin. That fish put them into 3^rd place overall. More tomorrow.

The Bisbee is traditionally a third day tournament, which means that more fish are usually brought to the scales on the final day. And that is what we expect. The fishermen are getting more of a feel on how to hook the big ones and tomorrow will probably produce some big fish and hopefully a winner.

Day One of the 2011 Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin Tournament Brings in a Variety of Marlin Sizes

19 October 2011 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico Bisbee Black and Blue Tournament Report from Picantesportfishing.com

This year’s Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin tournament consists of 101 boats with 537 anglers. These guys are some great fishermen and we expect the tournament to be exciting.

It all started out with a Blue Marlin coming to the scales onboard the Steel Hookin’ that tipped the scales at a disappointing 280 pounds. That is below the minimum 300 pounds so that puts the team score at a score of – 65.

The next fish to the scales a short time later turned out to be a qualifying fish. It tipped the scales at 395 pounds for the Tiger Spirit team. If this fish holds out to be the winner it could bring in $2.5 million. But it is still early in the tournament and there is lots of fishing time left.

At 3:00 Bad Medicine brought in another Giant Blue Marlin. This one tipped the scales at 409 pounds. That put them in the lead with the biggest fish so far today. But Bad Medicine wasn’t in all the daily jackpots so Tiger Spirit stands to win some big money at the day’s end.

And the day ended on a sad note, the team on Reel Energy brought in a fish that only tipped the scales at 201 pounds. Not even close to the 300 pound minimum and they were penalized 223 points. Hopefully no one else will bring in such a small fish during the tournament. More tomorrow on Day 2 of the Bisbee Black and Blue 2011.

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