{"id":412043,"date":"2024-08-27T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=412043"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Saba-Too-tops-3rd-TTT-Mix-Classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Saba-Too-tops-3rd-TTT-Mix-Classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Saba Too tops 3rd TTT Mix Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saba Too<\/em> was crowned champion of Tasi To Table Inc.\u2019s Mix Classic fishing tournament, as they held their own against 22 other boats in the third edition last Saturday off the waters of the Smiling Cove Marina.<\/p>\n

Saba Too<\/em> reeled in two fish\u2014a marlin that weighed 97.5lbs, and a 46.2-lb yellowfin\u2014for a total weight of 143.7 lbs. The crew pocketed the $3,000 first place prize.<\/p>\n

Second place was Triggah Vibez<\/em> that caught a 116-lb marlin and a 11.7-lb skipjack for a total weight of 127.7 lbs. They netted $2,000 for their efforts.<\/p>\n

Saba Too<\/em> toppled the tourney\u2019s two-time champion Carmelita II<\/em>, which brought in a 109.1-lb marlin and a 15.5-lb wahoo for a total weight of 124.6 lbs\u2014which was good enough for third place. They went home with $1,000.<\/p>\n

The Top 3 were also given handsome trophies, while the crew of Triggah Vibes<\/em> took home an extra $900 for winning the side bet of the heaviest fish.<\/p>\n

Saba Too<\/em> was captained by TTT member James Roberto and had a crew of four. Roberto said in an interview after the derby that the waters that day were a little \u201cchoppy at times,\u201d but for the most part it was \u201cpretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said they didn\u2019t really have a main target to lure in as they just let the lure go and hoped for the best. \u201cIt just so happened that as soon as we let the lures go around 7am, we hooked something\u2014the marlin.\u201d They then went back out to pair it up with another fish.<\/p>\n

He then said that with their first win of the tournament that started up in 2022, \u201cit felt good\u2026 Carmelita II<\/em>\u2018s Alexander [Castro] Jr., we\u2019re both part of Tasi To Table, and I knew he wanted to get the three-peat. So, I\u2019m kind of happy holding him back to get that three-peat, so now it\u2019s all on us to get that second win next year and the following. But it\u2019s all for the fun and love of fishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The TTT Mix Classic is a fishing derby focused on targeted pelagic fish species. Qualifying pelagic species are as follows: Billfish, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi, and skipjack tuna.<\/p>\n

The combined weight of two different pelagic species selected by the team in competition is their weight category to determine the winner. Two of the same species do not qualify.<\/p>\n

TTT president Gene Weaver was grateful that all 23 boats went out and came in safely. He said he was happy with the turnout despite it being a busy weekend, so it was successful.<\/p>\n

He then thanked the sponsors FJR Enterprises, MARPAC, Ghost Products, KKMP, D&Q International Distributors, Island Image & Motion, and the Division of Fish and Wildlife data section.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The crew, along with captain James Roberto, second right, of the championship vessel Saba Too<\/em>, poses with their prizes of the 3rd Annual Tasi To Table Inc. Mix Classic fishing tournament last Saturday at the Smiling Cove Marina. Also in the photo is TTT president Gene Weaver, far left, and TTT board members.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
<\/figcaption><\/figure>

<\/p>\n

Second place crew of Triggah Vibez<\/em> poses with their prizes and Tasi To Table members and president Gene Weaver, far right, during the awards ceremony of the 3rd Annual Tasi To Table Inc. Mix Classic fishing tournament last Saturday at the Smiling Cove Marina.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
<\/figcaption><\/figure>

<\/p>\n

Third place crew of Carmelita II<\/em> poses with their prizes and Tasi To Table members during the awards ceremony of the 3rd Annual Tasi To Table Inc. Mix Classic fishing tournament last Saturday at the Smiling Cove Marina.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saba Too was crowned champion of Tasi To Table Inc.\u2019s Mix Classic fishing tournament, as…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-412043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}