Hot weather should equal good opportunity for the MegaDock anglers to catch and release sailfish. Are there many blue marlin out there to be released? Unofficially, 57 out of 62 registered boats went fishing today and released 46 billfish including four blue marlin and one white marlin. With the weather forecast for Saturday looking iffy, most fishing crews are prepared to fish back-to-back on Thursday and Friday. At the Captain's Meeting on Wednesday Tournament Manager Robbie Freeman said, "The mission of the MegaDock Tournament is to promote the sport of fishing, encourage preservation of the species, and to provide support to our maritime community by contributing proceeds to our local charities." A special MegaDock Charity Auction will take place after fishing on Thursday to raise funds for Dragon Boat Charleston, and the www.SCMemorialReef.org. The MegaDock is the only Gov. Cup event that can call Historic Charleston its address, and with that comes some parking issues. Freeman encouraged all visitors to use the free parking at St. Mary's Field, just a few blocks away, and to ride the free shuttle service to the MegaDock. Weigh-in is set for 5 until 7 each day of fishing competition.
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PhotosByJeffDennis: Check out the marlin and dolphin wrap on the Cummins Diesel yacht called the QuadZeus; Francis Johnson brought this 10.2-pound blackfin tuna to the scales fishing from Petrel on Day One; Is a state record blue marlin and a Mega-Million payoff about to happen?
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