FISHING NEWS: 228.9 lb Big Eye Tuna Wins MSSA Tuna-ment

The 23rd annual Tuna-ment concluded with 40 boats and over 120 anglers. The tuna bite was red hot and described by some as the best its been the last ten years. The results reflect this as the tournament saw four big eye tuna weighed in with a combined weight of over 800 pounds.

John Travers of the MSSA Frederick chapter took first place with his 228.9 pound big eye tuna caught near the Washington Canyon on the first day of the tournament (pictured left) . Travers fished out of Chincoteague, VA, one of three weigh stations where anglers checked in their fish. Travers will receive $5,910 for first place in the main tournament and second place in two of the skill levels.

Second place went to Steve Ramsey of the Lady Luck, captained by
Tommy Baldwin. Ramsey fished out of Ocean City throughout the tournament. Ramsey shook up the leaderboard late Sunday as he brought in three big eye with a combined weight of 580 pounds. The larger of the three weighed 207.9 pounds securing him second place in the main. The three tuna combined swept all of the skill levels bringing his total earnings to $14,039. This is the largest payout in Tuna-ment history.

Jim Parrotte of the Frederick chapter took third with his 51.2 lbs yellowfin. Parrotte had a fantastic tournament as he consistently checked in yellowfin tuna and dolphin.

The dolphin category, determined by the three heaviest, went to Rob Pellicot of the Frederick chapter. Rob checked in three dolphin with a combined weight of 31.2 pounds, the largest weighing 11.5 pounds. Rob will take home $1,584.

Pete Abbott of the Annapolis chapter and President of the MSSA Scholarship Foundation had a fantastic tournament as he took second place in the 6 fish stringer skill level. Abbott's catch consisted of 6 yellowfin weighing 40, 39, 38, 35.5, 34.7, and 33.1 for a combined weight of 220.3 pound. Pete will receive $1,108 for his efforts.

Top Tournament Results
Top 5 Payouts
Steve Ramsey $14,039
John Travers $5,910
Rob Pellicot $1,584
Pete Abbott $1,108
Jim Parrotte $1,000

Overall Tournament – Single Heaviest Tuna
1st Place $5,000 John Travers, 228.9 lbs., Big Eye Tuna, caught out of Chincoteague, VA
2nd Place $2,200 Steve Ramsey, 207.9 lbs, Big Eye Tuna , caught out of Ocean City, MD
3rd Place $1,000 Jim Parrotte, 51.2 lbs., Yellow Fin, caught out of Chincoteague, VA

For full results of all payouts goto: http://mssa.net/?page_id=1247
Congratulations to all the anglers, nice work!

I hope everyone gets out to catch some fish and enjoys the 4th of July holiday!










Brandon
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