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2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot - Nov 3-6, 2010 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
THE LOS CABOS TUNA JACKPOT TOURNAMENT
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What a great Cabo San Lucas event we had in November, with 104 teams from five countries, nine of which won money, topped by team Fisher Man that set a new Mexican tuna record of 383 pounds! Plan now for the 12th annual edition of the WON/Yamaha Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament, slated for Nov. 3-6, 2010 with the tourney headquarters again the Tesoro Hotel where much of the tourney activities will be! Thew slogan this year is again Fish Hard, Party Harder. "That slogan pretty much sums up our event," said Tuna Jackpot Director Pat McDonell. "We went up in team numbers this year, unprecedented in any event in the U.S. and Mexico. Many of the sponsors will be back, and while the venues may adjust for more angler convenience but we will make those announcements as soon as possible, but we were very pleased with all aspects of the tournament this year, so any changes will be brought about because we can make the tournament better for the anglers. We are looking at the site of the weigh-in, and also at ways we can streamline and shorten the awards ceremony."
The Tesoro Hotel will again play host to the captains meeting, and the venues for the Boardwalk Bash and the Rock and Roll Party will also remain the same, said McDonell.
For more information on the tourney as it develops, see www.loscabostunajackpot.com or www.wonews.com. There will be no changes in the basic rules, schedule and optionals, said McDonell. Look on this home page to the left in the 2010 PREVIEW section for the signup form that is downloadable and printable. See you in Cabo! If you need to contact Jackpot Director Pat McDonell, reach him at pat@wonews.com or at (760) 949-0030, ext. 33.
Yamaha and Western Outdoor News’ staff and Cabo supporters invite you to another exciting tournament.
Sincerely,
Pat McDonell
Director, 2009 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot
pat@wonews.com or at (949) 366-0030, ext. 33
Ways to win for 2010 preview !!!
There's at least three dozen ways to win cash and prizes in Cabo at the 2010 WON/Yamaha Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament. And that does not even take into consideration the nightly drawings for tackle and trips in which more than 60 names are drawn over four days.
The ways to win are:
The nightly party drawings: There are four of them, one each night, worth a total of $150,000. Trips to Alaska, Mexico, Seeker custom Tuna Jackpot rods, Avet reels, tackle bags, Eat Me Lures, Terrafin satellite map memberships, Reactor watches, Costa sunglasses, Mustad hooks, Seaguar flurocarbon packs, Eat Me Lures, the list just goes on and on. It takes three nightly parties to give it all away!
The Overall Tuna Division: You will have paid in $800 as a team, and $400 of that goes into the Overall Tuna pot of money which is paid out to the top three teams over two days. Biggest three fish over TWO days. First place pays 85 percent, second place gets 10 percent, 5 percent for third. How much is paid out depends on how many teams are in the field. Multiply the number of teams times $400.
Tuna optionals: There are six of them, $500, $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $5,000 and $10,000. You can enter and win one, or enter two or three -- or all of them. You compete only against those who entered in each one. And it's a whole new ballgame the second day, so there's a total of 12 chances over two days alone. Those amounts listed above are for being in the daily optionals both days. Nine teams won money at the 11th annual event, a record for the number of payouts. The smallest fish to win money? A 51 pounder the second day. You do not have to have the biggest fish to win money. Just the biggest fish in your optionals each day.
The Wahoo/Dorado daily optional: 80 percent of the $1,000 you pay for the two days of the optional goes into a pot. Winner takes all, biggest wahoo OR dorado taking the money in the pot each day. The minimum weight is 30 pounds for all three weighable species, dorado, wahoo and tuna. So, if 100 teams enter the Wahoo/Dorado Optional, there will be $40,000 in the pot each day. If no eligible fish of 30 pounds or heavier is caught by those teams entered in the optional, it rolls to the next day. It can also roll backwards. There was $32,000 in the pot each day.
When you arrive: You automatically win because you will receive a variety of Mustad hook packs, an embroidered t-shirt, an embroidered carry bag, event visor or hat (your choice in colors, a free Mustad contest photo (e-mailed), and a free DVD (to be mailed to all households. You will also get a wristband to three parties, drawing tickets, and tickets to two sit-down dinners, the Friday (new night!) Fiesta (you paid for that last year, this it’s included), and the Ruth’s Chris-catered awards dinner. And a shot at a $600 rod/reel outfit and $400 cash in the Avet/Seeker Casting Contest during check-in. We’re not done… there will likely be other free gifts at the parties in addition to the free drawings.
