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ECO Hump Day was Grand
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Brief description of Bisbee ECO Tournament in Baja Sur
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<p><img src="https://cdn.bisbees.com/thatbajaguy/2022/eco/beachboys.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="640" /></p> <p>The sun was already rising as Bisbee East Cape Offshore Teams gathered on the beach before boarding their boats. Anglers, captains, and crew pondered their options. Should they head north, south, or straight out? The largest group chose to follow the coastline north toward Los Muertos, while others headed farther offshore, and a handful headed south in search of a qualifying billfish.</p> <p>Tournament Radio Control's Axel Valdez observed that Thursday had been much more active as some boats found the dolphin, having had the patience to wait for a 30-pound qualifier.</p> <p>However, to put the "catches" in context, on Wednesday, eight qualifying dolphin weighed an average of 38 pounds, and nine weighed an average of 41 pounds on Thursday.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Teams total catch each day increased from 57 overall on day one to 89 on day two.</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://cdn.bisbees.com/thatbajaguy/2022/eco/altmardolphin.jpg" alt="" width="484" height="860" /></p> <p>Team&nbsp; Altamar angler Roberto Osmar Garcia Formestic captured a Dolphin weighing 54.7-pounds earning them a 1st Place Day 2 $34,850 daily jackpot.</p> <p>The good news was that all category species were accounted for by the time the scale closed on Thursday!</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://cdn.bisbees.com/thatbajaguy/2022/eco/stellajune.jpg" alt="" width="707" height="1060" /></p> <p>Long after lines out, Team Stella June arrived with a black marlin that was the first qualifying billfish to be brought to the scale during the first two days of competition. The usual debate, "Would it qualify?" ricocheted through the enormous crowd of spectators. The noisy debate continued as the scale was zeroed, and the giant fish was hoisted up. Seconds went by as the numbers settled on the scale and stopped. "THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE POUNDS," Wayne Bisbee declared.</p> <p>The Stella June crew and anglers rejoiced as everyone congratulated Hugo Pina, the angler who caught the winning fish. Pina hooked the fish at 4:24-p.m. and, remarkably, landed it less than an hour later.</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://cdn.bisbees.com/thatbajaguy/2022/eco/tuna4web.JPG" alt="" width="960" height="640" /></p> <p>The final fish of the day to be weighed in was Team Crudo, which was the first yellowfin tuna of the event. Much to the delight of the spectators and Bisbee Weigh Station Team, the tuna weighed 43.10 pounds &ndash; well over the qualifying weight, guarding them a trip to the stage at the Awards dinner on Saturday Night.</p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://cdn.bisbees.com/thatbajaguy/2022/eco/wayne 1.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="640" /></p> <p>The final day's start went off without a hitch as Bisbee fired the flare gun, sending the ECO Fleet off in search of a winning fish. As a side note: Thursday's action had convinced a sizable portion of the fleet to go south.</p> <p>When I quizzed John Dominic, Team Sirena, who favors the area down south, he replied, "There were only three boats there, and Stella June found the winner."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Top Tournament Team - Billfish</p> <p>Rank Team Angler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Species&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points</p> <p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stella June Hugo Pino Black Marlin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 375</p> <p>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; La Buena Vida&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jason Poch Blue Marlin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -101</p> <p>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tiger Spirit &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gilberto Castro&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blue Marlin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -131</p> <p>4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; La Michelada&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Juan Antonio Arredondo Arredondo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blue Marlin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -215</p> <p>5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bajas Bad Influence&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jorge Lazo de la Vega&nbsp;&nbsp; Blue Marlin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -279</p> <p>&nbsp;Heaviest Tuna</p> <p>Rank Team Angler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Species&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points</p> <p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team Crudo &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emanuel Bernal&nbsp; Yellowfin Tuna&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 43.1</p> <p>&nbsp;Heaviest Dorado</p> <p>Rank Team Angler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Species&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points</p> <p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Altamar &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Roberto Omar Garcia Formestic&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 54.7</p> <p>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tiger Spirit &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gilberto Castro&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 52.5</p> <p>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Macana &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Luis Matinez&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 49.5</p> <p>4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rusty Hookers &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Richard Bennett&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 46.5</p> <p>5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team Private Reserve &nbsp; CHRIS THOMPSON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 43.7</p> <p>6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Navima Marlin Hunters &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mauricio Martinez&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 42.2</p> <p>7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TRAUMA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Larry Wilson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41.6</p> <p>8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los aferrados&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enrique Sanchez Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41.5</p> <p>9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reel Gold &nbsp; Murray Wright&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41.3</p> <p>10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Let's Go&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TJ Jaworsky&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Points</p> <p>11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reel Quest&nbsp; Zach Loth&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41</p> <p>12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ARDOR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Todd Berardi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 40.4</p> <p>13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los Lobos&nbsp;&nbsp; David Brilhante&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 40.2</p> <p>14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Let's Go&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tom McLaughlin Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 39.1</p> <p>15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Freebird&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; David Blackbird&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 38.2</p> <p>16&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Encantada Patrick Hoppe&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 38</p> <p>17&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sea Monkey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jeff Mathews&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36.8</p> <p>18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Juanpi &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Miguel Abaroa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolphin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32</p>
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<p>Long after lines out, Team Stella June arrived with a black marlin that was the first qualifying billfish to be brought to the scale during the first two days of competition. The usual debate, "Would it qualify?" ricocheted through the enormous crowd of spectators. The noisy debate continued as the scale was zeroed, and the giant fish was hoisted up. Seconds went by as the numbers settled on the scale and stopped. "THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE POUNDS," Wayne Bisbee declared.</p>
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