Fishing
It was a pretty good weekend for Mike Standing. It started on Friday, when he was presented the East Coast Surfing Championships’ inaugural award for community service. That was followed with the Day 2 lead in the 22 annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament on his boat, Waterman. None of the 39 tea
Environment
Sure, Hurricane Erin’s passing dealt organizers of the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament more than a few headaches. And some teams opted out of the event because of bad conditions offshore. But the 39 that decided to wait for changes and still play the game were rewarded Saturday during the second
Fishing
Sometimes one is good enough. The crew on the Virginia Beach-based Cuttin’ Up caught a 612.5-pound blue marlin on the first day of the 19th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament and held on to win the event after Saturday’s final day of competition. It was the only fish the team caught during it
Fishing
There are 67 boats out in the Atlantic today competing in the final segment of the 19th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament. All are trying to catch the team on Cuttin’ Up, a Virginia Beach boat captained by Nick Jones that took the early, and commanding, lead in the event on the first day. Jo
Fishing
The Cuttin’ Up showed up at the weigh station for after the first day of the 19th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament and wowed the crowd with the crew’s catch. Team member Josh Bowen fought and decked a big blue marlin that met all the tournament requirements to bring to the dock for weighing
Fishing
The 39th annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament concluded Friday with another shuffling of the leaderboard. Country Girl, with Capt. Charles Foreman at the helm, vaulted from seventh placed to the winner’s spot with 800 points that were tallied from a pair of blue marlin and three sailfish. The ef