OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 6th Annual Heels and Reels Tournament last weekend was a big success with thousands doled out in prize money and thousands more raised for the Bertha Holloway Auxiliary Scholarship Fund, the club’s charitable wing.
The Heels and Reels Tournament is the club’s only ladies-only event in its summer-long tournament series and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Ocean City Marlin Club’s Bertha Holloway Auxiliary Scholarship Fund. The tournament raised nearly $4,000 for the auxiliary scholarship fund this year.
In the Billfish Release Division, it was the crew on the “Sea Slammer” taking first place with 500 total release points. The “Sea Slammer” team, including Vicky and Debbie McCann, Maria Herron and Suzette Frank, who caught her first white marlin, earned $12,240 in prize money. The crew on the “Jenny Poo,” including Jenn Pastorius and Kristen Brown, who also caught and released her first white, scored 400 release points and earned $2,754.
In the Tuna Division, it was Tamara Sears fishing aboard the “Grande Pez” taking first place with a 63.8-pounder worth $1,282. Corky Mock on the “Slaughterhouse” was second with a 62.8-pounder worth $1,714, while Sears on the “Grande Pez” took third with a 57.2-pounder and earned another $513. Brandy Parker on the “Marli” took fourth with a 56.4-pounder worth $3,375 because of added entry levels. Heather Thompson and Lisa Malaska on the “Jezebel” took fifth and earned $567, while Wendy Goll on the “Knot Again” took sixth and earned $378.