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TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Welcome 5 Rules for 2016 Seasonal Awards 12 2015 OC Marlin Club Seasonal Awards 15 2015 OC Marlin Club Awards Presentation 23 RFA: Why Bluewater Fishermen Should Support the Recreational Fishing Alliance 29 2016 Ocean City Marlin Club Tournament Series 31 Top Boats for Billfish Caught During 2015 Season 54 Memorial 59 2016 Tournament Calendar 57 Recommended Charter Boats 61 Article: An Interview with Capt. Monty Hawkins, President of the Ocean City Reef Foundation 62 State Records, Rules & Procedures 74 Important Phone Numbers 75 Maryland State Records 76 2016 Ocean City Marlin Club Information 77 Headboats, Tackle Shops, and Marinas 78 Ocean City Fishing Spots 80 Ocean City White Marlin History 83 OCMC Annual Jewelry Show 92 Advertisers Index 103

Guidebook Editor, Amanda Shick

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME As President of the Ocean City Marlin Club, it is my privilege to welcome you to the 2016 Ocean City Marlin Club guidebook to sport fishing in Ocean City. The waters surrounding Ocean City offer an abundance of fishing opportunities. From the calm waters of Assawoman bay to the near shore lumps, artificial reefs and wrecks, on out to the deep azure of the canyons, there is something biting to suit just about everybody. In this guidebook you will find information on all aspects of fishing in Ocean City. Ocean City is home to a bay that is alive with flounder, sea trout and rockfish, and an incredible artificial reef system that offers some of the best bottom fishing for tog and sea bass anywhere on the East Coast. It is also the focal point of Mid Atlantic offshore fishing, and is the site of several Big Game Fishing Tournaments, including the world famous White Marlin Open. I hope that you will find this guidebook a valuable resource to help locate marinas, tackle shops, charter boats, and just about anything else you need to make your stay in Ocean City a “FISHY” one. In closing, I would like to welcome you to the White Marlin Capitol of the World. Please remember to be a responsible angler, release some fish for the future, and most of all enjoy all of the exciting things Ocean City has to offer.

Warmest Regards, Franky Pettolina Franky Pettolina President PS--- THINK FISH!!!

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RULES FOR THE 2016 SEASONAL AWARDS Each year the Marlin Club takes the time to recognize the offshore fishing accomplishments of its members. We honor them at a seasonal awards banquet where we present them with trophies and plaques to celebrate their achievements

The following constitutes the rules and qualifications for the seasonal awards presented by the Marlin Club: 1. FISHING SEASON – The fishing season begins on January 1st and ends on Sunday, October 2, 2016. 2. CATCH REPORTS – For seasonal awards all catch reports must be entered on-line (this includes the White Marlin Open) at www.ocmarlinclub.com. Tournament catch reports must be turned in as per the rules stated in each specific tournament. Catch reports must be entered on-line no later than ten days from the date of the catch with the exception of year end reports, unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors. All reports must be filed by Monday, October 3, 2016 by 12 p.m. No exceptions! The use of green sticks is not allowed for seasonal awards or any OCMC tournaments. Intentional use of live bait or live bait teasers is not allowed for any and all tournaments and seasonal awards. Only billfish boated during modified release tournaments (i.e. Big Fish Classic, White Marlin Open, & The Mid Atlantic) are eligible for seasonal totals. Photo verification of blue marlin is required for seasonal awards and OCMC tournaments. A photo uplink is available within the on-line catch report system; please do not upload your photos separately from the on-line report. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR SEASONAL AWARDS – a. MEMBERS – Dues must be paid in full prior to fish catches counting towards seasonal awards. Any catch reports received prior to dues being paid will not count towards seasonal awards. Catches made by Members on Member or Non-Member boats are eligible for awards. b. NON-MEMBERS – Non-Members are not eligible for Billfish Awards with the exception of the Junior Angler Awards. Fish caught by Non-Members are eligible for all other seasonal awards when the fish is caught on a Club boat and the Member’s boat dues are current. c. CAPTAINS AND MATES – Members and Non-Members who receive pay as a professional may qualify for seasonal awards if fishing as an angler and not paid for the day that he/she catches the fish for the seasonal award. Example: A paid Captain or Mate chooses to charter a boat, become a Member or a charter team or fish as a non- paid guest. GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 13

4. FISH ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS – All fish eligible for awards, must be caught within 100 nautical miles of the Ocean City, Maryland Inlet (Sea Buoy). All catches eligible for Ocean City Marlin Club Seasonal Awards, must depart and return to the Ocean City, Maryland or Indian River Inlets. To qualify for seasonal tournament and awards all catches must meet or exceed all Federal Requirements and Marlin Club weights.

5. TIES – All seasonal ties will be decided based on the day and time of catch. 6. BILLFISH CAUGHT IN ONE DAY – Fish caught on overnighter trips are eligible and must be reported on the specific day of the overnighter when the fish was caught. 7. FIRST WHITE MARLIN CAUGHT – $5,000 will be awarded by the Ocean City Marlin Club for the First White Marlin Release of the year. The fish may be caught by a boat from either the Ocean City, Maryland Inlet or Indian River Inlet by a Member or by someone fishing on a Member boat. 8. FIRST BLUE MARLIN CAUGHT – $2,500 will be awarded by the Ocean City Marlin Club for the First Blue Marlin Release of the year. The fish may be caught by a boat from either the Ocean City, Maryland Inlet or Indian River Inlet by a Member or by someone fishing on a Member boat. Photo identification required of a Blue Marlin to ensure proper identification of the Billfish. 9. LAST WHITE MARLIN CAUGHT – $1,500 will be awarded by the Ocean City Marlin Club for the Last White Marlin Release of the year. The fish may be caught by a boat from either the Ocean City, Maryland Inlet or Indian River Inlet by a Member or by someone fishing on a Member boat. 10. INDIVIDUAL ANGLER AWARDS – For awards given to an individual angler the fish must be self-hooked and caught by the angler, unaided by the boat’s crew. Junior Anglers may receive assistance. All Ocean City Marlin Club and IGFA rules apply. 11. CHARLES E. KRATZ AWARD – A trophy plus $500 will be awarded by the Ocean City Marlin Club for the First White Marlin Caught by a Junior Angler. The fish may be caught by a boat from either the Ocean City, Maryland Inlet or Indian River Inlet by a Member or by someone fishing on a Member boat. 12. RECREATIONAL ANGLER AWARD – An award given to the angler that caught the most billfish. Fish do not have to be self-hooked. Top Lady and Gentlemen Anglers (self-hooked) are not eligible for this award. All Ocean City Marlin Club and IGFA rules apply. 13. PRIVATE/CHARTER BOATS – Private boats who fish one or more times for pay become Charter boats and are not eligible for awards given to private boats.

