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1 Sept-Oct Ocean City Marlin Club OFFICERS Franky Pettolina President Mark Radcliffe Vice President Annette Cropper Secretary Brian Tinkler Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Svehla Ron Callis James Jefferson Val Lynch James Giles Mike Diffendal Bill Regan 9659 Golf Course Rd Ocean City, MD A Message from the President - I woke up this morning to frost on my car. Just 3 days ago I was looking at pictures of a mess of mahi that the Grande Pez caught the day before in the Baltimore. Confusing isn t it? Anyways, welcome to the October/end of fishing season Marlin Bill. The official fishing season ended on October 6 this year. I would like to congratulate everyone on yet another fantastic Marlin Club season. The marlin bite was a little off when compared to the past few years, but it was still quite respectable. Tuna fishing was spectacular and there were some huge wahoo caught. All things considered, 2013 was not too shabby!!! The 4 th annual White Marlin Party was held last Friday night and the Seasonal Awards Dinner was held the next evening. Friday was quite a show. For any of you who missed out on it, all I can say is get out there and catch 5 (or more) marlin next summer. Best party of the year!!! I would also like to congratulate all of the anglers and crews that won awards for the season. Every category was competitive, and some of them were not decided until the very last day of the season. One category deserves special recognition here, and that is the junior angler division. The younger anglers take this every bit as serious as the adults do, if not more so. I was so pleased to see the number of junior anglers present at the awards and also to have the privilege of chatting with their families after they accepted their awards. In the case of Gavin Zimmer, who won the 2 nd place Junior Angler, I first fished with his father Joe when I was just a bit younger that Gavin is now. The Zimmer family has a long history with the Marlin Club, and it is awesome to see it carrying on into another generation. Here is to the next generation, and Congratulations to the top 3 Junior Anglers- Connor Campbell, Gavin Zimmer, and Taylor McCart!!! I will also extend congratulations to Gregory Benn who, by definition, could still be a junior angler, but has chosen to compete with the adults. Gregory had an incredible season, coming in second in the Top Gentleman Angler Category and also catching a personal slam out of OC (at the age of 15!!!). Again, congrats to all of the winners. At the Seasonal Awards Dinner we also present the Edna Hodgens Award for Distinguished Service to the Marlin Club. This year s recipient is Evelyn Angel. Evelyn is a long time member of the Club and the Auxiliary. Her husband Max was president of the club in the early 80s. In the 70s and 80s many of the top captains and mates in this business looked to her for mothering during their formative years on Talbot Street and at the White Marlin Marina. More recently Evelyn has focused most of her time on the Auxiliary s Scholarship program. The scholarship would not be where it is today without her efforts. Thank you for everything Evelyn!!! Continued on next page.

2 A Message from the President (continued) The By-Law revisions were passed. I would like to thank the membership for the support, and also thank Val Lynch and the By-Laws committee for their hard work in the re-write. The changes made will help keep the club current and running smooth. Again, thank you. We are 2 weeks away from our general election. Annette Cropper and I are running unopposed, and we both thank you for your confidence and trust in us. And I openly thank Annette for all that she does. I encourage you all to speak with the Board Candidates, or ask your friends about them, and please vote accordingly. In closing this month I would like to thank everyone who came out and helped me celebrate my 40 th birthday. What a crazy group of fishermen, pirates, parrotheads, shotski and slammer drinkers, lifelong friends, brand new buddies, and of course my family!!!! I can t thank you enough. I love you gals and guys!!! Until Next Time. GO RAVENS (please!!!) and THINK FISH!!! Til next time, Franky Pettolina PS- please share fishing stories or some OC fishing memories with us over the winter and we will put them in future issues of the Marlin Bill. info@ocmarlinclub.com or surveyfp@yahoo.com Celebrate Earth Day Every Day! Help the Marlin Club be more earth-conscious & begin receiving the Marlin Bill by , please contact Amanda at: info@ocmarlinclub.com, (410) Make your reservations early for the Saturday, November 9 th 3-Course Dinner & Dance Party with Ocean 98.1 s DJ BK 1 st course a delicious seasonal greens salad, 2 nd course an over sized stuffed pork chop, crisp green beans & mashed potatoes, 3 rd course a selection of savory desserts, & your choice of one free evening cocktail beer, wine, liquor, or spirit-free. Only $30.00 per person!! Pre-paid reservations are a must. Club dinners limited to 140 people. 8 ticket limit per member. No exceptions. Tickets selling fast!!!!!!! - (410) or info@ocmarlinclub.com Ocean City Marlin Club Hours of Operation: Wednesday - Thursday 3:00 10:00 p.m. Light fare Served 4:00 9:00 Full Menu Available 5:00 9:00 Friday - Saturday 3:00 11:00 p.m. Light fare Served 4:00 10:00 Full Menu Available 5:00 10:00 Sunday 12:30 10:00 p.m. Football Menu 1:00 9:00 Light fare Served 4:00 9:00 Full Menu Available 5:00 9:00 We have your NFL Sunday ticket!!

