The salty fisherman hoists his prize-winning catch before the boisterous crowd. The crowd lets loose a deafening cheer. Even his competitors have to admit it: this mammoth marlin puts their game fish to shame. But it won't be long before someone starts in about the "one that got away." And tonight in cantinas all over Manzanillo, the fish stories will flow as freely as the cerveza.

Once again, it's tournament time in the sailfish capital of the world. The fish have lured anglers from near and far.