Yesterday was the 3rd and final day of the
2016 Triple Crown Tournament, hosted at Zancudo Lodge, Costa Rica. On the final day, the fishing was red hot with eight teams (20 anglers) in close contention for top spots in the billfish, roosterfish and gamefish divisions.
TOURNAMENT TEAMS
Ascent - Dave Hawrys/Trent Lemke
Dos Gringos Guapos - Pat Kenney/Keith Brossard
Miller Time - Will Miller/Kipp Felice
Missing Man - Dennis Dahle/Bryan Daniels
Tennessee 2 - Brent Mournanhan/Jeff Ingram
The Crew - Jose, Berto
The Stick - Joseph Brown/Al Mann Jr. Al Mann
Quick Draw - Lee Roberts/Brad Wood
Team "
The Crew" was one of the first boats to return to the dock after lines up and you could tell from the smiles that they had an epic day. The team scored an incredible 28 Roosterfish releases shooting them up into 1st place in the Roosterfish devision. Team "
Missing Man" scored a second triple crown daily bonus with 1 Sailfish release, 5 Roosters and a 22.4 lb Dorado. Team "
Quick Draw" scored 12 Roosterfish releases on the final day while "
The Stick" scored a Sailfish and an amazing 9 Dorado caught, the heaviest being 24.4 lbs.
Team "
Dos Gringos Guapos", who scored consistently on their first and second day returned to the dock with 1 Striped Marlin release and a hefty 61.6 lb Yellowfin Tuna. Team
Ascent returned with 2 Roosterfish releases, and 2 small Tunas, while team "
Miller Time" scored a 16 lb Dorado an 1 Roosterfish release and "
Tennessee 2" finished on Day 3 with 4 Roosterfish releases and a 22.4 lb Yellowfin Tuna.
1 Blue Marlin, 2 Striped Marlin, 10 Sailfish, 78 Roosterfish, 15 Dorado and 12 Yellowfin Tuna were caught over the 3 days. Our guests had a fantastic time and all are looking forward to returning next year for the annual event. Check out our website for more information on Costa Rica's premiere fishing destination, The Zancudo Lodge.
http://www.zancudolodge.com
Below are the
official results for the 2016 Triple Crown tournament.
Billfish Division - 1st Place - Dos Gringos Guapos (700 pts.),
2nd Place - Missing Man (300 pts.),
3rd Place - The Stick (200 pts.)
Roosterfish Division - 1st Place - The Crew (3,700 pts.),
2nd Place - Quick Draw (2,000 pts.),
3rd Place - Ascent (700 pts.)
Gamefish Division - 1st Place - The Stick (79.4 pts.),
2nd Place - Miller Time (74.4 pts.),
3rd Place - Dos Gringos Guapos (61.6 pts.)
Overall Tournament Standings
1st Place - Missing Man (1,300 pts.)
2nd Place - Dos Gringos Guapos (1,200 pts.)
3rd Place - The Stick (1,200 pts.)