Day 2 of the 32nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is in the books and it was another busy day at the scales at the Ocean City Fishing Center. I get an overhead, front row seat as I direct the live broadcast of the event and today’s crowd was much larger and was treated to… Read more »
Category: Beach Living
Day 1 at The Ocean City Tuna Tournament
Scales closed a little over an hour ago for the first day in the 32nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament and it was more heavily fished day than I expected. 43 boats out of the 110 registered decided to fish today and there were several fish weighed tonight…..let’s get right to it.Wahoo1st Place Trouble… Read more »
109 Boats and $908,000 in Ocean City Tuna Tournament
The folks over at the Ocean City Fishing Center just finished up sign ups for the 32nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament and it looks to be a good one! I just got word that 109 boats will be looking for their share of over $908,000 in prize money and the Hooked on OC crew… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 12, 2019
Summer of 1960Volume VIEdition 4Issue HighlightsBernies on Baltimore Avenue was selling beach umbrellas for $7.95, beach chairs for $1.49 and surf mats for $4.95.Jarvis Realtor was announcing “Mallard Island Home Sites” on 15th Street and Teal Drive. Lots were priced $5,000 and up at this time.Managing Director Dr. Charles Purnell was offering rooms at The… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – July 12, 2019
The Alaska Stand was founded by Benjamin Givarz in 1933 on the Boardwalk at Wicomico Street. Not only did Mr. Givarz overcome economic problems associated with the Great Depression but also lost a prime week of the tourist season that year to the hurricane that created Ocean City’s Inlet. The Alaska Stand survived both to… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood – July 12, 2019
No two travel adventures are the same.That’s what I was thinking last Friday morning as I pulled over on Route 1 in northern Delaware.The final destination on this particular road trip was New Rochelle, N.Y. to spend the weekend with family. The plan was to drive from Berlin to Wilmington, Del. and catch a train… Read more »
Things I Like – July 12, 2019
Taking the train from WilmingtonFloor time with a babySteamed crabs for lunchBoat rides when it’s not congested on the waterWatermelon outside on a hot dayRainy MondaysFried chicken on the beachShort but important phone callsDedicated gardenersRunning in the rainAn empty dishwasher
Whites, Yellows and Goldens
You ever notice how some fish have very colorful names?! White marlin, yellowfin tuna, golden tilefish, brown flounder……well, that last one was made up, but it could work. Today was a very colorful day for some of the offshore fleet and it was also absolutely beautiful. I got to fish the top of the tide… Read more »
Fish Are Snappin’
I traveled across the route 50 bridge more than once today and every time I was wishing I was flounder fishing. I hadn’t gotten any reports yet, but the water coming in from the ocean was crystal clear and the bay was nice and flat. When I did finally start getting reports, I wished even… Read more »
Double Blue Marlins
We had a little bit of a reprieve from the crazy busy holiday weekend that was the 4th of July. Thursday, Friday and Saturday were all very busy days on the water, but today was just busy as folks head home for the work week and our next wave of visitors heads to the beach. … Read more »
