Dave Lilly returned to the same tiny NY Bight spot that produced fluke limits from 4-7 pounds last week with Brian Farmerand this week found the same thing up to a 9-pounder!
The MidAtlantic started today with 211 boats and a purse of over $ 6.5 million. Jeff Merrill said both are tournament records.
The Beach Haven Marlin &Tuna Club White Marlin Invitational was won by Shark Byte over 56 other boats as Crisdel was second.
The MidAtlantic begins fishing tomorrow.
Fluke pro Dave Lilly fished an ocean spot he hadn’t tried in a long time while fishing Brian Farmer and Paul. He got “4 over 5 bs , a 7 lber and a 3 man limit of low 4s to finish the day . left them biting and quit early well before noon .”
The Golden Eagle from Belmar loaded up with 15-20- pound dolphin on Monday’s Exotics trip and added others to over 30 pounds plus a white marlin.
Dave Lilly had a super fluke trip today. Details tomorrow.
Capt. Ron Santee has beeen having full day bites on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands with many limit fluke catches
Though Saturday’s added fishing day was a dud with no changes among the leaders, some boat owners with a good coverage of Calcutta bets did very well.
Bill Sharpe won over 3.5 million dollars for his 80-pound white on Mister Pete, and even third place Bull Pen got over a million for a 70-pounder. Max Bet’s only weighed blue marlin also was in that class. Gray Fox from Brielle not only won over a million for a 179-pound tuna –but also boated the only legal wahoo of 69.50 pounds.
I’ll have results tomorrow.
Pistal Pete is sweating it out during the White Marlin Open conclusion today as the 80-pound white they are leading with is presently worth over 3.5 million dollars!
The Golden Eagle from Belmar reports blues are holding so close that short drifts are required for limit catches.
The White Marlin Open concludes on Saturday.
Tight Lines 