Posted on August 10th, 2025
I just got home from a busy day of scales action for our 1st ever Flounder Royale tournament and just checked in after a very busy finish to the 52nd White Marlin Open. It was an exciting day for both events with big fish in both tournaments being weighed and some big money being won in both…..in their respective categories. The White Marlin Open will pay out over $7.2 Million in prize money tomorrow afternoon, and we wrote checks in excess of $20,000 for the Flounder Royale. It was an exciting and busy weekend! Congratulations to the winners of both tournaments and to the White Marlin Open for an awesome week of scales action. Here’s the leaderboard after seven days of fishing. Thanks to White Marlin Open for the pics!
White Marlin
1st Place
Billfisher 72 Pounds
2nd Place
Catch 23 71 Pounds
Blue Marlin
1st Place
Barbara B. 929.5 Pounds
Tuna
1st Place
Sea Hab 188 Pounds
2nd Place
Shorebilly 182.5 Pounds
3rd Place
Mama C 95 Pounds
Wahoo
1st Place
Shooting Star 49.5 Pounds
Mahi
1st Place
Barbara B. 32.5 Pounds
2nd Place
RoShamBo 27 Pounds
3rd Place
Sweet Freedom 26.5 Pounds
Flounder Royale Results
Many thanks to our awesome sponsors!!
1st Place
Mac Attack 6.9 Pounds $12,000
2nd Place
Miller Time 6.6 Pounds $3,560
3rd Place
Tie Top Notch & Mayacht II 6.2 Pounds Top Notch. $1,740 Mayacht II $1,880
Captain Tony Battista had a great day at the route 50 bridge today with Mike Botsaris putting a load of keeper flounder in the boat.
Captain Chase Eberle of Chasin’ Tides has had a busy week of charter fishing and he has been putting customers on the meat. Chasin’ Tides has had flounder, croaker, rockfish, triggerfish, sea bass, sheepshead, trout and small shark action for happy clients.
Captain Chris Watkowski and his crew on Spring Mix II had a great day with a limit of mahi from the Washington Canyon.
It was back to the charter grind for Captain Nick Sampson and the crew of MobSquad Fishing and they had some good action with tilefish on today’s trip.
Captain Marc Spagnola of Dusk to Dawn Bowfishing had good shooting for his clients with cow nosed and southern rays ending up on deck.
The Flounder Sluggers didn’t have anything for the scales, but they did have a great day of fishing with a bunch of flounder and some sea bass.
Frank Cini and Brian McGinty had a great day at the south jetty with six nice sheepshead caught on Deadly Tackle Double Header rigs.
