here still hasn’t been a blue marlin Marlin Open

It’s long before the scales close at the White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Maryland, but the white marlin category is already filled with eight entries from 70.5 pounds up to the new leader of 77 pounds by Drillin & Billin,

There still hasn’t been a blue marlin weighed, and there have been no large tuna today, but the one leader I thought might last to the end on Sunday was blown out as yesterday’s 54-pound dolphin was bested by a WMO record 73 1/2-pounder on Backlash.

I’ll bring everything up to date in another blog after the scales close.

Very light east winds are predicted for Saturday both inshore and offshore.