2007 East Coast Got-Em-On – Prize List

2007 East Coast Got-Em-On – Prize List                                                                      Prize     P   Wt/Pts date time   B#      Boat Name             Angler                 /Sponsor             L —————————————————————————————————————————— 41th Place                                 $ 07 Entry       22.00 07/07 16:50 171 The Law               James F Drake          North Myrtle Beach, SC 34          60th L_Fish                                $ 250            18.85 07/07 17:19 206 White Lighting        Sam Ballou             Morehead City, NC       36          Boat <= 23′                                 […]

2007 East Coast Got-Em-On Primary – Largest King

2007 East Coast Got-Em-On Primary – Largest King               Prize       P   Wt/Pts date time    B#    Boat Name             Angler                City/State           L —————————————————————————————————————————– King Mackerel              $25000      1    40.70 07/07 14:26 149 Laid Back            Garrick Waters          Wilmington, NC        22                    $10000      2    35.85 07/07 15:46   42 Dig It               Carroll Construction I Willow Spring, NC     36                    $5000       3    34.15 07/07 17:06    1 Reel Music           Grady Gaston […]

22nd Annual Topsail Offshore Fishing Tournament 2007 Final Standings

22nd Annual Topsail Offshore Fishing Tournament 2007 Final Standings   Weight Boat Name Captain City State  1  32.70 BobCat Henry E Moore III Clinton  NC  2  32.15 Liquid Fire C Mark Henderson Cape Carteret  NC  3  31.85 Gambler D Allen Kinney Oak Island  NC  4  30.85 Sharon Leigh Jeff Morris Wilmington  NC  5  28.00 Service […]

Carolina Beach Got-Em-On Classic

Carolina Beach Got-Em-On Classic July 6, 6:30 PM CAPTAINS meeting at Carolina Beach Municipal Docks July 7-8….…2 PM Scales Open July 8, 8:00 PM Awards at Carolina Beach Municipal Docks PRIMARY PRIZES First Place . . . . . .$25,000 KING Mackerel 2nd Place. $10,000. 3rd Place. $5,000 4th Place. $2,000. 5th Place. $1,500 6th – 10th […]

Eastern Oyster Not Endangered

Eastern Oyster Not Endangered A biological review team has completed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) status review report for the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and submitted it to NOAA Fisheries. The eastern oyster occurs naturally in a great diversity of habitats along the western Atlantic Ocean from the Canadian Maritime Provinces to the Gulf of […]

Bak Bar wins 49th ‘Big Rock

Bak Bar wins 49th ‘Big RockBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 16, 2007Bak Bar made last call at the 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s weigh station Friday, weighing in a 613-pounder to win $800,839 from the event’s $1,568,950 purse.Bak Bar captain Tommy Lewis, Huger, S.C., reached Morehead City just after 11 p.m. with a blue […]

Safari maintains Big Rock lead

Safari maintains Big Rock leadBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 13, 2007The 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament reached its midpoint Wednesday with just one blue marlin on the leader board and a gigantic payday on the horizon.The Safari, captained by Mark Harris, Dania Beach, Fla., has maintained the tournament lead since Monday afternoon when angler […]

Releases dominate Big Rock’s second day

Releases dominate Big Rock’s second dayBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 12, 2007Billfish releases and gamefish weigh-ins dominated the action Tuesday as the 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament completed its second day of competition.Anglers battled 53 billfish, including 33 blue marlin Tuesday but none were deemed large enough to meet the tournament minimum of 400 […]

SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME

SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME “WE WELCOME OUR MAY’S WINNER INTO THE SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME!” “STAN JARUSINSKI “ It wasn’t even close. Stan Jarusinski. or better known as Captian Stanman will be our May’s Winner into the SKA Kingfish Hall of Fame. Not only is he a National Champion, but also his endeavors […]

Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits

 Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) adjusts the daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits for the commercial Atlantic tunas General category and the recreational Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat categories for the early portion of the 2007 fishing year.  Please see the attached notice for […]