by Most fishing tournaments have a rain date, or may be postponed due to bad weather. However, in the case of the Manhattan Cup he venue has been paid for along with all the food — and the event must go on.
The first time I fished the Manhatten Cup, the conditions couldn’t have been much worse with rain, wind and even hail. As if that wasn’t bad enough, during the afternoon a tornado warning was issued. The Manhataen Cup was actually in Manhattan at that time, so the committee had skippers take shelter in Staten Island while everyone boarded a party boat there for transportation io the festivities in Manhattan.
There should be less drama ait Liberty Landing tomorrow as the forecast is for light west winds in the morning before a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported another very good day of sea bass fishing with many limits plus some ling and fluke.
Tight Lines 
The only fishing tournament I ever participated in, when it was the Macallen Manhattan Cup. I won the unlimited division, fishing bunker chunks in front of the Statue of Liberty on a boat from Staten Island on a rainy day with a bass that really wasn’t very big. Sadly, the trophy went down in my office at 7 WTC on 9/11. Happily, all my fellow employees got out safely.
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