2008 35th Annual White Marlin Open Day 4 Live Coverage

**Admin** · 08-07-2008 05:18 PM

OK, day 4 is here and we are at the scale ready to rock and roll yet again. The word is that 110 boats hit the water today so we should have a good round of weigh-ins.
No one is at the scale at this time but we're waiting for the bridge, should see some fish here soon.
If anyone has any questions or comments please post them up and we will try to get you the info.

Capt John Eppehimer

Here's the Recap from yesterday
The white marlin open had an exciting pair of days to open the contest and with a fish three of five days format there had to be a point where the action slowed. With winds offshore forecasted to be close to 30 knots and the stress of two days enticed all but 18 boats to take a lay day and reorganize for the final two day’s fishing. There wasn’t a lot of action at the scales and most entries fell short of the money.
The first boat to bring a fish to the scale and the waiting crowds was the Miss Andrea of Cape May, New Jersey. They had a tuna flag flying from the outrigger and a bluefin in the fishbox. Having brought a fish that fell just one pound short of the 109-pound mark set by the Avalon, New Jersey based Risky Business for first place in the tuna category Tuesday. They had high hopes for this new tuna but while it looked to be big enough to challenge that lead, the fish came out to weigh 102 pounds, moving the Miss Andrea into both second and fourth places for tuna.
The dolphin were also biting regardless of the offshore weather and several were weighed in. The Kokomo out of Wildwood, New Jersey put the largest dolphin of the day onto the scale at 42.5 pounds which placed them in second place for the category behind the Bluewater who weighed a 44-pound fish on Tuesday. In the other meatfish categories there was no change as the Fin Chaser’s 40.5-pound wahoo and the Waterman’s 110.5-pound mako remained the top of their respective categories.
On the billfish front there were no changes as no blue or white marlin were weighed. The Last Run’s massive blue that shocked the crowds on Tuesday still seems untouchable and until a monster comes to the scales to beat it, I doubt anyone will believe it can happen. The white marlin that was landed by Fish Whistle still stands in first place for the big 1.1 million dollar purse but it’s a much more tenuous position as there are plenty of fish larger than the 81-pound billfish that rests in first place. As always it’s a wait and see, time will tell situation. There is always a chance that a fish big enough to shake up the leaderboard will find it’s way onto the deck of one of the hundreds of boats that will be working hard over the final two days.

LEADERBOARD

All money values are estimated. As fish come in, money will fluctuate. These estimates are for educational purposes only, and should not be considered official.

White Marlin

Boat	Angler	Weight	Est. Prize
Fish Whistle	Tommy Hinkle Berlin, MD	81.0	$1,100,000.00
CGI Finance	Bill Scott Baltimore, MD	71.5	$80,000.00
DA Sea	John Conrad Lititz, PA	71.5	$80,000.00
Liquid Asset / FishOCMD.com Ocean Pines, MD	Kenny Reed Berlin, MD	68.0
Lucky Duck II	Tina Boykin Middletown, MD	67.5
Big Hunter	David King Wake Forest, NC	66.5
Ohana Spencer 66 Georgetown, Cayman Islands	Thomas B. Mclister Middletown MD	66.0
Game Time	Joe Weschler Kensington, MD	66.0

Blue Marlin

Boat	Angler	Weight	Est. Prize
Last Run Morgan, NJ	Robert Lockwood South Amboy,NJ	935.5	$680,000.00