3 Fish News: This is a story 15 year old Junior Angler, Grant Clubb wrote about his experience of releasing the 1st White Marlin on his first offshore trip out of Ocean City in The day was Sunday, May 27, The time was 5:30 AM and we had just thrown Chain Reaction II s dock lines and were headed out of Sunset Marina. We cleared the inlet and my Dad pointed the bow towards the 180 line just North of the Poorman s Canyon where there was an eddy that was holding good numbers of yellowfin tuna. On board were just my dad, Brad, my brother Ross and myself. We arrived at our destination at about 8:00 AM and set our spread of skirted ballyhoo, artificial lures and spreader bars. Until about 11:40 AM, the day was fairly uneventful with just three dolphin placed in the fish box. Another dolphin had just impaled itself on the long shotgun skirted ballyhoo and my brother cranked him to the boat and I flipped him in. To avoid tangles we had cleared all the lines except for the left long, a triple green machine chain, and the left short, a Blue and Silver Hatteras Eye Catcher Outlaw with a medium ballyhoo. As Ross was dropping a skirted ballyhoo back into position something grabbed it. Expecting another dolphin, he immediately tried to set the hook and to our surprise a white marlin exploded out of the water throwing the bait out of its mouth about twenty feet to the right. Without thinking I quickly ran over to the only other bait still in the water, the left short, and as I was lifting the rod out of the holder when I heard the outrigger clip pop. I instinctively dropped the rod tip and put the reel in free spool. When the line coming off the reel gained speed and I the marlin had the bait. I engaged the drag and gave four hard, quick jabs and it was game on. The fight only lasted about five minutes and was rather uneventful, but the white did take a few nice jumps. Ross got the leader and grabbed the bill to hold the fish partially out of the water for a few quick pictures. I then cut the leader right at the crimp and we pulled the fish alongside the boat for a few moments to get some water through its gills before we set it free. At this point we received confirmation over the radio that this probably was the first white marlin caught this year out of Ocean City from the captains that were close enough to reach us. However, we were no sure what was going on up in the Wilmington Canyon, where there was also a nice eddy that was holding fish. We set the spread back out while still in awe at what had just taken place. At about 1:45 PM we had a nice boil on the short shotgun, a green machine spreader bar. A few more lines also went down but only one more stayed tight and the fight was on. Ross and I cleared a few lines before going to work on the two yellowfin tuna while my Dad ran up and down from the bridge to clear the remaining lines. My fish was on a fifty wide eighty pound class rod so it did not take me long to crank my fish to the boat. Ross leadered the tuna, dad came down and gaffed it, and we were on to the second fish. Ross had worked on the second fish while I was reeling in the first but, as I found out, the second fish was not quite done when and took off on another short run. Five minutes later Ross grabbed the leader and my Dad sunk the gaff to complete our doubleheader. We fished until 3:30 PM without another bite then decided to head for the barn. We arrived at the fuel dock at Sunset at about 6:00 PM and learned that we were the only ones that they were aware of that caught a white that day. The crew from the Coastal Fisherman came to take our pictures and confirmed that we had caught the First White of the Year out of Ocean City! I was also interviewed on video by Sunset Marina for their daily report. We were very appreciative of the several charter captains that waved or gave us thumbs up as they passed us in the marina. Catching the first white marlin is my greatest accomplishment as a fisherman to date and will always be something I am proud of. Grant Clubb us your fish tales & catch them in the Marlin Bill!! Send pictures &/or stories to: info@ocmarlinclub.com Story submitted by Bradford T. Clubb

4 55th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament!! Tournament Results August 30-September 1, 2013 Billfish Release Par Five 1300 points $8, Reel Joy 850 points $1, Odinspear 700 points $2, Dolphin Kylee s World 15.4 lbs. $4, Shadowfax 14.0 lbs. $1, Reel Fantasy 13.6 lbs. $ Tuna Reel Fantasy lbs. $5, Reel Fantasy lbs. Master Angler Award Peggy Mumford 5 self-hooked white marlin releases on the Par Five Total Calcutta Money $24, Pictures taken by Dave Sunset Marina

5 Pictures taken by Dave Sunset Marina 55th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament!!

6 35th Annual Challenge Cup!! Congratulations to Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club.

