Teams Reelaxe and Rehab and C-Bandit top Bisbee's
CABO SAN LUCAS -- After three days, Team Rehab took the points title, Reelaxe nailed down the biggest fish, and several teams shared the $2 million pot at the 30th annual Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament that finished Friday, with just the awards to be held tonight. The following are the unofficial results as posted by Bisbee's website. Biggest fish was the 599-pound black by Reelaxe, with Rehab landing two fish, a 560 and 347 to win the points title.
Big money winners for the lucrative payouts over three days were Dream Weaver's $411,655, C-Bandit's $564,000, Tiger Spirit's $264,000, Rehab's $203,000 and Reelaxe's $55,505, Full amounts will be posted soon. See below for the unofficial release category money and the optional money payouts.
While there were many spectacular catches, there is no doubt that the 2010 tourney will be remembered where the big one missed the deadline. To be sure, the Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament breaks hearts or fills
bank accounts, and in its 30th year, nothing has changed.
An 800 pound black was caught by Team Great Escape, a Cabo yacht sportfisher the
first day, hooked at 3 p.m. 20 miles north of Cabo, died down deep, and
was not able to be brought up and boated until 8 p.m. The team raced
back, but the team was a mere nine minutes late getting back to the
Puerto Paraiso Mall weigh station and a huge crowd. Thus, the team lost a
sure $430,000, and a possible $1 million payday had the fish ended up
the largest of the tourney, which would been a sure thing.
Because
the tournament is run on IGFA rules, only one angler, in this Texan
Carl Riley, can fight the fish. Five hours of pulling on a dead fish
against the current was brutally hard. He did it, just not quickly
enough.
You can catch the results, photos and live video of the awards dinner tonight by logging onto
http://bisbeeblackblue.catchstat.com.
Pat McDonell
The 800-pound class fish that was not weighed the first day after missing the 9 p.m. weigh-in deadline by nine minutes.
Team Reelaxe at weigh-in with their 599.
Black & Blue Final Standings
UNOFFICIAL
TOP 5 TEAMS
Rehab — John Stonecipher — 560 & 347 lb. black marlin
Reelaxe — Jose Almanza — 599 lb. black marlin
C-Bandit — Buzz Colton — 549 lb. black marlin
Dream Weaver — John Boratto — 484 lb. black marlin
KW's Karma — Ron Pascoe — 431 lb. black marlin
TOP RELEASE TEAMS
El Lobo — 600 points / 2 blue marlin (on time) — $37,846.00
Auriga — 600 points / 2 blue marlin (on time) — $13,100
Mobius — 300 points / 1 blue marlin (on time) — $7,278.00
DAY 1 JACKPOT WINNERS
$200 & $500: Reelaxe — $55,505.00 (599 lbs. / Jose Almanza)
$1,000: Rehab — $73,950.00 (560 lbs. / John Stonecipher)
$2,000 & $5,000: C-Bandit — $282,200.00 (549 lbs. / Buzz Colton)
$10,000: Tiger Spirit — $127,500.00 (427 lbs. / Luis Liera)
DAY 2 JACKPOT WINNERS
$200, $500, $1k, $2k, $5k: Dream Weaver — $411,655.00 (484 lbs. / John Boratto)
$10,000: Sporty Game — $127,500.00 (426 lbs. / Chuck Grieger)
DAY 3 JACKPOT WINNERS
$200, $500, $1k: Rehab — $129,455.00 (347 lbs./ John Stonecipher)
Day 3 $2,000, $5,000 and $10,000 Dailies roll backwards to the largest fish in the category.
$2,000 & $5,000: C-Bandit — $282,200.00 (549 lbs. / Buzz Colton)
$10,000: Tiger Spirit — $127,500.00 (427 lbs. / Luis Liera) |