The Avet/ /Seeker Casting Contest: The Tesoro second floor pool patio at check-in will be a great party spot to swim, drink, sit by the pool and listen to live music by local band Dos Huevos, check in your team, buy Tuna Jackpot clothing and... compete in the casting contest. The final four anglers win the rod/reel combos and the winner gets a combo outfit AND $400 in cash to blow on something really fun in Cabo. That's why you're there. Right! Last year the Tesoro bar couldn't handle the demand for booze. They weren't prepared for our group! We warned them.
The Early Bird Drawing: Sign up before Oct. 1, 2010 and everyone on the team picked Saturday night will divide up a $10,000 prize package of four hotel stays in Cabo at the Tesoro, four Reactor watches and a dozen other four-sets of prizes.
Sticker Contest: Plaster the WON sticker around town, and on your boat, even on your forehead, and the first time Jackpot Director or another staffer sees the sticker at a (randomly drawn) time after 6 a.m. Thursday, and each team member gets a Reactor watch, valued between $300 and $400.
Hey, you’re going to Cabo to fish the event anyway, right? Might as well get your entry fee in and get the prize train rolling. For details, see the official Web site at www.loscabostunajackpot.com or the ad/sign-up sheet in this week’s paper.
The ways to win are:
The nightly party drawings: There are four of them, one each night, worth a total of $150,000. Trips to Alaska, Mexico, Seeker custom Tuna Jackpot rods, Avet reels, tackle bags, Eat Me Lures, Terrafin satellite map memberships, Reactor watches, Costa sunglasses, Mustad hooks, Seaguar flurocarbon packs, Eat Me Lures, the list just goes on and on. It takes three nightly parties to give it all away!
The Overall Tuna Division: You will have paid in $800 as a team, and $400 of that goes into the Overall Tuna pot of money which is paid out to the top three teams over two days. Biggest three fish over TWO days. First place pays 85 percent, second place gets 10 percent, 5 percent for third. How much is paid out depends on how many teams are in the field. Multiply the number of teams times $400.
Tuna optionals: There are six of them, $500, $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $5,000 and $10,000. You can enter and win one, or enter two or three -- or all of them. You compete only against those who entered in each one. And it's a whole new ballgame the second day, so there's a total of 12 chances over two days alone. Those amounts listed above are for being in the daily optionals both days. Nine teams won money at the 11th annual event, a record for the number of payouts. The smallest fish to win money? A 51 pounder the second day. You do not have to have the biggest fish to win money. Just the biggest fish in your optionals each day.
The Wahoo/Dorado daily optional: 80 percent of the $1,000 you pay for the two days of the optional goes into a pot. Winner takes all, biggest wahoo OR dorado taking the money in the pot each day. The minimum weight is 30 pounds for all three weighable species, dorado, wahoo and tuna. So, if 100 teams enter the Wahoo/Dorado Optional, there will be $40,000 in the pot each day. If no eligible fish of 30 pounds or heavier is caught by those teams entered in the optional, it rolls to the next day. It can also roll backwards. There was $32,000 in the pot each day.
When you arrive: You automatically win because you will receive a variety of Mustad hook packs, an embroidered t-shirt, an embroidered carry bag, event visor or hat (your choice in colors, a free Mustad contest photo (e-mailed), and a free DVD (to be mailed to all households. You will also get a wristband to three parties, drawing tickets, and tickets to two sit-down dinners, the Friday (new night!) Fiesta (you paid for that last year, this it’s included), and the Ruth’s Chris-catered awards dinner. And a shot at a $600 rod/reel outfit and $400 cash in the Avet/Seeker Casting Contest during check-in. We’re not done… there will likely be other free gifts at the parties in addition to the free drawings.
The Avet/ /Seeker Casting Contest: The Tesoro second floor pool patio at check-in will be a great party spot to swim, drink, sit by the pool and listen to live music by local band Dos Huevos, check in your team, buy Tuna Jackpot clothing and... compete in the casting contest. The final four anglers win the rod/reel combos and the winner gets a combo outfit AND $400 in cash to blow on something really fun in Cabo. That's why you're there. Right! Last year the Tesoro bar couldn't handle the demand for booze. They weren't prepared for our group! We warned them.
The Early Bird Drawing: Sign up before Oct. 1, 2010 and everyone on the team picked Saturday night will divide up a $10,000 prize package of four hotel stays in Cabo at the Tesoro, four Reactor watches and a dozen other four-sets of prizes.
Sticker Contest: Plaster the WON sticker around town, and on your boat, even on your forehead, and the first time Jackpot Director or another staffer sees the sticker at a (randomly drawn) time after 6 a.m. Thursday, and each team member gets a Reactor watch, valued between $300 and $400.
Hey, you’re going to Cabo to fish the event anyway, right? Might as well get your entry fee in and get the prize train rolling. For details, see the official Web site at www.loscabostunajackpot.com or the ad/sign-up sheet in this week’s paper.
