Fishing riches
Submitted by Colin Hay on Wed, 2007-10-31 10:09
I have jst comne across this article. I thought it may be of interest
Larry Suchor and Ron Pasco have combined to win more than US$365,000 in a fishing contest last week in Mexico.
Larry Suchor and Ron Pasco have combined to win more than US$365,000 in a fishing contest last week in Mexico.
The Bisbee Black and Blue is the world’s richest team sporting event, paying out more than US$3.9 million in cash annually.
The tournament took place Oct. 23-27 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This year, the 27th annual tournament, teams from all over the world and 47 US states competed.
Fortuna, the team combining the talents of Suchor and Pasco, pulled in a 460-pound blue marlin on the 48-foot boat Riviera to place fourth in the tournament and win US$365,850 in prize money.
They were among 165 boats competing, including Bad Company Wyoming Cowboys, who finished third with a 539-pound blue marlin to win the most of any team in the tournament, US$1.4 million, the second largest purse handed out in tournament history. They won that money by entering all of the optional daily categories.
Spokesman Jason Jepson said the fishing was helped just days before the tournament when hurrican Kiko threatened to make landfall in Los Cabos.
But the day before the event was to start, the hurricane turned west, away from the area, and dissipated in the Pacific. That churned up the water, which, coupled with an "opportune moon phase," caused some of the best fishing the tournament has seen in years.
Tight lines, Colin Hay
Tight lines, Colin Hay
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