Local angler Luis Liera was credited with the catch aboard Tiger Spirit, owned by Ned Wallace of Newport Beach, Calif. It was second in weight to a 409-pound blue caught the same day aboard Bad Medicine, but Tiger Spirit had entered more daily jackpots and claimed more than half of a total purse worth $2,173,955.
The Black & Blue, which is the world's richest sportfishing tournament, began last Wednesday and winners were announced during a banquet on Saturday night. Tiger Spirit earned $1,162,842.50; it was the event's first $1-million payout since the team Han 'em High won more than $2 million in 2008. Tiger Spirit was skippered by a local captain, Sergio Cota, who earned a 10% share of the team's winnings.
Team Bad Medicine won $394,090 and Pegasus was third with a 329-pound blue marlin worth $283,752.50.
The competition featured 100 teams and 529 anglers from around the world. Only marlin weighing 300 pounds or more were allowed to be killed. Teams bringing in underweight marlin were penalized.
In all, 122 billfish were caught and only seven were brought in and weighed. Of the seven three weighed less than 300 pounds. The billfish breakdown: 56 blue marlin, 52 striped marlin, 12 sailfish and two black marlin.
-- Image shows team Tiger Spirit, and some local eye candy, posing with its million-dollar marlin
Source: http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2011/10/cabo-san-lucas-tournament-marlin-nets-team-11-million.html
Are you planning your vacations to Los Cabos? email us at pltcabo@gmail.com, follow us on our blog, facebook or twitter and get a 15% discount of our published rates on a round trip private transportation service!. Offer valid through December 15th, 2011.
011 52 624 141 6838
72*629356*1
0 comentarios