2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Tournament Coverage - Fishing Day 1 - LIVE Video & Photos

[Jer]

2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 - August 17th, 2009

SportFishermen.com is in Cape May, NJ and Ocean City, MD to bring you some of the best tournament coverage ever to hit the web.

The webcams will be live from 5PM until 9PM

WEBCAMS:
WEBCAM: CAPE MAY, NJ
WEBCAM: OCEAN CITY, MD

2009 Payout Summary
Base Prize $500,000.00
$1000 Calcutta $121,600.00
$1500 Calcutta $178,126.00
$2500 Calcutta $287,376.00
On The Board Reward $237,500.00
White Marlin Pro Jackpot $437,000.00
Total Payout $1,761,602.00
Boats Entered 136

A beautiful weather forecast combined with recent reports indicating action with billfish and tuna offshore has been very good kept tournament officials busy yesterday with last minute registration as the 2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 got underway at Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May, New Jersey and the event's official satellite marina, Sunset Marina in Ocean City, Maryland. Over 130 boats have entered and the cash purse is well over $1 million! Now in its 18th year, the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 continues to attract the best boats in offshore tournament fishing from New England to Florida and beyond as this event is boat for boat, the richest marlin and tuna tournament in the world.

Starting today, participants will select three of the next five days to troll the offshore canyons of the Mid-Atlantic coast however all boats must fish within 125 miles of the Cape May Sea Buoy whether they sail from Cape May or Ocean City. Cash prizes are awarded for the three heaviest white marlin, blue marlin and tuna as well as the largest dolphin (mahi-mahi) and wahoo. Minimum weights to win cash include 65, 400 and 50 pounds for white marlin, blue marlin and tuna respectively while there is no minimum weight for dolphin or wahoo. All billfish under the minimum weight are released and awards are presented to the top three point winners in each billfish category. Tuna points are also totaled up and the top three winners of that category receive awards as well.

The tournament benefits the International Game Fish Association and the Recreational Fishing Alliance and over $1 million has been donated to these and other fishing–related organizations during the tournament's history. The Mid-Atlantic $500,000 is a qualifying event for the World Billfish Series and the Top Angler of the tournament will receive an invitation to compete in the WBS Grand Championship to be held later this year in Costa Rica.

Participants will head out early each morning in order to be at the fishing grounds by the 8:30 a.m. lines in call. Lines out is set for 3:30 p.m. and all fish to be weighed must be at the scales by 9 p.m. each day. Please note the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 is a private event and is not open to the general public. Tournament credentials are required for access to any tournament-related facilities, activities or social events.

The Mid-Atlantic $500,000 is proudly sponsored by Baitmasters of South Florida; Bernie Robbins Jewelers; Big Game Fishing Journal; Canyon Club Resort Marina; Canyon Runner; Christi Insurance Group; Costa Marine; Craig J. Manno, Inc.; DeSatnick Real Estate; Dockwise Yacht Transport; Engines Incorporated; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Farrow Systems; Fineline Glass; FLIR Systems, Inc.; Fraser-Volpe; Garmin; Grace Energy/Shell; Guy Harvey; ICOM; Interlux; Johnson and Towers; KVH; Lucky Bones Backwater Grill; Mack Boring and Parts; MAN Engines and Components; Midlantic Gold Rush; Ocean LED, Oceanview Marine Welding; Ocean Yachts; Offshore Electronics; Offshore Financial and Pelagic Offshore Gear. Additional sponsors include Penn Reels/Pure Fishing; Poly-Planer; Pompanette; Premier Detailing and Boat Cleaning; Ransome Engine/Caterpillar; Raymarine, South Jersey Marina; South Jersey Yacht Sales; Sperry Top-Sider; Sturdy Bank; Sunset Marina; Underwater Lights/Sea Vision; WKR Construction and WXWORX XM Satellite Weather.

[Hatterized]

Jer or John.....FYI....OC cam working...Cape May cam.....not working...says ma500 stream not found

[LadyAngler]

Looking forward to the coverage from Sportfishermen.com!!!!

[Hatterized]

both cams working now......look forward to SFC's oustanding coverage

[LuckyCat]

Looking forward to the coverage from Sportfishermen.com!!!!

Hope all is well! Miss you guys! Watching at work!

Any rumors out there of anything big?

-Lucky

[Hatterized]

live audio on both cams OC & Cape May...??

or just from one location...??

or no audio at all....??

[LadyAngler]

I'm just getting a black screen on Cape May. OC comes in.

[LadyAngler]

Hope all is well! Miss you guys! Watching at work!

Any rumors out there of anything big?

-Lucky

Hey, is this Lucky from Judge????

As for any rumors, haven't heard anything yet. I'll try and keep everyone posted if we do hear any news.

[LuckyCat]

Hey, is this Lucky from Judge????

As for any rumors, haven't heard anything yet. I'll try and keep everyone posted if we do hear any news.

Yes...that LUCKY!

[Hatterized]

Mary..i had to close and re-open windows and now have both cams up in 2 different windows