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| Rigged Up and their blue marlin on Day One at Pirate's Cove |
The 30th anniversary of the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament got underway on Tuesday August 13 in sunny and flat calm conditions. The days biggest story developed very early when Rigged Up got hooked up when a nice blue marlin ate on offering from KP baits at 9:45 a.m. with angler David Biggs on the rod. Captain Charles Haywood and first mate Alexander Graham pulled all the right moves to catch the fish and then took a gamble when they decided to gaff and land this blue marlin. The Pirate's Cove rules stipulate that a legal blue marlin measure 110-inches OR weigh at least 400-pounds. Rigged Up knew that their blue marlin was 'short' but they figured it could beat 400-pounds, so they took immediate action and headed back into port at 10:45. Weighing in their fish before 1 p.m. the Rigged Up's blue marlin went 400.1-pounds and was thus declared a legal fish. They were the only boat to kill a blue marlin on Day One at Pirate's Cove. Manteo-based Sniper is in the Day one points lead with 700 points followed by Trophy Hunter and then Rigged Up. In the meatfish categories it was South Carolina boat Sportin' Life weighing in a 42.0-pound mahi to lead that category. For yellowfin tuna it was Rigged Up leading with a 66.4-pounder, and no wahoo were weighed in. Day One billfish release totals include 46 total releases with 10 blue marlin, 34 white marlin and two sailfish. Lots of sponsors / vendors are on site with the latest fishing gear like Sperry shoes, so be sure to check out the new
Sea Kite sport moc.
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here.
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| Sportin' Life Day One Leading Mahi |
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| Ed Sabo from Murrell's Inlet with his 58-pound tuna |
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