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Tournaments Spice Up Angling Action

It is contest time. Fishing tournaments abound along the coast. Some are big game fishing events where anglers compete for prizes by catching big tuna, dolphin, white and blue marlin. Others are modest events where the prize is a nominal one. Contests and tournaments add a dimension to fishing by offering a reward — cash, fishing

tackle or trophies — and they help provide an outlet for our competitive urge.. For 36 boats and their anglers the quest was fluke and the prizes ranged upward from $75 to $500 and trophies. They compared in the First Annual Grassy Sound Marina Fluke trounament. MIKE MATTHEWS of Green Creek took first place with a 6' 4-lb. fluke he

Cape May County ALMANAC August, 1985

MOON PHASES/POSITIONS The Moon's effect on thr Tide is greatest when cln irsl to Earth I in perigee! and whrn in direct alignment with Sun t Earth (full t nrw moon phases) On and about these dates, low pressure ty stems and/or strong winds l depending upon direr tionl mav result in flooding and ' or extremely low tides Moon Ptmc Full Moon u> l-asl Quarter X \mrC Moon IC rirsl Quarter 23 ApoKee ; Perigee p, TIDE TABLE Computed for Cape Mav City beachfront, for other areas, see Correction Times DATE HltiH I.OW a.m. p.m. aim. p.m. 1 Thu 8:59 9:15 2 45 2SI 2 Kri 9 42 9:57 3:27 3 39 i Sat 10 24 10 40 4 18 4 21 4 Sun 11:09 11 22 4 45 5.01 5 Man II 51 5 22 5:43 6 Tue 12 «M 12 33 5 59 6 26 7 Wed 12 44 I 15 6 39 7 IH 8 Thu I 29 I 56 7 24 8 17 9 Kri 2 16 2 46 8 16 9 19 10 Sal 3 12 3 43 9 13 10 15 11 Sun 4 14 4 35 10 10 II 10 12 Man 5 21 5 42 II 02 II 59 13 Tue 6 17 8 35 II 52 14 Wed 7 09 7 22 12 52 12 45 15 Thu 7 54 8 4*S I 38 I 35 16 Kri 8 .15 8 47 2 24 2 24 17 Sal 9 18 9 31 3 07 3 13 18 Sun 10 tH 10 17 3 47 3 59 19 Mon 10 50 II IM 4 29 4 47 20 Tue II 43 II 56 5 IO 5 37 21 Wed 12 35 5 56 6 34 22 Thu 12:50 I 30 6 49 7 40 2.1 Fri I 49 2 29 7 50 8 49 24 Sill 2 5.1 3 32 8 58 9 58 25 Sun 4 04 4 41 10:04- 10:59 26 Mon 5 17 5 45 11 06 11 56 27 Tue 6 21 6 40 12 03 28 Wed 7 12 7 30 12 46 12:57 29 Thu 7 56 8 I I I 36 I 48 30 Kri 8 :ia 8 S3 2 30 2 34 . 31 Sal 9 16 9 :j| i in | in I

CORRECTION TIMES Compute approximate times of high 4 low waler for your area by adding or subtracting the following number of minutes for each tide phase in the Tide Table l-OW HIGH > Great Egg Harbor Inlet ' Plus 12 plusio • Ocean City < 9th St Bridge i 1 plus 35 plus 22 Corson Inlet i bridge i , plus 21 plus 7 Sea Isle City | Ludiam Thoro Bridge ) plus 66 plus 43 Sea Isle City Beach minus 2 minus 21 Townsend Inlet plus 21 plus 4 Seven Mile Beach plus 15 o Stone Harbor i Great Channel Bridge > plus 43 plus 40 Hereford Inlet < Anglesea i plus 19 o Wildwood Beach Minus 2 minus 17 West Wildwood i Grassy Channel bridge i plus 46 plus 43 Cape May Harbor plus 1 minus 4 Five Fathom Bank plus I Cape May Potnl plus 48 ti plus 34 M cCrie Shoal plus 28 plus 22 Delaware Boy Bayshore Channel (Bay-Canal Junction) plus 47 plus 36 Miami Beach plus 75 plus 61 Dennis Creek Entrance plus 114 plus 97 Brandywine Shoal Light plus 77 plus 52 /

