Man Hooks $1.2M Marlin in Fishing Tournament

Ned Wallace from Newport Beach won more than $1 million in the 2011 Bisbee's Black and Blue Tournament in Cabo San Lucas, which was held this past weekend.

Cabo angler Luis Liera caught a 395-pound blue marlin aboard Wallace's Tiger Spirit, netting the boat a whopping $1,162,842.50. Although the fish was second in size to a 409-pound blue marlin caught on the Bad Medicine, the Tiger Spirit was entered in more daily jackpots.

The Bisbee's Black and Blue, which is the world's richest sportfishing tournament, featured more than 100 teams and 529 anglers from around the world this year.

Of the 122 billfish caught in the tournament, only seven were weighed—and only four of the seven weighed more than 300 pounds. The final breakdown: 56 blue marlin, 52 striped marlin, 12 sailfish and two black marlin.

Quick bites

• The Manzanar Fishing Club—a film about fishing, perseverance and the human spirit—made its debut at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills on Saturday. The movie follows the compelling story of how Japanese Americans were interned during WWII and how they risked their lives to sneak out of the camps at night to fish for trout and breathe the fresh air of freedom.

• Philip Friedman Outdoors is taking an X-ray machine to a medical clinic in Baja California this Thanksgiving weekend. For more information on how you can make this holiday season a special time for those who really need your help, call 424-237-0250 or email P976TUNA@aol.com. 

• Anglers on San Diego boats are still catching tuna, dorado, yellowtail and lots of rockfish. The rest of Southern California is also seeing lots of rockfish.

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