28th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament

62 Boats registered in this year's event.

Major Sponsors:

Ocean City Fishing Center Sunset Marina
McGuire Construction
Applebee's Restaurant
AllTackle.com
Fish Finder Adventures

Sharks Brought to the Scales 14
Makos - 8
Blue Sharks - 4
Hammerhead - 1
Threshers - 1

Reported Shark Releases 134
Makos - 45
Blue - 10
Hammerhead - 1
Sandbar or Dusky - 56
Tiger - 10
Spinner or Blacktip - 12

Division Standings

Mako Division

244 - Gag Order - Tony Gay - Grasonville, MD $3000 + 1st B $4950 = $7950
209 - It'll Do II - Jeff Schulte - Edgewater MD
$1500 + 1st A $7875 + C $2531 + D $1080 + E $529 + 2nd B $2970 = $16,485
136 - Seaduction - Cory Carrell - Lititz PA
$1000 + 2nd A $4725 + C $1519 + D $648 + E $317 + 3rd B $1980 + Thurs. Daily $1260 + 1/2 Sat. Daily $630 = $12,079
133 - Evidently - Scott Singleton - Severna Park MD
3rd A $3150 + C $1013 + D $432 + E $212 = $4,807
106 - Pandemonium - Bill Stong -
Fri. Daily $1260 + 1/2 Sat. Daily $630 = $1,890
Open Division
273 - Hammerhead - Keep Er Wet - Nathaniel Leader - Stevenville, MD
$3000 + 1st A $7875 + B $4950 + C $2531 + D $1080 + E $529 = $19,965
268 - Thresher - Contagious - Bud Fogg - Hottuouc PA
$1500 + 2nd C $1519 + D $648 + E $317 = $3,984
237 - Blue Shark - Chasin Tails - Larry Trala - Berlin, MD
$1000 + 2nd A $4725 + B $2970 + 3rd C $1013 + D $432 + E $212 = $10,352
168 - Blue Shark - Two Days - Paul Aldridge - Lexinton, MD -
3rd A $3150 + B $1980 = $5,130

Bluefish Division
11.6 No Limits - Brian Kaluaitis - Baltimore, Md -
$3000 + 1st D $1125 + E $630 + Sat. Daily $780 = $5,535
10.2 - Seaduction - Corey Curleu - Lititz PA -
$1500 + 1st A $6300 + B $3600 + C $2813 + 2nd D $675 + E $378 + Fri. Daily $780 = $16,046
9.9 - Eversmen 5 - Ron Perdue - Laurel DE
$1000 + 2nd A $3780 + B $2160 + C $1688 + 3rd D $450 + E $252 = $9,330
9.7 - "Chasing Tails" - John Kunzler - Conestop PA
3rd B $1440 + C $1125 + Thurs. Daily $780 = $3,345
9.7 - Eversman 5 - Merrill Eversman - Salisbury MD - 3rd A $2,520
Tuna Division
23 pound Bluefin - Marli - Charles Burris Jr. - Smyrna, DE - $1,530
Release Division (Points for Top 10 Boats)
54 - Canyon Crusher - $3000 + Thurs. Daily $630 + Fri. Daily $630 = $4,260
32 - Tree Hugger $1500
26 - Bitter Salt - $1000
8 - Berzerker - Sat. Daily $630

Ocean City Sharker Of The Year Division

2008 Winner Captain Luke Blume, Md.
Boat - "Press Time"

Combined (mako) points earned while fishing:

Annual Mako Mania Tournament
Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament
One point/pound for boated makos, ten points for each released mako.
256 Press Time (246 - 10)
147 Shark Tooth (10 - 127 - 10)
134 Crush N Em
123 Drillin & Billin
111 Jezebel
102 Rumor Has It
66 Hookin Wubbas
20 Tree Hugger
10 No Limits
10 Mako Blues
Keep Er Wet