THE SECOND LEG OF THE 8th ANNUAL LOS SUEÑOS SIGNATURE BILLFISH SERIES
BEATS ALL PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT RECORDS
The second leg of the 2011 Los Sueños Signature Billfish Series, held March 2‐5, had 35 participating teams and 133 individual anglers. It turned out to be a record catch with a release of over 30 fish per boat…officially breaking any and all Los Sueños tournament records on file! Congratulations anglers on releasing 1057 billfish, including 1033 sails and 24 marlin.
DAY 1
By 8:19 am on Day 1 we were already had 10 releases registered with tournament control and by 8:46 am the number had risen to 23 releases. The fish were biting the tournament was off to a very good start. As of 10 am we had 90 billfish and Gotcha was in the lead with 900 points. By 2 pm, Adios (Team SI Yachts) led the pack with 1900 points, followed by Big Oh with 1700 points. Game On made a huge leap though and took first place for the day with 2800 points after releasing 28 sails, followed by Adios with 17 sail releases and 1 marlin for 2200 points. Gotcha took third on time, also with 2200 points. It seemed at the end of Day 1, that the race for Series Champion would be between Game On, ending the day with a combined total of 5100 points and Gotcha, with 4900 points.
DAY 2
Fuujin released a double at 9:55 am on Day 2, bringing the total number of releases in the tournament to 450, already more than doubling the total releases from Leg I of the Series. At 2 pm, it was Game On in first with 4400 points, followed by Gotcha with 3500 points and Big Oh rounding out of the top three with 3100 points. Would these standings be telltale of the entire tournament?
At the end of Day 2, Game On finished in first place for the day, having released 46 sails and 1 marlin for 5100 points. Gotcha ended in second with 4500 points after releasing 40 sails and 1 marlin. Finally, Big Oh took third with 4000 points with 35 sailfish releases and 1 marlin. It was Voice of the Wild though, that commanded the top of the leader board for the dailies, after releasing 9 sails
and 3 marlin for 2400 points.
DAY 3
Going into Day 3 the teams had released 748 billfish, and were on their way to breaking all previous tournament records in regards to number of fish per boat. In fact, they were calling in so often that they literally wore out the tournament radio. Some speedy work in the control room had the radio up and running right away so the boats could continue calling in release after release. As of 10:30 am Game On still had control of the top of the leader board with 5400 points, followed again by Gotcha with 4900 points and Adios in third with 4600 points. Game On was still in first at 2 pm, but Gotcha and Big Oh were neck and neck, each with 5600 points, vying for second place. The fishing was so incredible that the total releases for this leg only passed 1000 before 2 pm on Day 3!
At 3 pm Game On showed that they were in no way going to allow anyone to take their win away from them and held fast to their first place position. Gotcha was in second with 5900 points, just one sail ahead of Big Oh. With only 45 minutes until lines out, it was still anyone’s game. The bite was so hot that Game On could potentially even be knocked off their pedestal. In the end though, Game On was able to clench their first place win with 6200 points after releasing 57 sails and 1
marlin. Gotcha landed in second on time, having reached 6000 points after releasing their last fish at 3.27 pm just half an hour before Big Oh released their last fish, also for 6000 points.
There was a total of 1057 billfish released by the 35 participating boats, representing a release rate of over 30 fish per boat!! Congratulations to all teams for beating out all previous tournament records…Fantastic!
1st‐ Game On: 6200 points, 57 sails, 1 marlin
2nd‐ Gotcha: 6000 points, 55 sails, 1 marlin (on time)
3rd‐ Big Oh: 6000 points, 55 sail, 1 marlin
Series Champion‐ Gotcha: 8700 points, 57 sail, 6 marlin
AWARDS
Nearly 500 people gathered at the Los Sueños Beach Club Saturday evening to celebrate the remarkable accomplishment of the winning teams and see them receive a combined cash total of $82,000.
1st‐ Game On: $41,000 // 2nd‐ Gotcha: $24,600 & Series Champion: $50,000 // 3rd‐ Big Oh: $16,400
Trophies by Gray Taxidermy. Other prizes and awards by: Rick Bogert‐ framed prints of this year’s tournament art and rods and reels for Series Champion, Vanmark, Inc.‐ gold pendants, Costa del Mar‐ sunglasses for winning anglers, Flor de Caña‐ aged Rum, and IK Yacht Design‐ Gift certificates for all winners, Dockwise‐ $5000 gift certificate towards yacht transport.
TOP ANGLER
Gray Ingram the owner and an angler on the Big Oh took the title of Top Angler with 3000 points after releasing 25 sails and 1 marlin. He was just 1 sailfish ahead of the runner up, Jeff Cohen of the Da Bait.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The entire tournament organizing committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who came
together to support this event. Our gratitude goes out to all the anglers, captains, mates, observers, committee
members, Los Sueños staff and of course, our sponsors (in alphabetical order): BLP Abogados, Bristol Marine Supply
Store, Caterpillar/ Gregory Poole, Costa del Mar, Costa Rica Luxury, Dockwise, Durman, Flor de Caña, Gray
Taxidermy, Inc., IGFA, IK Yacht Design, International Special Risks, Marriott, MTU/Tractomotriz, Purdy Motors/Toyota,
Rick Bogert, Scotiabank, Smith Merritt Insurance, Stewart Title, Tom George Yacht Group, Traveler’s Insurance,
Vanmark, Inc., Viking Yachts, WBS. For more on our sponsors, please visit www.LStournaments.com.
WBS SANCTIONED EVENT
The Los Sueños Signature Billfish Series presented by Viking Yachts is sanctioned by the World Billfish Series (WBS). Anglers competing in the Los Sueños tournaments are automatically enrolled in the WBS and compete for points in the Pacific Rim Division. The top angler from each leg of the Signature Series is presented with a plaque and invitation to the 2011 WBS Grand Championship, to be held in Los Sueños Resort and Marina, December 7‐11. For further
information, please visit www.worldbillfishseries.com.
IGFA SANCTIONED EVENT
The top team from each leg of the Los Sueños Signature Series will be eligible to compete in the 2011 IGFA Grand
Championship May 8‐13, 2011. For further information, please visit www.igfaoffshorechampionship.com.
For further information, please contact Ashley Bretecher, Tournament Director, at Toll‐free: 1‐866‐865‐9759, Tel:
011.506.2630.4000 or e‐mail: a.bretecher@lsrm.com.
Information on Los Sueños Resort and Marina is available online at www.lsrm.com.
1st Place
$ 41,000
Boat Name: GAME ON
Make: Viking
Model: 61
Year: 2004
Captain: Tony Carrizosa
Angler #1: Pat Healy
Angler #2: Drew McDowell
Angler #3: Bob Hixson
Angler #4: Carmine Galati
2nd Place // Series Champion
$24,600 & Series Champion: $50,000
Boat Name: GOTCHA
Make: Robin Smith
Model: 65 Convertible Sport Fish
Year: 1998
Captain: Jimmy Kitchell
Angler #1: Dale Wills
Angler #2: Jason Nolan
Angler #3: Cliff Mountain
Angler #4: Harry Schultz
3rd Place // Top Angler
$16,400
Boat Name: BIG OH
Make: SCARBOUGH
Model: 63
Year: 2007
Captain Ronnie Fields
Angler #1: Gray Ingram **Top Angler
Angler #2: Watson Caviness
Angler #3: Page Robertson
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