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Barta Boys and Girls Club Billfish Tournament
Our members raised $25,000.00 this year for the kids of NC :)
Junior and adult anglers had a great time and raised several thousand dollars for the Barta Boys and Girls Club of NC. Way to go!

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Rigging Articles
Trolling Weight Bridle Setup
John McGinty thinks the 3/8" stainless clips used by the planer bridle system would be to big for a trolling weight and unnecessary. He explains what he would do if he was going to make a bridle setup for a trolling weight.
How to Rig Squid
John Unkart's quick squid rigging method. There is nothing wrong with the time proven rigging technique of using a float, crimp, wax thread and sewing needle - but his method is quick and produces results.
Advanced Yellowfin Tuna Fishing
Capt Josh Temple explains in detail kite fishing for yellowfin tuna.
Live Baiting Blue Marlin - A Heretics Guide
The most important facet of our system for live baiting blue marlin is finding and catching the bait... it sounds like a no brainer but ooooh I can reluctantly remember countless hours in search of bait read more
How to Rig an 11" Twister
Simple and right way to rig big twisters
Palm Beach Live Bait Sails 101
Learn how to rig live blue runners for sailfishing (three different ways)
Tooth proofing your offshore rig
This rig will keep you from getting cut off by a toothy critter down by the hook
view prior rigging articles
18th Annual Ocean/Viking Showdown
Viking wins Ocean/Viking Showdown 2007
Alexa Turner (Foolish Pleasure) wins Junior Angler, Top Lady Angler and Top Team Award
Tim Turner and Alexa Turner - Foolish Pleasure
Foolish Pleasure:
Dick Turner - Owner
Capt. Ike
Tim Turner (GradyWhite273)
Alexa Turner
Paul Cameron (Deep C)
Mary Inman (LuckyLady)
Mary Hinchcliffle (LadyAngler)
Chuck Hinchcliffle (OffTheHookB&T;)
John Eppehimer (Admin)
Paul F. Hannum, Jr. (Nimrod)
Sea Splendour wins the White Marlin division
Sea Splendour:
Capt. Ron - Owner
Whitey
Vanessa
Doung (Double D)
Marty Hiatt (WAHOONBOX)
Irv (Big I)
Adrian
Andrew
Wayne
Hank Frailey
Featured Saltwater Fishing Report / Article
Going Feral in Billfish Land

Written by Capt Josh Temple of www.primetimeadv.com
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Red Drum Fishing Report
Capt. Lee Parsons with a nice red drum caught on a topwater lure
North Carolina Red Drum fishing report and video by Capt. Lee Parsons (gottaflylee)
Member Accomplishments
Stuff a Camper 2006 (Venice, LA)
Sportfishermen.com members raised and donated the following to fishermen families in Venice, Louisiana: 3 campers, food, boxes of toys, candy, clothing, appliances, tools, eight bycicles, material to put a shrimper with a destroyed boat back on the water to provide for his family (aluminum, fiberglass, resin and wood), wood to fix boats, fishing tackle, gift cards and much more. Result: brought smiles to over 100 proud people who may not have smiled in over six months. Capt. John Eppehimer, owner of Sportfishermen.com, spent 6 months in LA working and helping families. Hundreds of pictures and videos were posted in a special forum.
Barta Boys and Girls Club of North Carolina
Sportfishermen.com members donated several items, including fishing and hunting trips and auctions have been held on the site. A check was presented from Sportfishermen.com for $23,000.00 to the Boys and Girls Club.
Events Coverage and Factory Tours
38th Annual Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3
Barta Boys and Girls Club Billfish Tournament 2007
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Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament 2007
Captain's Meeting - Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3
Ocean City Tuna Tournament 2007
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3
Mako Mania Tournament 2007
Coverage by LuckyLady
Click here for the complete coverage.
Cape May Shark Tournament 2007
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3
Urban Promise - Celebrity Corporate Cup Challenge
SportFishermen.com was able to raise $3,000.00 for Urban Promise!
Click here for the event pictures and to read about it.
Ocean City Shark Tournament 2007
Coverage: Day 2 - Day 1
South Jersey Shark Tournament 2007
Click the link below for the scale pictures:
South Jersey Shark Tournament 2007
ASA Sandy Hook, NJ
Click here for the pictures.
Manhattan Cup 2007
Click the link below for the pictures:
Manhattan Cup 2007
ASA Cape May Striper Tournament Coverage
Capt John Eppehimer posted pictures of the capt. meeting and of the boats running out (taken from the Cape May canal on Saturday and Sunday). Weigh in info and pictures have also been posted. Click here for the pictures.
Lightning Yachts Tour
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Jarret Bay Boat Yard Tour
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Calcutta Wahoo Challenge 2007
Capt. John Eppehimer was invited to cover the tournament and posted pictures of the tent taken friday morning and also of the clam bake friday night. Saturday was the only fishing day due to weather and he covered the weigh-in and the awards. Click here for the Scale coverage.
Jersey Cape Yachts Factory Tour
Capt. John Eppehimer walked the whole plant with open access. Click here to see the pictures and click here for info and pictures of their complete line of a custom Yachts and full service Boat Yard.
Miami Boat Show 2007
Capt. John Eppehimer (Admin) and Capt. John Fergone (johnseafood) travelled to Miami and worked all days taking pictures and shooting videos for the site. A few great rgging videos have been posted plus tons of pictures.

