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Twisted Bills Wins Annual Loop Florida West Coast Bluewater Series

August 24, 2017 By InTheBite Editor

 

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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