YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS

O.K you have to watch this..... airing tomorrow on Swedish TV, it is about a crazy Swede who came to Cabo to fish from a kayak with Pisces Fleet. This is huge in Sweden and will be shown all across Scandanavia. We attended the premiere in Gothenburg where the King & Queen of Sweden were present...this IS VERY COOL http://www.theoldmanandthesea.se

Was This a Marlin or a Tuna Tournament?

The Bisbee Offshore is over, with just two qualifying blue marlin weighed in at 583 & 565 lbs by Chupacabra and Sneak Attack respectively. However that is not to say that fishing was not good, the yellow fin tuna catches were nothing short of amazing, as seen by the table below. Is our name going to change to "Tuna Capital of the World"?
Some big dorado were caught too with a 54.8 lb'er winning this division for Hang Em High.

Heaviest Tuna Overall

Rank	Team	Species		LBS
1	19's Toy	Yellowfin Tuna	Video	314.00
2	C-Bandit	Yellowfin Tuna		299.00
3	Bad Company	Yellowfin Tuna		276.00
4	El Burro II	Yellowfin Tuna		234.00
5	Dingo II	Yellowfin Tuna		218.00

Heaviest Dorado Overall

Rank	Team	Species		LBS
1	Hang 'Em High	Dolphin		54.80
2	Predator	Dolphin	Video	45.40
3	Marea	Dolphin		42.40
4	Loco Marlin Cazadores / La Nueva Red Rum	Dolphin		41.20
5	Loco Marlin Cazadores / La Nueva Red Rum	Dolphin	Video	40.80

Need a Boat for the Bisbee Black and Blue?

Bill Collector seems to be on a roll. They won the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament with a 483 lb black marlin and they hooked up a black again today in the Bisbee Offshore. The fish struck late in the day and was just shy of 300 lbs. Captain Julio did not want to chance it so preferred to let the fish go. This boat is still available for the Black and Blue if there are any late entries. Give us a call.

Bill Collector Scores Big $167,877.00 in Prize Money

Last night the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament awards banquet took place beachside, at the Playa Grande resort, giving teams a chance to get spruced up and mingle with other teams during a delicious four course dinner. Of course we were very proud of Pisces Bill Collector, a 31 ft Cabo, for taking first place and to have caught the only qualifying fish during the event. Total winnings for the team headed up by Mark Chiavetta and crew Julio Gonzalez  & Esteban Balderas was $167,877.00.
Team Bad Medicine scored $43,753.00 for most billfish released and a dorado weighed in, whilst team Galanti took $30,200.00 for most billfish released on day two.
Wild Hooker, did very well with two tuna of 227 and 247 lbs respectively for angler Alan Stewart winning him $19,507.00. These are exacly what he needs for the Tuna Tournament coming up next month.
This is the second time Pisces has won this tournament; in 2006 Tracy Ann, a 31 ft Bertram, won over $400,000.00 for a group of anglers from Finland.
Just goes to show you don't necessarily need a big boat to place.

 

Tournament Info

Here is a quick run down of current tournaments:

Just finished, Los Cabos Billfish Tournament. Normally a three day fishing event, it was reduced to two, due to tropical storm conditions. Boats fished Thursday and Friday of last week, 18th and 19th of October.
Taking place now, is Bisbee Offshore, Saturdy and Sunday, so far just one fish weighed in a 583 lb blue marlin aboard Chupacabra.
Coming up, the main event, Bisbees Black and Blue, with fishing to take place, Wedns, Thursday and Friday. Below is the schedule for the Bisbee Black and Blue.

2012 Black & Blue Schedule of Events

TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 REGISTRATION

2:00-5:30pm Registration and distribution of team bags in front of Puerto Paraiso Mall.
5:30pm-6:30pm Captains Meeting, Puerto Paraiso Mall. One team member must attend.
6:30pm-9:00pm Registration continues.
7:00pm-9:00pm Opening Ceremonies begin: Flag Honors with Mexican Naval Escort, Mexican National Anthem, Pre-Colombian New Fire Dance, Lighting of the Tournament Torch, Traditional Japanese Dance, Japanese Taiko Drums, Music by Cabomax.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY-FRIDAY OCTOBER 24-26 FISHING DAYS

8:00am Shotgun Start.
8:00am-5:00pm Tournament Fishing; lines must be out of the water by 5:00pm.
8:00am-9:00pm Weigh Station is open in front of the Puerto Paraiso Mall, boats inside the harbour entrance by 9:00pm can weigh.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 AWARDS CELEBRATION

7:00pm-9:30pm Awards Celebration starts off with cocktails followed by dinner and a big screen presentation of the tournament video. The awards presentation starts after viewing the tournament video followed by music by Cabomax. Open to tournament participants only

Pisces Bill Collector First Place So Far 483 lb Black Marlin

 

Pisces Bill Collecter caught a 483 lb black marlin today, the only billfish weighed in at the Los Cabos Bill Fish Tournament on the first day of competition...way to go Captain Julio! First place so far...no need to look so serious, you guys just won around $50,000.00 - shown here angler Jim Glass on left, captain Julio on right.

 

Another beautiful fish to come in today was this large yellowfin tuna that weighed 227 lbs took angler Alan Stewart just ELEVEN minutes to boat after it took a like bonito aboard Wild Hooker.

 

 

 



 



A Few Pics From the Last 12 Hours

There is no better place to live than Cabo, the scenery the people, THE FISHING here are a few pics taken in the last 12 hours.

We had a get together at Captain Tony's on the marina, next to the Pisces office, just to say thanks to our crews and to wish them the best for the upcoming season. New Pisces shirts were distributed and it was great family time together. The crews are the backbone of Pisces and we think they are the best.

A beautiful sunrise this morning, for the first day of the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, which had 37 entries.

This was snapped on Cabo San Lucas street by the church, an unusual site in downtown Cabo today. These guys had come from Rancho Guacamaya to take part in a "Cabalgata" which is like a pilgrimage on horseback with a lot of particpants; these guys had lost the rest of the group.

PORT IS OPEN

This morning we woke to surprisingly calm seas and the port being open. Really, we never know with the current Port Captain. We also have cell phone service and internet back, which was down from 2.00-4.00pm, depending on the part of town, until 4.00 am this morning. Some boats are out, but due to the lack of communication it has been hard coordinating everything. The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament set to start today, cancelled the first day of fishing last night at the Captains Meeting, as they were not sure if the port would be open or not. This will now become a two day event.

See The Marina & Conditions in Real Time

Here is a link to our webcam, that shows the marina and mouth of the harbor. You can zoom in on the image or change the size of the display.
This will give a better idea of true conditions. Hope this is a useful tool for you http://192.168.1.158/img/main.cgi?next_file=main.htm

Hurricane Paul Passes By But Leaves Rough Seas

It seems like the hurricane has passed by us and that we are seeing the tail end of the outer bands, nevetheless seas look rough, as seen in the photo above. This was taken at noon from the Pisces offices, looking out over the marina and towards Cabo Bello. Waves can be seen hitting the point which is about three miles away. We consider that the port will be closed tomorrow but probably open on Thursday. The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament was set to have the first day of fishing tomorrow, but it looks like it will be reduced to a two day tournament.