Bisbee's News | Los Cabos Offshore

Bisbee’s Tournaments Dodged Norma’s Curveball, Succeeding in Netting Two Teams MILLIONS!

• That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
• Oct 31, 2023

Jakob Gonterman, an angler on Team Stella June, hooked a Black Marlin and landed it on Thursday, Day One at 3:00 p.m. It was the first fish to come to the scale during the Tournament. On Saturday night, the Tournament Awards presented the Team a check in the amount of $4.4 Million, exceeding that of the $3.9 record of "Bad Company" in 2006. This check is the largest written in the history of the Bisbee tournaments.  

BISBEE TOURNAMENTS BEGIN CONCURRENTLY

• Gary Graham -- That Baja Guy
• Oct 28, 2023

Finally, the delayed Registration arrived, and the Bisbee Team had wisely opened several hours earlier than planned. As Teams waited, they could check out all the many auction and raffle items offered by the BISBEE FISH & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUND Team displayed outside—items in front of the lavish Luxury Avenue building.

NO MORE NORMA!!!

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 24, 2023

As the Bisbee Team and their partners implemented the final adjustments for their extraordinary innovations to the 21^st Los Cabos Offshore Tournament and the 43^rd Black & Blue – along came "NORMA!" 

Bisbee Tournaments Adapt as Hurricane Recovery Begins

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 23, 2023

The World’s Richest Fishing Tournament has to Adapt and Overcome what Mother Nature has thrown at Bisbee organizers and its world-class participants.

Before getting into the very interesting news below, the Bisbee’s Offshore Tournament group wishes all the fishermen and communities of Southern Baja the very best as they recover from the terrible hurricane these past few days. Their thoughts, hopes, and prayers are for everyone affected!

Norma, Norma, NORMA!

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 19, 2023

2022 is in the rearview mirror and the 43^rd Annual Bisbee’s Annual extravaganza is less than 24 hours away. As usual, the Bisbee Team was led by one of the most enthusiastic families hosting sportfishing tournaments on the planet. They have outdone themselves for this one.

219 Teams Competing for Historic $11,651,300

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 27, 2022

Through these record-breaking Bisbee Tournaments, Baja California Sur continues to enjoy its position as a leader for events of this category, attracting visitors from around the world.

MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 25, 2022

CABO SAN LUCAS, BCS, Mex. October 24, 2022 – Wayne Bisbee, owner, and manager of Bisbee tournaments, proclaimed that the 2022 Bisbee Offshore Series Jackpots amounted to a spectacular $3,469,035 this year, in addition to the millions of dollars awarded in the 42-year-old flagship, the "Bisbee Black and Blue."  In addition to the 2022 East Cape Offshore Tournament's payout of $1,286,385, the Los Cabos Offshore tournament hit the million-dollar mark for the fourth consecutive time in its 24-year history with its 2022 total of $ $2,182,650 Jackpot Prizes up for grabs, which resulted in the multi-million-dollar figure.

"BRING ME A FISH!"...Wayne Bisbee

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 23, 2022

Saturday morning, the Bisbee Fleet milled about before the Flare Gun start of the second and final day of the 2022 Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, waiting for the conclusion of Wayne's radio update of the event details as well as the recount of the activities at the scale on the first day. When Bisbee finished, he closed with a slight desperation in his voice, "BRING ME A FISH!"

Wowza! $2,183,700!

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 22, 2022

During the past 42 years, Bisbee Tournaments have had many momentous events, including breaking the Million Dollar Ceiling in two of the three events:

The Black and Blue       2003 Que Sera $1,165,230 first Million dollar check ever awarded in a Sportfishing Tournament!

The East Cape Offshore 2022 Stella June $1,286,385 

The Los Cabos Offshore 2018 TBA

24th Los Cabos Offshore Begins!

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 20, 2022

LCO time has finally arrived, and our Bisbee Team is confident this will be another one for the record books.

Around two dozen teams arrived for our "Pre-Registration Day," only to realize they were the Guinea Pigs for introducing Bisbee's new "High-Tech Registration Solution!" 

MILLIONS ON THE LINE

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 14, 2022

Team STELLA JUNE'S angler, Hugo Pina, boated a 375-pound black marlin on the second day of the three-day event earning the Team a colossal $3,430 per pound payday equaling $1,286,385 of the $1,614,425 shared among the 6 winners of the 97 Teams competing.

This raised the expectations of the Bisbee Teams for another record-breaking year for the two remaining events held in Cabo San Lucas during the last half of October.

