La Mensagera Wins Wahoo Tournament - Series Title Too
Seas were rough for the Golden Hook Fishing Club's annual 2005 Series Finale Wahoo Tournament, but that didn't stop the fish catching action aboard the 25-foot center console, La Mensagera.
"The first day, we headed out to a FAD on the north side of St. Croix," says La Mensagera mate, Kevin Moran. "We didn't have much luck, except one wahoo and one tuna. Then, we went to another FAD. With only two hours left before lines out, we caught four wahoo including a doubleheader. They were all on a blue and white lure with ballyhoo. It was a really fun first day."
Come the second day of the tournament, Moran says, "It was a really slow day. We only caught a nice size tuna."
For their five wahoo weighing 115.6 pounds, La Mensagera, captained by Alberta Sanchez, won Best Boat for the tournament.
Second Best Boat was Golden Eagle, with 4 wahoo weighing 105.4 pounds, while Megu earned Third Best Boat with the catch of 3 wahoo weighing 93.4 pounds.
It was Golden Eagle, captained by Joe Hollins, which boasted the angler catching the Largest Wahoo. Richard Belliveau reeled in a 43.6-pounder.
Edgar Bengoa, fishing aboard Plumb Cool with Capt. Pat Barsotti at the helm, hooked the Second Largest Wahoo, a 36-pounder.
Lady angler, Peggy Noel, fishing from the Megu with Capt. Harold Price, rounded out the winner's circle with the catch of a 34.6-pound wahoo for Third Largest.
This tournament marked the end of the Golden Hook Fishing Club's yearlong series. La Mensagera triumphed big, as Capt. Sanchez pocketed prizes for Best Boat in the Sportfish Division and Best Boat Overall. Oh Suzanna, with Capt. Mike Fuller, earned Best Boat in the Billfish division.
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