Pictures: Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3

Videos:
Circle Hook, a new beginning
Bait Rigging Mackerel
Circle Hook Ballyhoo Rig
Tournament Rigging with Circle Hooks
Tips and Tricks from the Pros
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show 2006
Capt. John Eppehimer (Admin) went to the show and posted pictures. There he met the Boat Ramp Boys, who shot this video. You can find the Boat Ramp Boys in the South FL Lunker Report forum.
The Arc of Atlantic County Ocean Fishing Day 2006
Mike Lawrence posted the info about this event here on the site and Capt. John Eppehimer wanted to be a part of it. Dave Bowman and Capt. John Eppehimer ran around boat to boat and shot a few hundred pics of the anglers. When you check out the pictures you will see the smiles on all these guys and girls faces and that was the most rewarding part of this day, making people happy.
Mid-Atlantic $500,000 (2006)
Real time updates with hundreds of pictures of the boats, fish, weigh-ins and awards. Videos of the boats arriving with the winning fish and the awards also have been shot and published by Sportfishermen.com
Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament 2006
Complete coverage of the scales plus hundreds of pictures of the fleet leaving the docks and all access tours to Spencer Yachts and Buddy Davis.
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4
White Marlin Open 2006
Capt. John Eppehimer (Admin) and Capt. John Fergone (johnseafood) posted the play by play directly from the press box.
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4

Over 500 pictures from the WMO 2006

Dream Catcher sunk during the tournament and the crew was rescued. Watch the rescue video and view pictures of the damage
Barta Boys & Girls Club Billfish Tournament 2006
Check out the pictures. Sportfishermen.com members donated several items (including fishing and hunting trips) and auctions have been held on the site. A check was presented from Sportfishermen.com for $23,000.00 to the Boys and Girls Club.
1st Annual Cape May Shark Tournament (2006)
The tournament wasn't covered in real time since Capt. John Eppehimer was fishing it onboard the Sportfishermen.com boat, but a complete report with the final results and pictures was posted by Hinch Marina. Sportfishermen.com was one of the sponsors of the tournament.
Miami Boat Show 2005
Capt John Eppehimer and thetackletrap went to Miami to bring you over 1000 pictures of the boat show. They also visited the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum and uploaded 139 pictures to the Photo Gallery
Atlantic City Boat Show 2005
Photo coverage with about 200 pictures.
Monster Shark ESPN 2005
Capt. John Eppehimer (Admin) ran a ESPN chase boat and posted tons of pictures of the boats and sharks caught in the event.
Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament 2005
The Sportfishermen.com boat fished in this tournaments and over 700 pictures were posted.
Great Threads
Tred Barta Q&A; - The Best & Worst
A very different way to chum sharks by Captain Fred Archer
Grouper Jigging by Capt. Lee Parsons
Chunking the Delaware Bay in New Jersey by Capt. Kobey Treadwell
How to make & fish spreader bars
Kite fishing for Yellowfin Tuna
Fly Fishing and Tying Q&A;
The Skinny on Shark Trolling by Captain Fred Archer
World Record Mediterranean Snapper - SeaBiscuit posted a picture of Captain Yannis Galiatsos of Astakos, Greece next to his unofficial world record Mediterranean snapper. The fish was caught across the Astakos harbor three years ago (Captain Galiatsos was about 80 at the time). The fish fell for a fresh dead mullet fished on a handline. It weighed 16.2 Kilos or about 36 lbs. Captain Galiatsos, who is SeaBiscuit’s uncle, had his life as a subsistence commercial fishermen shared with Sportfishermen.com in this inspirational thread.
Fishing Tips - WAHOONBOX held a contest in March 2005 and Sportfishermen.com members posted over a hundred fishing tips.
Offshore Fishing Questions & Answers
A look into commercial gill netting - Admin read an article about striped bass being seeing floating belly-up after a gillnetter dumping them from their nets. Since he personally have never been on a commercial fishing vessel of any type, commenting on this subject with the members would really be impossible... so jumped onboard at 4 AM and took the ride to learn about gill netting.
Angler's Legacy
Rebel is the winner of the
2007 White Marlin Open

