photo by Capt. Dave Lear

For many anglers and crews, the Los Cabos Offshore tournament serves as a precursor to the main event–the Bisbee’s Black & Blue, the richest billfishing tournament in the world. Yet, even in an off-year the LCO offers plenty of action, lots of fun and more money given away than many other longer-running events. Such was the case this year as the 10th annual edition drew to a close Sunday evening.

“I have some …

photo by Danny Mathews

What a difference three pounds makes. The local boat Fisherman missed the qualifying weight by that amount late yesterday afternoon when their black marlin registered 297 pounds, just shy of the 300-pound minimum. That discrepancy cost the team nearly $170,000 in prize money as the 10th annual Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore tournament concluded. No eligible marlin were brought in during the two-day event.

“It was close, very close,” said Tournament Director Wayne Bisbee afterwards. …

photo by Capt. Dave Lear

Is Weight Watchers a side effect of the La Nina oceanic condition? Could be. The fat marlin failed to make an appearance, but the tuna certainly made up for the absence as the first day of the 10th annual Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore tournament wrapped up Saturday evening. A 204-pound yellowfin topped the big fish leader board by the time the scales closed at 8 p.m. The hefty sashimi was brought to …