Day 2 Results - July 9, 2004
The bite continued to be steady as the second day of fishing got under way with the 8:00 radio start. Waste Knot started things off with a white marlin release angler John Cole at 8:16. Sea Toy angler Richard Bewn soon followed with a blue marlin release at 8:28. Rum Bum angler Luis Bacardi finished off the first hour giving the team its first white marlin release at 8:41. The fish continued to spread the luck around as De Mako angler Ricky Sousa had its first release of a blue marlin at 9:50. While all this was going on Bigga Mac , Treasure Isle , Panchdara and Reel Tight all released blue marlin. Treasure Isle was back it business again when a real nice fish pull hard and screamed several hundred yards of line off the 130. Angler Mike Carey put the heat on the fish and brought her along side in 30-minutes. Hearing that Bermuda Banger planned on boating the fish and it could go as high as 800-pounds captain Allan DeSilva told the crew to release the fish. This was a tough decision as the fish was sure to be larger than the 500-pound minimum. L&H and Tenacious broke the curse with L&H releasing a white and Tenacious releasing a blue. Lone Star and Knock Down hooked up with blue's in the 3:00 hour, which could be significant since they both had blues on day one. By the time Bermuda Banger and angler Wayne Chao made the dock over 500 people were waiting to see the fish. Weigh master Raul Miranda called the weight; 538-pounds we have our first qualifier. If this fish held for the day the crew was looking at a $48,000 check for the Day One and Day Two Daily Jackpots. As camera crews and TV stations interviewed Bermuda Bangers team Lone Star quietly headed back in with their boated fish. Finally at around 6:30 p.m. Lone Star arrived to a packed Barr's Bay Park with the crowd swelling to over 700 spectators. Captain Dean Jones was no stranger to large fish but conservatively estimated the marlin to be just under 600-pounds. Looking at the girth of the fish many experienced crews new it was a good one. By the end of day two it was still anyone's ball game. Teams cleaned up and headed down to Allen Desilva's home for their traditional tournament soirée featuring incredible seafood and special dishes made by loving hands. A great time was had by all. Special heart felt thanks to Allen and Susan Desilva, Miles Market, Bacardi and Jimmy Bayne for the great time. |