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14. WEIGHT MINIMUMS* – During Club tournaments, unless stated otherwise by OC Marlin Club tournament chairmen, all catches must meet the Club’s minimum requirements. a. Dolphin – 10 lbs. b. Shark – 150 lbs. c. Tuna – 30 lbs., *Seasonal Tuna Award has no minimum weight d. Wahoo – 20 lbs. e. Bluefish – 8 inches f. Flounder – 16 inches g. Mackerel – 14 inches h. Rockfish – 28 inches or longer. 1 per person per day. i. Tautog – 16 inches j. Swordfish – Release only k. Spearfish – Release only l. Sailfish – Release only m. White Marlin – Release only n. Blue Marlin – Release only 15. THE 25/50/100/200 CLUB FOR BILLFISH RELEASES – Member boats releasing 25-49 billfish, 50-99, 100-199 and 200+ billfish will be recognized in the 25, 50, 100 or 200 released billfish club, respectively. The boat name will be permanently inscribed on a plaque board displayed in the club. The new 25, 50, 100, 200 member boats will also be announced at the seasonal awards. 16. AWARD – Award for the private or charter boat that has the most junior or adult angler’s 1st white marlin caught. 17. NEW for 2016 – There will be two new awards introduced this fishing season: • Most Billfish caught by a boat 26’ and under • Most Tuna caught by a boat 26’ and under

18. NEW bluefin regulations (Courtesy of the Coastal Fisherman): National Marine Fisheries Service just adjusted bluefin tuna regulations effective April 23rd. The new, adjusted regs will be: • Recreational (Angling) Category - 2 bluefin tuna measuring 27 inches to less than 47 inches AND 1 bluefin tuna measuring 47 inches to less than 73 inches. • Charter/Headboat Category - 3 bluefin tuna measuring 27 inches less than 47 inches AND 1 bluefin tuna measuring 47 inches to less than 73 inches.

All catch reports must be entered on-line by 12 p.m. on Monday, October 3, 2016. GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 15

2015 OC MARLIN CLUB SEASONAL AWARDS The following are given to Ocean City Marlin Club members in recognition of their boats, crews, & personal achievements offshore.

Most Billfish Caught by any boat: “Billfisher” (131) First White Marlin of the Season: Dale Downey (non-member) “Got-R-Done” 5/24/15 @ 10:48 AM First White Marlin Caught on Member Boat: Dale Downey (non-member) “Got-R-Done” 5/24/15 @ 10:48 AM Charles E. Kratz Award – First White Marlin Caught by a Junior Angler (member): Devon Rasmus “White Lightning” 6/11/15 @ 9:30 AM First Blue Marlin of the Season: Bob Arndt “Marli” 6/11/15 @ 1:28 PM Most Tuna Caught in 2014 – Charter Boat 1. “Marli” (305) 2. “Boss Hogg” (160) 3. “Moore Bills” (152) Most Tuna Caught in 2014 – Private Boat 1. “Talkn Trash” (84) 2. “Dawg Haus” (51) 3. “Reel Fantasy” (39)

Most Tuna Caught by a 35’ – 46’ boat: “Game Changer” (74)

Most Tuna Caught by a 34’ or under boat: “Blackjack” (19)

Heaviest Tuna: “Pumpin Hard 58” 296.0 lbs. Heaviest Dolphin: “Streaker” 46.50 lbs. Heaviest Wahoo: “First Light” 88.0 lbs. Heaviest Shark: “Playtime” 302.0 lbs.

Most Blue Marlin Caught by any boat: “Pumpin Hard 58” (9)

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Most Billfish Caught – 34’ and Under 1. “Brenda Lou” (35) 2. “My Cin” (35) 3. “Canyon Hunter” (25) Most Billfish Caught – 35’ – 46’ boat 1. “Poore Sport” (54) 2. “Partnership” (37) 3. “Reel Estate” (36) Most Billfish Caught – Private Boat 1. “DA Sea” (103) 2. “Reel Joy” (64) 3. “Poore Sport” (54)

Most Billfish Caught – Private Boat in 1 Day: “DA Sea” (13) Most Billfish Caught – Charter Boat 1. “Billfisher” (131) 2. “Pumpin Hard 58” (70) 3. “Moore Bills” (65) Most Billfish Caught – Charter Boat in 1 Day: “Billfisher” (12) Edna Hodgens’ Award for Outstanding Service to the Ocean City Marlin Club 2014: Ed Dorang & Jack Shook Top Junior Angler: 1. Emma Campbell (6) 2. John Charles Duffie (5) 3. Bradley Marks (4) Top Lady Angler: 1. Judith Duffie (16) 2. Debbie McCann (15) 3. Peggy Mumford (15) Top Gentleman Angler: 1. Ed Dunn (46) Art by George Kalwa 2. Gregory Benn (18) 3. Jeremy Duffie (17) Recreational Angler Award: James Romero (19)

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Jimmy Jackson Memorial Award for Top Mate(s) on a Private Boat: Danny Prettyman

Most First Billfish Caught by a Charter Boat: “Wrecker” (40) Most First Billfish Caught by a Private Boat: “Absolut Pleasure” (24) Last Billfish of the Season: Jimmy Micheal “Talkn Trash” 9/30/15 @ 1:50 PM

100 Club: (100-199) “Billfisher” (131) “DA Sea” (103) 50 Club: (50-99) “Pumpin Hard 58” (70) “Buckshot” (57) “Moore Bills” (65) “Poore Sport” (54) “Reel Joy” (64) “Absolut Pleasure” (53) “Tighten Up” (62) “Sea Slammer” (53) “Marli” (58) “Grande Pez” (52) 25 Club: (25-49) “Max Bet” (48) “Reel Estate” (36) “Haulin & Ballin” (47) “Brenda Lou” (35) “Wrecker” (47) “My Cin” (35) “First Light” (46) “Boss Hogg” (30) “Reel Chaos” (44) “Maverick” (29) “No Quarter” (42) “White Lightning” (28) “Blood Money” (40) “Agitator” (26) “Makara” (40) “Last Call” (26) “Partnership” (37) “Canyon Hunter” (25) “Reel Toy” (37) “Pool Party” (25) “Wound Up” (37)

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2015 OC Marlin Club Seasonal Awards Ceremony Compliments of Larry Jock & Coastal Fisherman

At the 2015 Ocean City Marlin Club Seasonal Awards At the 2015 Ocean City Marlin Club Banquet, the crew on the “Billfisher” were recognized for Seasonal Awards, “Weighmaster’s “Most Billfish Caught — Charter Boat in 1 Day” (12), Extraordinaire” Ed Dorang and Jack “Most Billfish Caught — Charter Boat” (131), “Most Shook received the Edna Hodgens’ Billfish Caught by any boat” (131) and were one of the Award for Outstanding Service to the only two boats in the “100 Club” for their 131 billfish Ocean City Marlin Club during the releases. In addition, Judy Duffie was named “Top Lady 2015 season. Ed and Jack volunteered Angler” for 16 releases during the season and John Charles their time to be the weighmasters at Duffie won 2nd place for “Top Junior Angler” for 5 releases. every Marlin Club tournament this Jeremy Duffie’s “Agitator” entered the “25 Club” for past summer. releasing 26 billfish in 2015. Pictured are Jeremy, John Charles, Jonathan, Judy and Capt. Jon Duffie. For her 6 white marlin releases during the 2015 season, Emma Campbell (pictured left) on the “Reel Estate” took home top honors for “1st Place Top Junior Angler.” “2nd Place Top Junior Angler” with 5 white marlin releases went to John Charles Duffie (pictured middle) on the “Billfisher.” “3rd Place Top Junior Angler” with 4 white marlin releases went to Bradley Marks (pictured right) on the “The Stacey.” Congratulations! PAGE 24 • OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB

Compliments of Larry Jock & Coastal Fisherman

At the 2015 Ocean City Marlin Club Seasonal Awards Banquet, “Pumpin’ Hard 58” (70), “Moore Bills” (65), “Reel Joy” (64),“Tighten Up” (62), “Marli” (58), “Buckshot” (57), “Poore Sport” (54), “Absolut Pleasure” (53), “Sea Slammer” (53), and the“Grande Pez” (52) were all admitted to the “50 Club” in recognition for releasing between 50-99 billfish during the 2015 season.

