Tournament Archive
1940's
1946
Acapulco, Mexico
Acapulco Yacht Club
Winner: Sailfish and Tarpoon Club of Mexico – 4 Members
Director: The Gang of Four
Top Angler: Dr. Roy B. Dean
1946
Acapulco, Mexico
Sailfish and Tarpoon Club of Mexico
Billfish Released: 143
Winner: California Tuna Club
Director: Dr. Roy B. Dean
Top Angler: Allen Wright
1947
Rey Island, Panama
Pacific Sailfish Club of Panama
Billfish Released: 57
Winner: California Tuna Club
Director: Tucker McClure
Top Angler: Jack Burell
1948
Miami, USA
Rod and Reel Club of Miami
Billfish Released: 37
Winner: Sailfish and Tarpoon Club of Mexico
Director: Jack Mahoney
Top Angler: George Chuck
1949
Acapulco, Mexico
California Tuna Club
Billfish Released: 336
Winner: Hotel Club de Pesca Mexico
Director: George Chuck
Top Angler: Aaron Saenz
1950's
1951
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club:Sailfish and Conservation Club West Palm
Billfish Released: 183
Winner: West Palm Beach and Fishing Club
Top Angler:Henri Chanin
1951
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Tuna Club of Avalon
Billfish Released: 363
Winner: West Palm Beach and Fishing Club
Top Angler: A.J. De Less
1952
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Sailfish and Tarpoon Club of Mexico
Billfish Released: 37
Winner: Tuna Club of Avalon
Top Angler: Alan M. Ferguson
1953
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: West Palm Beach Fishing Club
Billfish Released: 57
Winner: Sportsman’s Club of America
Top Angler: D.H Sluder
1955
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: West Palm Beach Fishing Club
Billfish Released: 174
Winner: Ocean City Light Tackle Club Maryland
Top Angler: Jim O’Donnell
1956
Mazatlan, Mexico
Host Club: Balboa Angling Club California
Billfish Released: 110
Winner: Sailfish and Tarpoon Club of Mexico
Top Angler: Eugene M Fry
1956
Ocean City, USA
Host Club: Ocean City Light Tackle Club Maryland
Billfish Released: 4
Winner: Panama Rod and Reel Club
Top Angler: Luis de Hoyes
1958
Mazatlan, Mexico
Host Club: Pacific Anglers
Billfish Released: 140
Winner: Rod and Reel Club of Miami
Top Angler: Reginald H. Foster
1959
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: Sailfish Club of Florida
Billfish Released: 221
Winner: Cocolabo Cay Fishing Club
Top Angler: Charles F. Johnson
1959
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Texas Game Fishing Club
Billfish Released: 170
Winner: California Tuna Club
Top Angler: Jim O’Donnell
1960's
1960
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: Sailfish Club of Florida
Billfish Released: 183
Winner: West Palm Beach and Fishing Club
Top Angler:Henri Chanin
San Diego, USA
Host Club: Pacific Anglers
Billfish Released: 13
Winner: Sailfish and Tarpoon Club of Mexico
Top Angler: J.M. Hutton
1962
Duck Key, USA
Host Club: Cocolabo Cay Fishing Club
Billfish Released: 30
Winner: Ocean City Light Tackle Club Maryland
Top Angler: Luis E. Marron
1963
MAZATLAN, MEXICO
Host Club: Port Aransas Rod and Reel
Billfish Released: 8
Winner: National Capitol Game Fish Conservation Club
Top Angler: James O’Donnell
1964
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: Sailfish Club of Florida
Billfish Released: 72
Winner: Club Pescadores Deportivos Venezuela
Top Angler: Edward Riggs Miller
1964
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Texas Game Fishing Club
Billfish Released: 197
Winner: Long Beach Yacht Club Anglers
Top Angler: Glenn Bracken
1966
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Caraballeda Golf y Yacht Club
Billfish Released: 387
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler: Carlos Joachin Peres
1966
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Host Club: California Tuna Club
Billfish Released: 137
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler: Carlos Joachin Peres
1967
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: Sailfish Club of Florida
Billfish Released: 217
Winner: Hatteras Marlin Club
Top Angler: Henry
1967
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Texas Game Fishing Club
Billfish Released: 260
Winner: Tuna Club of Avalon
Top Angler: J. Donald Locke
1968
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Host Club: Pacific Anglers
Billfish Released: 201
Winner: Humacao Angling Club of Puerto Rico
Top Angler: Warren Merril
1969
Mazatlan, Mexico
Host Club: Texas Game Fishing Club
Billfish Released: 55
Winner: Sailfish Club of Florida
Top Angler: Adelberto Rolg Jr
1970's
1970
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: Sailfish Club of Florida
Billfish Released: 48
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler:Gildo Bellini
1970
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Club Pescadores Deportivos Venezuela
Billfish Released: 451
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler: Freddy Benarroch
