Russ - 6-6-2014 at 09:31 AM
This is a press release dated June 6, 2014, for the 18th annual HAPC Bulls Only Dorado Tournament, to be held June 20,21,22, 2014 in Punta Chivato,
B.C.S., Mexico.
We would again like to thank our sponsors! They help ensure the financial success of our tournament and we are very grateful to all of them. US
Battery, BajaBound Insurance, Kinae (Rick Coulter)Joe DiOrio of Punta Chivato Boat Storage, Gene Layton of Bonded Roofing, Art Oberto of Oh Boy!
Oberto, Tecate beer, El Hotelito and our newest sponsor, Serial Sepesca BCS Contigo 2014! This is a government group that sponsors and helps many
tournaments in BCS. It promotes sportfishing in Baja, Calif., with the Governors Cup Series Finale to be held in Loreto, with cash prizes of
$50,000.00 U.S. More information on this series can be found at: Fonmarsr@gmail.com , or you can go to their website at www.serialsepesca.com.
Mexican fishing licenses are required for all sportfishing. Fonmar is making it easier than ever for our anglers to get licenses for our dorado
tournament. They will be available Friday at the Captain’s Meeting, which will be held at the Punta Chivato Community Center starting at 5:00 p.m.
Costs for licenses are as follows: (exchange rates will be posted)
1 day - $181.00 pesos
1 week - $353.00 pesos
1 month - $497.00 pesos
1 year - $640.00 pesos
The waters around our Chivato fishing area are warming up to 80 degrees. Dorado have been seen in large schools north of San Marcos. Perhaps that
winning fish is circling out there just waiting for the right angler to toss out the perfect lure! With our first place winner getting a prize of
$1,000.00, it’s sure worth a little boat ride! Second prize at $500.00 and third prize at $250.00 are also worth wetting a line! Our beautiful
Ibarra plates are ready to hand out as 2014 mementos for the best anglers.
Our schedule is as follows:
Friday, June 20, at the Community Center in Chivato, 5:00 p.m. will be Dinner, Registration, Rules for the Captains, and the Calcutta. Bring your
bidders arm! Raffle tickets will be sold that evening and you can get a look at all the beautiful and exciting items that will be won on Sunday.
Door prizes are always happening and some terrific HAPC items will be on sale.
Saturday, June 21: FISHING! Shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. and all lines up at 3:00.
Saturday evening, June 21, a Hawaiian Luau, Mexican Style, will be held at Helmet camera captures bike robbery in South Africa
the Hotel Hacienda in Punta Chivato. $25.00 U.S. is the price, 7:00 p.m. is the time. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to HAPC. Contact
Ken at elhotelitopuntachivato@hotmail.com for reservations. Tickets will be available on Friday at the Community Center during Registration and also
at the Luau.
Sunday, June 22, the Hacienda Hotel will be offering a scrumptious brunch for $150 pesos, all yhou can eat! Check with Ken or get tickets at the
Community Center.
Sunday, June 22, the Awards Dinner will be held at the Community Center. Saul, an old friend and chef recently from Gecko’s, will be catering that
night. Yum! The Calcutta winners will be announced, winning raffle tickets will be drawn, and the winners of the Dorado Tournament will be presented
with their prizes!!!
We will have Tecate beer available throughout the tournament, case price, and sales from this help us support an important and generous sponsor!
We hope to see lots of old friends at the tournament this year, along with new anglers and families. Please direct any questions to
bullsonlydoradotournament@gmail.com and you WILL be answsered!
Just over 2 weeks until the BIG event! Keep watching for new bulletins with important information about those BULL DORADO!
Thanks for your support! The Tournament Committee
mtnpop - 6-6-2014 at 10:40 AM
Russ,
Are you seeing many Dorado???? the Mulege tourny is today and tomorrow and I haven't seen any updates yet from our buddies there...
Wish we could have been there for both this year.... but new grandbabies take priority per the grandma.....
Justbozo - 6-6-2014 at 09:26 PM
Where did this come from?
"Helmet camera captures bike robbery in South Africa"
I found it in the line that starts with "Sat evening"
Careful with that cut and paste!!!
Just wish I were still there to partake in the tournament!!!
watizname - 6-6-2014 at 09:56 PM
Wish I was there. 
Pescador - 6-8-2014 at 07:14 AM
There were some really nice fish weighed in both days of the Mulege tournament. Saw several in the 35-40 lb range. There were only scattered
reports of people finding fish and the pre-fishing was definately slow, but the guys really came through. Will post final results when I get them.
mulegemichael - 6-8-2014 at 07:49 AM
some really nice bulls around; we got 3 over 30, one of which won the mulege tourney and it was 37+ pounds....also brought two nice marlin to the boat
and released same....fun time!
tripledigitken - 6-8-2014 at 08:17 AM
Show off some photos please.
Hook - 6-8-2014 at 08:30 AM
Sounds like the conditions over here. Not many dorado but the ones that are caught are big.
Russ - 6-18-2014 at 05:53 AM
Hi 
Just want to remind all those interested in out tournament that Friday is the Captains Meeting at 5 pm. There will be a lot of fun a long with the
business of fishing. I just looked at the weather forecast and it looks to be really favorable even for tin boaters. That's something we haven't had
in many years. The road is being graded the 4 days prior to the tourney so trailering in a boat should be at it's best. There are still only a few
reports of dorado but those reporting are getting quality fish. The amount of prizes & raffle goodies are really something to be hold. All the
volunteers have really gone all out to make this years event spectacular. Even if you are not fishing you'll find they really have put a lot of fun
into this 3 day event.
