The 21st annual Rancho Leonero/ Let’s Talk Hookup tournament was held June 3 to 7, 2017.  Fishing had been slow in the east cape, but the it turned on just in time! There were plenty of tuna to be caught using live bait or chunk squid.  If you wanted to target wahoo, there were abundant, but were tough to land. Lots of bite offs and lost fish.  Marlin were there too, but most anglers choose to target the game fish that were worth big bucks thanks to our sponsors.  Rick Jensen from Sportfishing Financial was there with his family and donated $500 cash for the largest dorado or wahoo.  Mark from “Team Mama, Papa and Juan” had a 24.5 pound wahoo on day 2 to take the money.  Tournament director Dr Bob had a 23 pound dorado on day 3 that he thought would weigh more…but fell just short.  Largest tuna honors went to Phil with “Team Wiskey Tango” for a 49.5 pound yellowfin. He earned $500 cash from Dave at Statewide Stripes.  1st place honors went to Larry and Judy and “Team Tag”.  They combined a big variety of fish including Roosterfish, Amberjack, Snapper, Marlin and Tuna to take top honors and win the return trip to Rancho Leonero next year to defend their title.  They fished 2 days with Jen Wren and the last day with Scorpion Sportfishing where they really slammed the big tuna to help them take top prize.  “Team Wiskey Tango” took 2nd place and received gift cards from Fishermans Landing Tackle, and 3rd place was last year’s winner Steve and “Team Hai Karate”. 

As many know, El Nino really took a toll on fishing in the east cape for the last couple of years, but we can tell you first hand the east cape is back and better than ever! . Thanks to Dr Bob and his “assistant” Carole for a great job as tournament directors. Join us next year June 2 to 6, 2018. Fun time and good people!  The tournament is free to get in if you stay at Rancho Leonero Resort and pre-register with Let’s Talk Hookup.  www.rancholeonero.com to book your spot!