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O Lucky Me wins
10th Annual Lady Big Rock
by Bruce Paul
June 10, 2007
O Lucky Me proved to be lucky indeed Saturday as its Raleigh-based crew
caught and released a blue marlin to win the 10th annual Big Rock Blue
Marlin Lady Angler Tournament.
The O lucky Me team hooked and released a blue marlin two minutes before the
Wilmington-based Celebration crew managed the same feat. Both teams finished
with 400 points, but the O Lucky Me crew won because they reached 400 points
first.
O Lucky Me, captained by Rocky Hardison of Beaufort, released its blue
marlin after a 13-minute fight. Celebration’s hook-up, which occurred one
minute after the o Lucky Me hook-up, had a 14-minute fight.
O lucky Me collects $5,843.75 for winning the Lady Angler billfish purse.
The one-day competition had 55 entries and included a winner-take-all purse
for largest tuna, wahoo and dolphin catches.
Commissions angler Sara Webb of Wilson helped her team win $1,947.92 by
reeling in the biggest tuna. Webb’s catch topped the scales at 18.2 pounds.
The C-Mist captured the dolphin division’s $1,947.92 prize. C-Mist angler
Laura Gable of Raleigh caught a 38.05-pounder.
No team managed to land a wahoo. The prize money in that division will carry
forward to next year.
Even though the competition turned out to be memorable, with two blue
marlin, six white marlin and two sailfish releases, there were moment early
on when some teams considered staying in port.
“A few teams were worried it might be too rough to fish,” said Big Rock
tournament director Crystal Watters. “Fortunately the wind died down
overnight and the ladies had a great day offshore.
“This was a great start for us.”
The 10th annual Lady Angler competition helps kick off the 49th annual Big
Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, a six-day competition that starts Monday at 9
a.m. Fishing team may fish 4-of-6 days during that event. |
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Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, PO Box 1673, 405 Evans St., Suite E,
Morehead City, NC 28557,
252-247-3575, Fax 252-247-2392
Crystal Watters, Tournament Director
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Bruce Paul, Media Director
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Rowanne Robertson, Webmaster
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Ronnie Boone, Programming & Photography
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