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Date: 10/28/2013
The 33rd edition of the Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament has come and gone. This tournament is always the most anticipated sportfishing event of the year because so much prize money is handed out and because it draws the world's best talent. This year did nothing to disappoint. Teams came from all over the world, including five teams from Japan, two of which finished in the money. This year also saw the first sailboat in Black & Blue history, and they took home money in the release division. There were five qualifying marlin caught and lots of last minute drama....
Date: 10/26/2013
DAY THREE
The flare guns went off at 8 AM signaling the start of the final day of the world's richest fishing tournament. Today’s daily jackpots totaled more than $600,000. Yesterday’s winners didn’t enter the mega-jackpots, so more than $1.1 million dollars were still at stake. If a team that entered all...
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Date: 10/25/2013
Some of the major highlights of the 2013 Los Cabos 13th Annual Offshore Tournament, were the overall purse of $621, 350 US Dollars, a 201 pound tuna that was caught Sunday, October 20th, and 90 teams which competed from all over the world in what is known as Cabo's youngest tournament.
While the other Bisbee family fishing tournaments date as far back as 32 years, the Offshore event made its debut in 2000, as an added venue to help local charities and bring together international fisherman from around the globe, for four days of competition, camaraderie and helping the Cabo...
Date: 10/23/2013
The Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin tournament has started today. Lots of money, sweat, diesel and fishermen’s dreams are on the line here. Each one of the 105 teams out there have a chance to go home with millions on their pockets and of course a life-time memory of being a...
Date: 10/23/2013
Every fisherman returning to the marina after a hard day's fishing offshore from Cabo San Lucas knows that the resident bull sea lion, Pancho, will be waiting expectantly for any bait that hasn't been...
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Date: 10/5/2013
Cabo San Lucas is once again gearing up for the annual October extravaganza that is the Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament. The Black & Blue, though not the only tournament in town – not even the only Bisbee’s tournament in town – is by far the most important. What began as a wager among friends in 1980 with 6 teams competing for $10,000 has grown into the world’s most prestigious fishing tournament. Total prize money awarded through 2012 exceeds $60 million dollars, earning this tournament the distinguished title of World’s Richest Fishing Event. Also referred to as the Superbowl of...
News Article
Date: 9/17/2013
The Cabo Comedy Festival was first announced back in April, as an October 2-6 event, ''Where the Land Ends and the Laughter begins.'' And well, the laughter's about to begin as October is just right around the comedy corner.
With the full support of the Mexico Board of Tourism, and the backing of many Baja California Sur movers and shakers, the event will take place at three different restaurant and bar venues in the heart of the downtown strip; Desperados, Hard Rock Cafe, and the Pink Kitty nightclub. Some of the comedy industries top headlining stars who will be in town...
News Article
Date: 8/17/2013
The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, and its winning purse of $750,000, will take place October 15-19, 2013 in San Lucas. What differentiates this sport fishing tournament, celebrating its 15th year, from the other major angler competitions in this area, is the scoring. In the Billfish Tourney, cash and prizes are given to the fishing teams that catch and release the most billfish during the three days out at sea.
Other categories of the Billfish contest are money awards for the biggest catches of marlin, tuna, wahoo and dorado. The four most popular fish in the Sea of Cortez and southern Baja California...
News Article
Date: 8/1/2013
The Bisbee Black & Blue Marlin Tournament is the last sportfishing tournament in Los Cabos, which ends in late October and immediately follows the Los Cabos Offshore Tournament. The ''Black & Blue,'' starts Tuesday, October 22 and ends Saturday, October 26, 2013 and continues to be an angler event, whose popularity attracts thousands of people that converge and crowd the Marina's Golden Zone at Puerto Paraiso Mall's.
The weigh scale itself, is situated on a stage high enough, to allow spectators and competitors clear view of the catches of the day and tournament winners. The tournament prize money reached the biggest overall...
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Date: 7/27/2013
Once considered ''Little Bisbee's'' for 12 long years, the 13th annual Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, has finally grown up and will no longer be in the major prize winning shadows of the big money Black and Blue tournament that follows its late October 18-20 date. While it is anticipated the LC Offshore tournament will retain its laid-back, family atmosphere, where teams in year's past, mostly entered the tournament as a precursor, warm-up to the million dollar pay-outs of the Bisbee Black and Blue Tournament; things have definitely changed in 2013.
Last year's Los Cabos Offshore...