Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Tournament 2011 – MA500 Fishing Day 4 – August 25th, 2011
South Jersey Marina, Cape May, NJ & Sunset Marina, Ocean City, MD
Total Boats Fishing the Tournament: 117
Payout Summary
| Base Prize | $ 468,000.00 |
| $ 1000 Calcutta | $ 98,700.00 |
| $ 1500 Calcutta | $ 149,460.00 |
| $ 2500 Calcutta | $ 246,750.00 |
| On The Board Reward | $ 195,520.00 |
| White Marlin Pro Jackpot | $ 380,700.00 |
| Total Payout | $ 1,539,130.00 |
| Boats Entered | 117 |
WEBCAMS:
CAPE MAY, NJ WEBCAM – CLICK HERE
OCEAN CITY, MD WEBCAM – CLICK HERE
PHOTOS:
FISHING DAY 3 PHOTOS
FISHING DAY 2 PHOTOS
FISHING DAY 1 PHOTOS
CAPTAIN’S MEETING PHOTOS
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Day Three Fishing
Wednesday, August 24 2011
The morning dawned sunny with a light breeze for the 114 boats heading offshore on Day Three of the 2011 Mid-Atlantic $ 500,000. The bite picked up right where it left off yesterday as sea conditions continued to prove favorable and the leaderboard saw several significant changes.
A major change occurred in the white marlin category as several large billfish were weighed during the evening’s weigh-in session. The new leader belongs to Steve Ramsey’s Lady Luck with Captain Tommy Baldwin at the wheel who weighed an 82-pounder. We currently have a tie for second place at 75 pounds between Chuck Arnold’s Big Dog and Sonny Shepanski’s Sailmaker.
Steven Scioscia’s Tail Spin remains atop the blue marlin division with his 565-pounder. Damien Romeo’s Hubris is still in second place with a 498-pounder and Dan Burt’s Pumpin’ Hard 66 is currently third with a 494-pounder.
The tuna category has a new leader as Adam Demeusy aboard his Impulse V put angler Frank Massa III into a 148-pound big eye tuna. Nick and Trish Rodriguez’s Par Five is now in second place with their 71-pound yellowfin. Tom Jarvis’ Dumb and Dumber is in third place with a 63-pound yellowfin.
Art Boykin’s Lucky Duck II continues to lead the dolphin category with his 38-pounder and Dave Migliore’s Blackbeard’s Revenge remains atop the wahoo division with a 50-pounder.
Some of the boats with significant billfish releases on Day Three include Bryan Keith’s Predator with nine white marlin released and Jeff Citron’s Singularis with seven white marlin released. Pat Healy’s Viking 70 and Bobby Pastorius’ Rhonda’s Osprey each released six white marlin. Kevin Palumbo’s Pumpin’ Hard 58 and Charlie Horning’s Fish Whistle each released five white marlin. Boats with four white marlin released today include Charlie Duerr’s Sea Hag; Ted Wills’ Pipe Dream; Matthew Lonuzzi’s Over the Top; Mark Hoos’ Marli; Jr. Davis’ Wave Paver; Ron Levy’s Sea Splendour and Par Five. Boats releasing a blue marlin today include Andy Schlotter’s My Time; Ernest Audet’s Lisa K and Susan McCart’s Reel Joy.
Please note the Mid-Atlantic $ 500,000 is a private event and not open to the general public. Tournament credentials are required for access to any tournament activities and facilities.
