Aug 24, 2017 This year’s Loop, as with those of the past, challenged the brawn and endurance of the competing teams with 3 non-stop days of fishing… no port calls, no cheeseburgers in paradise. The Ironman of Billfishing, the Loop, was also the final leg & capstone for the Florida West Coast Bluewater Series. This year we added points for successful tag and releases.  We are proud to report 98% were tagged and look forward to working with the Billfish Foundation with research data from the middle Gulf of Mexico.

With 9 teams competing, Team Twisted Bills – Captain Daniel Munyan and crew – eclipsed last year’s winners, Team On Course and, roared to the win with Two Blue Marlin with tags and 1 White Marlin with tag.

BILLFISH DIVISION

1^st Place     Team Twisted Bills – 1282 pts
Daniel Munyan and crew
Two Blue Marlin with tags and 1 White Marlin with tag
2^nd Place    Team On Course – 761 pts
Bill Currie and crew
One Blue Marlin and One White Marlin with tag
3^rd Place    Team For Now – 220 pts
Dan Snyder and crew
Two Sailfish with tags (Caught both on 8/17)
4^th Place    Team Seahawk – 220pt
Pat Young and crew
Two Sailfish with tags (double hook up) caught both 8/18
FUNFISH DIVISION

TUNA

1^st Place          Team For Now           20.82lbs
2^nd Place         Team For Now           18.34lbs
3^rd Place         On Course                  17.05 lbs
4^th Place         Jumbo Shrimp           16.42lbs
5^th Place         Team Hooker             15.91lbs
6^th Place         Seahawk                     13.24lbs

 

DOLPHIN

1^st Place          Jumbo Shrimp           18.60lbs
2^nd Place         Haulin Grass              14.78lbs
3^rd Place         For Now                      13.19lbs
4^th Place         Twisted Bills              8.57lbs

 

WAHOO
1^st Place          For Now                      36.24lbs

 

SWORDFISH

1^st Place          Twisted Bills              167.56lbs
2^nd Place         For Now                      64.64lbs