I caught between Beach Creek and Hereford Inlet. It won him $500 and a trophy. Second place went to Ken Slates of Irwin, Pa., for a 4Vlb. fluke. He took a $100 prize. Al Donohue of Del Haven caught a third place prizewinning 3-lb. 2-oz. fluke. It earned a $75 prize for him. In the combined weight division, Bernard Sharp, of Pine Hill, weighed in five fish with total aggregate of 8%-lb. Fred Ulman. of Rio Grande, fishing his boat High Pockets, weighed in five fluke which totalled 81 * lb Sharp won $100 and Ulman got $75 for his effort. WHILE 32 boatloads of anglers were competing for fluke, a little farther north at Margate. 151 boats entered the 10th annual American Bluefish Classic to cmpete for such grand prizes as $25,000 for beating last year's tournament winning bluefish. which weighed 15-lb. 15-oz., and an all-expense paid trip to Bimini for four for the crew which weighed in the eight fish totalling the greatest weight. The winners were *a South Philadelphia fishing team which fished the i Susan C. a Margate-based < charter boat. They totalled 102 lb. for eight fish to win < the trip to Bimini. They i also produced a fish which i weighed 15 lb. 15 oz. to win i the $6,000 grand prize. i HAD THE FISH weighed I just a little more, they i would have bested last s year's 15 lb. 15 oz. total to t win an additional $25,000. To show how close the tour- i nament was, the Susan C c crew boated a fish which i weighed 15 lb. 15 oz. That t tied but did not beat last ( year's winning fish. Second t place went to a fish which 1 weighed 15 lb. 13 oz. Close, t but not enough r The tournament saw a goodly number of big blues s caught, but it also proved s that blues can also be tough f to catch at times Some of p the boats caught none and f many did not produce enough fish to challenge c the eight-fish weigh-in for f the aggregate point total a

SKIPPER OF the Susan C is Tom Gallagher of Longport The angler who boated the 15-lb. 15-oz. blue was John Iacaruso. Other Philadelphians fishing with him were Bob Ghisu. Steve Pracilio and Phil Noce. .Mark Weiss of Cherry Hill, weighed in the 15-lb. 13-oz. blue to take second place and the $1,800 color videocorder donated by Tuborg Beer Localite Tom Betts of Tuckahoe headed a crew which took third place in total aggregate weight with 97-lb. The tournament is sponsored by Smithville Inn and directed by Capt. Ralph Stork of Capt. Andy's in Margate. A large number of the entries are Cape May County-based boats. THERE IS still another ongoing contest which has a niche in history. This is the 50th annual Cape May County fishing Tournament. which got its start in 1936. For 50 years, anglers have been entering fish in the event, which is sponsored by the Cape May County Board of Freeholders as a means for promoting the county's fine fishing. Some 30 kinds of fish are recognized in the contest. Anglers get recognition certificates and bronze award pins for fish over a minimum weight in each category. All entries receive a contest entry badge. This vear's badge is real collector's item, since it is a departure from the usual red badge Instead, this one is green and gold, and is dated to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the county tournament Fish can be entered at any of the more than 80 weighmasters all at ound the counThere is no advance registration or entry fee More tournaments are scheduled, including some surf events to be held this fall. Fish for fun and prizes, but mainly fish for fun. REPORTS: Fred Berand group boated 37 on minnows and squid at Vitiello's Dock in Sea

Isle City. Crabbing has also picked up there. Best fishing has been in Ludlam's Bay Pete Thomas at Larry's Dock, Strathmere, reports rental boats averaging up to 25 fish per trip. Henry Jordan of Camden brought back a 6^-lb. fluke in Corson's Inlet on a bucktail and minnow combo. Fishing has been best in Corson's Inlet. Crabbing has also been good in Corson's Sound. Dockmaster Thomas had a 60-lb. white marlin on a trip to the 30 fathom curve while fishing with Capt. Joe Coffey on i the Java. Sea Isle City-based bottom fishing enthusiasts are enjoying food catches of < sea bass and some small porgies on the Capt. Robbins. Jim Panuto of

Strathmere boated 28 sea bass and ling. NIGHT BLUE action has turned hot. The Chips Bait and Tackle charter from Westchester, Pa., boated 225 blues from 10 to 15 lb. on spinning tackle and fly rods on a charter on the Capt. Robbins On the Starfish. four-hour fares are catching fluke and weaks days. Night blue trips have been producing lots of fish closer to shore. Big Bad Lou of Philadelphia won one night pool with a 16Mb. bluefish. Ray Lippencott of Cape May was a daytime pool winner with a 3Vlb. fluke. At Cape May, Happy Days four-hour fares are doing well on fluke. Mike Renzi of Pittsfield, Mass., # ("Page 54 Please)

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