Weight Standings after Fishing Day 3
For the Base Prize:
| Category | # | Name | Weight | Payout |
| Heaviest Wahoo | 11 | Blackbeards Revenge | 50 lbs. | $ 9,360.00 |
| Heaviest Tuna | 7 | Impulse V | 148 lbs. | $ 70,200.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest Tuna | 210 | Par Five | 71 lbs. | $ 32,760.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Tuna | 43 | Dumb & Dumber | 63 lbs. | $ 18,720.00 |
| Heaviest Blue Marlin | 8 | TailSpin | 565 lbs. | $ 93,600.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 3 | Hubris | 498 lbs. | $ 46,800.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 249 | Pumpin Hard 66 | 494 lbs. | $ 23,400.00 |
| Heaviest White Marlin | 233 | Lady Luck V | 82 lbs. | $ 93,600.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest White Marlin | 66 | Sailmaker | 75 lbs. | $ 35,100.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest White Marlin | 57 | Big Dog | 75 lbs. | $ 35,100.00 |
| Heaviest Dolphin | 240 | Lucky Duck II | 38 lbs. | $ 9,360.00 |
For the $ 1000 Calcutta:
| Category | # | Name | Weight | Payout |
| Heaviest Blue Marlin | 8 | TailSpin | 565 lbs. | $ 14,805.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 3 | Hubris | 498 lbs. | $ 9,870.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 249 | Pumpin Hard 66 | 494 lbs. | $ 4,935.00 |
| Heaviest White Marlin | 233 | Lady Luck V | 82 lbs. | $ 24,675.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest White Marlin | 57 | Big Dog | 75 lbs. | $ 9,870.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest White Marlin | 201 | Amarula Sun | 72 lbs. | $ 4,935.00 |
| Heaviest Tuna | 7 | Impulse V | 148 lbs. | $ 14,805.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest Tuna | 210 | Par Five | 71 lbs. | $ 9,870.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Tuna | 43 | Dumb & Dumber | 63 lbs. | $ 4,935.00 |
For the $ 1500 Calcutta:
| Category | # | Name | Weight | Payout |
| Heaviest Blue Marlin | 8 | TailSpin | 565 lbs. | $ 22,419.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 3 | Hubris | 498 lbs. | $ 14,946.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 249 | Pumpin Hard 66 | 494 lbs. | $ 7,473.00 |
| Heaviest White Marlin | 233 | Lady Luck V | 82 lbs. | $ 37,365.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest White Marlin | 57 | Big Dog | 75 lbs. | $ 14,946.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest White Marlin | 201 | Amarula Sun | 72 lbs. | $ 7,473.00 |
| Heaviest Tuna | 7 | Impulse V | 148 lbs. | $ 22,419.00 |
| 2nd Heaviest Tuna | 210 | Par Five | 71 lbs. | $ 14,946.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Tuna | 43 | Dumb & Dumber | 63 lbs. | $ 7,473.00 |
For the $ 2500 Calcutta:
| Category | # | Name | Weight | Payout |
| Heaviest Blue Marlin | 8 | TailSpin | 565 lbs. | $ 37,012.50 |
| 2nd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 3 | Hubris | 498 lbs. | $ 24,675.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Blue Marlin | 249 | Pumpin Hard 66 | 494 lbs. | $ 12,337.50 |
| Heaviest White Marlin | 233 | Lady Luck V | 82 lbs. | $ 61,687.50 |
| 2nd Heaviest White Marlin | 57 | Big Dog | 75 lbs. | $ 24,675.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest White Marlin | 201 | Amarula Sun | 72 lbs. | $ 12,337.50 |
| Heaviest Tuna | 7 | Impulse V | 148 lbs. | $ 37,012.50 |
| 2nd Heaviest Tuna | 210 | Par Five | 71 lbs. | $ 24,675.00 |
| 3rd Heaviest Tuna | 43 | Dumb & Dumber | 63 lbs. | $ 12,337.50 |
For the White Marlin Pro Jackpot:
| Category | # | Name | Weight | Payout |
| Heaviest White Marlin | 233 | Lady Luck V | 82 lbs. | $ 380,700.00 |
Points Standings after Fishing Day 3
| Points Categories | # | Name | Points |
