Results of the 30th Annual Poor Girl’s Open
By Scott Lenox
Published on August 17, 2024
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We just finished day three of the 30th Annual Poor Girl’s Open and I have to say it was a great event! Congratulations to all 800 anglers on some great catches and congratulations to Shawn Harman, the Harman family and everyone at Bahia Marina and FishTales for helping put this tournament together again this year. To date, the Poor Girl’s Open has donated over $2 million to the American Cancer Society, so they are the biggest winners of all. Here are your 2024 Poor Girl’s Open winners!!
Release of billfish
1st place Sea Hag 8 releases of white marlin
2nd place Cabana 6 releases of white marlins
3rd place Pachanga 5 releases of white marlins
tuna
1st, 2nd and 3rd place Sushi 49.7, 49.5, 49.0
Mahi
1st place Espadon 53.3 pounds
2nd place Prime Hook 30.3 pounds
3rd place Nauti Norwegian 30.2 pounds
Wahoo
1st place WOP 49.2 pounds
2nd place, all in 42.8 pounds
3rd place Restless Lady II 18.9 pounds
Junior Anglers
Ava Helwig 2 releases of white marlins
Away from the tournament, Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star had a great trip catching mahi today.
Mahi Chaos 17.08.24
There aren’t many boats out. NOAA’s small boat warnings were kind of an April Fool’s joke today – it was beautiful out there, just as I had imagined and written. Of course, with Ernesto’s 4-7 foot swell*, I wanted a high tide on both the outgoing and outgoing tides to minimize the mud at the mouth of the bay. That’s what I got.
When the swell rolls in and the current rushes out?
Oyyy..
Danger.
Instead? The bay was nice. The sea was beautiful.
Ryan and Andy repaired our miniblock unit at Lucas Alexander’s Reef.
Man, talk about Reef Builders Karma – the heaviest Mahi of the day caught both hooks – both had it on the line; they won the pool and the reef raffle too!
It’s really nice to see the total chaos on the railing again.
By far our best Mahi fishing day this season.
Cheers,
Monty
*When 4 foot waves have a period of 5 or 6 seconds – the distance between the crests (actually I believe you measure the troughs – but the crests are easier to see) – it gets ROUGH!
When 12 foot waves have a period of 14 seconds? Nice day on the current, but be careful near the bay.
Captain Tony Battista of Saltwater Adventures had Skip Courtney of Sunset Provisions, Skip’s son Mike and his grandson Keegan MacHeachen on board this morning when Keegan caught this very nice 23.5 inch flounder weighing just over 4 pounds on a live fishing spot.
