by When 378 boats out of 400 entered in the White Marlin Open opted to fish the first day, I expected to see long lines waiting to weigh-in that evening on the Marlin Cam — but that wasn’t the case at all as fishing results were generally poor.
It was a good time for Instigator as their 199 1/2-pound is currently winning over a million dollars. though that’s only because there hasn’t been a white or blue marlin big enough to be weighed in so far. Fishing was so poor that only one dolphin of at least the 20-pound minimum was weighed — and it was barely big enough at 21 pounds.
There were some white marlin releases, but I haven’t been able to find any details about that so far. There also hasn’t been any species count, which should be easy considering how tough the canyon fishing has been.
Angelo Ponte holds second place in tuna with this 118-pounder caught on Bow Down
Only 22 boats are fishing during a marginal forecast on the second day as there are substantial pay-offs for dailey winners.
Chris Lido reports this doormat was aught during a bachelor’s party trip aboard the Gambler from Point Pleasant by a first-time angler using rental tackle and boat bait.
Also at that port. the Queen Mary had a Sunday morning squid trip with big catches — and that afternoon got into 3-5-pound blues for the first time in weeks.
Tight Lines 
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