Dan Prettyman (pictured left) of the “DA Sea” took The “1st White Marlin of the Season” & “1st home the “Jimmy Jackson Memorial Award for Top White Marlin of the Season caught on Mate(s) on a Private Boat” and Chris Hornung Member Boat” was caught by Dale Downey (pictured right) of the “Billfisher” took home the (non-member) on the “Got-R-Done” May 24, “Jimmy Jackson Memorial Award for Top Mate(s) 2015 10:48 a.m. Pictured: Dale Downey & on a Charter Boat” during the 2015 Ocean City Richard Schafer Marlin Club Seasonal Awards Banquet. An honor that the Ocean City Marlin Club Fishing Committee felt needed to be split into two different awards before the 2015 fishing season. GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 25

Compliments of Larry Jock & Coastal Fisherman

At their 2015 Seasonal Awards Banquet, the For the 12th year in a row, the charter boat Ocean City Marlin Club recognized the “Poore “Marli” was recognized for “Most Tuna Sport” for the “Most Billfish Caught by a Boat 35’ Caught — Charter Boat” for catching 305 to 46.’” The crew released 54 during the 2015 during the 2015 season. Pictured at the season. They also won a 3rd Place award for “Most Ocean City Marlin Club Seasonal Awards are Billfish Caught by a Private Boat.” Pictured at the Capt. Mark Hoos, boat owner Mike Bostic awards ceremony are Lisa Lenderman, Capt. Steve and mate Mark Stephens. Poore, mate Eddie Kehl and Jenn Ratiseciwz, who caught and released her first white marlin during the 2015 Poor Girl’s Open.

During the 2015 season, members of the Ocean City Marlin Club released 1,918 white marlin, 156 blue marlin, 15 sailfish, 40 spearfish, and 3 swordfish. Recognized as members of the “25 Club” for releasing between 25 and 49 billfish during the season were “Max Bet” (48), “Haulin’ & Ballin’” (47), “Wrecker” (47), “First Light” (46), “Reel Chaos” (44), “No Quarter” (42), “Blood Money” (40), “Makara” (40), “Partnership” (37), “Reel Toy” (37), “Wound Up” (37), “Reel Estate” (36), “Brenda Lou” (35), “My Cin” (35), “Boss Hogg” (30), “Maverick” (29), “White Lightning” (28), “Agitator” (26), “Last Call” (26), “Canyon Hunter” (25), and the “Pool Party” (25). Pictured at the 2015 Ocean City Marlin Club Seasonal Awards Banquet. PAGE 26 • OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB

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WHY BLUEWATER FISHERMEN SHOULD SUPPORT THE RECREATIONAL FISHING ALLIANCE By Gary Caputi

here are a lot of organizations out there vying for support and financial backing Tof saltwater fishermen like you. They want you to join, send donations and maybe even volunteer. Some are conservation organizations, but only the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) is a grassroots backed political action organization with twenty years of experience and accomplishment fighting for your right to fish. Our mission statement is well defined and it guides us in everything we do on your behalf. It consists of three simple tenants and the most important is at the top of the list.

Safeguard the rights of saltwater anglers, Protect marine, boat and tackle industry jobs, Ensure the long-term sustainability of our nation’s fisheries.

The question you should be asking yourself when considering joining any group that claims to work on behalf of saltwater recreational fishing, the sport we all love, is what the group has accomplished on my behalf in the past. Knowing that will provide you with a gauge of just how in line the organization is with you and how effective it has been in pursuing the goals that are important to you. As member of a club focused on offshore fishing the RFA has won hard-fought victories that have had a major positive impact on your right to fish; the health of the fish stocks you pursue and even your ability to fish many tournaments that were on the government chopping block through over regulation. Here are a few things that directly affected offshore fishing, but while your reading this keep in mind that the RFA works on behalf of all saltwater anglers regardless of whether they fish skinny water, inshore or offshore and has been instrumental in all phases of saltwater fishing issues. In the first two years of its existence the RFA single-handedly put an end to a particularly damaging new commercial practice—pelagic pair trawling for tuna in the MidAtlantic canyons. The practice had a major negative impact on tuna stocks and was in direct conflict with recreational fishing in the areas where it was being prosecuted. No other organizations gave it much through except the RFA after meeting with charter captains and private boat owners and we took action. The end result, we won a major regulatory victory after exerting political pressure through a number of key legislators on NOAA and they were literally forced to ban the practice. The RFA was solely responsible for taking on the pelagic long line industry that was devastating not only their target species, swordfish, but also having a major negative effect on marlin and sailfish, which were being caught and killed by the tens of thousands each year as bycatch. While other organizations were trying to barter with the longliners, the RFA conducted its own investigation digging up information the

