2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Tournament Coverage - Fishing Day 5 - LIVE Video & Photos

**Jer** · 08-21-2009 05:49 PM

2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 - August 21th, 2009

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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

After Fishing Day Four:

Category	#	Boat Name	Weight	Payout
Heaviest White Marlin	219	Phat Mann	78 lbs.	$408,117.51
Heaviest White Marlin	88	Sea Mistress	78 lbs.	$408,117.51
3rd Heaviest White Marlin	92	Viking 68	77 lbs.	$72,167.50
Heaviest Blue Marlin	62	Cookie II	453 lbs.	$380,817.50
Heaviest Tuna	58	Sea Hag	69 lbs.	$172,752.50
Heaviest Tuna	236	Predator	69 lbs.	$55,000.00
3rd Heaviest Tuna	93	Beast	67 lbs.	$65,709.17
3rd Heaviest Tuna	15	April Fool	67 lbs.	$53,834.17
3rd Heaviest Tuna	26	Shark Byte	67 lbs.	$65,709.17
Heaviest Dolphin	51	Foray	37 lbs.	$10,000.00
Heaviest Wahoo	22	Joanna	97 lbs.	$10,000.00

Total: $1,702,225.03

After Fishing Day Four:

Category	#	Boat Name	Points
Most Points Overall	28	Mehl Ticket	825.0
Most Points White Marlin	213	Dealer Incentive	750.0
2nd Most Points White Marlin	219	Phat Mann	678.0
3rd Most Points White Marlin	28	Mehl Ticket	675.0
Most Points Blue Marlin	62	Cookie II	226.5
2nd Most Points Blue Marlin	234	Fish Whistle	150.0
3rd Most Points Blue Marlin	52	Lori A	150.0
Most Points Tuna	15	April Fool	65.5
2nd Most Points Tuna	58	Sea Hag	64.5
3rd Most Points Tuna	3	Tiger Shark	64.5

Thursday, August 20 ~ Fishing Day Four Press Release

Moving Day came a day early at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic $500,000. Traditionally, the tournament has seen some of the biggest changes to the leaderboard occur on the final day of the event but with weather conditions expected to deteriorate by week’s end, 95 boats headed offshore on Day Four and the leaderboard took a beating in several categories. In other news today outside of the billfish and tuna categories, a new tournament record wahoo was weighed.

Jim Bonner of Wilmington, Delaware aboard his Top Notch moved into the lead today in the white marlin category after weighing an 81 pounder. A tie now exists for second place between Mark and Amy Granville-Smith of Manasas, Virginia with their Phat Mann and John Raimondo of Newton Square, Pennsylvania aboard Sea Mistress after both boats weighed white marlin of 78 pounds.

Sonny Falcone of Staten Island, New York aboard his Cookie II remains atop blue marlin category with his 453 pounder. Second and third place in the category are vacant.

We now have a tie for the lead in the tuna category after Adam Glushakow on his Predator based out of Salisbury, Maryland weighed a yellowfin tuna of 69 pounds to tie Charlie Duerr of Tinton Falls, New Jersey who also has a 69 pounder to his credit taken aboard Sea Hag. Jeffrey Scanelli of Bohemia, New York aboard his April Fool, Bob Belansen of Cape May, New Jersey on Beast and Peter Cherasia of Rumson, New Jersey on Shark Byte are now tied for third with 67-pound yellowfins.

Bill Gallo of Warren, New Jersey aboard his Joanna took the lead in the wahoo category with a 97-pounder which is also a new tournament record for that species. Mannington, New Jersey’s Mike Ackley aboard his Foray weighed a 37-pound dolphin (mahi-mahi) and took over the lead in the category.

Rich Ryon of Pottsville, Pennsylvania logged four white marlin releases aboard his Anthracite while Dan Deer of St. Michaels, Maryland released three white marlin aboard True Grit. Boats with two white marlin releases today include Shark Byte, Sea Mistress and Phat Mann. Other boats with two white marlin releases include Charlie Horning of Laytonsville, Maryland aboard Fish Whistle, Michael Cantor of Linden, New Jersey aboard Kemosabe, Barry Weshnak of Allenwood, New Jersey aboard Miss Annie, Paul Heilli of Ocean City, Maryland aboard Pumpin Hard, Mark Aiello of Serna Park, Maryland aboard Reel’n & Deal’n and Dan Desantis of Brockton, Massachusetts aboard Dealer Incentive. Also, Joanna and Joe Zerbo of Ocean City, New Jersey on Fishaholic each released a blue marlin today.

**Jer** · 08-21-2009 06:08 PM

Topless is at the scale in Ocean City, MD

**Deep C** · 08-21-2009 06:10 PM

Looking at leader board... What happened to the 81 pound fish from Top Notch?

**Admin** · 08-21-2009 06:11 PM

topless 95 lbs

**Jer** · 08-21-2009 06:11 PM

Topless - 95 lb White Marlin

HEAVIEST WHITE MARLIN

**Admin** · 08-21-2009 06:20 PM

Hello Everyone John Eppehimer coming to you from Cape May New Jersey.

I would like to make a formal statement about the 81 lb white marlin that is no longer on the board.

Last night after the fish was weighed our staff here checks out the insides of every fish.
Sadly this fish had some ice in the throat and when brought to the attention of the crew well after the fact the owner and crew graciously with drew the fish from the standings.

I wanted to post this before everyone starts guessing what happened.

I ask that you help educate anyone else asking about this. The crew was nothing but stand up and should be commended for pulling the fish with no question.

Thank you for listening.