Cabo San Lucas Fishing Tournament
Once every year there is a massive Cabo San Lucas fishing tournament. It's the Los Cabos Billfish tournament, and it's held in the middle of October every year. Fishermen from all over the world come and fish the Marlin capital of the world.
The fishing tournament last 3 days and is a big team event. The dates for 2006 are...
- October 18 -- 7:30 a.m. Bimini Start, 4:30 p.m. Lines Out
- October 19 -- 7:30 a.m. Bimini Start, 4:30 p.m. Lines Out
- October 20 -- 7:30 a.m. Bimini Start, 4:30 p.m. Lines Out
- October 21 -- 6:30 p.m. Awards Banquet, Playa Grande Resort
There are plenty of prizes to be won. Not only will you get money for finishing first, second or third there are other prizes up for grabs as well. Some of these are...
- Biggest fish
- Boat releasing the most fish
- And more
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Eligible species
With the nutrient rich water in Cabo San Lucas you can catch a number of different species of fish. There are plenty that they allow you to catch in this tournament. They are...
- Blue marlin
- Black marlin
- Sail fish
- Spear fish
- Striped marlin
- Yellow fin tuna
- Wahoo
- Dorado
As you can see there is plenty of opportunity to get a nice catch. You can use a variety of bait...
- Live bait
- Dead bait
- Lures
- And any combination of the above
Equipment
The fishing gear you can use for this Cabo San Lucas fishing tournament is...
- Unlimited amount of fishing rods
- Unlimited amount of teasers
- Your bait
- Maximum 130 lb fishing line
- Leaders - Line classes up to and including 20 lb are limited to 15 feet
- Leaders - Line classes over 20 lb are limited to 30 feet
Here is a full list of the tournament rules. It's a big fishing tournament, and there are plenty of rules to take in.
The Tournament
It's a big tournament, and there are plenty of prizes. For 3 days fishing in the Marlin capital of the world the price of entry for your team at £4,000 isn't that expensive. You have the opportunity of catching some magnificent fish. This is one Cabo San Lucas fishing tournament any keen sea fisherman would not want to miss.
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