$30,000 will get you “all in” for a shot at millions in Quest for the Ring Tournament

Jimmy Johson’s Quest for the Ring Tournament returns to Atlantic City next week, and boaters can sign up Sunday in the Golden Nugget for $30,000 in order to be eligible for all categories — or lesser amounts for divisions they plan to concentrate on during the three days out of five they can fish.

All the details are available by visiting questfortheringac.com calling 305 255-3500 – or attending the Golden Nugget captains meeting tomorrow. I’ll provide daily updates on the contest next week.

Blue marlin, white marlin and bigeye tuna will be the featured species along with dolphin and wahoo. Yellowfin tuna will probably be the volume species, but are rarely large enough to win in the tuna division.

Fluke fishing has been pretty good on rough bottoms, though anglers had a hard time finding bigger specimens last Saturday in the Raritan Bay Anglers Club Charity Fluke Tournament. Entrants in this weekend’s Sandy Hook Bay Anglers Fluke contest will have a lot more time to find a winner as it’s a two-day tournament.

Though bluefishing has been very spotty, chumming for chub mackerel almost always has been resulting in full buckets for those using light spinning tackle. The Golden Eagle from Belmar did get some 2-pound blues today plus sea bass.

The weather forecast is for south winds at just 5-10 knots before increasing to 10-15 in the afternoon.