|
HOME |
|
RULES |
NEWS |
MULTIMEDIA |
SPONSORS |
CONTACT US |
ON-LINE STORE |
| BLACK & BLUE • • LOS CABOS OFFSHORE |
|
|
Schedule of Events |
Entry Levels & Fees |
Awards |
Format |
History |
Record Fish updated July 13, 2010 Bisbee's East Cape Offshore Tournament celebrates Cabo fishing the way it used to be. The event takes place at the Buenavista Beach Resort, a quiet, beautifully landscaped family style hotel. In addition to the traditional black & blue marlin, dorado and tuna are also targeted. An expected 75 teams will compete for over $400,000 in cash awards. Weigh-ins, which take place on the beach, are open to the public. 2010 Schedule of Events TUESDAY JULY 27 REGISTRATION 3:00-7:00pm Registration and distribution of Team Bags at the Hotel Buena Vista. 6:00-7:00pm Angler, Captain and Deckhand Meeting on the Pool Deck. Attendance by at least one Team member is mandatory. 7:00-9:00pm Kick-Off Cocktail Party. WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY JULY 28-30 FISHING DAYS 7:00am Shotgun Start. 7:00am-4:00pm Tournament Fishing; lines must be out of the water by 4:00pm. 7:00am-7:00pm Weigh Station is open on the beach in front of the Hotel Buena Vista. SATURDAY JULY 31 AWARDS CELEBRATION 7:00-9:30pm Awards Celebration on the beach in front of the Hotel Buena Vista. Entry Levels & Fees  TOURNAMENT ENTRY The Tournament Entry Fee is $1,200 per team. Teams receive merchandise for four team members. Additional merchandise may be purchased at the event. DAILY JACKPOTS (optional) There are four optional, 85% return, Daily Jackpots. Fees are per boat, per day, and you must enter all three days: $200 Daily Jackpot, $500 Daily Jackpot, $1,000 Daily Jackpot and the $500 Gamefish Daily Jackpot. Awards  Tournament awards are based on the Entry Fees. Of the 70% allocated to awards, sixty percent (60%) goes to Billfish Awards, twenty percent (20%) goes to Top Tuna and twenty percent (20%) goes to Top Dorado.OVERALL TOURNAMENT AWARDS — BILLFISH Prizes are awarded to the top three teams that accumulate the most billfish weight points. The team also receives four trophies and a presentation check. OVERALL TOURNAMENT AWARDS — TUNA & DORADO Prizes in these categories are awarded to the top teams based on the single heaviest qualifying tuna and dorado. The teams also receive four trophies and a presentation check. If there is no winner in one of the gamefish categories, the prize money rolls to the other gamefish category. If there are no qualifying tuna or dorado weighed, the prize money in these categories rolls to the billfish category and is awarded to the top billfish teams. DAILY JACKPOTS — BILLFISH The amount allocated to each Daily Jackpot is first split evenly between the three days of competition, and then each day one hundred percent is awarded to the team that catches the heaviest qualifying black or blue marlin of the day that is also entered in the Daily Jackpot. If there is no winner on a particular day the prize money for that day rolls to the following day, unless it is the last day of the tournament in which case it rolls backwards to the largest fish caught in the category. EXAMPLE: Team A is entered in the $500 Daily Jackpot only. Team B is entered in the Daily Jackpots across the board. Team A catches the heaviest fish of the day; Team B catches the second heaviest fish of the day. Team A would win all of the cash for that day in the $500 Daily Jackpot only. Team B would win all of the cash for that day in the $200 and $1,000 Daily Jackpots. DAILY JACKPOTS — TUNA & DORADO The amount allocated to the Gamefish Daily Jackpot is first split evenly between the two species, then split evenly between the three days of competition. Of the amount allocated to cash awards for any particular day, one hundred percent is awarded to the teams that catch the heaviest qualifying tuna and dorado that are also entered in the Daily Gamefish Jackpot. If there is no winner on a particular day the prize money for that day rolls to the following day, unless it is the last day of the tournament in which case it rolls backwards to the largest fish caught in the category. If there are no qualifying fish caught of a particular species throughout the entire tournament, the money for that species rolls to the other species on a day by day basis. EXAMPLE: If a qualifying dorado is caught every day, but no qualifying tuna are caught at all, the day one tuna jackpot money rolls to the day one dorado, the day two tuna jackpot money rolls to the day two dorado and the day three tuna jackpot money rolls to the day three dorado. OTHER TOURNAMENT AWARDS Trophies are awarded to the top three teams that accumulate the most billfish release points. Format entry fee: $1,200 (base entry) – $7,800 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: modified release: 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 Championship charities supported: The Billfish Foundation, IGFA, Los Cabos Children's Foundation History tournament started in: 2000 first year statistics: 38 teams, $200,980 cash awards 2009 statistics: 53 teams, 254 anglers, $273,510 cash awards highest overall purse: $351,300.00 highest single purse: $224,244 in 2005 to Adam’s Folly for 1st Place (344.0 lb. blue marlin) highest number of boats participating: 64 best year fishing: 2007 – 320 billfish, 13 gamefish and two tournament record fish (blue marlin & tuna) Record Fish blue marlin (2006) — 418.0 lbs., Mi Corazon, 30 ft. Luhrs with Capt. Antonio Lucero Castillo from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico; angler Keith Jones from Chatsworth, California USA blue marlin (2007) — 418.0 lbs., Team Copa Gobernador, 28 ft. California with Capt. Ramon Tamayo from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico; angler Julio Cota from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico dorado (2008) — 54.8 lbs., Cowboy VII, 60 ft. Bertram with Capt. Chris Golden from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico; angler John Lattimore from McKinney, Texas USA yellowfin tuna (2007) — 164.1 lbs., Wildcatter, 68 ft. Hatteras with Capt. Enrique Villanueva Martinez from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico; angler John Martin from Casper, Wyoming USA |
Design by