Five Teams Score Large in LCO

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 18, 2021

For the THIRD time in its 23-year history, the Bisbee LCO total awards equaled over a MILLION DOLLARS as well as increasing to 186 TEAMS breaking last years record of 122. Also of note is that 60+TEAMS were FIRST TIMERS in competition for the total payout of $1,961,600.

AWARDS REFUND EXPLANATION & AWARDS BANQUET CHANGE REMINDER

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 17, 2021

AWARDS REFUND EXPLANATION & AWARDS BANQUET CHANGE REMINDER

Just a reminder that tonight’s Awards Cocktail Celebration will be at the Maria Corona Restaurant (same place shown in the magazine at 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm (NOT 7:00 pm to 9:00 as published in the magazine).

We will have plenty of great food, but we will be done early enough for you to go to dinner afterwards should you like. Parking is limited so walking, Uber or Taxi will be a smart move for you.

As for the unclaimed prize money, all money has been claimed except for the $5,000. Daily Jackpot. The Dorado category gets rolled into the Tuna category.

Of the $5,000. Daily Jackpot ($10K in entry fees for the two days), “100% of the available prize money is being refunded”. This is $8,500. per team. You may use that money for the Black & Blue this week or receive a refund check when we all get back home. Just let us know what you want to do.

Thanks very much for being with us, we still can’t believe how much this tournament grew and next year is going to be equally insane, I’m sure.

Looking forward to seeing you this evening at 5:30 and on Tuesday for the Black & Blue as well!!!

All the best,

Wayne, Tricia and the Bisbee’s crew

Wowza!!! The 2021 Bisbee Los Cabos Offshore has begun!

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 16, 2021

When registration began at 3 p.m. on Thursday, a few teams were waiting in line to add or delete team members, make their final payment, or pick up their swag. CatchStat had signaled earlier that the LCO tournament was on track to set attendance and jackpot records, so everyone was eager to see what the final counts would be. 

Important Rule Change

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 14, 2021

BISBEE’S RULES ADDENDUM - EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 14 TO OCTOBER 23, 2021

For the 2021 Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore and Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament

This is a change/addition to what is published in the 2021 tournament magazine’s rules regarding the points/prize money deductions for non-qualifying marlin weighing less than 300 lbs. (specifically rule #18 of the 2021 published “General Tournament Rules”).

Rule #18 remains as is, with the following change/addition:

Bisbee Tournaments October Countdown

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 7, 2021

As the Bisbee Cabo Offshore and the Bisbee Black and Blue drew closer, Tournament Director Wayne Bisbee observed, "The number of teams that registered for the East Cape Offshore in August was 96, an increase of 42%. In addition, the payout was the largest ever at $1,582,975, so we anticipate our Cabo registration numbers will increase as well.  And, of course, as numbers increase, so do the payouts. So, we should have great tournaments this year!   

BLUE MIRACLE, EARLY BIRD DEADLINES & A HUGE EAST CAPE OFFSHORE!

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Jun 3, 2021

First, this past Thursday, we had an absolutely awesome movie premier event for “Blue Miracle” at the historic Granada Theater in Dallas, TX.

The LCO’s Final Day began with an enigma

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 19, 2020

This year, the first billfish of the day arrived before the weigh station had opened at 2:00 p.m. at the API Pier. The incoming team had dedicated their catch to the kids at the orphanage as a tribute to their longtime fishing buddy, surfer, and friend, Donnie Lovett, “Blackfin Donnie.”

Los Cabos Offshore attracts 128 teams for a winning purse of $1,440,850

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 17, 2020

When LCO registration finally closed, and all the information was reviewed, the results were astounding.  The Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament broke last year’s record!  This was amazing as it was the first year the tournament purse broke $1 Million. With 10 additional teams over last year’s 118, this year’s field of 128 is competing for a purse of over $1.44 Million!

Bisbee Family Tournaments are here

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Oct 8, 2020

Forty years later, the three Bisbee Family events have exceeded the ONE MILLION DOLLAR THRESHOLD at least once, distributing 18 checks exceeding $1 million dollars to individual winning teams.

It's almost BISBEE TIME

• Gary Graham - That Baja Guy
• Sep 22, 2020

I hope everyone is doing very well as the tournaments draw near. Both October events are shaping up great, and there’s still a ton of fish in Cabo!
 
In the past couple of weeks, Cabo lightened their Covid restrictions one more level and are planning to go even further in the coming weeks. This means that all of the local businesses can operate a bit more freely and they’re more than ready to see all of you!

