Posted on September 11th, 2016
I just got done fishing in one of the most fun tournaments on Ocean City’s tournament calendar with my son Ryan. The 16th Annual Memorial Spot Fishing Tournament put on by the Ocean City Fishing Center finished up just a little bit ago and everyone had an awesome time…especially the kids. This is an awesome event that brings people together to have a good time on the anniversary of one of the most horrific events in our nation’s history.
There were 69 entries in this year’s event and it seemed that everyone had a good time. I saw lots of friends there with their kids showing them the ropes and I’m pretty sure that every person entered caught at least one fish. My son Ryan caught several spot, a couple of sea bass and even two pinfish.
No tournament would be complete without competition so there is a small $5 entry fee and prizes given by the Ocean City Fishing Center for several categories. Here are the winners.
10 and Under Age Group
Largest Spot
3rd Place
Gunner Reynolds
2nd Place
Clay McCabe and Scarlette Morton
1st Place
Brennan Wim and McKenna Higgnut
Most Spot Caught
Mason Hetherington
11- 16 Age Group
Largest Spot
3rd Place
Savannah McCabe, Dean Roe, Austin Roe and Austin Bowden
2nd Place
Alex Morton
1st Place
Zach Morton and Spencer Beauchamp
Most Spot Caught
Zach Morton
Ages 17 and Up
Largest Spot
3rd Place
John Morton Sr., Seth Hetherington, Chris Fortner
2nd Place
John Morton Jr.
1st Place
Norman Katrobos and Beverly Wood
Most Spot Caught
Chris Fortner
Most Unusual Catch for the Tournament
Derek Gogov – Eel
Youngest Anglers
Garrett Cassel and Scarlette Morton
Top Male Angler
Chris Fortner
Top Female Angler
Jen Hetherington
Outside of the tournament Captain John Prather of Ocean City Guide Service showed his versatility by putting his crew on some throwback rockfish action and a bushel of crabs.