Tuna

Boat	Angler	Weight	Est. Prize
Risky Business	Dan McCarthy Avalon, NJ	109.0	$169,000.00
Miss Andrea Cape May, NJ	John McBride Wildwood Crest, NJ	108.0	$65,000.00
Ocean Dan-Sar	Shawn R Cook Hartly, DE	106.5	$26,000.00
Let It Ride Fair Haven, NJ	Arthur Kontos Fair Haven, NJ	105.0
Pretty Work	Robert D Krug Walltownship, NJ	104.0
Miss Andrea Cape May, NJ	Jim S Oneill Springfield, PA	102.0
C. Hawk	Rodney Arbogast Federalsburg, MD	98.5
CERVEZA Pirates Cove, NC	Steve Schmeusser Wilmington, DE	96.5
Alana Ken Margate, NJ	Harry E Pinker Kirkwood, PA	96.5
Warrior	Anthony J Chieffo Harleysville, PA	93.0
Game Time	Robbie Burke Fairfax, VA	90.0
Fin-Ness Harkers Island	Kennith Chouinard Ridgley, MD	86.5
No Problem Ocean City, MD	Mark Barbato Wilmington, DE	84.0
Kingfisher	Sean W Denny Laurel, MD	80.5
Rain Maker	Thomas G Weidman North Cape May, NJ	77.0
Canyon Hunter	Don Schline Phoenix, MD	76.5
Sea Hunt Ocean City, MD	Eric Bridges Royal Oak, MD	76.0
Canyon Hunter	Tim Odachowski Marriottsville, MD	75.0
All In Ocean City MD	Mark Stearns Berlin, MD	71.0
Heart To Heart Brielle, NJ	Phillip Infantolino Brielle, NJ	70.5
Last Run Morgan, NJ	Brian Walezak Morgan, NJ	69.0
Kingfisher	Tom Jones Crownsville, MD	69.0
Just Released	James McIlhinney Wildwood Crest, NJ	68.0
Fin-Ness Harkers Island	Bill Bondarchuk Essington, PA	67.5
Got-R-Done	Guy Fielder Havre de Grace, MD	66.5
All In Ocean City, MD	Michael Channell Berlin, MD	63.5

Dolphin

Boat	Angler	Weight	Est. Prize
Bluewater	Earle Hall Hampton, VA	44.0	$2,000.00
Komono	Dave Bowman Rio Grande, NJ	42.5	$3,000.00
Sea Toy	Larry McKinley Islamorada, FL	41.5	$2,000.00
Komono	Mark Holtzapfel Cape May, NJ	41.0
The Legasea	Bobby Pastorius Boynton Beach, FL	38.0
Endeavor Ocean City, MD	Phil Key Millers Island, MD	36.5
DA Sea	Mike Dent Pomfret, MD	36.0
Sea Toy	Jim Holmes Pinehurst, NC	33.5
Sea Splendour	Ken J Brown Glenmoore, PA	32.0
Chrissy B	Richard D Bogert Toms River, NJ	30.5
Sea Toy	Jim Holmes Pinehurst, NC	29.5
Wirenut	John E Sippel Glenarm, MD	29.0
Non Typical	Jeff Greenwood Ocean City, MD	29.0
Reel Chaos	Paul Davolas	28.0
The Verdict Sea Girt, NJ	John L Berrey Sperry, OK	26.5
Sweet Water	Jason Connelle Port Deposit, MD	26.0
Dealer Incentive West Palm Beach, FL	Gavin Boucher Harwinton, CT	25.0
Get-R-Done	Scott Peters Bishopville, MD	23.5
El Pronto Ocean City, MD	James M Gardiner Salisbury, MD	22.0

Wahoo

Boat	Angler	Weight	Est. Prize
Fin Chaser	George R Maclean Reading, PA	40.5	$4,500.00
DA Sea	Valerie Dunn Grasonville, MD	39.5	$3,500.00

Shark

Boat	Angler	Weight	Est. Prize
Waterman	Donnie G Scrivener Huntingtown, MD	110.5	$6,500.00

**paul708** · 08-07-2008 05:35 PM

thanks for the update
cant wait till the pics and reports start
you guys rock with the coverage

**Snapp** · 08-07-2008 05:40 PM

Why is the "man" at the scale??

**Admin** · 08-07-2008 05:41 PM

Photos from the Sea Splendour from a incredible day of white marlin fishing during the white marlin open.

Awesome photos and congrates on a great day on the water guys.

Enjoy the photos !