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Continued from previous page National Marine Fishery Service had buried that clearly showed where the areas of greatest bycatch of billfish was occurring and where the highest level of harvest of immature swordfish was taking place. With this data in hand and the help of industry members and friendly politicians as champions the RFA muscled the assistant administrator of NMFS to put in place a management plan to reign in the longline industry. The main feature of the plan was time and area closures for key locations like the Charleston Hump, the Straits of Florida, the DeSoto Canyon and others. It was so restrictive that the number of U.S. pelagic longliners dwindled to about 20% of the number before the plan was enacted. The benefits took a little time to accrue, but in the 12 years since it was enacted swordfish stocks have rebounded and a recreational fishery exists again; white marlin stocks have exploded providing a greatly renewed MidAtlantic fishery and sailfish stocks rebuilt at a rapid pace. Even blue marlin stocks have improved now that over a thousand long line vessels are no longer on the water. This alone is a signature accomplishment of the RFA and something all offshore fishermen should rejoice in. The RFA fought other misguided recreational and environmental groups during the development of the Billfish Fishery Management Plan to maintain a 250 fish recreational quota for marlin specifically so major tournaments like the Big Rock, the White Marlin Open, the MidAtlantic and others could continue to exist. The 250 fish quota is insignificant as far as conservation is concerned, but the economic impact of those tournaments is incalculable. It would be nearly impossible for tournaments that generate the kind of prize money that those events do could exist if they were forced to go all release. The RFA went head to head with the Billfish Foundation, which was promoting the no retention of billfish mantra, and emerged victorious so tournament fishermen would not lose the most prestigious events on the East Coast. I don’t know if you remember when environmental groups tried to have white marlin listed as an endangered species, but it came a few years after the RFA had the longline industry reigned in and the stocks were already on the rebound. An ESA listing was totally unnecessary, but the enviros were pushing hard to make it happen. An ESA listing for a billfish as far ranging as the white marlin could have shut down all fishing in the places where they are commonly found. The economic impact would have been devastating and the damage done to offshore fishing inestimable. RFA took the problem directly to the White House to secure a meeting with President George W. Bush’s chief of staff to discuss the situation. After a long meeting, the word was passed down to NOAA that there would be no ESA listing of white marlin. These are just a few examples of what the RFA has accomplished on behalf of offshore fishermen and tournament teams over the years, but our work encompasses all recreational saltwater fishing issues, both legislative and regulatory. What the RFA needs are members and benefactors. People who understand and love the sport to recognize the work we have done and the work ahead. People like you who can help support and fund that work to whatever level you are capable. The RFA isn’t a glamorous organization; it doesn’t give its hard working staff lavish salaries and send them on expensive junkets on member money. It is run frugally and efficiently and is a proven political action organization that has earned your support. Please join if you are not already a member and help support us in protecting your right to fish. GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 31

2016 OC MARLIN CLUB

AllTOURNAMENT OCMC Billfish Tournaments are RELEASE Tournaments. SERIES For official rules & regulations or to request an entry form(s) for any of the following tournaments log onto the website @ www.ocmarlinclub.com or call 410-213-1613. All tournaments, except the Charles Kratz & Scott Smith Challenge Cup, are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

7th ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY TOURNAMENT To benefit the Catherine & Charles Kratz Memorial Foundation and Scholarship Fund May 27 – 29, 2016 Registration: May 27, 6:30-8:30 PM Captain’s Meeting, 8:00 PM OCMC Clubhouse Chairmen: Terry Layton & Franky Pettolina Entry Fee*: $300.00 per boat: includes 4 tickets to the awards banquet/party Awards: Heaviest fish top 3 places. (Federal & State Minimum Sizes apply.) Calcuttas: Heaviest Bluefish-(12” minimum) A: $100, B: $200 Level A is Winner Take All Level B pay 50/30/20 Meatfish Division-(minimums: Mako 100 lbs, Tuna 30 lbs.) Tuna-50%, Mako-50% A: $200, B: $300, C: $500 Levels A & C pay 50/30/20 Level B is Winner Take All If no qualifying fish weighed in either category; the monies will be split among the other species. In case of a tie, the money will be split. ૽ *Bluefin retention regulations will be based on the lesser of the angler or charter/headboat category. Angling Rules: No green sticks, no rod limit, spreader bars allowed, sharks canbe shot for boating purposes, no harpoons, 100 mile barrier from sea buoy; Additional rules available @ Registration. Minimum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing. Fishing Days: (Fish 1 of 2) May 28 & 29 Fishing Times: Lines In: 8:00 AM, Lines Out: 3:00 PM Weigh Ins: May 28 & 29, 4:00 – 6:30 PM, Sunset Marina Awards & Banquet: May 29, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, OCMC Clubhouse PAGE 32 • OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB

37th ANNUAL SMALL BOAT OpenTOURNAMENT to Boats 34’ and Under June 17 –19, 2016 Registration: June 17, 6:30-8:30 PM Captain’s Meeting, 8:00 PM OCMC Clubhouse Chairmen: Colin Campbell, Boz Jefferson, & Bill Regan

Entry Fee: Inshore-$250 per boat (5 banquet tickets) Offshore-$250 per boat (5 banquet tickets) Inshore & Offshore-$500 per boat (10 banquet tickets) Awards: Inshore & Offshore Divisions: $500 bonus for heaviest flounder $500 bonus for heaviest tuna Calcuttas: Inshore Meatfish Division: A: $100, B: $200, C: $300 Levels A & B pay 50/30/20 Level C is Winner Take All

Offshore Meatfish Division: A: $100, B: $200, C: $300 Levels A & B pay 50/30/20 Level C is Winner Take All ૽ *Bluefin retention regulations will be based on the lesser of the angler or charter/headboat category.

Offshore Billfish Division: $200 Winner Take All Angling Rules: ૽ Circle hooks required if fishing Offshore Division. No green sticks. Intentional use of live bait or live bait teasers is not allowed for any and all tournaments and seasonal awards. Additional rules available @ Registration. Minimum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing. Fishing Days: (Fish 1 of 2) June 18 & 19

Fishing Times: Lines In: 6:30 AM, Lines Out: 3:00 PM

Weigh Ins: June 18 & 19, 3:00 – 6:30 PM, Sunset Marina

Awards & Banquet: June 19, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, OCMC Clubhouse

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34th ANNUALJune 30 CANYON – July 3, 2016 KICK-OFF Registration: June 30, 6:30-8:30 PM FREE Captain’s Meeting, 8:00 PM OCMC Clubhouse entry Chairmen: Al Rittmeyer & Bob Althauser to Paid Entry Fee: FREE to Paid OCMC Boat Members OCMC $400.00 to Non-Boat Members Boat Calcuttas:* Billfish Release Division: A: $200, B: $300, C: $500, D: $1,000 Members Levels A & B pay 50/30/20; Levels C & D are Winner Take All Meatfish Division: A: $200, B: $300, C: $500, D: $1,000 Tuna 50% (No Bluefin), Dolphin 50% Levels A & B pay 50/30/20; Levels C & D are Winner Take All If no qualifying fish is weighed in either category the monies will be split among the other species. In a case of a tie, the money will be split. Heaviest Bluefin*: A: $200, B: $300, C: $500, D: $1,000 Levels A & B pay 50/30/20 Levels C & D are Winner Take All ૽ *Bluefin retention regulations will be based on the lesser of the angler or charter/headboat category.

Angling Rules: ૽ Circle hooks are required. No green sticks. Intentional use of live bait or live bait teasers is not allowed for any and all tournaments and seasonal awards. Additional rules available @ Registration. Minimum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing. Fishing Days: (Fish 2 of 3) July 1, 2, & 3 Fishing Times: Lines In: 8:00 AM, Lines Out: 3:00 PM Weigh Ins: July 1, 2, & 3, 5:00 – 7:30 PM, Sunset Marina

Awards & Banquet: July 3, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, OCMC Clubhouse *Any Calcutta Participation would allow free entry to the awards banquet. Otherwise, a $200 charge would be necessary for attendance to the banquet for up to 5 people. PAGE 34 • OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB

12th ANNUAL KID’S CLASSIC To benefit Wish-A-Fish Foundation July 15 – 17, 2016

Registration: July 15, 6:30-8:00 PM Captain’s Meeting, 7:30 PM OCMC Clubhouse Chairmen: Gerard Ott & Dale Withers Entry Fee: Boat Entry Fee: $200 per boat Headboat Entry Fee: $25 per angler Shore Entry Fee: $25 per angler

Angling Rules: ૽ Circle hooks are required if fishing Offshore. No green sticks. Intentional use of live bait or live bait teasers is not allowed for any and all tournaments and seasonal awards. Additional rules available @ Registration. Minimum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing.

