by The MidAtlantic is down to its last two days, and no one can complain about the volume of billfish that have been available so far. Yesterday’s big blue marlin breakout was impressive, and white marlin releases remained high. Big Stick had 15 along with a blue yesterday, while Judge recorded nine — and there were eight each for Ocean 80C and Krazy Salts.
Of course, getting that one bigger white that can be weighed in for millions of dollars remains elusive — though Max Bet did so yesterday with a third place 66-pounder.
Though Pipe Down started the day all alone with a 489-pound blue marlin, they were all the way down to fourth by the time the scales closed. Chip Caruso’s Pipe Creamer stands first at 889 pounds, followed by Amarula Sun at 548, Tighten Up at 528, and Intents with a 483-pounder.
Surprisingly, the tuna category was unmoved by the 165 boats fishing. Lit Up tied Low Profile for fourth at 101 pounds. The very vulnerable leaders are Marli at 205 pounds, Talkin Ttrash at 195, and Random Chaos with a 112-pounder.
Liquidity remains far out in front with a 45-pound dolphin, with Too Many Martinis moving into second at 33 pounds. The wahoo category got a shakeup as Y-Knot boated a 56-pounder and Water Damage added a 51 – while Waste Knot had a 46-pounder.
The Points leader is Big Stick with 1650, followed by Trashman at 1560, Sweet Spot with 1425 and Gina Lisa at 1350.
With 180 boats fishing today, there should be lots of movement on the leaderboards. I’ll do another blog with updated results after the scales close tonight. Just before publishing I got word from the scales that Talkin Trash has weighed a 253-pound bigeye!
There’ a small craft advisory inshore for Friday with south winds at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25 and likely showers.
Nick Honachesky reports “I’ve officially made the dream come true – combining fishing and beer. Thanks to working with Heavy Reel Brewing Co. we’ve concocted a smooth tasting American Lines In Lager. Have one with me this Saturday at the brewery in Seaside Heights from 4pm to 6pm! Stay tuned for more events, sign up for the newsletter at www.saltwaterunderground.com “
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