Tournament Winners

Tournament Statistics

• 12th Annual
• 61 Teams, 299 Anglers
• $331,740 Total Cash Awards
• 105 Billfish Caught: 2 black, 39 blue and 38 striped marlin, 26 sailfish
• 98.1% Release Ratio

Top Marlin

La Hielera, Capt. David Almanza — $238,569.00

557 lb. blue marlin, all marlin jackpots
• Chucky Van Wormer Ruiz from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico (angler on fish)
• Kiko Vega de la Madrid from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico

Top Dorado

Moonraker, Capt. Donald Whittier — $46,585.50

47.2 lb. dorado, Day 1 Dorado Jackpot, Day 1 and Day 2 Tuna Jackpots (56.2 & 51.5 lbs.)
• Eduardo Aripez Beltran from San Jose del Cabo, BCS Mexico
• Carlos Manuel Beltran C. from San Jose del Cabo, BCS Mexico
• Roberto Beltran from San Jose del Cabo, BCS Mexico
• Jaime Echaveste from San Jose del Cabo, BCS Mexico
• Donald Whittier from Chapel Hill, NC USA (angler on all fish)

Top Yellowfin Tuna

Tail Chaser, Capt. Santiago Cota Rochin — $22,360.50

58.1 lb. yellowfin, Day 3 Tuna Jackpot
• Octavio Aviles Cota from BCS Mexico
• Roberto Aviles Cota from BCS Mexico
• Sergio Aviles Cota from BCS Mexico (angler on fish)
• Hernan Lucero Burquez from BCS Mexico
• Jose M. Lucero Burquez from BCS Mexico

Day 2 Dorado Jackpot

Carajo, Capt. Jesus Franco — $12,112.50

33.0 lb. dorado
• Osiris Arellano from Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico
• Jesus Corona from Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
• Gualberto Esquerra from Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico
• Ewald Estrella from Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico
• Alain Iribe from Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico (angler on fish)
• Enrique Lucero from Aguamarga, BCS Mexico

Day 3 Dorado Jackpot

Flora T II, Capt. Jose Antonio Caballero Valdez — $12,112.50

42.8 lb. dorado
• Jim Brown from Chandler, AZ USA
• Darin Fitzgerald from Modesto, CA USA
• Gary Merin from Modesto, CA USA
• Juan Carlos Moreno Camacho from La Paz, BCS Mexico
• John Reinhardt from Riverside, CA USA (angler on fish)
• Justin Stull from Gurnee, IL USA

1st Place Release Team

Sneak Attack, Capt. Sammy Talbert

1500 points / 3 blue marlin, 5 striped marlin, 1 sailfish
• Eduardo Angeles Cesena from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Shawn Guttersen from Napa, CA USA
• Bo Jenyns from Boca Raton, FL USA
• Steve Perry from Oxnard ,CA USA
• Dan Rosenthal from Oxnard, CA USA
• Cindy Uhr from Rockport, TX USA

2nd Place Release Team

El Dorado, Capt. Jesus Daniel Carrera Ocampo

1100 points (on time) / 2 blue marlin, 2 striped marlin, 3 sailfish
• Carole Berry from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico
• Cathy Catalano from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico
• Jaime Fiol Ortiz from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico
• Sheila Marshall from Los Barriles, Mexico
• Laura Ogletree from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico
• Rosemary Owen from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico
• Ellen Todd from CA USA
• Carolina Wheeler from Los Barriles, BCS Mexico

3rd Place Release Team

Karma 3, Capt. Juan Jose Abaroa

1100 points / 2 blue marlin, 4 striped marlin, 1 sailfish
• Juan Jose “Juanjo” Abaroa from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Bob Manroe from San Diego, CA USA
• Kyle Manroe from San Diego, CA USA
• Eulogio “Gallo” Zumaya from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico

Tournament Statistics

• 10th Annual
• 69 Teams, 346 Anglers
• $282,530 Total Cash Awards
• 53 Billfish Caught: 2 black, 13 blue and 21 striped marlin, 17 sailfish
• 94.3% Release Ratio

Top Marlin

No qualifying marlin was caught.

Top Dorado

Angelina I, Capt. Job Elesander Villavicencio Garcia — $56,605.00

37 lb. dorado, Day 1 and Day 2 Dorado Jackpots
• Lawrence Davidson from Farmington, CT USA
• Hernando Gonzalez Villavincencio from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Eduardo Liera C. from La Paz, BCS Mexico
• Michael Reiner from Farmington, CT USA (angler on fish)

Top Yellowfin Tuna

Wild Hooker, Capt. Randy Parker — $42,792.50

409 lb. yellowfin, Day 1 Tuna Jackpot
• Sam Choy from Kailua Kona, HI USA
• Lance Fudickar from Baton Rouge, LA USA (angler on fish)
• Bo Godfrey from Houston, TX USA
• Chad Herren from Prescott, AZ USA
• Shane O’Brien from Kailua Kona, HI USA
• Allen Stuart Jr. from Lafayette, LA USA

