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Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament Coming in October, 2008
Bisbee’s, the world’s richest Billfish Tournament is already underway for the 2008 sport fishing season in Baja Sur. While the famous Black and Blue Marlin Tournament is yet to start on the 21strd of October in Cabo San Lucas, there are already fishing tournaments that have begun on the East Cape of Baja Sur.
The 9 th annual East cape Offshore Tournament of 2008 started on July 29th and went through August 2nd this
year. The tournament was very successful with 56 boats entering and $317,310.00 in cash awards with 114 Billfish caught. Wildcatter a 68' Hatteras won the top prize with a 360lb. Blue Marlin and an award of $89,535.60 in prize 
money
followed by the boat Fisherman with a 310lb Blue for $6,350.00 and then the Onu Copa Gobenerdador a 31' Ocean bring
in in a 306lb Marlin for a total of $145,908 in cash awards.
Top Dorado awards went to Bull Rider a 60' Hatteras with a 48.6lb Dorado for a total prize of $37,716 with a 1 day prize going to New venture a 68' Bertram with a 47.2lb Dorado and a prize of $18,900. The same amount went tot Doghouse a 56' Viking for day 3. next up are the Los Cabos offshore and the Black and Blue Marlin tournaments yet to be held in Cabo San Lucas, Baja Sur, Mexico.
The Top Release Team was Fisherman, 35' Cabo Yacht with 5 billfish released for 1500 points and second was Il Capricio a 39' Bertram that released 4 billfish for 1200 points filling in 3rd place was La Paz One a 28' California that released 3 billfish and 2 stripped Marlin for 1100 points.
This event is also the first tournament of this year's 2008 Bisbee's Bluewater C.U.P. Series. We have five more qualifying tournaments in this year's CUP Series, three of which are in Catalina Island and two in Los Cabos. If you fish in any of these six qualifying tournaments, you're automatically enrolled in the CUP Series, and we'll be tracking your angling successes at each event. The top 10 points earning teams will be invited to participate in the
Bisbee's Bluewater CUP Championship Tournament being held in Cabo San Lucas October 17th to the 19th is the Los Cabos offshore tournament which is a part of the Bisbee series of fishing tournaments that started
with the East Cape on July 29th to August 2., 2008. The Bisbee's series will
finish with the famous Black and Blue starting October 21st to the 25th for 2008.
Black & Blue Marlin Tournament All functions for the Los Cabos Tournament will take place at the Cabo Villas Beach Resort and the Baja Cantina Beach Club. And
remember to sign up and make payment no later than October 7th for this series. The Black and Blue will include 3 days of fishing Wednesday through Friday form 8am to 5 pm.
The remaining tournament information is available here: The remaining 2008 Bisbee’s Events are the Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament October 17–19th, 2008 and Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament October 21st-25th of 2008.
We at www.BajaInsider.com wish all you anglers the best and thank the whole Bisbee family for continuing on with their growing support of the local economy of Baja California.