Finally, with flat calm seas in spite of Hurricane Bertha stirring to the south, Rum Bum released another two blues on Day Three. Come Day Two, Rum Bum released a small (200-pound) blue. Neither Rum Bum nor Perfect Parts released a billfish Day One, but blues and whites were seen in this granderland.
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Thomas instead, series rules require fishing two of the three legs. Team Uno Mas sat out this leg opting to go to St. The three-day Bermuda Open, held out of Hamilton, got under way July 6 with two teams: Rum Bum and Perfect Parts. Wimberly says, “We never took a single wave higher than the hull. Rum Bum’s Bacardi scored Top Angler for the Bahamas leg and pocketed a sapphire-for his previously won Ed Pang gold hook pendant.Įxhilarated by their win, Rum Bum’s crew set off on a 700-plus-mile crossing from the Bahamas to Bermuda for the BTS’s second leg. “All legs of our series are ‘open’ to boats in the area and boats can join as a local entry and win prizes for the leg,” says tournament director, Jimmy Loveland. Reel Obsession placed third in this leg with the release of a blue and white for 650 points, but it was Brooks Smith’s Team Uno Mas who placed third in the series with one blue for 400 points. In the final tally, Team Rum Bum won this first leg of the BTS with two blues and one white for 1050 points, while Allan Bir’s Team Perfect Parts finished second with two blues for 800 points. “That would have been our third marlin for the tournament.” “That last day, we pulled the hook on a marlin 2 seconds before the swivel hit the rod tip, so we disqualified it,” says Dave ‘Pompano’ Wimberly, mate on Rum Bum. Fishing was slowest Day Three, but Perfect Parts added to their score with a blue marlin release while Rum Bum released a white. Come Day Two, Rum Bum was high boat of the day with two blue marlin releases. Day One saw Uno Mas and Perfect Parts both score a blue marlin release, with Uno Mas leading on time. Alexis Jacob’s Team Real Obsession joined for this leg only. Four teams took to the waters to test their fish-catching abilities: Brooks Smith’s Team Uno Mas, Allan Bir’s Team Perfect Parts and Bacardi’s Team Rum Bum. The BTS kicked-off with the Bahamas Open held June 10-13 and fished within the Abaco Billfish Challenge (ABC) in Boat Harbour. Bacardi himself went down in the history books as the first angler to win all three legs, adding three more precious gems to his Ed Pang gold hook-shaped pendant. Luis Bacardi’s 57-foot Bertram, Rum Bum, made a clean sweep of the 5th annual Bermuda Triangle Series (BTS) by winning all three legs.
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