Russ - 6-18-2014 at 05:57 AM
2014 BULLS ONLY DORADO TOURNAMENT - UPDATE !!! #4
ANGLERS AND GUESTS;
THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING YEAR FOR ALL OF US. WE HAVE NEW SPONSORS AND RETURNING SPONSORS! ONE OF OUR NEW SPONSORS IS PESCA, WHICH IS A
GOVERNMENT ARM SUPPORTING SPORT FISHING IN MEXICO. WE WILL BE HELPING THEM BY FILLING OUT A COUPLE OF EASY FORMS TO TRACK THE FISH WE ALL CATCH AT
THE TOURNAMENT.
ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT EACH ANGLER AND EACH NON-ANGLER IN THE BOAT, HAVE A CURRENT MEXICAN FISHING LICENSE.
WE MUST STRESS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR THE TOURNAMENT. YOU MUST BRING YOUR CURRENT MEXICAN FISHING LICENSE TO THE TOURNAMENT FOR REGISTRATION.
PESCA WILL BE SELLING LICENSES AT THE REGISTRATION ON FRIDAY, STARTING AT 5 P.M. IF YOU NEED TO BUY ONE. IT REALLY HELPS THEM OUT TO SELL LICENSES.
THE MONEY THEY RECEIVE FROM THESE SALES SUPPORT THEIR ON-GOING EFFORTS TO HELP OUT OUR SPORT FISHING INDUSTRY. THAT MEANS YOU! WE ALL BENEFIT FROM
THIS. THANK YOU, PESCA!
THE OTHER THING WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU ABOUT IS THAT WE WILL HAVE TECATE BEER FOR SALE, CASE PRICE!
THE HACIENDA HOTEL/LUAU WILL BE DONATING $10.00 PER PERSON, TO THE HAPC TOURNAMENT, SO PLEASE COME AND ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY EVENING AT 7 P.M.,
DINING ON THE OCEAN FRONT PORCH OF THIS LOVELY ESTABLISHMENT.
WE CONTINUE TO THANK AND SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS THIS YEAR!
THEY ARE: US BATTERY, BAJA BOUND INSURANCE, GENE LAYTON FOR BONDED ROOFING, JOE DIORIO FOR PUNTA CHIVATO BOAT STORAGE, KINAE, (RICK COULTER), ART
OBERTO FOR OH BOY! OBERTO, AND PESCA. WHEN YOU SEE THESE SPONSORS AND USE THEIR PRODUCTS, PLEASE SAY THANKS! WE KNOW YOU SPONSORED THE BULLS ONLY
TOURNAMENT!
AGAIN MOST IMPORTANTLY:
BRING YOUR CURRENT MEXICAN FISHING LICENSE TO THE TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION ON FRIDAY, JUNE 20 AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. OR BUY ONE THERE!
THE MULEGE TOURNAMENT REPORTS SOME BIG DORADO CAUGHT FOR THEIR TOURNAMENT LAST WEEK! THE WINNER WAS 38#!
MORE NEWS TO FOLLOW EARLY NEXT WEEK!
HAPPY FISHING! THE DORADO TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
Hook - 6-22-2014 at 07:38 PM
Any results from the Chivato dorado tournament? How many anglers or boats entered?
Pescador - 6-23-2014 at 07:15 AM
There were 15 boats entered. The Calcutta auction was a huge success and raised close to $4000 dollars US. Fishing was either good or bad depending
on the boat. Some boats did very well, some had a challenge finding fish. Winning fish was Zane Abbot on the El Sueno, 26.6 lbs, Paid $1,000
2nd went to Ron Folgner on the Reel EZE, 26.3 lbs, Paid $750, and Mike DeOrio on the Alex, with a 23.15, paid $500.
Five top placers were all given prepaid entries to the Loreto tournament in August which is a $50,000 tournament sponsored by FONMAR.
The raffle was extremely successful and everyone was really happy with the prizes.
Meals were fantastic and everyone had a really good time.
chuckie - 6-23-2014 at 07:17 AM
No BIG fish!? Where have they gone????
Hook - 6-23-2014 at 09:06 AM
Well, that's bigger than last year when a 12# dorado won that tournament.
We have big fish over here, but they are very RARE. Almost no peanuts.
I'll bet there have been at least 20 over 30# caught over here in the last two months. One was 50+.
But the dorado fishing has been anything but good. Certainly hundreds, if not thousands of boat hours, for that number of big dorado. It's the slowest
year anyone can remember.
No sardines. No dorado. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Although, admittedly, the water is so damn warm that we do occasionally meter schools
of bait offshore that are down at 30-50 feet. We see lots of flying fish but they are docile; not being chased by predators much.
If you read between the lines, I dont think the dorado fishing is even that good at the East Cape this year. Gotta wade through the charter-op-speak.
[Edited on 6-23-2014 by Hook]
Pescador - 6-23-2014 at 04:48 PM
Well, I was so busy with the tournament that I did not even think of launching, but today I went out and got a limit of 2 and both were in the 30 lb
range. One 32.5 and the other 31.6 and it was a no brainer. I can't believe people fish without consulting Terrafin.com to get the breaks. We are
having a banner year in the Santa Rosalia area because the seiners have taken all the mackerel and sardinas to feed the cottin' pickin' tuna for Japan
in Ensenada and we just happen to have a boomer year for squid, so we have a lot of fish in the area that are here to feed on the hatching squid. Not
normal, by any means, but it is concentrating the fish in certain areas. Last year we did not have that and it was necessary to go north to the
midriff area to find them, but this year they are close and hungry. On a long term basis, it really spells trouble for the fishing, but by a fluke
of nature we are enjoying a banner year.