7 million purse as WMO opens Despite the pandemic and a tropical storm moving up the coast, the 47th annual White Marlin Open at Ocean City, Md. is underway with 433 boats and a world record tournament purse of 6. The field for the 2020 WMO includes many top boats from last year s fleet that set a tournament record of 1,429 white marlin releases.
Southwest winds at 10-20 knots with 3-5-foot seas and showers are predicted, but I wouldn t be surprised to see a couple of boats taking a shot since there are daily cash prizes that may be won by any boat able to find a tuna, wahoo, dolphin or marlin. The storm s impact will be felt on Tuesday with south winds at 35-45 knots and 10-foot seas, but improves rapidly after that.
Posted on August 1, 2020 White Marlin Open set to begin tomorrow in Ocean City, MD Even the threat of a hurricane coming up the coast hasn t bothered organizers of the 47th White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Md. from gathering tomorrow for a captains meeting prior to Monday s start of the big money event. Capt. Freddy Gamboa is coming in on a hot streak with Andrea s Toy after a fine season of N. J. tuna action and the release last week of a blue marlin estimated at 500 pounds.
Posted on July 31, 2020 Early entry for JCAA Heavy Hitter Fluke Tournament ends today Though the annual statewide JCAA Fluke Tournament fell victim to the pandemic, that organization is going ahead with the Heavy Hitter contest that Paul Haertel started last year. Unfortunately, I didn t get a chance to promote that event before my computer went down and the early entry for the Aug. 7 -9 fishing days ends tomorrow.
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