Fishing Days: (Fish 1 or 2 of 2) July 16 and/or July 17

Fishing Times: Lines In: 6:30 AM, Lines Out: 3:00 PM You may fish in the Bay or the Ocean.

Weigh Ins: Saturday, July 16, 3:00 – 6:30 PM, Sunset Marina * Sunday, July 17, 3:00 – 6:00 PM, Sunset Marina *We encourage all anglers to try to keep their catch alive & then release after weigh-in, especially if there is no weight chance. Please validate a released fish with a picture to lend credence to one’s claim of said release.

Saturday Night Cookout: July 16, 6:30 PM Inside the Clubhouse for the Wish-A-Fish kids

Sunday Carnival & July 17, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Under the Clubhouse--Food, Games, & Prizes Every Angler receives an award! GUIDEBOOK 20082016 • PAGE 3335

8th ANNUAL OCMC LADIES’ TOURNAMENT “Heels and Reels” To benefit the OCMC Auxiliary Scholarship Fund August 4-6, 2016 Registration: Thursday, August 4, 6:00-8:30 PM Captain’s Meeting, 8:00 PM OCMC Clubhouse Chairmen: Franky Pettolina & Amanda Shick Entry Fee: $300 per boat up to six anglers (6 banquet tickets)

Calcuttas: Meatfish Division: A: $200, B: $300, C: $500 Tuna 50% (No Bluefin), Dolphin 50% Levels A & B pay 50/30/20 Level C is Winner Take All If no qualifying fish is weighed in either category the monies will be split among the other species. In a case of a tie, the money will be split.

Billfish Release Division: A: $200, B: $300, C: $500 Levels A & B pay 50/30/20 Level C is Winner Take All

Angling Rules: ૽ Circle hooks required if fishing Offshore Division. No green sticks. Intentional use of live bait or live bait teasers is not allowed for any and all tournaments and seasonal awards. Additional rules available @ Registration. Minimum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing. Fishing Days: (Fish 1 of 2) August 5 & 6 Fishing Times: Lines In: 8:00 AM, Lines Out: 3:00 PM Weigh Ins: August 5 & 6, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Atlantic Tackle

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58th ANNUAL LABOR DAY WHITE MARLINSeptember TOURNAMENT 1 - 4, 2016 Registration: Thursday, September 1, 6:30-8:30 PM FREE Captain’s Meeting, 8:00 PM OCMC Clubhouse entry Chairmen: Bill Fenwick, Steve Poore, to Paid & Bob Wimbrow OCMC Entry Fee: FR0EE to Paid OCMC Boat Members Boat $500 for Non-Boat Members Members Awards: Master Angler Award: An award will be given for the single angler that catches & releases the most Billfish during this tournament. (Fish must be hooked and caught by angler.) Calcuttas: Meatfish Division: A: $200, B: $300, C: $500 50% Tuna (No Bluefin), 50% Dolphin Levels A & B pay 50/30/20 Levels C is Winner Take All If no qualifying fish is weighed in a level, that level’s entry fee is returned; less the 10% Marlin Club retention. Each level may be won by one qualifying species. In a case of a tie, money will be split.

Billfish Release Division: A: $200, B: $300, C: $500 Levels A & B pay 50/30/20 Level C is Winner Take All Daily Billfish Release Division: $500 Winner Take All In the event of a tie, the money will be split. 34’ & Under Billfish Release Division: $500 Winner Take All In the event of a tie, the money will be split.

Angling Rules: ૽ Circle hooks are required. No green sticks. Intentional use of live bait or live bait teasers is not allowed for any and all tournaments and seasonal awards. Additional rules available @ Registration. Minimum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing. Fishing Days: (Fish 2 of 3) September 2, 3, & 4 Fishing Times: Lines In: 8:00 AM; Lines Out: 3:30 PM Weigh Ins: September 2, 3, & 4, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Sunset Marina Awards & Banquet: September 4, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, OCMC Clubhouse *Tickets not included in Entry Fee. $15.00 per person GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 37

38th ANNUAL CHARLES KRATZ & SCOTT SeptemberSMITH CHALLENGE 14 – 17, 2016 CUP A competition between Ocean City Marlin Club & The Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club Registration: Wednesday, September 14, 7:00-8:30 PM Captain’s Meeting, 8:00 PM OCMC Clubhouse Chairmen: Jon C. Duffie & Andy Helms Entry Fee: $400 per boat up to 6 anglers (includes 6 tickets for both Fri & Sat) Calcuttas: ૽ $1,000 – includes: $400 winner-take-all, a $300 daily on a per Club basis, & a $300 overall daily

Awards: Individual Boat Trophies: A. Most Points 1st Day – Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club B .Most Points 2nd Day – Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club C. Most Points 1st Day – Ocean City Marlin Club D. Most Points 2nd Day – Ocean City Marlin Club E. Most Overall Points – 1 winner only In the event of a tie, the club that catches the last fish the earliest in the tournament will be judged the winner.

The Challenge Cup: The Challenge Cup has been donated by Scott Smith & Charles Kratz. It will be engraved and retained by the winning club for one year. Any club winning three consecutive years will retire it and a new cup will be donated for the following years. Angling Rules: ૽ Circle hooks are required. No green sticks. Intentional use of live bait or live bait teasers is not allowed for any and all tournaments and seasonal awards. Additional rules available @ Registration. Maximum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing.

Fishing Days: (Fish 2 of 3) September 15, 16, & 17. No weigh-ins. Fishing Times: Lines In: 8:30 AM; Lines Out: 3:30 PM Italian Night: September 16, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, OCMC Clubhouse Awards & Banquet: September 17, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, OCMC Clubhouse P AGE 38 • OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB

4th ANNUAL OCMC ROCKFISH

TOURNAMENTTo benefit the Jimmy Fund December 2 – 11, 2016

Registration: December 2, 6:00-7:30 PM Captain’s Meeting, 7:00 PM OCMC Clubhouse

Chairmen: Jeremy Blunt & Colin Campbell

Entry Fee: $250 per boat up to 6 anglers (4 banquet tickets) From Shore: $100 per person (2 banquet tickets)

Calcuttas: Rockfish Division: A: $100, B: $200, C: $300, D: $400 Levels A, B, & C pay 50/30/20 Level D is Winner Take All – Heaviest Fish

Bluefish Division: $100 Winner Take All

Heaviest Combined Weight (Rockfish): $200 Winner Take All

Angling Rules: ૽ Additional rules available @ Registration. Please abide by the regulation of the state waters where the fish is caught. Minimum 10 boats needed for a Tournament. Tournament Committee may declare a boat not fishing.

