Bisbee Fishing Tournament in Cabo San Lucas 2007

The first place blue marlin, 418.0 lbs., was caught by Julio Cota of Team Copa Gobernador “A” fishing aboard the Tres Hermanos with Capt. Ramon Tamayo. Cota also weighed in a 51.2 lb. Dorado which took the Day 2 Dorado Jackpot making Copa Gobernador’s total payout $108,896.40. Second place went to a 344.0 lb. blue caught by John Martin on the Wildcatter with Capt. Enrique Villanueva Martinez. Martin also weighed in the largest yellow fin tuna of the tournament at 164.1 lbs. giving Wildcatter a $51,759.60 payday. Third place and $4,032.00 went to the Finatic with Capt. Richard Asbe for a 317.0 lb. blue caught by Al Rainwater. Top Dorado and the Day 1 Dorado Jackpot went to La Hielera with Capt. David Almanza for a 52.7 lb. Dorado caught by Douglas Arndt. La Hielera took home $22,002.00. The last payout went to Cabo Magic with Capt. Hector Ayala for a 47.0 lb. Dorado caught by Tommy Garcia Jr. which took the Day 3 Dorado Jackpot and $11,250.00.

The Top Release Team was RO.RA. III with Capt. Carlos Godinez Zepeda. The team aboard the RO.RA. III caught and released three blue marlin and nine striped marlin for 2100 points, on time. Mahitini with Capt. Jesus Araiza came in second with two blue marlin, eight striped marlin and five sailfish, also worth 2100 points. Third place went to Capt. Gary Robbins and his team on the Strike Force with 2000 points for two blue marlin, five striped marlin and seven sailfish releases.”

This event is also the first tournament of this year's new Bisbee's Bluewater C.U.P. Series. We have five more qualifying tournaments in this year's CUP Series, three of which are in Catalina Island and two in Los Cabos. If you fish in any of these six qualifying tournaments, you're automatically enrolled in the CUP Series, and we'll be tracking your angling successes at each event. The top 10 points earning teams will be invited to participate in the Bisbee's Bluewater CUP Championship Tournament being held in Cabo San Lucas November 29th through December 2nd where "THE Champions of Billfishing" will be crowned.

Black & Blue Marlin Tournament All functions for the Los Cabos Tournament will take place at the Cabo Villas Beach Resort and the Baja Cantina Beach Club. And remember—this year there's a $150 late fee for teams waiting until the day of registration to sign up for the Los Cabos Offshore. There is also a late fee of 10% added to all entry categories, except for the $5,000 and $10,000 Dailies, in the Black & Blue for teams signing up after October 1st. 

The remaining tournament information is available here: The remaining 2007 Bisbee’s Events are the Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament October 19–21 and Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament October 23–27.  

We at www.BajaInsider.com wish all you anglers the best and thank the whole Bisbee family for continuing on with their growing support of the local economy of Baja California.