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.