Fishing Days: (Fish 5 of 9) December 3-11 Fishing Times: Lines In: 6:00 AM, Lines Out: 5:00 PM Weigh Ins:* ૽ December 3-11, 3:00 – 5:00 PM, Atlantic Tackle *Lay Day: Must be declared by 10 a.m. No exceptions. Leave message at the Club: 410-213-1613. If no call is received by 10 a.m., boat is automatically considered as fishing

Awards & Banquet: December 11, 5:00 – 7:30 PM, OCMC Clubhouse GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 39 PAGE 40 • OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 41 PAGE 42 • OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB

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8th Annual Strictly Boaters Boat Show The “Boat Show for Boaters” with a VIP atmosphere! April 29 - May 1 36th Annual South Jersey Shark Tournament June 8-11 The Richest Shark Tournament in NJ Record payout in 2015: $345,128. Canyon Club Overnight Tuna Tournament June 17-19 A Brand New Event! Details to follow! The Canyon Club Junior Angler O
shore Challenge July 6-9 The Junior Anglers get to Show Their StuŠ! 27th Annual Viking/Ocean Showdown July 13-17 Viking & Ocean owners go head-to-head in the “War OŠshore” The Yacht Club of Stone Harbor Marlin Invitational July 28-31 Celebrating Their 50th year - Hosted at Canyon Club Resort Marina Contact Tournament Director Jamie Diller - (609) 827-0020 The MidAtlantic - 25th Annual August 21-26 Competition, Opportunity, Camaraderie - $2,000,000 plus purse! SOUTH JERSEY TOURNAMENTS “A lot more than just great shing!” 1231 Route 109 • Cape May, NJ 08204 (609) 884-2400 OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:43 AM Page 56

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2016 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR Compliments of Coastal Fisherman

MAY Lewes Canal Flounder Tournament May 20; Lewes Harbour Marina; (302) 645-6227 7th Annual Memorial Day Tournament May 28-29; Ocean City Marlin Club; (410) 213-1613

JUNE 20th Annual Mako Mania June 3-5; Bahia Marina; (410) 289-7438 36th Annual South Jersey Shark Tournament June 8-11; Cape May, NJ; (609) 884-2400 58th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Ladies Tournament – June 11; Tournament – June 12-18 Morehead City, NC; (252) 247-3575 27th Annual MSSA Tuna-Ment June 17-19; Sunset Marina; (410) 255-5535 37th Annual Small Boat Tournament June 18-19; Ocean City Marlin Club; (410) 213-1613 Canyon Club Resort Marina Tuna Tournament June 24-26; Cape May, NJ; (609) 884-2400 8th Annual Pier Point Marina Flounder Tournament June 24-July 30; Dewey Beach, DE; (302) 227-2808

JULY 34th Annual Canyon Kick-Off FREE to Paid OCMC Boat Members July 1-3; Ocean City Marlin Club; (410) 213-1613 Canyon Club Junior Angler Offshore Challenge July 6-9; Cape May, NJ; (609) 884-2400 28th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament July 8-10; O.C. Fishing Center; (410) 213-1121 OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:43 AM Page 58

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AUGUST 8th Annual OCMC Ladies’ Tournament – “Heels & Reels” August 5-6; Ocean City Marlin Club; (410) 213-1613 9th Annual Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Flounder Tournament August 6; Pines Point Marina; (410) 641-5306 43rd Annual White Marlin Open August 8-12; Harbour Island Marina; (410) 289-9229 23rd Annual Capt. Steve Harman Poor Girl’s Open August 18-20; Bahia Marina; (410) 289-7438 25th Annual Mid-Atlantic August 21-26; Cape May, NJ & Ocean City, MD; (609) 884-2400 SEPTEMBER 58th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament FREE to Paid OCMC Boat Members September 2-5; Ocean City Marlin Club; (410) 213-1613 11th Annual Flounder Pounder September 11; Bahia Marina; (410) 289-7438 16th Annual Ocean City Fishing Center Spot Tournament September 11; O.C. Fishing Center; (410) 213-1121 38th Annual Charles Kratz & Scott Smith Challenge Cup September 15-17; Ocean City Marlin Club; (410) 213-1613 15th Annual A.M.S.A. Red Drum Tournament September 15-18; (410) 957-4516 6th Annual MSSA Mid-Atlantic Flounder Tournament September 17-18; MSSA; (410) 255-5535 OCTOBER Lewes Harbour Marina Tautog Tournament October 1-31; Lewes, DE; (302) 645-6227 OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:43 AM Page 59

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37th Annual Mid-Atlantic Surf Fishing Tournament October 6-8; Ocean City, MD; (410) 251-2203 12th Annual A.M.S.A. Ronald Bounds Fishing Tournament October 20-22; (443) 944-3036 17th Annual Rocktoberfest Tournament October 22-23; Bahia Marina; (410) 289-7438

NOVEMBER Lewes Harbour Marina Striper Tournament November 1-30; Lewes, DE; (302) 645-6227 24th Annual MSSA Chesapeake Bay Fall Classic November 17-18; MSSA; (410) 255-5535

DECEMBER 4th Annual OCMC Rockfish Tournament December 3-11; Ocean City Marlin Club; (410) 213-1613 For complete tournament coverage results, pick-up the Coastal Fisherman every week from April 27- September 14 or log on to www.coastalfisherman.net

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RECOMMENDED CHARTER BOATS If you are looking to charter a boat, the Club recommends the following OCMC member boats with either a Boat or Boat/Family Membership and their charter operations:

29’ LunaSea Capt. Larry Dougherty (443) 807-2010 31’ Finrazr Capt. Douglas Smetana (302) 379-1629 31’ Lisa Capt. Stu Windsor (410) 213-0080 32’ Jezebel Capt. Chester Sadowski, III (410) 908-5849 32’ SeaYa Capt. Denny Lorah (610) 823-5262 33’ Reel Attitude Capt. Mark A. Deimler (717) 413-9857 34’ My Cin Capt. Dave Black (443) 944-6122 35’ Cah Ching Capt. Steve Martin (732) 735-0922 35’ Double Trouble Capt. Kevin McCabe (443) 497-0846 35’ Virginia Capt. Brian Zelubowski (410) 746-3966 37’ Game Changer Capts. Fred & Matt Husman, Mike Moss (410) 208-1879 37' Lucky Duck II Capt. Art Boykin (301) 371-4004 37' Prime Hook Capt. Hank Draper (410) 603-4131 38’ JoJo Capt. Joseph Congialdi (610) 999-0309 38’ Last Straw Capt. Martin Groff (443) 614-6772 38’ Reel Intents Owner, Jonathan Mason (410) 490-4257 40’ All In Owner, Curtis Macomber (302) 545-4760 40’ Bill$ 4 Bills Capts. Michael Conner & Ron Callis (410) 218-9260 42’ Husevo Owner, D. Mark Robbins (302) 632-2374 43’ Spring Mix II Owner, Paul Lebling (443) 463-8902 45' Griffin Capt. Michael Donohue (302) 652-0073 45’ M.R. Ducks Capt. John Lewis (410) 289-9125 46’ Last Call Capt. Franky Pettolina (410) 251-0575 47’ Hooked Up Owner, Kenneth R. Walsh (302) 436-8822 47’ Reel Desire Owner, Sam G. Gass (703) 906-1585 47’ The Zipper Capt. Ed Zajdel (410) 679-5852 48' Reel Addiction Capt. Greg Ignash (703) 615-3789 48’ Salty Sons Capt. Shane McGinnis (410) 213-9651 52’ Tighten Up Capt. Jason Genthner (410) 251-2099 53’ Contango Owner, Walt Kuhn (610) 742-3028 53’ Grande Pez Owner, Capt. Pat Svehla (410) 627-5642 54’ No Quarter Capt. Kyle Peet (302) 218-1650 56’ Buckshot Capt. Gary Stamm (410) 984-5257 57’ Odinspear Capt. Deacon Burke (410) 456-9553 57’ Wrecker Capt. Jeremy Blunt (410) 641-7190 58’ Marli Capt. Mark R. Hoos Sr. (410) 456-7765 58’ Pumpin Hard Owner, Dan Burt (410) 726-1353 60’ Moore Bills Owner, Patrick (Shane) Moore (443) 250-0700 60' Reel Tight Owner, Steve Pilipauskis (410) 977-0805 60’ Top Dog Owner, Capt. Todd Dickerson (301) 343-7349 61’ Boss Hogg Capt. Rick Tshudy (717) 951-5306 61’ White Lightning Owner, Marion (Bud) Morgan (410) 404-7872 62’ Billfisher Owner, Jonathan C. Duffie (301) 370-0679 62’ Reel Chaos Capt. Anthony Matarese Jr. (609) 685-0704 66’ Pumpin Hard Owner, Dan Burt (410) 726-1353 OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/22/16 12:07 PM Page 62

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AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPT. MONTY HAWKINS, PRESIDENT OF THE OCEAN ߜ CITY REEF FOUNDATION By Larry Jock t would be hard to argue that when it comes to an organization that has Isignificantly impacted fishing off the Delmarva coast, the Ocean City Reef Foundation would have to be at or near the top of the list. I recently had an opportunity to talk to Captain Monty Hawkins, President of the Reef Foundation, about the past, present and future of the organization.

When did the Ocean City Reef Foundation get started? Who was involved in the start-up? Back in 1997, The Maryland Department of Natural Resources dropped their reef program. We were building cable reefs like crazy and could easily see how effective reef building was. Charles and Ray Nichols took the initiative and, along with DeWitt Myatt, who was building reefs off South Carolina and Bob Mason from the Town of Ocean City, formed a 501(c)(3) and named the organization The Ocean City Reef Foundation. Who is currently involved with the organization? Gail Blazer heads-up the Town of Ocean City's Army Corp. of Engineering permit compliance efforts. We could not build anything without her efforts. Greg Hall is the Past President & still active in the organization. I'm the current President/Secretary. Our “cabinet consists of Ted Green, Rick Younger, Jeremiah Kogon, plus occasionally Nick Caloyianis and Clarita Berger, all from the dive community. Dan Stauffer, a charter boat captain, is also frequently asked to give input. Heather Bahrami & Wes Pollitt are currently working with Amanda Shick for fundraising at this year's Reef Dinner on May 15th at the Marlin Club. How many locations are contained in the OCRF system? We have 9 active marine reefs from 800 yards offshore out to 19 miles. We also have 1 coastal bay reef, the Bob Mason Reef along 3rd and 4th Streets, but that permit is expired. What is your theory on creating sites? Building new reef habitat allows fish to flourish by expanding spawning grounds. How do you determine where to create a site? Some reef permits are from the early 1950’s. I do not know how they were selected. In the late 1990’s I began working with the Maryland trawl community to

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Continued from page 63 expand our permitted reef building areas. Dave Martin was essential in helping me choose areas that were already ill suited to trawling and so well suited to reef building. Though mostly small boxes around existing shipwrecks, such as Jack & Sue Power's Reef at the Jackspot or Sue Foster's Reef at Isle of Wight Shoal, our efforts also created a 4.5 square-mile permit at the Bass Grounds. How do you determine what material to drop on a site? In the mid-2000’s Maryland developed Artificial Reef Guidelines that spell out what you can and cannot use for material. It is really basic, common sense stuff; we have to clean steel boats & cannot use small fiberglass boats --- NO MORE TIRES. What organizations do you partner with or lean on to get a site created? The Town of Ocean City and the Army Corp. of Engineering hold the keys. If we get permitted, we'll generally partner with individuals and family foundations such as the Gudelsky or Nichols Family Foundations for funding. Both have been extremely generous. That said, we did spend $50,000 from a Maryland bond bill received last year from the Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative (MARI). We are ALWAYS hoping to expand funding opportunities. Will you be partnering with neighboring states on upcoming sites? Sure would like to. Our free-dive community, which has been especially generous, would really like a site at Fenwick Shoal. That means partnering with Delaware. I'd really like to stitch together the artificial reef footprint along our coast Continued on page 66 OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:43 AM Page 65

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with a large reef site just east of Fenwick Shoal, but inshore of the Shipping Lanes. We could create a lot of fishery production there in a short amount of time. Then too, the very same opportunities present themselves at Winter Quarter Shoal to our south, where we would have the same situation with the state of Virginia. How was the Ocean City Reef Foundation involved in the big Del-Jersey-Land Reef Site? My boat, the “Morning Star”, contributed $3,500 to that specific reef. The Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative contributed a lot more, but nowhere near a full third of cost. Delaware takes their reef building seriously. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is supposed to contribute sonar surveys in the future, but I'm unsure of the promise's actuality. What is your oldest reef site? Purnell's Reef, Kelly's Reef and Russell's Reef were all first permitted in 1951. Readers would be amazed at how much trouble is involved with renewing permits - even permits with that much history. What material was dropped at your oldest site? Is it still there? The ocean is powerful and unforgiving. There are even documented instances of entire ships being moved during heavy weather. I am only aware of several reefs built in the 1970’s - including a tire reef. Continued on page 68