| Most Points Overall | 203 | Lisa K | 853.0 |
| Most Points Blue Marlin | 203 | Lisa K | 300.0 |
| 2nd Most Points Blue Marlin | 8 | TailSpin | 282.5 |
| 3rd Most Points Blue Marlin | 3 | Hubris | 249.0 |
| Most Points White Marlin | 237 | Predator | 825.0 |
| 2nd Most Points White Marlin | 205 | Brothers Pride | 675.0 |
| 3rd Most Points White Marlin | 215 | Uno Mas | 675.0 |
| Most Points Tuna | 235 | Crush-Em | 80.5 |
| 2nd Most Points Tuna | 7 | Impulse V | 74.0 |
| 3rd Most Points Tuna | 50 | Trust Me Too | 55.5 |
Participant Boats
| # | Boat Name | First | Last | 8/22 | 8/23 | 8/24 | 8/25 | 8/26 |
| 228 | All In | Curtis | Macomber | L | F | F | F | – |
| 28 | Alyson Rose | Thomas | Tucci | L | F | F | L | – |
| 201 | Amarula Sun | Raymond | Craig | L | F | F | F | – |
| 207 | American Lady | Russell | Baiocco | L | F | F | F | – |
| 9 | Andiamo | Anthony | Dellasalla | F | F | F | L | – |
| 6 | Anthracite | Richard | Ryon | L | F | L | F | – |
| 35 | Atomic | Capt. Joe | Giafaglione | L | F | F | L | – |
| 71 | Beast | John | Belansen | L | F | F | L | – |
| 57 | Big Dog | Chuck | Arnold | L | F | F | L | – |
| 56 | Big Oil | Doug | Allen | L | F | F | L | – |
| 226 | Billfisher | Bill | Zimmerman | L | F | F | F | – |
| 11 | Blackbeards Revenge | Dave | Migliore | L | F | L | F | – |
| 245 | Boys Toy | Tom | Gessler | L | F | F | F | – |
| 205 | Brothers Pride | Mike | Dugan | L | F | F | L | – |
| 27 | Bucky C | James | Cahill | L | F | F | L | – |
| 26 | Canyon Lady | William | Diller | L | F | F | L | – |
| 63 | Captain Deadly | Michael | Kahood | L | F | F | L | – |
| 59 | Casworth Express | John | Casciano | L | F | F | L | – |
| 54 | Champagne | Bill | Frame | L | F | F | L | – |
| 20 | Crisdel | Frank | Criscola | L | F | F | L | – |
| 235 | Crush-Em | Josh | Ruskey | L | F | F | F | – |
| 211 | D.A. Sea | Ed | Dunn | L | F | F | F | – |
| 47 | Deal Breaker | Steven | Hotz | L | F | F | L | – |
| 213 | Dem Boys | Reid | Bost | L | F | F | F | – |
| 43 | Dumb & Dumber | Tom | Jarvis | L | F | L | F | – |
| 60 | Emanon | Brian | Sullivan | F | F | F | L | – |
| 236 | Espadon | Sylvain | Cote | L | F | F | F | – |
| 248 | Fish Whistle | Charlie | Horning | L | F | F | F | – |
| 36 | Flying Label | Dean | Shacklett | F | L | F | F | – |
| 40 | Foray | Mike | Ackley | L | F | F | L | – |
| 2 | Game On | Bob | Hixson | L | F | F | L | – |
| 25 | Gina Lisa | Gina | Addeo | L | F | F | L | – |
| 1 | Gotham | Anthony | Frassatore | L | F | F | F | – |
| 238 | HIt N Run | Byron | Russell | L | F | F | F | – |
| 23 | Hooked Up | Robert | Dallas | L | F | F | F | – |
| 3 | Hubris | Damien | Romeo | L | F | F | L | – |
| 7 | Impulse V | Adam | Demeusy | L | F | F | L | – |
| 208 | Inappropriate | Frank | Holtham | L | F | F | F | – |
| 70 | Island Girl | Andy | Polash | L | F | F | L | – |
| 61 | Jeannie D | John | Overpeck | L | F | F | L | – |
| 242 | Jeb | Shawn | Bohlen | L | F | F | F | – |
| 49 | Judge | Jim | Miner | L | F | F | L | – |
| 34 | Kokomo | Jason | Kline | F | L | F | L | – |
| 32 | Krazy Salts | David | Anderson | L | F | F | L | – |
| 67 | Lady AQ | Robert | Quackenbush | L | F | F | F | – |
| 233 | Lady Luck V | Steve | Ramsey | L | F | F | F | – |
| 223 | Let It Ride | Art | Kontos | L | F | F | F | – |
| 246 | Lisa | Bill | Augustine | L | F | F | L | – |
| 203 | Lisa K | Ernest | Audet | F | F | F | L | – |
| 37 | Little Debbie | Philip | Gieseler | L | F | F | L | – |
| 69 | Lizanne | Bob | Mormille | L | F | F | L | – |
| 41 | Lovin Life | Bill | Wrede | F | F | F | L | – |
| 240 | Lucky Duck II | Art | Boykin | L | F | F | L | – |
| 216 | Makara | Tom | McMurray | L | F | F | F | – |