1971
Cabo San Luca, Mexico
Host Club: Tuna Club of Avalon
Billfish Released: 452
Winner: Rod and Reel Club of Miami
Top Angler: Robert Hillman
1972
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Caraballeda Golf y Yacht Club
Billfish Released: 281
Winner: Playa Grande Yachting Club
Top Angler: Gildo Bellini
1973
Cabo San Luca, Mexico
Host Club: Pacific Anglers
Billfish Released: 61
Winner: Balboa Club de Mazatlana
Top Angler: Wm McGee
1974
Cabo San Luca, Mexico
Host Club: Huntington Harbour Anglers
Billfish Released: 188
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler:Ronald Morrison
1975
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Laguna Beach Club
Billfish Released: 371
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler: Luigi D’Amico
1977
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Host Club: Clube de Rio de Janeiro
Billfish Released: 152
Winner: Buzios Beach Club
Top Angler: Roberto de Almeida
1977
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Host Club: Pacific Anglers
Billfish Released: 125
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler: Gildo Bellini
1977
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Club Tepeyac de Mexico
Billfish Released: 191
Winner: Laguna Beach Club
Top Angler: Gildo Bellini
1978
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Club Marinamar
Billfish Released: 372
Winner: Pez Vela Club de Pesca Venezuela
Top Angler: Luis Cuenca
1979
Ri De Janeiro, Brazil
Host Club: Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
Billfish Released: 177
Winner: Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
Top Angler: Jose Priolli
1980's
1981
Palm Beach, USA
Host Club: Sailfish Club of Florida
Billfish Released: 304
Winner: Club Laguna Mar
Top Angler: Aquiles Garcia
1981
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Club Tepeyac de Mexico
Billfish Released: 248
Winner: Sailfish Club of Florida
Top Angler: Bernard Lindquist
1982
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Playa Grande Yachting Club
Billfish Released: 911
Winner: Club Laguna Mar
Top Angler: Rafael Arnal
1983
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Host Club: Pacific Anglers
Billfish Released: 100
Winner: Club Laguna Mar
Top Angler: Rafael Arnal
1984
Cabeza De Toro, Republica Dominicana
Host Club: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo
Billfish Released: 135
Winner: Asoc. Dominicana de Pescadores
Top Angler: Ruben Cortina
1985
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Club Puerto Azul Venezuela
Billfish Released: 548
Winner: Club Camuri Grande Venezuela
Top Angler: Rafael Arnal
1987
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Sailfish and Tarpoon Club of Mexico
Billfish Released: 164
Winner: Club Tepeyac de Mexico
Top Angler: Salomon Kaluf
1987
Cabeza De Toro, Republica Dominicana
Host Club: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo
Billfish Released: 219
Winner: Texas Tournament Anglers
Top Angler: Dirk Van Vliet
1988
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Host Club: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Billfish Released: 111
Winner: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Top Angler: Jose Pepe Terrassa
1989
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Playa Grande Yachting Club
Billfish Released: 259
Winner: Club Playa Grande Resort
Top Angler: Norberto Rivas
1990's
1990
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Sailfish Club of Florida
Billfish Released: 210
Winner: Curacao Yacht Club
Top Angler: Dirk Van Vliet
1991
Flamingo Bay, Costa Rica
Host Club: Club Amateur de Pesca de Costa Rica
Billfish Released: 251
Winner: Curacao Yacht Club
Top Angler: Robert Van Vliet
1992
Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Host Club: Club Nautico de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 300Winner: Playa Grande Yachting Club
Top Angler: Reinaldo Perdomo
1993
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Host Club: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Billfish Released: 36
Winner: Pacific Anglers
Top Angler: Lee Stansell
1994
Cancun, Mexico
Host Club: Cancun Anglers
Billfish Released: 429
Winner: Miami Rod and Reel
Top Angler: Wally Adams
1995
La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Playa Grande Yachting Club
Billfish Released: 827
Winner: Club Laguna Mar
Top Angler: A.C. Reuter
1996
Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Club Tepeyac de Mexico
Billfish Released: 489
Winner: Old Port Yacht Club
Top Angler: Henry Hank Manley
1997
Watamu, Kenya
Host Club: South African Deep Sea Angling Association
Billfish Released: 50
Winner: Kenya Association of Sean Angling Club
Top Angler: Mark Joseph
1998
Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Host Club: Club Nautico de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 341
