“Dejó guiar su vida por lo que
hace 30 años parecía un sueño”
"His life was guided by a dream, 30 years ago"
Gracias al Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament, se ha logrado un
importante crecimiento y proyección internacional, colocando a Los Cabos como
un lugar notable para la práctica de la pesca deportiva. La cantidad de
pescadores que vienen de todo el mundo ha aumentado considerablemente y cadenas
televisivas apuntan sus cámaras hacia este paraíso durante el mes de octubre
cada año.
Thanks to the significant growth and international expansion achieved by Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament, Los Cabos is known as a remarkable place for sport fishing. The number of fishermen who come from around the world has markedly increased and television networks train their cameras on this paradise during the month of October every year.
Desde los años 60´s Bob Bisbee visitaba Cabo,
amigos cercanos lo invitaban a viajar en
aviones privados, para 1973 al inaugurarse la carretera transpeninsular, inician
sus recorridos en carro a lo largo de la península.
Bob Bisbee visited Cabo in the 60’s. Close friends brought him here in private jets. With the opening of the Trans-peninsular Highway in 1973, he started driving his car to Cabo.
Era el año de 1982, cuando platicaba con amigos
apasionados del mundo de la pesca, entre ellos el pionero en la industria de la
hotelería de Baja California Sur, Don Luis Coppola, es entonces cuando surge la
idea de realizar pequeños torneos, y cambia la sede de su empresa de
combustible y tienda de pesca, de New Port Beach, California, a la punta más al sur de nuestro estado.
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In 1982, Bob was chatting with friends who were also passionate about the world of fishing, including a pioneer in the hospitality industry in Baja California Sur, Don Luis Coppola. It was then the idea of small sport fishing tournaments became a reality. Bob sold his fuel company and fishing store and moved from Newport Beach, California, to the southern tip of our state.
Con su barco, su hijo Wayne de capitán y 5
embarcaciones se organiza, en el mes de mayo, el primer torneo de pesca
deportiva de la región. Bob promovía los torneos, invitaba a pescadores y
embarcaciones a participar. Para diciembre organizan otro torneo, éste ya con
la participación de 27 embarcaciones. En mayo de 1983 otro y en diciembre otro,
cada vez con más participantes, convirtiéndose en torneos divertidos y con
premios que han llegado a alcanzar hasta millones de dólares.
The first fishing tournament in the region was organized in the month of May and included Bob’s boat, with his son Wayne as the captain, and just five other boats. Bob promoted the tournaments and invited fishermen and boats to participate. A tournament the following December already had the participation of 27 boats. By May and December of 1983, there were more and more participants. The tournaments were fun and prizes have now reached as high as a million.
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Cuando se construye la marina de Cabo San Lucas,
en 1987, empieza el arribo de una gran cantidad de botes, con ello los torneos
fueron alcanzando gran fama en nuestros litorales y el extranjero.
The construction of the Cabo San Lucas marina in 1987 signaled the arrival of a large number of boats and the tournaments became famous along our coasts and abroad.
En 1990 decide retirarse, sin embargo el torneo continuó
llevándose a cabo; en 1995 sus hijos Wayne y Patricia se encargan nuevamente del
torneo.
Bob Bisbee decided to retire in 1990. However, the tour
nament continued and Bob’s children, Wayne and Patricia, have been in charge since 1995.
La fama que ha seguido al Black & Blue Marlin
Bisbee's Tournament después de 30 años,
se ha extendido, ahora se organizan dos torneos más, el Bisbee's East Cape
Offshore Tournament en Buenavista y Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, conocido
como “Little Bisbee's” con un ambiente más social para conocer a otros apasionados
pescadores y compartir historias, éste se lleva a cabo unos días antes del
tradicional torneo.
The fame that has followed
Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament over 30 years has spread. Today,
there are two tournaments, Bisbee's East Cape Offshore Tournament in Buenavista
and the Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, known as "Little Bisbee's. The
smaller tournament features a social environment for meeting other passionate
fishermen and sharing stories. It takes place a few days before the traditional
tournament.
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