2019 Los Cabos Offshore Tourney Final Wrap-up

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy-
• Oct 22, 2019

From start to finish – with virtually no downtimes – the just concluded 2019 Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament was a bang-up event, made more so by the $1,274,150 distributed when it was all over. 

“Blue marlin, black marlin, striped marlin, and two tuna brought home the paydays for 120 entries of 480 anglers plus boat captains and crews working both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean out of Cabo San Lucas,” said event director Wayne Bisbee.

LCO Day One winner receives $444,550 for Day 1 Daily Jackpot for a 328 Blue Marlin

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy-
• Oct 21, 2019

There were 192 fish caught or released during the two-day event, including ten dorado but no qualifiers, 95 striped marlin, 61 blue marlin, ten black marlin, and one lonely spearfish.   

He added that was not bad for the two-day event. Over 2,400 pounds of fish were donated by the teams to “Feeding Los Cabos Kids,” whose staff and volunteers cleaned and delivered the fish that provided an estimated 7,557 meals for the kids and their families through their efforts since 2015, they have served Children’s Rehab and feeding centers through neighborhoods in the barrios surrounding Los Cabos.

Gordo Banks saves the day

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 20, 2019

Not only is that where the most boats were working but it also produced the first boated tuna of the day just before 11 a.m. for the angler, Cesar Alberto Carrillo Sanchez on Team “Tuna Killers” -- go figure.

LCO Day One unofficial Daily Payouts: NEARLY $500,000

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 19, 2019

“Predator” Jarrod Smith boated a blue marlin, weighing in at 328 pounds, Approximate daily jackpot $445,825

“C-Rod,” Tyla Armstrong boated a yellowfin tuna. It weighed in at 157 pounds. Approximate daily jackpot $41,225

120 Los Cabos Offshore Teams in the Hunt

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 18, 2019

From left to right: Captain Fernando Hoyos, Ricardo Zeger, Admiral Jorge Medina Antonio, Roberto Hernández, Salvador Uribe, Capitan De la Vega,

Ask Fernando

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 17, 2019

Thirty-four years ago, a young man named Fernando Antonio Flores was hired by Bob Bisbee to help during the Black and Blue Tournament. He's the one in the pink cap.

It's Tournament Time!

• Gary Graham-That Baja Guy
• Oct 12, 2019

We're well into the clubhouse turn for our upcoming tournaments and they're shaping up great!

We've got a couple of things we want all of you to be aware of for this year.

Bob Bisbee, Sr. reaches his final resting place (March 6, 1933 – June 14, 2018)

• Gary Graham, That Baja Guy
• Oct 23, 2018

Bob Bisbee Sr., patriarch of the Bisbee’s Black & Blue Tournaments phenomena, peacefully passed away June 14, 2018 in the north Dallas Metroplex, leaving behind a legacy, a loving family and a huge circle of friends.

Los Cabos Offshore Tournament pays record $1,165,000 prize money

• Gary Graham, That Baja Guy
• Oct 23, 2018

There were 123 teams, 763 anglers, competing for not just bragging rights but also the princely sum of $1,165,000 dollars on the line that was passed out at the popular Cabo San Lucas Maria Coronas Restaurant hosted by owner, Jorge Gonzales.

LCO Day Two – 458 Pound Black crushes the competition by 3-pounds

• Gary Graham, That Baja Guy
• Oct 21, 2018

The Wild Hooker arrived next with veteran angler Danny Hogan who placed in a Bisbee Tournament last year. As his fish was being hoisted to be weighed, team member Allen Stuart murmured as he eyed the fish, “Now I know what it’s like to be in Third Place.” 

When Hogan’s black marlin tipped the scale at 458 pounds, the Team Wild Hooker roared approval.  They were in fact in First Place for the day!  Hogan volunteered that they only had one bite on a skipjack in the two days – “It was a one strike/one fish,” he grinned.

Bisbee Los Cabos Offshore Day One - A good day for a start

• Gary Graham, That Baja Guy
• Oct 20, 2018

Another big winner the first day was Casa Hogar and the families living out in the Barrios. Jen and David Limpert of Hope for Los Cabos who collected all the fish caught Friday, arranged to have them cleaned and filleted and then delivered 48 double-sized zip-lock bags the same evening.