7 2013 OCMC Seasonal Awards Winners! Heaviest Shark: Moore Bills lbs. Heaviest Wahoo: Why Not lbs. Heaviest Dolphin: Drillin and Billin 50.2 lbs. Heaviest Tuna: Tighten Up lbs. Most Tuna Caught in 2013 Charter Boat: 1st Marli (505) 2nd Moore Bills (349) 3rd Reel Chaos (278) Most Tuna Caught in 2013 Private Boat: 1st Dawg Haus (133) 2nd Absolut Pleasure (121) 3rd Lady Luck (35) First White Marlin of the Season: Tim Hawn (non-member) No Quarter 6/15/13 12:22 AM First White Marlin of the Season on Member Boat: Tim Hawn (non-member) No Quarter 6/15/13 12:22 AM Charles E. Kratz Award 1st White Marlin released by a Junior Angler: Taylor McCart (member) Reel Joy 7/22/13 1:27 PM First Blue Marlin of the Season: Muff Diver 6/21/13 12:15 PM Most First Billfish by a Charter Boat: Marli (19) Most First Billfish by a Private Boat: Pool Party (13) Most Blue Marlin Released by Any Boat: Wound Up (5) Most Billfish Released by Any Boat: Billfisher (128) Most Billfish Released Charter: 1st Billfisher (128) 2nd Reel Chaos (39) 3rd Ono (37) Most Billfish Released Private: 1st Wound Up (127) 2nd Reel Joy (62) 3rd Sea Slammer (61) Most Billfish Released : 1st Reel Estate (15) 2nd Fish Whistle (14) 3rd Last Call (14) Most Billfish Released 34 - Under: 1st Brenda Lou (24) 2nd Canyon Hunter (18) 3rd Nontypical (14) Most Billfish Released Charter Boat in 1 Day: Billfisher (13) Most Billfish Released Private Boat in 1 Day: Wound Up (17) Top Lady Angler: 1st Debbie McCann Sea Slammer (16) 2nd Peggy Mumford Par Five (13) 3rd Susan McCart Reel Joy (4) Top Gentleman Angler: 1st Richard Benn Wound Up (50) 2nd Gregory Benn Wound Up (44) 3rd Jeremy Duffie Billfisher (17) Top Junior Angler: 1st Connor Campbell Reel Estate (11) 2nd Gavin Zimmer Wound Up (8) 3rd Taylor McCart Reel Joy (5) Last Billfish of the Season: Colin Campbell (member) Grande Pez 10/16/13 3:49 PM Recreational Angler Award: Jamie Romero Absolut Pleasure (9) Jimmy Jackson Memorial Award for Top Mate(s) on Any Boat: Chris Hornung (member) & Chip Matthews (nonmember) Billfisher Edna Hodgens Award for Outstanding Service to the Ocean City Marlin Club 2013: Evelyn Angel

8 Purchase tickets for ALL Club events today!! Annual Christmas Dinner Live Music with DJ Donnie Saturday, December 14, 2013 $45 per person. 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. THREE COURSE Prime Rib Plated Dinner, Dancing, & one free evening cocktail beer, wine, liquor, spirit-free Please make pre-paid reservations in advance (410) There is no reserved seating for Club Dinners. Dinner limited to 140 people. 8 ticket limit. Reserve early!! NEW YEAR S EVE COCKTAIL PARTY Saturday, December 31, 2013 Live Music with DJ DONNIE! $50.00 per person. 7:00 p.m. 12:30 a.m. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, Dancing, & Open Bar ALL NIGHT LONG! Champagne midnight 8 ticket limit. Dinner limited to 140 people. There is no reserved seating. Call to make reservations! (410) This is not a sit-down dinner. SUPER BOWL SUNDAY TAILGATE PARTY Sunday, February 2, 2014 $15 per person. 5:00 p.m. until game ends Appetizer Buffet: Chili, Wings, Sliders, Kielbasa s, Chips & Salsa, Cheese & Veggies, etc. Please make pre-paid reservations in advance (410) There is no reserved seating for Club Dinners. This is not a sit-down dinner.

9 Purchase tickets for ALL Club events today!! Valentine s Day Dinner Saturday, February 15, 2014 Live Music with DJ Donnie!! $45.00 per person. 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. THREE COURSE Surf & Turf Plated Dinner, dancing, & one free evening cocktail beer, wine, liquor, spirit-free Reservations are a must! 8 ticket limit. Dinner limited to 140 people. There is no reserved seating. (410) Reserve early!! ANNUAL PIRATE S OF THE CARIBBEAN PARTY Saturday, April 12, 2014 Live Music with Ocean 98.1 s DJ BK! $30.00 per person. 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Dancing, Caribbean Buffet, Costume Contest with Prizes, one free evening cocktail beer, wine, liquor, spirit-free, & keep one eye out for Rick s Pirate Punch!! ARRRRRGGGHHHHH!!! 8 ticket limit. Dinner limited to 140 people. There is no reserved seating. Call to make reservations! (410) SEASON OPENER DANCE PARTY Saturday, May 3, 2014 Live Music with Ocean 98.1 s DJ BK! $25.00 per person. 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Cornhole on the Porch, Drink Specials, Dancing, All-You-Can-Eat Gourmet BBQ by OCMC Head Chef Mikey J., & one free evening cocktail beer, wine, liquor, spirit-free Please make pre-paid reservations in advance (410) Dance party limited to 299 people. This is not a sit-down dinner.

10 The OC Marlin Club Board of Directors would like to thank all of our Corporate Sponsors for all the support they have given the Club over the past year. White Marlin Level $5,000 Sponsorship Blue Marlin Level $2,500 Sponsorship Billfish Level $1,000 Sponsorship Sailfish Level $500 Sponsorship Experience Ocean City s Premiere Miniature golf 23rd St., 28th St., 68th St.., 136th St. Are you interested in becoming a Corporate Sponsor of the Ocean City Marlin Club?? Call (410) today to find out more information.