![]() The winner of Captain Morgan’s piggyback was Keith Staschke at 14.79. Captain Morgan’s port prize of $200 went to Joe Mancarella for his 14.89-pound fish. 28.Īt day’s end, the unofficial top winners (pending polygraphs) are Juan Marrero (18.52 pounds first place of $25,000) Paul Rescigno (16.93 second place of $10,000) and Justin Kuhl (16.52, third place of $2,500). They picked up with the flood tide as blues smashed the surface in the afternoon, leading up to a rush at the scales before closing at 5 p.m. Overall, the morning weigh-ins were light. Overnight weigh-ins were light, morning saw an ebb tide, and many fishers were keying on the coming flood of the afternoon, when hopes to clinch a money spot before the scales closed would be the highest.īy the morning high tide, there was the 18.52-pounder, eight 16-pounders, and six 15-pounders, with the lowest weight 15.18. Just like day one, day two started off pleasant with a slightly increasing breeze, although more boats converged east. Going into the second day, not much changed overnight, except that Connecticut gained a spot in the top 15, cutting New York’s lead to 8-7. At this point, there five 16-pounders following the first-place fish. By late morning, Connecticut edged up, bringing the standings to New York 9, Connecticut 6, with the 18.52-pounder still holding on to what some considered an insurmountable lead. ![]() 27, a blue weighing 18.52 pounds (that was around 14 years old) topped the scale at Jack’s of Westbrook, followed by a couple of 16-pound weigh-ins from New York. New York got the ball rolling by claiming 13 of the initial top 15 spots. It didn’t take long before early morning weigh-ins started getting logged. The fact that there was an inordinate amount of bait for those toothy critters to chow down on, along with a strong, steady bluefish run through the past few weeks, certainly had a favorable impact on those last-minute registrations. The general consensus was that the favorable weather was going to hold and, evidently, last-minute plans were finalized based on that assumption. ![]() Registration got out to a shaky start, but contestants eventually decided to converge en masse and register for the WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth. Winning Bluefish Leaves Others in its Wake This is a printer-friendly version of an article from. Winning Bluefish Leaves Others in its Wake. ![]()
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