A Championship Decided by Inches
Down To A Tiebreaker
After three events, Patron and Pipe Dream were tied at 398 points. The championship came down to a tiebreaker — the largest blue marlin weighed during the season. Patron won with a 702.5-pound blue marlin at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, compared to Pipe Dream’s 665-pound fish at the Bay Point Invitational.
PATRON
702.5 lb
PIPE DREAM
665 lb
The Series Debut
A new championship on the
Gulf Coast
The Gulf Coast Triple Crown was introduced in 2011 at Bobby Carter’s Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic at the Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi. It brought together the region’s top offshore teams, creating a season-long points race to crown the best of the best.
THE JOURNEY TO THE CROWN
FOUR KEY MOMENTS. ONE CHAMPION.
THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST BILLFISH CLASSIC
The series officially kicked off in 2011 at Bobby Carter's event at the Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi.
BAY POINT
INVITATIONAL
The second event kept the competition tight, with both teams on the hunt.
FINAL
STANDINGS/TIE
After three events, Patron and Pipe Dream were tied at 398 points.
PATRON WINS
TIEBREAKER
A 702.5-pound Blue Marlin sealed the win, giving Patron the inaugural crown.