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2024 East Cape Offshore FInal Wrap up

By Gary Graham-That Baja Guy DONE on August 10, 2024

2024 East Cape Offshore FInal Wrap up

East Cape, B.C.S., Mexico – Bisbee Tournaments, presented by HDI Marine, began their 2024 season, 7/31/2024 - 8/2/2024, with a total Jackpot of $1,674,675 at the Bisbee East Cape Offshore at East Cape in Baja California Sur!  

For the second year in a row, the winning team  “Wild Hooker,” and angler Jeff O’Bryant caught the 549-pound Blue Marlin on Day Two of the three-day event earning them $937,162 of the total Jackpot of $1,674,675. Their award was paid out on Saturday night on the sand beneath the stars at the picturesque Buena Vista Oceanfront & Hot Springs Resort, owned and managed by the Valdez Family since 1976.

The 25th East Cape Offshore (B.C.S., MX) is one of three events the Bisbee family operates in Baja Sur. This year’s Seventy-Nine Teams in the East Cape Offshore competed for a $1,674,675.00 cash prizes.  

Targeted species were  Black Marlin, Blue Marlin, Dorado, Sailfish, Spearfish, and Striped Marlin, caught and released, with daily jackpots and overall trophies and cash prizes.  

Team Payouts

Wild Hooker         $937,162.25
 

Quitena                  $345,202.75
 

Retriever                  $68,000.00
 

Overtime                  $68,000.00  
 

Estrella/Katte        $68,000.00  
 

Traumados             $51,850.00
 

Team Burro Check

BURRO                    $42,305.00
 

Team Crudo           $42,305.00
 

Rock N Reel           $25,925.00
 

Baja-1                        $25,925.00
TOTAL                 $1,674,675.00


The upcoming Two Multi-Million-Dollar Bisbee tournaments in Cabo San Lucas are still open for registration:

·      Los Cabos Offshore, Los Cabos, B.C.S., MX, 
Registration Day 10/15/2024, three Fishing Days 10/16-18/2024. Awards 10/19. Species: Black Marlin, Blue Marlin, Dolphin, Sailfish, Spearfish, Striped Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, and

  •       Bisbee Black and Blue, Los Cabos, B.C.S., MX, Registration Day 10/22/2024, three Fishing Days 10/23/2024 - 10/25/2024, Awards 10/26, Species: Black Marlin, Blue Marlin, Pacific Sailfish, Spearfish, Striped Marlin, Swordfish.

 

 “Our turnout and the results of the number of fish caught in our E.C.O. has us all eager to see what our numbers will be in Cabo,” Wayne Bisbee, E.C.O. Tournament Director, commented, “plus, many in this group share a camaraderie that has grown throughout the years and makes it feel more like a family than a group of contenders!”                s!”                

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