Patron Wins the 2011 Gulf Coast Triple Crown
2011 saw the GCTC introduced for the first time at Bobby Carter’s Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic at the popular Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi. Reaction from anglers and crew was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. The excitement continued to build throughout the tournament circuit and culminated in a virtual tie at the conclusion remarkably similar to NASCAR’s tie between Tony Steward and Carl Edwards that year. “Team Patron” would break the tie and take the inaugural Frank Ledbetter GCTC Trophy home to Texas.
July 10, 2011: What an exciting finish! After three events two boats are tied for first, with both Patron and Pipe Dream boasting 398 points. The tie goes to the largest Blue Marlin weighed, and Patron’s 702.5 pound Blue Marlin weighed at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic edged out the 665 pound fish weighed by Pipe Dream at the Bay Point Invitational.
