More MidAtlantic tournament records were set in 2020, as tournament record cash purse of $4,074,430 was up for grabs by a record field of 183 boats. During the evening’s award presentation in August – held in compliance with all local, state and federal policies in place due to the current pandemic – 11 winners received checks of six figures or more including Mike Yocco’s MJ’s tournament record payout of $913,883. Additionally, eight other winners received payouts of $20,000 or more.
White Marlin
1st – 91 lbs. – Blood Money – Bill Keller – Ellicott City, MD – $267,085
2nd – 77 lbs. – tie – Big Oil – Doug Allen – North Cape May, NJ – $538,557 and Fish On – Todd Willard – Greenville, DE – $523,987
Blue Marlin
1st – 815 lbs. – Griffin – John Adams – Ft. Lauderdale, FL- $692,764
2nd – 803 lbs. – Is That So – Ryan Putman – Doylestown, PA – $177,352
3rd – 489 lbs. – Salty Tiger – Joe Kelly – Holland, PA – $110,772
Tuna
1st – 195 lbs. – MJ’s – Mike Yocco – Jupiter FL – $655,986
2nd – 189 lbs. – MJ’s – Mike Yocco – Jupiter, FL – $257,896
3rd – 168 lbs. – Bob Hugin – Summit, NJ – $147,235
Wahoo
Heaviest Wahoo – 42 lbs. – Canyon Runner – Deane Lambros – Marlboro, NJ – $135,736
*No other wahoo was weighed so Canyon Runner also received 2nd and 3rd place money.
Dolphin
1st – 46 lbs. – Billfisher – Judith Duffie – Gaithersburg, Maryland – $100,345
2nd – 33 lbs. – tie – Christine Marie – Potomac, MD – $22,983 and Fishbone – Joe Ward – West Chester, PA – $22,983
Atlantic Tackle Billfish Points Calcutta – Cape May
1st – 825 – Sharee – Buell Polk – Brandon, MS – $10,810
2nd – 675 – Krazy Salts – Dave Anderson – Moorestown, NJ – $6,486
3rd – 523 – Canyon Lady – Jamie Diller – Stone Harbor, NJ – $4,324
Atlantic Tackle Billfish Points Calcutta – Ocean City
1st – 1725 – Wave Paver – James Davis – Kissimmee, FL – $27,260
2nd – 1340 – Point Runner – Chris Kubic – Kill Devil Hills, NC – $16,356
3rd – 1050 – Big Stick – David Bowen – Suwanee, GA – $10,904
The following received calcutta winnings for various positions on the leaderboard during the tournament:
White Marlin
76 lbs. – Uno Mas – Brooks Smith – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – $39,339
68 lbs. – The Zipper – Ed Zajdel – Ocean City, MD – $22,560
74 lbs. – American Beauty – Michael Posillico – Farmingdale, NY – $21,432
65 lbs. – Effie Mae – Russell Garufi – Bishopville, MD – $15,792
68 lbs. – Wish You Were Here – Rick Wheeler – Pleasantville, NJ – $13,160
66 lbs. – Kilo Charlie – Christopher Kinsley – Seven Valleys, PA – $13,160
70 lbs. – Lucky Fin – Paul Cabeda – Hughsville, MD – $11,280
73 lbs. – Canyon Lady – Jamie Diller – Stone Harbor, NJ – $10,716
Tuna
129 lbs. – Gret’s 3 J’s – John Conrad – Lititz, PA – $65,424
73 lbs. – Wave Paver – James Davis – Kissimmee, FL – $36,096
71 lbs. – King’s Blue – Travis Waits – Mt. Pleasant, SC – $18,048
63 lbs. – Wrecker – Jeremy Blunt – Ocean City, MD – $15,792
62 lbs. – Meraki – Jay Mascaro – Jamison, PA – $15,792
67 lbs. – Three’s Enough – Justin Branning – Belmar, NJ – $13,160
64 lbs. – First Draw – Dan Fabbri – Vineland, NJ – $12,690
62 lbs. – Artemis – Charles Moore – Charleston, SC – $8,460
61 lbs. – Top Shot – Michael Scagnelli – Holmdel, NJ – $2,115
61 lbs. – Capt’n Reub – Michael Ratigan – Chalfont, PA – $2,115
Dolphin
24 lbs. – Big Deal – Ed Russo – Carlstadt, NJ – $5,358
31 lbs. – High Seas – Christopher Hisey – Glenmoore, PA – $2,115
Point Winners (Trophies)
1st Most Points White Marlin – 1575 – Wave Paver – James Davis – Kissimmee, FL
2nd Most Points White Marlin – 1340 – Point Runner – Chris Kubic – Kill Devil Hills, NC
3rd Most Points White Marlin – 1276 – Uno Mas – Brooks Smith – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1st Most Points Blue Marlin – 450 – Impulse V – Kate VanValkenberg – Avon, CT
2nd Most Points Blue Marlin – 350.75 – Is That So – Ryan Putman – Doylestown, PA
3rd Most Points Blue Marlin – 300 – Big Stick – David Bowen – Suwanee, GA
1st Most Points Tuna – 285 – Caitlyn – Mike Murray – Barnegat, NJ
2nd Most Points Tuna – 252.5 – First Draw – Dan Fabbri – Vineland, NJ
3rd Most Points Tuna – 247.5 – MJ’s – Mike Yocco – Jupiter, FL
Most Points Overall – 1761.5 – Wave Paver – James Davis – Kissimmee, FL
