Every boat with a fishing day left will be fishing tomorrow as the MidAtlantic winds up with the day added to make up for the hurricane. No lead is safe at this point, though Luna Sea should feel comfortable with its 94-pound wahoo.

The tuna category may be a target as the 103-pound leader by Lit Up isn’t as large as usually required.

The tournament record was set in 1993 by the Dinardi brothers on their Absolut-ly from Brielle Yacht Club. Bernard and Drew were among the nicest people I’ve known, and devoted to each other. Though only weekend anglers they didn’t hesitate to compete with the best professional skippers on the coast and trolled into a barrage of large bigeyes to become one of the top winners — though the rewards then were quite modest. The largest of those bigeyes was a remarkable 254 pounds.

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