The Latest Catch

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.

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.

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.

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

There were 671 anglers and crews consisting of 114 teams who competed in the 19th 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!” 

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.

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.

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.

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.