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New White Marlin Leader After Day Two of 30th MidAtlantic!

As noted yesterday, the 2021 MidAtlantic is indeed off to a record-setting start. In addition to a record field of 203 boats the tournament’s total cash purse is now officially set at $5,939,050! Worthy of note is a significant portion of that cash pot this year comes from a special calcutta that was added to […]

Record Setting 30th MidAtlantic Off to a Fast Start

The first ballyhoo hadn’t hit the water on Day One of the 30th MidAtlantic and already two records were set at sportfishing’s “Main Event.” The tournament field is set at 203 boats, smashing the previous record of 183 set last year. Both tournament venues were busy prior to the Captain’s Meeting yesterday handling calcutta entries […]

30th MidAtlantic Kicks Off Today!

Let the party begin! The 2021 MidAtlantic gets underway today with final registration and captain’s meeting at Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May, New Jersey and Sunset Marina in Ocean City, Maryland and all indications are it’s going to be another one for the record books! Pre-registration has been very strong with 170 boats […]

Offshore Action Red Hot as 30th MidAtlantic Draws Near!

Wow! The 2021 offshore fishing season at the canyons along the mid-Atlantic coast is off to an incredible start! The tuna bite has been off the charts with big numbers of yellowfin tuna hitting the docks between Cape May, New Jersey and Ocean City, Maryland. Blasts of big eye tuna have often caught crews by […]

30 and Counting!

It’s hard to believe nearly 30 years have passed since the first MidAtlantic tournament. Back in 1992 the inaugural tournament, then known as the Mid-Atlantic $500,000, was founded as the country was coming out of a brutal recession and the event played an important role in rejuvenating the offshore fishing community. It was a bold […]