| 230 | Marli | Mark | Hoos | L | F | F | F | – |
| 18 | Mehl Ticket | Robert | Bocchino | L | F | F | L | – |
| 31 | Milling Around | John | Stavola III | F | F | F | L | – |
| 65 | Miss Edna Jane | Bubba | Remster | L | F | F | L | – |
| 53 | MJs | Michael | Yocco | L | F | F | L | – |
| 10 | Mollie K | Ken | Karl | L | F | F | L | – |
| 218 | Momma T | Chuck | Brunner | L | F | F | F | – |
| 209 | Moore Bill | Don | Pyle | L | F | F | F | – |
| 29 | My Time | Andy | Schlotter | L | F | F | L | – |
| 24 | Nasty Habit | Walter | Koller | L | F | F | L | – |
| 214 | No Problem | Mark | Becker | F | F | F | L | – |
| 227 | No Quarter | Michael | Peet | L | F | F | F | – |
| 48 | Oil Slick | Mike | Penza | L | F | F | L | – |
| 39 | Over the Top | Matt | Lonuzzi | L | F | F | L | – |
| 239 | Paige IV | Alan | Elenson | F | F | F | L | – |
| 210 | Par Five | Nick & Trish | Rodriguez | L | F | F | F | – |
| 52 | Paver | Earl | Prickett | L | F | F | L | – |
| 45 | Pipe Dream | Ted | Wills | L | F | F | L | – |
| 30 | Playpen | Charlie | Falkenstein | L | F | F | F | – |
| 237 | Predator | Bryan | Keith | L | F | F | F | – |
| 58 | Prime Time | Jay | Mascaro | F | L | F | L | – |
| 225 | Pull n Tidal | Bobby | Kitchens | L | F | F | F | – |
| 222 | Pumpin Hard 58 | Kevin | Palumbo | L | F | F | F | – |
| 249 | Pumpin Hard 66 | Dan | Burt | L | F | F | F | – |
| 33 | Raging Bull | John | Gallagher | L | F | F | L | – |
| 231 | Red Eye | Jimmie | Roberts | L | F | F | F | – |
| 219 | Reel Chaos | Anthony | Matarese | L | F | F | F | – |
| 243 | Reel Compromise | Saltwater | Soldiers | L | F | F | L | – |
| 204 | Reel Joy | Susan | McCart | L | F | F | F | – |
| 247 | Rhondas Osprey | Bobby | Pastorius | L | F | F | F | – |
| 229 | Rodeo | John | McNamara | F | F | F | L | – |
| 15 | Rude Awakening | Barry | Weshnak | L | F | F | L | – |
| 66 | Sailmaker | Sonny | Shepanski | L | F | F | L | – |
| 250 | Samurai | Jeremy | Blunt | L | F | F | F | – |
| 221 | Sea Angel | Newt | Cagle | L | F | F | F | – |
| 51 | Sea Hag | Charlie | Duerr | L | F | F | L | – |
| 55 | Sea Splendour | Ron | Levy | L | F | F | L | – |
| 217 | Second Chance | Joe | Herring | L | F | F | F | – |
| 46 | Shark Byte (AY) | Adam | Youschak | L | F | F | L | – |
| 19 | Shark Byte (PC) | Pete | Cherasia | L | L | F | F | – |
| 206 | Singularis | Capt Jerry | Lanzerotti | L | F | F | F | – |
| 16 | Speculator | Jeffrey | Leerink | L | F | F | L | – |
| 232 | Spikes Boat | Don | Speicher | L | F | F | F | – |
| 8 | TailSpin | Steven | Scioscia | F | F | F | L | – |
| 212 | Tarheel | George | Chrysanthopoulos | L | F | F | F | – |
| 62 | Thumper | Ted | Jorgensen | L | F | F | L | – |
| 244 | Tighten Up | Tighten Up LLC | L | F | F | F | – | |
| 14 | Tiki Bar | David | Bassinder | L | F | F | L | – |
| 241 | Toplesss | Scott | Steele | L | L | F | F | – |
| 21 | Tranquility | Manny | Bello | L | F | F | L | – |
| 12 | Troublemaker | Jaxon | Ferm | L | F | F | L | – |
| 220 | Trust Fun | Jonathan | Guarisco | L | F | F | F | – |
| 50 | Trust Me Too | Jim | Foulke | L | F | F | L | – |
| 68 | Uncle T | Steven | Castellini | L | F | F | L | – |
| 215 | Uno Mas | Brooks | Smith | L | F | F | L | – |
| 17 | Viking 70 | Pat | Healey | L | F | F | L | – |
| 38 | Volatility | Peter | Brancaleone | L | F | F | L | – |
| 202 | Wadmacallit | Gasper | Marino Jr. | F | F | F | L | – |
| 224 | Wave Paver | Jr | Davis | L | F | F | L | – |
| 234 | Wee Wun IV | John | Devenny | L | F | F | F | – |
| 44 | Wild Oats | Lindsay | Clarkson | L | F | F | L | – |
| 64 | Wish You Were Here | Ed | Katzianer | L | F | F | L | – |
| 4 | ZF Marine | ZF Marine LLC | L | L | F | F | – |
