Blue Water Cup results Cabo! Congrates Contender One

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Just Noticed the results were posted and CONTENDER ONE took 3 rd place congrates guys!! Hope to get more info here soon!

Bisbee's Bluewater C.U.P. Championship Sets New World Record
With 56.9 Marlin Caught and Released per Team
Team Wildcatter Wins with Mind-Bending 105 Marlin Released Over Two Days!
CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO, Dec. 3, 2007—The inaugural Bisbee’s Bluewater C.U.P. Championship tournament took place November 29th through December 1st in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and went straight into the record books with a phenomenal catch average of 56.9 marlin per team.
“This was as true of a championship event the industry has ever seen” said tournament promoter Wayne Bisbee. “The teams competing made tournament fishing history, and the numbers themselves prove that these are some of the best teams in the world—which is what a championship is all about”.
Ten teams were invited to the Championship which was the finale to the Bisbee’s Bluewater C.U.P. Series, a team oriented series that included three tournaments in California and three in Mexico running from July through October. Three teams were not able to attend. The all-release event was filmed by an independent production crew and featured a unique “Pole Position” scoring method which awarded starting points to teams based on their overall success throughout the Series.
On the first day of fishing seven teams, on boats ranging from a 33’ Contender to a 72’ Donzi, hit the ocean like a hurricane heading northwest to the Finger Banks on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula. The bite took off late morning and remained steady throughout the day, which was overcast and rainy with strong winds and high seas. There are no boundaries in this event and several teams were outside of radio range, so the true numbers weren’t known until that evening as teams turned in their scorecards at the Baja Cantina. By the end of the day 158 striped marlin releases had been recorded.
The weather laid down a bit on the second and final day of fishing and, based on their experience from the previous day, the teams were prepared with extra bait and tackle. As the shotgun flare hit the sky everyone again headed northwest, and again the true numbers weren’t known until that evening. When the final scorecard was turned in everyone sat back in shock as they counted an unbelievable 240 releases for a total of 398 striped marlin released by seven teams over two days of fishing.
Team Wildcatter from Wyoming won the Championship with 105 striped marlin releases and were crowned THE Champions of Billfishing. The second runner up was Contender One with 86 striped marlin and the first runner up was Tiger Spirit who released 97 striped marlin. A complete list of teams and the overall final standings are included at the end of the press release.
Everyone congratulated each other with true camaraderie, and the event ended with on-camera team interviews followed by dinner and the Awards Presentation at the Baja Cantina.
2007 Bisbee’s Bluewater C.U.P. Series Sponsors
EVENT SPONSORS: Body Glove, Contender Boats, Eastern Pacific Yacht Club (EPYC), Monaco Rare Coins, Snell Real Estate.
HOSTS: Baja Cantina Dockside Restaurant, Baja Cantina Beach Club and Cabo Villas Beach Resort
2007 Bisbee’s Bluewater C.U.P. Series Qualifying Tournaments
· Bisbee’s East Cape Offshore Tournament, July 29-August 2
· Contender Avalon Billfish Classic, September 7-9
· Riviera Zane Grey Invitational Tournament, September 14-17
· Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, October 17-19
· Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament, October 21-25
Additional Information
For additional information on the Catalina Classic Tournaments visit http://www.catalinaclassic.com; for information on the Bisbee’s events visit http://www.bisbees.com and for information about the Bisbee’s Bluewater C.U.P. Series visit http://www.bisbeesbluewatercup.com.
High-Resolution Photos
Photos are available for download at www.bisbeesbluewatercup.com/Local/media/
1. 1st Place Team Wildcatter
2. 2nd Place Team Tiger Spirit
3. 3rd Place Team Contender One

Bisbee’s Bluewater C.U.P. Championship
2007 Final Results
7 Teams, 34 Anglers
398 striped marlin released (158 - Day 1 / 240 - Day 2)
Catch Ratio per Team: 56.9 : 1
Each team received six “Bisbee Lucky Morgan Silver Dollars” from Monaco Rare Coin
Brilliant un-circulated U.S. Morgan Silver Dollar minted in the 1880s at the New Orleans Mint
Championship Team Received
· Silver CUP trophies with champagne
· 1893 U.S. $10 Gold Coin (containing ½ oz. of gold) from Monaco Rare Coin
· One Week Use of Eastern Pacific Yacht Club (EPYC) Club Facilities
· Free 2008 entry into all six Series Events
· Pelagic Prize Package for each Angler
· Melton International Gift Card for each Angler
· Joseph Henry Watches for each Angler
1st Place
#5 WILDCATTER, HATTERAS 68 FT.
Enrique Villanueva Martinez from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Angel Gilberto Kakogui from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
John Martin from Casper WY USA
Juan Luis Osuna Garcia from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Ron Pasco from Casper WY USA
Pole Position Points: 350
Day 1 Catch Points: 3,600
Day 2 Catch Points: 6,900
Total Points: 10,850 (105 Fish)
2nd Place
#4 TIGER SPIRIT, DONZI 72 FT.
Sergio Cota Castro from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Carlos Estrada Lucero from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Norberto Landas Villa from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Jesus Smith Espinoza from San Jose del Cabo BCS Mexico
Ned Wallace from Newport Beach CA USA
Randy Wickward from Signal Hill CA USA
Pole Position Points: 400
Day 1 Catch Points: 3,500
Day 2 Catch Points: 6,200
Total Points: 10,100 (97 Fish)
3rd Place
#1 CONTENDER ONE, CONTENDER 33 FT.
Bill Cordes from Homestead FL USA
Joe Neber from Homestead FL USA
Matthew Neber from Homestead FL USA
Wayne Savage from Homestead FL USA
Pole Position Points: 550
Day 1 Catch Points: 3600
Day 2 Catch Points: 5000
Total Points: 9150 (86 Fish)
4th Place
#8 CABO MAGIC, BERTRAM 35 FT.
Hector Ayala from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Tommy Garcia Jr. from Las Vegas NV USA
Rosario "Chary" Ledsma Limon from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Carlos Ruiz Saiza from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Victor Hugo Sandez Cota from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Pole Position Points: 200
Day 1 Catch Points: 2,200
Day 2 Catch Points: 2,800
Total Points: 5,200 (50 Fish)
5th Place
#7 CHICAGO BLUES BILLFISHING TEAM, CABO YACHT 35 FT.
David Zarate Jacobo from Cabo San Lucas BCS Mexico
Mike Hanratty from St. Charles IL USA
Alan Levernier from Northfield IL USA
Ed Levernier from Buffalo Grove IL USA
Tony Levernier from Northfield IL USA
Jim Manninen from Northfield IL USA
Pole Position Points: 250
Day 1 Catch Points: 1,600
Day 2 Catch Points: 1,500
Total Points: 3,350 (31 Fish)
6th Place
#10 PEZ ESPADA, PHIL BROOKS 72 FT.
David Grimes from Vista CA USA
Vince Cislo from Santiago Colima Mexico
Di Hoertig from San Clemente CA USA
Gary Hoertig from San Clemente CA USA
Pole Position Points: 100
Day 1 Catch Points: 600
Day 2 Catch Points: 800
Total Points: 1,500 (14 Fish)
7th Place
#9 STRIKE FORCE, STRIKER 48 FT.
Mike O'Dell from Los Barriles BCS Mexico
Justin Brower from San Diego CA USA
Adalberto Parra from Mexico
Mary Robbins from Burbank CA USA
Pole Position Points: 150
Day 1 Catch Points: 0 (released 7 striped marlin but did meet scorecard deadline))
Day 2 Catch Points: 800
Total Points: 950 (15 fish)

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