{"id":411399,"date":"2024-07-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=411399"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Papa-San-catches-biggest-wahoo-Hello-Fishy-nets-total-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Papa-San-catches-biggest-wahoo-Hello-Fishy-nets-total-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa San catches biggest wahoo; Hello Fishy nets total weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saipan vessel Papa San<\/em> caught the biggest wahoo, while Hello Fishy<\/em>\u2018s bounty landed atop the total weight category of the two-day Saipan Fishermen\u2019s Association 40th Annual Saipan International Fishing Tournament last weekend.<\/p>\n

All five categories\u2019 top winners\u2014billfish, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, mahimahi, and skipjack\u2014were announced in an awards banquet at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan last Monday night.<\/p>\n

Papa San<\/em>, captained by Jack Torres, topped the wahoo category sponsored by Docomo Pacific with their 35.5-lb. catch. Second was Saigon Girl<\/em> with 26.5 lbs., and third was My Princess<\/em> Jasmine<\/em> at 24.9 lbs.<\/p>\n

The Mobil Total Weight category was won by Hello Fishy<\/em> with the heaviest overall haul of 319.4 lbs.<\/p>\n

The heaviest yellowfin\u2014which was sponsored by Paradise Dental, was caught by Chang<\/em> with their 52.9-lb fish. Second was Carmelita II<\/em> at 46.9 lbs., and third was Emmanuel<\/em> at 45.6 lbs.<\/p>\n

On the first day last Saturday, down south, Papa San<\/em> caught a fish head that weighed 15 lbs. alone. The next day, they then went south again because Torres wanted to honor his late friend Paul Roberto. There, three minutes after they dropped a lure, they hooked the winning wahoo.<\/p>\n

He said he\u2019s been fishing in the tournament for about 18 years and it\u2019s the first time he\u2019s placed. \u201cWe\u2019ve caught fish every year, but we\u2019ve never placed in any of the categories. This is the first time. I thank captain Paul\u2014I think he\u2019s blessing us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torres then thanked his late friend for watching over them, and dedicated their win to him, his mom, and his late dad.<\/p>\n

Torres is also a member of the SFA and said, \u201cPeople don\u2019t realize how much work is put into this tournament\u2026 It\u2019s just so much work, but, at the end of the day, it\u2019s just very fulfilling. Everyone is here celebrating our fishermen and the camaraderie between the CNMI and Guam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Derby chair Curtis Dancoe said this year\u2019s turnout of 90 boats from the CNMI, Guam, and the U.S.A. was a great one.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first day, the weather was optimal, but the second day was kind of rough. What\u2019s interesting this year is that it looked bigger in the boat. They just kept saying, \u2018gee, it looked bigger in the boat.\u2019 And when they came to the weigh station, it wasn\u2019t the case. So I thought that was hilarious\u2026 but we\u2019re really happy and it\u2019s fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tournament sponsors are the Marianas Visitors Authority, Mobil Oil Marianas, Budweiser, Docomo Pacific, Tan Siu Lin Foundation, Paradise Dental, Hawaiian Rock Products, Matson Navigation, Coca-Cola\/Foremost, Pacifica Insurance, Century Insurance Co. Ltd., RNV Construction, Bridge Capital Investments, LLC, United Management International, JEM Mobile Stations, Fishing Tackle & Sporting Goods Store, Pacific Basin Insurance, and Tinian Shipping.<\/p>\n

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The crew of Papa San<\/em> poses with their trophy during the awards banquet at the Pacific Islands Club last Monday of the two-day Saipan Fishermen\u2019s Association 40th Annual Saipan International Fishing Tournament held last weekend.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
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