Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Baja California Sur
Cabo Sportfishing Magazine — Official Fishing Media of Baja California Sur
Magazine cover showing Contango’s 491-pound blue marlin aboard the boat on October 21, 2026. Photo: Dani Portillo. This is not SIMRAD’s lost fish.

Cabo San Lucas · October 21–23, 2026

Bisbee’s Black & Blue 2026

Final standings, unofficial payouts, daily stories and reporting from the weigh station.

Magazine cover: Contango’s 491-lb blue marlin, October 21 · Photo: Dani Portillo, Cabo Sportfishing Magazine

Final results

CatchStat records reviewed October 24, 2026, after all three fishing days. Payouts are labeled unofficial by CatchStat; the tournament committee governs official results.

Overall Top TeamContango’s Spartan’s Revenge (No. 26) · 491-lb blue marlin · Kevin Miranda · Capt. Jeff Villarroel · Oct. 21
Contango displayed allocations$5,629,300 USD (unofficial, combined across categories)
Tournament-wide payout display$7,464,250 USD (not Contango’s award)
Field175 teams · 1,292 anglers
Recorded catches38: 35 blue, 2 black, 1 striped marlin · 4 boated, 34 released
Qualifying overall leaderboardOnly Contango’s fish appears

Daily coverage

All tournaments

Day 1 · October 21

Day 2 · October 22

No separate daily story; see the final results above.

Day 3 · October 23

No separate daily story; see the final results above.

Tournament schedule

Organizer’s schedule, last updated August 26, 2026. Times interpreted as Cabo San Lucas local time (UTC−7); the organizer does not explicitly state a timezone. Confirm any changes directly with Bisbee’s.

DateEventTime
October 20, 2026Registration · Captains meeting · Opening ceremonies3–7 p.m. · 7 p.m. · 7:30 p.m.
October 21, 2026Day 1 fishing7 a.m.–5 p.m. · Weigh station 2–9 p.m.
October 22, 2026Day 2 fishing7 a.m.–5 p.m. · Weigh station 2–9 p.m.
October 23, 2026Day 3 fishing7 a.m.–5 p.m. · Weigh station 2–9 p.m.
October 24, 2026Awards · The Place at Cabo, docks H, I and J6 p.m.

Fishing days: behind the starting line by 6:45 a.m.; lines out at 5 p.m. Boats inside the harbor entrance by 9 p.m. can weigh. Weigh station: in front of Puerto Paraiso Mall.

Bisbee’s official schedule

Day 1 standings snapshot

Payouts archive

Historical record from Day 1 evening, October 21, 2026 — kept as reported at the time; see Final results above for the closing board. CatchStat entries and payouts are provisional and may change; tournament committee decisions govern official results.

CategoryTeamRecorded result
Largest recorded boated fishContango’s Spartan’s Revenge491-lb blue marlin · Kevin Miranda
Other recorded boated fishMagnifico – Boujee Marlin263-lb blue marlin · Below 300-lb qualifying minimum
Release categories leaderA Blueish Hue300 points

Day 1 log: 11 recorded catches — 10 blue marlin and one black marlin; two boated and nine released.

Independent coverage by Cabo Sportfishing Magazine. Black & Blue is separate from Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore tournament.

Los Cabos Offshore archive