HOTEL PALMAS DE CORTEZ 2004 LOS AMIGOS MARLIN TOURNAMENT RESULTS

June 22, 2004, Harvey Barrish, Hotel Palmas de Cortez, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

2004 WINNERS —LOS AMIGOS MARLIN TOURNAMENT HOTEL PALMAS de CORTEZ LOS BARRILES, EAST CAPE, BCS, MEXICO—JUNE 17-June 21, 2004 16TH ANNUAL --- 70 PARTICIPANTS; 23 BOATS

BOATS 1ST PLACE – FRESH CATCH – CAPTAIN MARIO
2ND PLACE – J&B – CAPTAIN ALBERTO
3RD PLACE – BILLFIGHTER—CAPTAIN DAVID

TEAMS
1ST PLACE – WAYNE BAXTER, FORTIER BAXTER, JIMMY CAPPS
2ND PLACE – LINDY KELL, NORD NATION, DOUG NATION
3RD PLACE – AL SPOOLSTRA, DAVID SPOOLSTRA, DUANE SPOOLSTRA, JERRY BOWRAN

INDIVIDUAL
1ST PLACE – JIMMY CAPPS
2ND PLACE – FORTIER BAXTER
3RD PLACE – JOHN HILBERT

MOST RELEASE POINTS:
2 ANGLERS TIED JIMMY CAPPS FORTIER BAXTER

TOTAL FISH COUNT: STRIPED MARLIN 102 BLUE MARLIN 4 SAILFISH 1 DORADO 52 TUNA 205 (Eric Wankier had a 208 yellow fin tuna) WAHOO 2 (Keith Wankier had a 99 lb Wahoo) MAKO SHARK 1 ROOSTER 1 OTHER 1

TOTAL 369

NOTE: All billfish were released except 1 striper that died while hooked;

90 YEAR OLD ANGLER EARL BARTON OF HEMET CAUGHT AND RELEASED A MARLIN!!!

WATER CONDITIONS: CALM JUNE 18-20

WATER TEMPERATURE: VARIED FOR 3 DAYS 82-84 DEGREES F

WATER COLOR : BLUE

FISHING AREA : THERE WERE 2 MAIN AREAS FISHED:

1. PUNTA PESCADERO OUT 25 – 40 MILES FOR: TUNA; SHARK BUOYS FOR DORADO; SOME MARLIN AND WAHOO IN THE AREA

2. DESTILADERAS OUT ABOUT 8-12 MILES: STRIPED MARLIN HEAVEN; Marlin everywhere!

FISH SIZE :

DORADO SIZE VARIED TO ABOUT 60 LBS

TUNA RANGED FROM ABOUT 12 TO 208 LBS

STRIPED MARLIN WERE IN THE 85 TO 130 POUND RANGE

BLUE MARLIN TO ABOUT 350 POUND ESTIMATE ON RELEASE