First Bisbee’s tournament kicks off
July 28, 2010 by John
Filed under Billfish Report
A good day on the billfish calendar, as today witnessed the first day of the first of the Bisbee’s tournaments this year. And a big day it was for the 
Dreamweaver, catching a 581-pound black marlin.
Here’s the calendar for Bisbee’s tournaments for this year…with the Black and Blue boasting the largest purse of any billfish tournament in the world…
East Cape Offshore Tournament
Expected boats: 75
Expected purse: $400,000
Los Cabos Offshore Tournament
Expected boats: 70
Expected purse: $300,000
Bisbee’s Black and Blue Tournament
Expected boats: 200
Expected purse: $4 million
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We’ll of course be tracking these tournaments on billfishreport.com.
About John
John Harmeling is the co-founder of billfishreport.com and granderwatch.com. Having traveled to and fished the major billfisheries across the globe, he counts Kona and Cairns as his favorites, and the black marlin to be the ocean's supreme pelagic specimen. He believes the very best and most enjoyable place to find tuna is in a marlin's stomach.
