2012 Cabo Tuna Jackpot, Day One

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Saturday, November 10, 2012





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THURSDAY NIGHT: DAY ONE WRAP UP



2012 Cabo Tuna Jackpot, Day One


Here's the fish to beat tomorrow, the 266 caught on the Renegade Mike. The where, why and how of it all really doesn't matter right now, as nobody is giving up any dope besides "Gordo."




Weighmaster Mike Packard, far left, sneaks a peak at the 266 that got Ana the Corona girl to pose with Matt Heckler, Kyle Kramer, Joe DiCicco, "Renegade" Captain Mike Tumbeiro (standing on stool) Cindy from EAT ME Lures, Captain Fernando Castro and Captain Christian Balderas, kneeling.



The fish was worth $130,000 for the team, while Team Santana's 224 pounder took down $92,000. Here (below) are the yacht guys' fish that took down the $2,000 and $5,000 optionals being strung up by WON Baja Editor Jonathan Roldan. Yeah, they are pretty happy that Team Renegade wasn't in those pots, although teams 113 and 47--which had bigger fish at 241 and 227 pounds, respectively--would have won the $2,000, $5,000, and not team Santana, had they got in.







Maybe Manana?


Pretty perfect two words; the same as the $10,00 optional winners' team and boat name. Brad Stevens' team is always bringing in contenders, so it was great to see them get a piece of the prize.






On an aside, there were no wahoo or dorado weighed in today for the collective species' side pot, so that "little" side pot has ballooned up to $78,000. And if no dorado or wahoo over the mark get weighed in--doubtful, expect some to target the skinnies and the flats tomorrow--the money simply rolls over to the tuna overall.


The money at stake, overall, is more over $100,000 richer than last year, coming in at $564,400 with 12 more teams than last year, bringing the total to 120.


Until tomorrow...



THURSDAY NIGHT, QUICK RUNDOWN



"Alright folks, day on is officially over!" Words that came from Tournament/Editorial Director Pat McDonell 35 minutes before typing this, after 5 tuna over 200 pounds had hit the scale and three teams got their slices of the pie.


Big fish honors and taking down the $500, $1,000 and $3,000 jackpots to go with the day one overall was team Renegade on the Renegade Mike, headed up by boat owner Mike Tumbeiro and Captain Christian Balderas and their 266-pound yellowfin tuna. Team Santana is going to win the $2,000 and $5,000 optionals with their 224 while the across-the-board Maybe Manana's 221 is going to win the $10,000 optional that had 9 teams enter. In between were 241 and 227 pounders that were not in the $2,000, $5,000 and/or $10,000 optionals.


Just a quick, ten-minutes of typing and scrolling through paperwork write up on who the big winners were, for now. Look for pics and details to follow. Look at the payout schedule below to do the quick math on who won what of the $564,400 prize pool.


Oh, and the wahoo/dorado optional? No qualifying dorado over 30 pounds came to the scale--the biggest was 19 pounds--and no wahoo hit the scales. So tomorrow there's a big $78,000 payout thanks to rollover money from today.





THURSDAY AFTERNOON


The scales are set to open in a little less than an hour, although most will take advantage of the 4 p.m. lines out and the scale not closing until 6 p.m. to get in every last minute of fishing time for day one here in Cabo.


Here's how the summary of the jackpots for what ended up being 121 teams.




Jackpot Summary



Number of Boats: 121

Number of Anglers: 408



Overall Big Tuna:

121 Entries, Total Payout:$48,400.00



$500 Daily Jackpot:

72Entries, Total Payout:$28,800.00Daily Payout:$14,400.00


$1000 Daily Jackpot:

76Entries, Total Payout:$60,800.00Daily Payout:$30,400.00


$2000 Daily Jackpot:

45Entries, Total Payout:$72,000.00Daily Payout:$36,000.00


$3000 Daily Jackpot:

38Entries, Total Payout:$91,200.00Daily Payout:$45,600.00


$5000 Daily Jackpot:

28Entries, Total Payout:$112,000.00Daily Payout:$56,000.00


$10000 Daily Jackpot:

9Entries, Total Payout:$72,000.00Daily Payout:$36,000.00


$1000 Daily Wahoo/Dorado Jackpot:

99Entries, Total Payout:$79,200.00Daily Payout:$39,600.00


So, if you catch the biggest fish and you are in ALL SEVEN daily jackpots your daily payout will be ... $258,000.00



[b]THURSDAY MORNING [/b]


It was a red sky this morning as what ended up being 120 teams for this year's tournament got ready for the shotgun start.






Heading up into the Sea of Cortez and towards the Gordo was what around 100 of the teams went for; it didn't make for the rad, Land's End backdrop, but watching the bulk of the fleet head towards the promise land showed how incredibly good the fishing around the Gordo has been.







Look for an update tonight after the day one scales close at 6 p.m.


[b]WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON[/b]


Director Pat McDonell just announced that 119 teams are signed up for this year's event in between the steady clip of check ins and participants getting their goodies with the band Dos Huevos playing in the background. Oh, and big fish for this non-tournament day was a 250 plus.


It's the backstories that make the check in, um, amusing, and one of the best came from a New Jersey team headed up by Tom Kayhart and Tom Rinbos.


"You know this bar on the corner here," said more than slightly inebriated Kayhart.


"Yeah, well they said if we fill the bar up this morning we can eat and drink for free the next four days," added the bloodshot eyed, I-am-so-glad-I'm-not-in Joysey, New Jersey resident. Yes, they filled the bar, and yes they have found their 2012 watering hole.


Then they got to take their pic with Ana, the Corona girl. Their buds that are passed out back in the room are missing all the fun! Good thing it's just starting!






[b]WEDNESDAY MORNING[/b]

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There is kind of a kind of calm before the storm feeling around the check-in, weigh-in area here at the Wyndham. Fast forward a few hours and the 100 plus teams (108, unofficially the morning after election day) will start checking in this afternoon, getting the schwag and spiel for what promises to be an exciting tournament.


The cows have been biting on the Gordo, in case you haven't heard...







TUESDAY NIGHT


Airport bars, $6 plane beers, shuttle and taxi rides with stops to get road sodas, checking ins, dinners at Solomon's Landing with the best drinks in the marina, oh and some talk of tuna and what really is the best fall big fish action this century above Land's End highlighted the day for most of the 108 teams that are getting settled into Cabo for this year's Jackpot.


Tomorrow is when things really kick off, with the check in and all the festivities that kick up the psych. Can the fishing live up to the hype?


In the meantime, the stage is set in front of the Wyndham; somewhere in Cabo, there are teams who are going to end up on this board and take down big bucks...

luck is defined, by some, as when opportunity and preparation meet; insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And this really is a tournament where a little luck and insanity can be good things.... be ready for the opportunity when it presents, come down year after year and, eventually, everyone gets their shot at a check!


Good luck to all!


My name is Brandon, and I'll be your blogger this Tuna Jackpot






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