More than 400 anglers from 98 boats competed for more than $1,825,000 in cash & prizes in the Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Memorial Day Tournament
Done Deal Wins Tournament with 5 Blue Marlin Released
Reel Worthless Released 4 Blue Marlin and wins $112,000
Hatterascal Brings in 519 Pound Blue Marlin
30 Blue Marlin, 17 White Marlin and 2 Sailfish Released
In what might be described as the best fishing in the history of a Mobile Big Game Fishing Club tournament, 98 teams of anglers and crews released 30 blue marlin in the first tournament of the season. The huge turnout continued to show why the MBGFC is billed as 'The Most Boats, The Most Anglers, The Most Money.'
Two Blue Marlin were brought to the scales starting on Saturday when Danny Poe weighed in a 455 pound fish on Hooker. That held onto first place until late Sunday night when Drew Harvey fishing aboard the Hatterascal delighted the the huge crowd by hoisting a 519 pound fish to win the Blue Marlin Category.
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| Team Hatterascal and their winning Blue Marlin |
First place Dolphin went to Rhett Gross on the Boodah with a 45.60 pound Mahi, Jeff Elder aboard Blue Eyes won the Wahoo category with a 70 pound fish and Fred Marshall caught the biggest Tuna with a 179.80 Yellowfin on the Traders Hill.
Catch and Release was won by Roy Wilks Hammock by catching an unheard of four blue marlin aboard the Done Deal. Hammock was also the Top Male Angler Award in the tournament. Done Deal released a total of five Blue Marlin as well as catching a 116 pound Yellowfin Tuna. They were awarded the Top Large Boat with 3,241.6 points as well as being the 2012 MBGFC Memorial Day Champions.
The Top Lady Angler went to Sarah Hyman on the Plumb Loco. William Hixson won the Top Junior Angler as well as the Top MBGFC Club Member by releasing a Blue Marlin on the Lady D. Amante captured the Top Small boat award.
Over $800,000 was available in the optional cash awards. Reel Worthless was the top cash award winner $112,521 followed by Hooker at $86,130 and First Choice with $60,465.
In the first ever MBGFC Memorial Day Outboard Shootout featured 19 boats and 'Swallow The Leader' being the tournament champion winning $7,125.
The Next MBGFC Tournament is the Ladies Tournament which returns to a two day format this year on June 15-17.
