| 49th Annual Ocean
City Labor Day Weekend White Marlin Tournament - Aug 30 - Sept 2 |
3rd place Top Boat - D.A. SEA - Ed Dunn - Owner - Capt. Robbie Valko
- released 13 white marlin in 2 days of fishing. |
| 15th Annual Mid
Atlantic 500,000 - Cape May & Ocean City - Aug 20 - 24
163 boats |
"It Ain't Over 'Til the Phat Mann Sings!" per the quote
by Jeff Merrill
Phat Mann - 92 lbs. Heaviest White Marlin Weigh-in - New
Mid-Atlantic Tournament record. Total of one blue
marlin and 5 white marlin - Capt. Dave Warren - Mark Granville-Smith -
Owner, mates: Kyle Fisher and Charlie Locke
2nd place Tuna - Volatility - Capt. Peter Brancaleone |
| 4th
Annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament - August 20 - 23 - 73 boats
competed |
Top Boat Overall, Day 2 Top Boat, Top Overall Angler, Top Crew and Top
Circle Hook Team releasing 12 white marlin overall, all on circle hooks!
- Hunter - Capt. & Owner - Walt Spruill - mate: Nolan Romzwinter |
| 18th Annual Alice
Kelly Ladies Memorial Billfish Tournament - 110 boats - Aug. 12 |
Top boats:
First place - Pelican - Capt. & Owner Arch Bracher - released two blue marlin and
two white marlin
Fourth place - Sniper - Capt. Mike Merritt - Owner Jimmy Bayne - released two blue
marlin and one white marlin
Top Lady Angler - Second
Place - Pelican - Capt. & Owner Arch Bracher -
Summer McCarver
Top Junior Angler - Sniper - Capt. Mike Merritt - Owner Jimmy Bayne - daughter Hunter
Bayne, first blue marlin |
| 24th Annual Pirate's
Cove Billfish Tournament - August 14 - 17 |
Daily First Release - white marlin - Hunter - Capt. & Owner - Walt Spruill |
| 14th Annual
Ocean City Poor Girls Open - August 16 - 18 |
Top Boat Billfish Release 2nd place - D.A. SEA - Ed Dunn - Owner - Capt. Robbie Valko |
| 34th
Annual White Marlin Open - Ocean City -over 400 boats- August 6 - 10 |
ninth place - Phat Mann - Capt. Capt. Dave Warren - Mark Granville-Smith - Owner released one
blue marlin and five white marlin
third place - Top Angler - Phat Mann - Mark Granville-Smith - Owner - Capt. Capt. Dave Warren
eighteenth place - Sniper - Capt. & Owner Jimmy Bayne - released one blue marlin and
three white marlin |
| 11th Annual
Va. Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament - July 26 - 29 29
boats competed |
1st place overall - Sniper - Capt. & Owner Jimmy Bayne |
| 6th Annual
Mid-Atlantic (South Jersey) Tuna Tournament - July 18 - 21 |
D.A. SEA - Ed Dunn - Owner - Capt.
Robbie Valko - Mate: Josh Ruskey
2nd place Heaviest Bluefin, 2nd place Heaviest Yellowfin, 2nd place
Heaviest Tuna, Heaviest stringer, and several 2nd heaviest Big Fish &
Tuna Calcuttas for the top payout of the tournament! |
| 4th Annual Dare
County Boat Builders' Challenge - July 21 & 22 |
33 boats entered the tournament, but the weather was rough!
2nd Place Top
Boat Phat Mann - Capt. Dave Warren -
Mark Granville-Smith - Owner
2nd Place
C2-Top Release Team |
| Pirate's Cove July
4th Offshore Tournament: |
Top boat 3rd place - Phat Mann - Capt. Dave
Warren - Mark Granville-Smith - Owner |
| Pirate's Cove
Memorial Weekend Tournament |
1st place - Hogwild - Capt. & Owner Jim Horning
92.5 points!
1st Billfish of the Year Released w/a sailfish & Top Junior Angler Day 1 |