Day 2 Tuna Jackpot

Go Deeper, Capt. Javier Alejandro Abaroa Gallardo — $13,812.50

187 lb. yellowfin
• Francisco Artro M. from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Tony Berkowitz from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Bobbi Vilacomb from Aurora, NE USA
• Chris Vincent from Aurora, NE USA (angler on fish)

1st Place Release Team

El Budster, Capt. Jose Antonio Araiza Ortiz

700 points/2 blue and 1 striped marlin
• Bill Harries from Edmonton, AB Canada
• Mike Maier from Lethbridge, AB Canada
• Brent Watt from Lethbridge, AB Canada

2nd Place Release Team

Picante 45, Capt. Jesus Daniel Carrera Ocampo

600 points/1 blue marlin, 2 striped marlin and 1 sailfish
• Bob Dales from Calgary, AB Canada
• Erika Dales from Victoria, BC Canada
• Graeme Dales from Calgary, AB Canada
• Kirsten Dales from Victoria, BC Canada
• Rob Dales from Nanaimo, BC Canada

3rd Place Release Team

Go Deeper, Capt. Javier Alejandro Abaroa Gallardo

500 points/1 striped marlin and 4 sailfish
• Francisco Artro M. from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Tony Berkowitz from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Bobbi Vilacomb from Aurora, NE USA
• Chris Vincent from Aurora, NE USA

Tournament Statistics

• 100 Teams, over 500 Anglers
• $2,173,955 Total Cash Awards
• 113 Billfish Caught: 55 blue, 47 striped, 9 sailfish, 2 black
• 94.0% Release Ratio

1st Place Team

Bad Medicine, Capt. Bernabe Ruiz — $394,090.00

409 lb. blue marlin, Day 1 $200, $500, $1,000, $2,000 Jackpots
• Isaac Amador Davis from La Paz, BCS Mexico
• Luis Lorenzo Arballo Castillo from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Alberto Cesena from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Christopher Erickson from Detroit Lakes, MN USA
• Paul Razo Brooks from La Paz, BCS Mexico
• Bernabe Ruiz Gonzalez from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico

2nd Place Team

Tiger Spirit, Capt. Sergio Cota — $1,162,842.50

395 lb. blue marlin, Day 1, 2 and 3 $5,000 & $10,000 Jackpots
• Luis Alberto Liera Cesena from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• Tracy Merrill from Huntington Beach, CA USA
• Jesus “Jesse” Smith from San Jose del Cabo, BCS Mexico
• Edwin “Ned” Wallace from Newport Beach, CA USA
• Randy Wickward from Signal Hill, CA USA

3rd Place Team

Pegasus, Capt. Francisco Aripez — $283,752.50

329 lb. blue marlin, Day 2 $200, $500, $1,000, $2,000 Jackpots
• Eduardo Lozano Armengul from Mexico
• Eduardo Lozano Gaval from Mexico
• Vicente Rangel Lozano from Mexico
• Alberto Rangel Manalla from Mexico
• Vicente Rangel Manalla from Mexico
• Santiago Rangel from Mexico

4th Place Team

El Lobo, Capt. McGrew Rice — $259,745.00

313 lb. blue marlin, Day 3 $200, $500, $1,000, $2,000 Jackpots
• Carlton Arai from Holualoa, HI USA
• Charles Mangus from Bermuda Dunes, CA USA
• Stevie Mangus from Bermuda Dunes, CA USA
• Stephen Skola from Norcross, GA USA

1st Place Release Team

Hammertime, Capt. Jeff Richardson — $47,791.25

900 points / 3 blue marlin + 1 striped marlin (on time)
• Daryle Anderson from Burnaby, BC Canada
• Matt Campbell from Calgary, AB Canada
• John Crossby from Grimsby, ON Canada
• Alfredo Jesus Espinosa from Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
• John Miller from Fontana, CA USA
• Derek Stimson from Lethbridge, AB Canada

2nd Place Release Team

Big Time II, Capt. Ross Coburn — $16,543.12

900 points / 3 blue marlin + 1 sailfish
• Jim Gull from Harrison Township, MI USA
• Brian Pelc from Harrison Township, MI USA
• Jeffrey Pelc from Shelby Township, MI USA
• Roger Pelc from Macomb, MI USA
• Glenn Swan from Edmonds, WA USA

3rd Place Release Team

Reel Energy, Capt. Jose Humberto Cosio Perez — $9,190.63

600 points / 2 blue marlin (on time)
• Jose Antonio Colorado C. from San Jose del Cabo, BCS Mexico
• Kevin Hardy from Bellevue, WA USA
• Richard Lawson from Belcarra, BC Canada
• Jose Luis Navarro Marron from San Jose del Cabo, BCS Mexico
• Brian Walley from Blaine, WA USA
• Tawnie Walley from Blaine, WA USA