Rebel's 83 lbs White Marlin


DAY 5 COVERAGE
DAY 4 COVERAGE
DAY 3 COVERAGE
DAY 2 COVERAGE
DAY 1 COVERAGE

White Marlin
83 lbs.John Frankos
(Virginia Beach, VA)

Rebel
(Nags Head, NC)		$1,394,480.50
78 lbs.Rhett Bailey
(Jensen Beach, FL)

Viking 54
(New Gretna, NJ)		$137,427.20
76 lbs.Gregory Hoffa
(King of Prussia, PA)

Nasty Habit
(Cape May, NJ)		$90,784.80
Blue Marlin
632.5 lbs.Carl Hurledaus
(Annapolis, MD)

Wireless
(Annapolis, MD)		$378,210.00
590 lbs.Bill Mathews
(Berlin, MD)

Gale Force II
(Snug Harbor, MD)		$289,640.00
567 lbs.Bob Belansen
(Cape May, NJ)

Beast
(Cape May, NJ)		$176,569.00
Tuna
259 lbs.Jonathan Stallings
(Garner, NC)

Wet Floors
(Morehead City, NC)		$2,000.00
207.5 lbs.Greg Ryan
(Gavnet Valley, PA)

Trouble Maker
(Ocean City, MD)		$3,000.00
191 lbs.Rob Grodzicki
(Dewey Beach, DE)

Ursula Priscilla
(Indian River, DE)		$251,818.00
184.5 lbs.Steve Boyle
(Media, PA)

Miss Andrea
(Cape May, NJ)		$92,238.50
176.5 lbs.James Rodgers
(Potomac, MD)

Hard Head
(Wilmington, DE)		$36,895.00
Dolphin
32 lbs.Eric Bjorklund
(Brookeville, MD)

Smoker
(Manteo, NC)		$4,000.00
24.5 lbs.John Sullivan
(Milford, DE)

No Worries
(Wilmington, DE)		$3,000.00
23.5 lbs.Patrick Sciacca
(Wantagh, NY)

Blinky III
(Freeport, NY)		$2,000.00
Wahoo
83.5 lbs.Stephen Lewis
(Ocean City, MD)

M.R. Ducks
(Ocean City, MD)		$4,000.00
78 lbs.Stephen Schwing
(Catonsville, MD)

Fish Whistle
(Indian River, DE)		$3,000.00
74.5 lbs.Paul Crampton
(Funkstown, MD)

Marlin Magic
(Hampton, VA)		$2,000.00
Shark
111 lbs.Michael Brennan
(New York, NY)

Smoker
(Manteo, NC)		$4,500.00
104 lbs.Joe Gunkel
(Highland, MD)

Outlaw-X
(Ocean City, MD)		$3,500.00
Viking 54's 78 lbs White Marlin
(2nd place)


Wireless' 632.5 lbs Blue Marlin


Wet Floors' 259 lbs Big Eye Tuna


Smoker's 111 lbs Mako Shark


Mr Ducks's 83.5 lbs Wahoo


Smoker's 32 lbs Dolphin
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