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WHITE MARLIN OPEN!! (WITH PHOTOS!!!)
WELL HERE IN OCEAN CITY MARYLAND THIS WEEK IS THE ANNUAL TOURNEY. THERE IS 3.2 MILLION UP FOR PRIZES, AND 438 BOATS ENTERED TO FISH.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT AT WWW.WHITEMARLINOPEN.COM THERE IS EVEN A LIVE WEB CAM AT THE WEIGHINS STARTING AT 4 PM EASTEN TIME. |
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well we went to the weigh-ins last night and thought you guys might like to see some of the action. here are the leaders so far.
white marlin (RIGHT NOW WORTH 1.4 MILLION DOLLARS) http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...en54/white.jpg blue marlin (the crowd went nuts, when they pulled this thing out of the boat) http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...sen54/blue.jpg tuna http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...sen54/tuna.jpg |
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I'm a Great Lakes guy. What's the difference between a White and a Blue Marlin? Billy Mac ;D
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SAME FAMILY, DIFFERENT SPECIES. THEY ARE BASICALLY COUSINS. THE BIG BLUE MARLINS WILL ACTUALLY EAT THE WHITE MARLINS. THE WHITE MARLIN GETS TO A MAX SIZE OF AROUND 115 POUNDS, THE BLUE MARLIN CAN REACH SIZES OF 1200 POUNDS. OTHER THAN SIZE, AND COLOR THEY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME FISH
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Very interesting Cy, great pix too. That blue is awesome ain't he? :o
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Good Luck to our local boys there from Morehead City, NC
Live Wire Impulse Calcutta Pipe Dream Stream Weaver Sea Striker Delta Dawn |
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NOT MUCH ACTION TODAY, ONLY 52 OF THE 438 BOATS ARE FISHING, YESTERDAY 357 OR SO FISHED. IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED CHECK OUT THE SITE THEY UPDATE IT FREQUENTLY.
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WELL, ONE OF THE BOATS CAME BACK WITH ANOTER MONSTER. A 737 BLUE MARLIN. THE CROWD HAS BEEN GOING NUTS WHEN THEY PULL THESE MONSTERS OUT OF THE BOAT.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...en54/blue2.jpg |
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360 BOATS WENT OUT TODAY, SO THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF FISH BROUGHT IN TONIGHT ;D
YOU CAN WATCH THE ONLINE CAM AT 4 AT WWW.WHITEMARLINOPEN.COM THEN CLICK ON MARLIN VISION |
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Yeah, did you see where Dream Catcher out of Cape May sank to the ocean floor this morning at 6am? All crew were picked up by passing boats and are safe.
Said the 60' Paul Mann boat hit something in the water and went down very quickly. |
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i did not hear about that :o
where did you hear about that BLUE?? |
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I heard the same thing as Blue. I heard it struck something in the water about 20 miles off. The Dream Catcher suposedly almost sank last summer during the Mid Atlantic 500 tournament in Cape May. I'm not sure what the problem was last year.
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Heard it on the Bass Barn in the offshore section this morning:
www.thebassbarn.com Cy, they said once the other 2 boats picked up the crew, they continued fishing rather than bringing the Dream Catcher crew home due to all of the tourny $$ at stake. Can't say I blame them. It was nice of them to take a tourny time out just to rescue the crew as I'm sure there's some out there that would have turned a blind eye to a sinking boat in lieu of the $$. |
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THANKS FOR THE INFO IF I HERE ANYTHING ELSE I WILL LET YOU GUYS KNOW
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Couple of pix of Dream Catcher in her day:
http://www.paulmanncustomboats.com/i...amcatcher2.jpg http://www.paulmanncustomboats.com/i...eamcatcher.jpg http://www.paulmanncustomboats.com/i...amcthrmast.jpg Sad to think she's sitting out there on the sea floor in over 100ft of water as we speak :'( |
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Wow Mulv great find. Looks like she had her head pokin up for that last breath of salty air. Poor girl. :'(
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WOW :o
WONDER WHY THE COAST GUARD DID NOT TAKE THE CREW IN? THAT WAS THE COAST GUARD IN THE VIDEO WASN'T IT. WE NEED TO GET THE COORDINATES TO MSBHAMMER, HE CAN GO SALVAGE THE RODS AND STUFF OFF OF IT. |
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WELL OTHER THAN THE BOAT SINKIN, THEY CAUGHT ANOTHER 500LB. BLUE MARLIN, AND AN 80LB. WHITE MARLIN WHICH IS HUGE FOR WHITES
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More on Dream Catcher:
http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5264041 |
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DID YOU SEE THE VIDEO? IT IS BELOW THE PICTURES, THAT IS CRAZY
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Yes, truly amazing video. Looks to me like the crew stayed on a little too long. :o
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Any reports as to why Dream Catcher sank?
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Haven't heard anything official although several guys said big lines of heavy debris were in the stream that day. These guys were 30 miles off at 5:30 am, so you know they were running in the pitch dark :o
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thats a shame. she was a beautifil boat
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I fished on the Sea Toy, if its out of Oregon Inlet. The article said it was one of the boats that rescued the crew. I fished a charter on here several years ago and caught a 98 lb yellow fin, my first North Carolina citation! Tha Captian was Bull Tolson, a hell of a good captian.
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yeah both boats were NC boat's that saved the guys. Tells ya sink or swim NC boys go fishing lol.
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I can't beleive the crew - in the video none are wearing life jackets and that one guy just plops off the front of the boat as if in a drunken haze at 5:30 am !! :o
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i was wondering where the life vests are as well. :-/
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Bull, Sea Toy, fishes out of Pirate's Cove..so does Hog Wild, the tourney leader the first day. Know them both and have fished Bull a few times. Was at the Cove last week and most all the boats up at the tourney!
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TM, did you get to catch any billfish?
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:-[Nope no bills...bailed dolphin till we couldn't bail no more. We fished south and all the bills up north right now. Had a sail and a big hoo run thru the spread. Grass way scattered south. Spent most the day clearing lines. Going back 1st week Sept..need to fill the freezer with some tuna!
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Can't complain about the mahi. Sent you a pm about the seat. I'll give you a call before I come by.
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Those ''Dream Catcher'' pics make me wanna pull on my SoSpenders... ::)...
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....hey but what a way to go, huh? Burial at sea is sounding pretty good right now! ::)
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BR...lemme pull a few more over the gunwale B4 we start talkin' burial anywhere...at sea sounds good, but later... ;)...
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I ya want to dive the Dream Catcher, well, she's sittin in Cape May NJ. They towed her in at 3.5 knots sunk and then floated her once they were inside the breakwall. An old repair gave way and she had a hole in her hull about 12" x 18".
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they shoulda consulted skoolz on how to properly repair that thing!
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I am hoping that the plywood on the bottom is covering where the patch work is done and not the patch its self. Please tell me I'm right.
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