Sunday, May 29, 2011

44th G'town Gov. Cup Recap - White Marlin SURPRISE



It was a good day for S.C. Governor's Cup Billfishing Series Corporate Sponsors Palmetto Ford and Atlantic Tackle. The 44th Georgetown Landing Marina tournament ended with Sportin' Life, owned by the Eubank family of Palmetto Ford, rigged up with gear from Jeremy Burnham of Atlantic Tackle, and proceeded to release two blue marlin and one white marlin on their way to 1800 release points and winning the Top Boat hardware! Finishing in second place was Daymaker and Miss Wy IV finished in third, thanks to her strong final day releasing one blue marlin and two white marlin. Plenty of drama in the meatfish categories was in store for Saturday as well with the wahoo and dolphin division winners decided during the weigh in from 5 to 7. The big story of the tournament is the presence of lots of white marlin off the coast presently, with 30white marlin caught and released with accounts of that many more white marlin that appeared in the baits and were not caught. This congregation of white marlin kept the Gov. Cup anglers in tune and ready for the blue marlin bite.

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PhotoByJeffDennis: Graham Eubank of Sportin' Life with his 25.2-pound mahi mahi

VideoByJeffDennis: Georgetown Landing Marina manager John Horton gives the Wallace Pate award to Jim Johnston

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