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• pharmacepticacom
• Oct 19, 2018

Bisbee Tournament Big Fish (and Big Bucks) are On the Line

• Gary Graham, that Baja guy
• Oct 18, 2018

Anticipation soared, and the excitement built as many boats and teams arrived for the upcoming Bisbee tournaments. Their mere appearance in Cabo was the promise of fun-filled days ahead for locals and visitors, veterans and newcomers alike.

Join Us in Honoring Dad's Amazing Life

• Gary Graham
• Oct 15, 2018

We have chosen what we feel is the most appropriate place and time to gather in remembrance and celebrate Dad's life. 

2017 Bisbee Offshore finishes with a flourish

• Gary Graham
• Oct 24, 2017

There were 671 anglers and crews consisting of 114 teams who competed in the 19^th Annual Los Cabos Offshore Tournament held October 19 - 22 in Cabo San Lucas and the winners carried home $823,500 in prize money.  To quote Wayne Bisbee, “The “Los Cabos Offshore” can’t be called the “Baby Bisbee” any longer … it’s all grown up!” 

Team Hooray’s 574-pound blue stuns the field

• Gary Graham
• Oct 22, 2017

Pandemonium broke out at the scale as spectators, photographers and staff all jostled for a better view of the fish. When the fish had settled on the scale, with gusto, weighmaster Jack Teschel bellowed out the weight at 574-pounds, verifying that this “Hail Mary” turned out to be the largest fish of the 2017 Bisbee Los Cabos Offshore Tournament.

One man one fish

• Gary Graham
• Oct 21, 2017

As the committee boat idled toward the rising sun, Wayne Bisbee mused, “Looks like we are going to have great weather for the tournament; the 114 teams should be pleased.” His comment was an understatement! The first day’s fishing was a show stopper with three qualifying billfish and one yellowfin tuna brought to the scales by closing time.

Registration frenzy

• Gary Graham
• Oct 20, 2017

He concluded by updating the final tally to 114 teams with 626 participants competing for $822,450 in cash prizes. “If you had asked me thirty days ago, I never would’ve thunk it!”  He grinned.

The Anticipation is infectious

• Gary Graham
• Oct 19, 2017

A huge “attaboy” and THANK YOU from the entire Bisbee team and the participants to each of the 2017 Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors. They are the glue that helps make the events a huge success every year. For a complete list of those sponsors please visit https://www.bisbees.com/Sponsors/List.

Medano Hotel & Suites - New Partner-Sponsor

• R. Wayne Bisbee
• Aug 21, 2017

Located in the heart of Cabo San Lucas, we’re very happy to welcome the brand new Médano Hotel and Suites as our host hotel this year.  

Avalanche

• By Capt. Dave Lear
• Oct 17, 2016

The normal association of the word avalanche is massive walls of snow pummeling down a frozen mountain pass. Or in the case of arid climates like Baja California Sur, pebbles triggering rocks triggering boulders in a raucous cavalcade until it all comes to a pulverized rest in the arroyo far below.

Skirt Chasers

• Capt. Dave Lear
• Oct 15, 2016

The first day of the 2016 Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament started with a big bang and that doesn’t even count the 8 a.m. flare start that sent 108 boats racing off in search of big fish and even bigger prize money. A total of more than $773,000 is at stake in this two-day event. By the time the scales closed 12 hours later, six marlin had been hoisted aloft, along with three qualifying yellowfin tuna. Marlin must weigh at least 300 pounds, while tuna have a 40-pound minimum.

In the Shadow

• Capt. Dave Lear
• Oct 15, 2016

The ‘Little Bisbee's” is little no more. The Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, long known as the diminutive warm-up for the Black & Blue, has announced its presence with authority. One hundred and eight boats competing for more than $773,000 in prize money proves that, thank you very much. And if there was still any lingering doubt, a look at the team rosters confirms the popularity of this combo billfish/game fish format. Take Juan Barraga and his crew, for example.

Based forex platform

• ronaldAcers
• Oct 22, 2015

Yellowfin Fever

• Capt. Dave Lear
• Oct 19, 2015

Christopher Altbaum picked the perfect time to catch his largest tuna ever. The Go Deeper/Sea Fever team member outlasted a hefty 238-pound yellowfin to claim the top daily honors in the second and last day of fishing in the 2015 Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament.

Winning Combo

• Capt. Dave Lear
• Oct 18, 2015

The 2015 Los Cabos Offshore Tournament was one for the record books, literally. With an all-time high of 95 boats, an overall purse of $629,300 and top dollars to the winning boat, this “warm-up” for the Bisbee’s Black & Blue has certainly come into its own.