Bahia del Sol fishing tourney

Every year there is a Bill fish tournament hosted by Bahia del Sol Marina and Hotel- the Prizes include outboard engines, cars, Rolex watches, tenders, among other things. The event attracts bill fisher's from all over the world, however the majority of entrants were from Central America. The most "valued" prize of course is a year of bragging rights. The officials take the judging quite seriously and previous tournament results have been hotly debated. To resolve this the event organizers have recruited "cruisers" to participate in the tourney as onboard observers, recording all catches on video. Cruisers were deemed to be the best choice for this job as they tended not to get sea sick and are unbiased. I was lucky to be selected as an official on the 58foot viking luxury fishing vessel "Monique" owned by a Casino business man from El Salvador. Some of the crusisers didn't fair as well as I did and had to suffer slogging about in the swell in much smaller boats.