Los Cabos Billfish Tournament 2014

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The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament is a three-day team event with top team honors going to the team that tallies the most billfish points per pound.

El Torneo “Los Cabos Billfish” es un torneo de tres días de pesca de gran captura (peces de gran tamaño) que premia a los equipos que acumulen el mayor número de puntos por libra (kilogramo) durante el torneo.

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament tuvo sus inicios en 1999, rápidamente fue reconocido como un torneo de pesca importante enfocado en un formato de conservación al medio ambiente. Durante tres días los equipos inscritos tendrán la oportunidad de lograr el mejor puntaje.

The first Los Cabos Billfish Tournament was held in 1999. It was quickly recognized for its focus on environmental conservation. It is a tournament of three-day team event with top team honors going to the team that tallies the most billfish points per pound.

Participating teams hit the water Wednesday, October 17, in hopes of earning some of the estimated $750,000* in cash and prizes by releasing the most billfish or catching the largest marlin, tuna, wahoo and dorado during the tournament’s three days of fishing. Weigh-ins and billfish release video check-in will be at IGY Marinas Cabo San Lucas.

The LCBT was the first tournament in Cabo to use cameras and technology to score billfish releases, leading to large cash purses for letting billfish go. The tournament was also the first to introduce a live online scorekeeper in Cabo, allowing participants and fans from all over the world to access what happens on the water and at the weigh scales.