44 BOATS ARE HERE AND THE BITE IS ON!

Click Here: to visit Tuna Tournament Archive page to see:
Day One Results, Standings & Weigh-In Photos
Day Two Results, Standings & Weigh-In Photos

Fish Weighed Saturday 7/19/08
FISH DAY THREE

*Time is time of actual weigh-in. Any fish weighed after the 8:00 pm deadline were available for weigh-in by the deadline.

19th Annual Viking/Ocean Showdown

July 9-13, 2008

Ocean and Viking owners go head-to-head in the "War Offshore"

Perfect weather, a decent bite, and a real good story. Couple these ingredients with a little bit of drama and the usual camaraderie, and you have a pretty good summation of this year’s Viking-Ocean Showdown, the 19th in a series.
This year’s first fish day on Friday saw the Ocean team sprint out to a 249 point lead (Ocean = 1659.5 vs. Viking = 1211). The conditions offshore on both days were ideal and the fishing kept things interesting. During the two day tournament, 17 white marlin and 12 blue marlin were released while 24 tuna and 19 dolphin were brought to the scales.

The big story at the awards dinner was that of 11 year-old Meg Seaton, of the Nightwind, who won both the junior and lady angler categories. Meg contributed 100 points to Viking’s tally, which added up to 3765, besting Ocean’s final count of 2713.

Great weather, fun offshore action, great food and entertainment, are all hallmarks of another successful competition between these two outstanding sportfishing families.

Visit Viking-Ocean Showdown Archives
to see the results & photo galleries.

Visit Shark Tournament Archives
to see the results & photo galleries for the
28th ANNUAL SOUTH JERSEY
SHARK TOURNAMENT

TOURNAMENT FISHING NEWS

Gulf Stream Water Moving In.
Click the photo at left for larger view

As the accompanying satellite images show (courtesy of Roffs.com) we are enjoying an unusually high volume of clear, warm, Gulf Stream water moving westward into our canyons. In fact on June 13th, (that’s right - June 13th!) a resident charter boat at South Jersey Marina fished a piece of this water near the Spencer Canyon and got into whites, dolphin and tuna. There have also been other reports of blues, whites and bigeyes being caught there and also in the Wilmington. If this pattern continues, we could be in for some of the best offshore fishing we’ve seen in years - and at locations much closer than usual.

This could be the year for some outstanding tournament action! We hope you can join us! Here’s what’s coming up:

7th Annual South Jersey / ASA Spring Striper Tournament

May 2-3

Presented by South Jersey Marina and the American Striper Association

28th Annual South Jersey Shark Tournament

June 12-15

The Richest Shark Tournament in NJ

2007 Total Purse: $270,930

Plus the $50,000 Monster Shark Bonus

19th Annual Viking/Ocean Showdown

July 9-13

Ocean and Viking owners go head-to-head in the "War Offshore"

7th Annual Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament

July 16-19

The Main Event for Tuna Fishermen

Average Purse $250,000 plus!

17th Annual Mid-Atlantic $500,000

August 17-22

Fish Cape May, NJ 04 Ocean City, MD

Boat for boat, the richest marlin & tuna tournament in the world!

2007 Total Purse: $1,934,500

8th Annual South Jersey Big Bass Open

October 31 - November 1

Presented by South Jersey Marina & the American Striper Association