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
1st Place Team Twisted Bills – 1282 pts
Daniel Munyan and crew
Two Blue Marlin with tags and 1 White Marlin with tag
2nd Place Team On Course – 761 pts
Bill Currie and crew
One Blue Marlin and One White Marlin with tag
3rd Place Team For Now – 220 pts
Dan Snyder and crew
Two Sailfish with tags (Caught both on 8/17)
4th Place Team Seahawk – 220pt
Pat Young and crew
Two Sailfish with tags (double hook up) caught both 8/18
FUNFISH DIVISION
TUNA
1st Place Team For Now 20.82lbs
2nd Place Team For Now 18.34lbs
3rd Place On Course 17.05 lbs
4th Place Jumbo Shrimp 16.42lbs
5th Place Team Hooker 15.91lbs
6th Place Seahawk 13.24lbs
DOLPHIN
1st Place Jumbo Shrimp 18.60lbs
2nd Place Haulin Grass 14.78lbs
3rd Place For Now 13.19lbs
4th Place Twisted Bills 8.57lbs
WAHOO
1st Place For Now 36.24lbs
SWORDFISH
1st Place Twisted Bills 167.56lbs
2nd Place For Now 64.64lbs

Twisted Bills team.
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