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Get your team together and get ready top fish hard, party harder at
11th annual YAMAHA/WON Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Nov. 4-7

If there is one tourney in Mexico you have to experience, it is the
YAMAHA/WON Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot, Nov. 4-7 and there's a ton of reasons to go this year.

-- Flights are cheaper. Aeromexico is offering 15 percent discounts to Jackpot teams and family and friends.

-- The Tesoro Hotel is a central spot and offers rooms to Jackpot teams and families for at little as $67 a night, including taxes.

The tournament will be more fun than ever, and you can still get in for as little as $700 a team. That's just $175 a person for a four-person team.

"Of course, I'm jaded, says Tuna Jackpot Director Pat McDonell. "I started the tourney 11 years ago with Kit McNear and others here at WON and folks in Cabo. The concept has always been, to provide a money tourney that anyone at any economic level or boat can fish in and have fun.

ENJOY THE PARTIES, COMPETITION -- "Our tourney is much party as a competition, with two days of fishing, two wild flare gun starts videotaped by helicopter, four nightly parties, four drawings worth $150,000, and so many levels of optional pay-in involvement you can get in for as little as $175 an angler on a four-man team, or as much as $23,200 to go across the board. We had some great fishing last year in the 10th anniversary tourney, topped by the third biggest tuna ever caught in the event, a 244 pounder by team Redrum, had the biggest payout to one team as Bottom Line claimed $244,000 and change, and we raised a record $27,000 for Cabo kids charities."

The key at this event is stamina if you like to fish and party at the same time. To that end, in this official tuna jackpot website, there is information on the schedule and incredibly good rates at the official host hotel, the Tesoro. More than ever, because of its central location for three of the parties, the Tesoro is the perfect place to enjoy the tournament, marina, downtown nightlife and free hotel shuttles to the Tesoro beach club.

HOTEL TESORO ROOM DISCOUNTS -- "This is going to be a great year of the event. In terms of positive changes, the Costa Del Mar captain's meeting will be moved from the Puerto Paraiso mall across the marina to the Tesoro," said McDonell. " We plan to crank up the fun at the captains meeting at the landmark hotel. It received rave reviews from people who stayed here in November, including our staff and sponsors. A great staff, great rates for our fishermen and friends, clean, new rooms, and close to all our events and parties.

Room rates are from $50 to $79 for rooms offered to tourney anglers Rates are: for one or two people (queen bed) with a city view are $50, a deluxe marina view room for one or two people (king size) is $64, and a junior suite with marina view with two queen beds is $79 for two people and $104 for three and $129 for four people.

To book, you can call the hotel in Cabo from the U.S. at 011 52 624 1739300. Tell them you are booking for the Tuna Jackpot. Note: The rates are good several days before and after the event (Oct. 29-Nov. 14 for flexibility in booking. The website for online booking is www.tesororesorts.com and the promo code for the rates is TUNAJK. The direct link to the reservation for the Tuna Jackpot is https://reservations.synxis.com/LBE/rez.aspx?Hotel=18721&Chain=5150&group=TUNAJK

AIRLINE DISCOUNTS -- But, first you have to get there, and Aeromexico is the official airline of the Tuna Jackpot, and is offering a 15 percent discount on all round trip fights to Cabo for tourney anglers, friends and family over a 10-day span of the event. You can get that discount by calling Sandra Martinez at the Los Angeles office at (310) 414-0888, ext. 212 or e-mail her at smartinez@areomexico.com to get the 15 percent Tuna Jackpot discount.

THE CAPTAINS MEETING KICKS IT ALL OFF! -- At the Costa Del Mar Captains Meeting at the Tesoro pool area overlooking the marina, a live band will play for three hours, cocktail tables and chairs will surround the huge pool deck before the meeting starts so people can drink and swim and relax while the check-in takes place under several huge shade tents in the massive patio area on the other side of the restaurant.

The use of the marina-side Puerto Paraiso mall area for the two exciting weigh-ins and the gala awards dinner will remain. The Thursday night Yokohama Fiesta at Solomon's Landing on the malecon will be back by popular demand. Another venue change is the Reactor Rock and Roll Party on Friday, moved to the legendary nightclub El Squid Roe. It is our party and our music and we will have a free cold drink at the door, a live band, hors 'd houvres. I promise it will be a great time to relax, sit (until dancing starts at 9:30 or so), and win $30,000 in drawing prizes. It will be a perfect party spot after two days of fishing.

Of course, you have all day Saturday to relax before the Ruth Chris-catered awards dinner under the stars at the Puerto Paraiso Mall.

LIVE RADIO BROADCAST: The Pisces Fleet office right next to Solomon's Landing restaurant and the Tesoro Hotel is the site of the annual live radio broadcast, and everyone is welcome to hear the show with the winners, sponsors and staff being interviewed by Pete Gray of Let's Talk Hookup (XX 1090-AM).

RULES: 30-POUND MINIMUM ELIMINATES CONFUSION -- In terms of rules and jackpots, there is only one rule change, requested by many: The dorado/wahoo minimum as well as the tuna weight for both days has been lowered to 30 pounds. It makes it consistent for all three species and takes confusion out of all three being backup species.

"The constants in the event remain: It is fun and exiting with two epic flare gun starts at the famed Arch. a fair competition for cash and prizes, but will also benefit two local children charities," said McDonell. "We dole out $150,000 in free drawings, we'll have free gifts and clothing at the check-in, and the tequila and cerveza will be flowing."

That said, Yamaha and Western Outdoor News' staff and Cabo supporters invite you to another exciting tournament, more affordable than ever with lower airfares and hotel rates. And for the sixth year, it is still just $700 a team to enter. Stay tuned for any announcements on the event on this official website www.loscabostunajackpot.com.

You can reach director Pat McDonell at pat@wonews.com or at (949) 366-0030, ext 33.