CABO SAN LUCAS — Team Trixie turned a 334-pound black marlin into a record payday at the 2026 Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore, earning $1,589,007 USD, according to the organizer's October 18 awards report.

Bisbee's identifies the award as the largest single payout in the history of the Los Cabos Offshore tournament. That distinction applies to this event—not to the separate Bisbee's Black & Blue or to all sportfishing tournaments worldwide.

The result delivered one of the week's defining contrasts: Trixie finished third overall by marlin weight but collected the biggest check, while Tiki Perro Pescador caught the heaviest qualifying marlin and earned Top Tournament Team honors.

A record check without the heaviest marlin

Fishing aboard a 53-foot Scout with Captain Erick Carmack, Trixie's team included Miguel Cota, Carlos Davis, owner Troy Herbst, Lucas Peralta and Adam Runge, according to Bisbee's.

The organizer says the team's black marlin swept all available Day 1 and Day 2 daily billfish jackpots. Those optional entries were decisive: tournament placement by fish weight and total money won are not the same competition.

That combination made Trixie the biggest financial winner of an event with $2,394,300 USD in total prize money and 122 participating teams.

Tiki Perro Pescador takes the top tournament trophy

Tiki Perro Pescador's 350-pound blue marlin, caught on the final afternoon, secured Top Tournament Team honors and $131,559 USD, the organizer reports.

The team fished aboard a 48-foot Ocean based in Cabo San Lucas. Bisbee's identifies owner and angler John Russell, Captain Martin Castillo, Tim Bonneville, Tim Duncan, Douglas McDaniel, Freddie Mendoza, Jim Sorg, Albert Lopez Jr. and mate Kimberly Bonneville as team members.

Loose Crew finished second overall with a 347-pound blue marlin—just three pounds behind the leader. Fishing aboard a 41-foot Luhrs Convertible with Captain Ed McClintock, the team earned $183,893 USD through its overall placement and two daily jackpots.

Tuna, dorado and release winners

The final awards report also identifies winners beyond the weighed-marlin division:

  • Caliente: A 259-pound yellowfin tuna was the tournament's heaviest. Its base-entry award was $25,620 USD.
  • Daily tuna jackpots: Moherek Fishing Team, Strictly Business II 2026 and North Star Pro each earned a $40,800 USD daily tuna jackpot.
  • Prime Time: A 46.5-pound dorado earned $148,020 USD through first place overall and the applicable daily game-fish/dorado jackpots.
  • Linda Gale: First in the Release Division with 1,275 points from four blue marlin and three sailfish released on Days 1 and 2, earning $129,200 USD.
  • True Grit: The Day 3 release jackpot winner earned $64,600 USD with one black marlin and two striped marlin releases, totaling 350 points.

From the provisional board to the awards report

Fishing took place October 14–16. The magazine's earlier closing-day coverage used CatchStat's provisional results and clearly labeled the payouts unofficial.

This final article bases its award amounts and record designation on Bisbee's own October 18 report, "Calculated Risks," by Captain Dave Lear, rather than treating the live tracking board as official confirmation. Amounts above are reproduced as stated in that organizer report, in U.S. dollars.

For Cabo's tournament community, the final result is a reminder that the heaviest fish earns a trophy—but optional jackpot participation can determine who takes home the largest check. In 2026, Tiki Perro Pescador won the weight contest, and Trixie made Los Cabos Offshore payout history.

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