Winner: Port Aransas Rod and Reel Club
Top Angler: John Price
1999
Cabeza De Toro, Republic Dominicana
Host Club: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo
Billfish Released: 178
Winner: Club Laguna Mar
Top Angler: Humberto Donato
2000's
2000
Location: Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Host Club: Club de Yates Acapulco
Billfish Released: 38
Winner: Cangrejos Yacht Club
Top Angler: Tony Castro
2001
Location: Acapulco, Mexico
Host Club: Club de Yates Acapulco
Billfish Released: 344
Winner: Club Nautico de San Juan
Top Angler: Carlos Barnes
2002
Location: Cancun, Mexico
Host Club: Cancun Anglers
Billfish Released: 344
Winner: Club Nautico de San Juan
Top Angler: Midel Gomez
2003
Location: Los Sueños, Mexico
Host Club: Club Amateur de Pesca de Costa Rica
Billfish Released: 616
Winner: Bay Head Yacht Club
Top Angler: Bruno Rodriguez
2004
Location: Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Host Club: Club Nautico de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 652
Winner: Hatteras Marlin Club
Top Angler: Boris Porta
2005
Location: Boqueron, Puerto Rico
Host Club: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Billfish Released: 26
Winner: South African Deep Sea Angling Association
Top Angler: Angel “Tito” Muntaner
2006
Location: Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Host Club: Club Nautico de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 1662
Winner: Asociacion Nacional de Pesca
Top Angler: Romano Dallamora
2007
Location: La Guaira, Venezuela
Host Club: Playa Grande Yachting Club
Billfish Released: 174
Winner: Puerto La Cruz Fishing Club
Top Angler: Tito Gonzalez Darin
2008
Location: Cabeza de Toro, Republica Dominicana
Host Club: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo
Billfish Released: 79
Winner: Puerto La Cruz Fishing Club
Top Angler: Jesus Montano
2009
Location: Los Sueños, Costa Rica
Host Club: Club Amateur de Pesca de Costa Rica
Billfish Released: 446
Winner: Keep Fishing Venezuela
Top Angler: Barry Fitzpatrick
2010's
2010
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Host Club: Club Tepeyac de Mexico
Billfish Released: 43
Winner: Asoc. Nacional de Pesca Deportiva de Guatemala II
Top Angler: Javier Padilla
2011
Location: Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Host Club: Club Nautico de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 1169
Winner: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Top Angler: Carlos Barnes
2012
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Host Club: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Billfish Released: 94
Winner: Club Nautico Santo Domingo
Top Angler: Efrain Rodrigues
2013
Location: Crocodile Bay, Costa Rica
Host Club: Club Amateur de Pesca de Costa Rica
Billfish Released: 402
Winner: Asoc. Nacional de Pesca de Guatemala #1
Top Angler: Julio Mansylla
2014
Location: Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Host Club: Club Nautico de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 729
Winner: Balyhoo Fishing Club No. 1
Top Angler: Hunter Blount
2015
Location: Manteo, USA
Host Club: Ocean City Light Tackle Club Maryland
Billfish Released: 203
Winner: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Top Angler: Angel “Tito” Muntaner
2016
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Host Club: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers
Billfish Released: 88
Winner: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo
Top Angler: Luis Cordova
2017
Location: Cap Cana, Republica Dominicana
Host Club: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo
Billfish Released: 119
Winner: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo #2
Top Angler: Eduardo Read
2018
Location: Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Host Club: Club Nautico de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 887
Winner: Puerto Rico Light Tackle Anglers #2
Top Angler: Jorge Sinibaldi
2019
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Host Club: Club Tepeyac de Caza y Pesca A.C.
Billfish Released: 232
Winner: Cangrejos Yacht Club – Puerto Rico
Top Angler: Rodrigo Guzman
2020's
2020
Cancelled due to pandemic
2021
Where: Guatemala
Host Club: Association Nacional de Guatemala
Billfish Released: 430
Winner: Puerto Rico Light Tackle
Top Angler: Alvaro de la Hoz
2022
Where: Flamingo Marina Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Host Club: Club Amateur de Pesca de Costa Rica
Billfish Released: 197
Winner: Texas Tournament Anglers
Top Angler: Rodrigo Guzman
2023
Where: Tropic Star Lodge, Panama
Host Club: Texas Tournament Anglers
Billfish Released: 264
Winner: Club Nautico de Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
Top Angler: Eduardo Read, Costa Rica