By Scott Lenox
Published on August 7, 2024
I just got back from a pretty busy day of scale action on Day 3 of the 51st Annual White Marlin Open where some big tuna snuck onto the leaderboard and took a few hundred thousand dollars out of the pockets of some other anglers. There are new tuna in 2nd and 3rd place on the leaderboard that are currently worth a pretty penny but we’ll see if they hold out until Saturday or if someone comes along and does the same to them. Here’s who’s on top after 3 days of fishing at the White Marlin Open.
White Marlin
1st Place Waste Knot 77.5 pounds $4,182,198
Blue Marlin
1st Place Stonemason 897.5 Pounds $555,093
2nd place Bobojo 789.5 pounds $481,087
tuna
1st Place Blue Runner 220.5 pounds 1,038,365 USD
2nd Place Warden Pass 193.5 pounds $209,809
3rd Place The Right Place 113,633 USD
Mahi
1st Place Catch 23 32.5 pounds $124,495.00
2nd Place Double Nickel 31 Pounds $3,125
Away from the tournament, Captain Jason Mumford of Lucky Break Charters had a great day for his crew, catching a nice flounder and some bluefish.
Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star is canceling tomorrow, but he caught some nice fish today.
To update!
Hell… The weatherman is calling for an easterly breeze tomorrow. While the guys are chasing an $8 million share at the White Marlin Open, my goal is to avoid breaking any bones… (Right, Duane?!?)
I quit tomorrow – 8.8.24.
Rats!!!
And now back to the report from 07.08.24.
…a crystal clear sea in the afternoon. Calm before the storm? It seems so.
We left the marina and it was foggy again. Lookout, radar, horn signals; we still had to navigate the Shantytown Channel and were pretty foggy. What on earth… The summer of 2024 certainly had its challenges. “Unlucky in fishing, lucky in love,” goes the old saying. A lot of flowers must be sold in the Mid-Atlantic…
Invisible under the fog was still the calmest sea we had seen in a long time. It wasn’t sunny, but as visibility improved, a beautiful day began.
Justin and Jack sent two reef pyramids down to Lucas Alexander’s Reef. We continued east.
The sea bass started to bite quite well, and there were even potential competitors right from the start. Joe caught his winning fish in the morning, however.
After several days of rough current and 16-ounce sinkers, it was nice to get back to 8-ounces to hold bottom. My anglers even endured a serious dip today when the current swung north – a normal lull during any trip.
Although Thursday looks very good, cancellations are almost certain as Hurricane Murray’s sister Debby approaches. Customers will be notified via text and phone call.
However, it does not seem like it will stay there for long and will certainly pass in a weakened state.
We will still double your lines.
Bottom up
Monty
Captain Chris Mizurak of the Angler will have a few days off from the sea with the coming winds. Today was very nice and he had good catches for the most part.
