Captain Alan Neiford and the MISTER PETE crew are on a winning streak after winning the 51st annual Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament with 1,800 points for three blue marlin releases.
Mister Pete won the first leg of the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billftshing Series by winning the Bohicket Marina Invitational Billfish Tournament with four blue marlin releases.
The 58 boats field released a total of 17 Blue Marlin, three White Marlin and 11 Sailfish during the event. We hate we missed the tradional boiled peanuts on the docks during the event.
Second place GLAZED and third place SYKED OUT finished with 900 points for releasing a Blue Marlin and a White Marlin during the tournament. Glazed won second place with a Blue Marlin release at 10:45 a.m. while Sykes Out released a White Marlin at 11:51 a.m. Saturday.
The next event is the Carolina Billfish Classic, which will be fished June 20-23 out of Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina at Patriots Point.
Photo: South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series