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Continued from page 66 Most reef builders believe that tires are not good for generating growth, yet the ones in our system that haven’t migrated all the way to the beach are fabulously covered in hard & soft corals. It's entirely likely that tire reefs are responsible for present-day upper management's resistance to reef building. Tires were used from New York to Texas and everyone watched them break apart and wash ashore because of steel bands rusting through. Tire reef units made with rebar and counterweighted with concrete have remained perfectly in place and are doing exactly what we'd like, which is growing coral and providing fish habitat. No reefs were built off the coast of Maryland from the tire fiasco in the late 1970’s until the late 1980’s when the Town of Ocean City sank the Penrod, a small barge dropped near the African Queen. What is your largest site? It is definitely the Bass Grounds. It was once an amazingly productive natural, hard bottom reef community, but it was all lost by the mid-1970’s, mostly from unregulated surf clamming. We have the entire area under permit now and are slowly trying to restore lost fisheries production. What is your newest site? What materials are there? Our newest site is the Sue Foster's Reef at Isle of Wight Shoal. What materials did you drop there? There are 22 stainless steel subway cars, that are not as good as they sound, an old natural wreck, several small barge-loads of concrete pipe at Lindsey Power's Reef and 4 huge loads of concrete spread between Sue's Drifting Easy Reef & Lindsey's. In your experience, what is the best material to use for reef building? Precast concrete and boulder are definitely the best! They will last the better part of forever and they stay right where you place them. What species of fish have you documented on your sites? We have seen sea bass, summer flounder (fluke), tautog, red hake (ling), bergall, cod, pollock, spadefish, triggerfish, squid and a wide range of predators including bluefin, bluefish, barracuda, amberjack, many types of shark, plus who could guess how many others. From the fish’s perspective, it's real coral. They cannot tell the substrate is artificial. Have you ever found any species that you didn’t expect? Once common in the Chesapeake Bay and even to New York, we are seeing sheepshead on our near-shore reefs in late summer and fall. This species is routinely found in archeological digs along the Chesapeake Bay. I believe the oyster’s collapse caused the sheepshead population to collapse. There’s no fishery in local memory or in Chesapeake lore at all. Only in the last few years are anglers seeing this species, especially in the Chesapeake Bay on very large reefs made from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge rubble. OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/22/16 12:08 PM Page 69

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How fast does it take for a site to begin holding fish? Build a reef in the morning during June and you could have sea bass that afternoon. Sea bass, lobster and tautog love to “hide” in artificial reefs. But this early use is hardly what we're after with reef building. As a general rule; when tautog begin using a reef, it's grown-in. For them, the reef is the food web. They feed on crabs & mussels. Do fish use the sites as spawning locations or do they just reside there? I think it a safe bet that all reef fish that use our artificial constructions also spawn there. I'd like folks to especially know that means FLOUNDER. They spawn on hard bottoms in the fall. How often do you get videos taken to document fish activity on your reefs? We have done a lot of monitoring work. There are also scuba & free divers who wear & use Go-Pro cameras. You have run some of them on your Coastal Fisherman website. You can find most of them on YouTube. I’ve noticed that you have many reefs named in a persons honor. How does someone get a reef named? All it takes is a nice donation to the Ocean City Reef Foundation. We have many reefs named after loved ones. It is a great way to carry on their memory.

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Continued from page 69 How has the famous subway car reefs worked out? Where were they dropped and have they held up? The subway cars were almost a great success. All of them are being used by fish and most of them are being fished. Unfortunately, while all government agencies thought they'd remain intact for 15 to 20 years, and I thought longer, about 60% of them have been skinned by heavy weather. Apparently welds weaken in saltwater and the very thin skin is ripped away in storm swells. The bases do remain and have already been used by an incredible number of reef fish to feed, shelter from predators, grow to maturity and spawn. The skins are made of sheet metal and are a royal pain in the neck for commercial trawlers. I wish we'd foreseen it. We have all heard stories about the old days when white marlin were caught at the Jackspot or as close as Great Gull Shoal. Have you seen an influx of larger fish on some of your reef sites? I can think of a growing list of examples, like the tiger shark I saw that was longer than my transom is wide, or the small pod of white marlin at the Great Eastern Reef when there was a shot of blue water. We also see bluefin tuna every year at the Jackspot & Great Eastern reefs along with sand tiger sharks on all our inshore reefs. I’ve also seen some good size cobia and amberjack. What are the short-term and long-term goals of the Ocean City Reef Foundation? Our primary goal is to turn contributions into coral. We have dropped a lot of GUIDEBOOK 2016 • PAGE 71 concrete on the ocean bottom during the last couple of years. Because of our recent successes, we’re seeing more support from the fishing and diving communities. How does someone become a member of the Ocean City Reef Foundation and what is the annual cost? By IRS rules, we are not allowed to have "members." We do have sponsors, about 400 of them right now. While we'll accept any amount, those that donate at least $50.00 receive a set of charts and we have a variety of gifts for donors of all levels. Some folks prefer a simple “thank you” and want all of their money put to work. This is a young effort. We’ll take all the help we can get. How often are the Reef Charts updated? I have combed through the charts over the last few years. They are highly accurate and brought up to date each February. Do charter and headboats that utilize the reefs have special contribution opportunities? Are they all members? I refer you to the poem “Two Kinds of People” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the one about lifters and leaners. One thing’s a fact, more and more are helping as they see our successes. When is your famous annual OCRF dinner fundraiser this year? The dinner will be on May 15th at the Ocean City Marlin Club. The event has really grown. As always, Chef Mike will have a great spread and there will be plenty of nice things to win in live and silent auctions. In fact, I’m confident that Heather Bahrami is going to assemble our best auction yet! What does the future hold for the OCRF? It all depends on funding! Nobody receives a salary in the organization. We do spend a little on fundraising and permit compliance monitoring but the rest goes overboard in reef material, especially pre-cast concrete! We hope donors realize how expensive this project is. More contributions means more concrete, which creates more coral and more fish! In coming years, our recent efforts will begin to truly shine. In 2016 we put over 100 tractor-trailer loads of concrete on the bottom. It will all grow coral. If the Ocean City Reef Foundation could do that every year, we'd make a dramatic improvement in fishing off the Delmarva coast.

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Species Weight Angler Date Catch Location Albacore (longfin) 74 lbs. Victor W. Gardner II 7/17/2004 Baltimore Canyon Atlantic Cod 24 lbs. Fred Brungart 5/31/2013 38 Miles S.E. OC Inlet Atlantic Spadefish 11 lbs. 6.5 oz Noel Lohr 9/2/2004 Triple Wrecks Black Seabass 8lbs. Hayward Madison 6/1/1978 Jackspot Bluefish 23 lbs., 8 oz Lillian Morris 10/30/1974 Assateague Island Cobia 79 lbs. Jack Latimer 9/5/2014 1.5 miles E. of the inlet Dolphin 67 lbs., 8 oz Kim Lawson 7/21/1985 53 Miles Off OC Drum, Black 79 lbs. Stanley Ilyes 9/7/1985 Bass Grounds Drum, Red 70 lbs. Robert Light 9/24/1977 Assateague Island False Albacore 22 lbs., 8 oz Kevin Sheckells 6/25/1995 Third Lump Flounder, Summer 17 lbs. Anthony Vacari 10/3/1974 Assateague Island Flounder, Winter 5 lbs., 2 oz. Kevin Twilley 6/23/2015 26 miles east of OC Gray Triggerfish 5 lbs., 2 oz. Wayne Gower 10/31/2014Ocean City King Mackerel 47 lbs. Gerald Kauffman 10/18/1985 Big Gulf Kingfish 2 lbs., 8 oz Grace Walker 10/1/1975 Assateague Island Marlin, Blue 1,062 lbs. Robert Farris 8/7/2009 Baltimore Canyon Porgy 6 lbs., 3 oz Pearl Hopple 7/4/1966 Fenwick Shoal Shark, Black Tip 193 lbs. Brian Zysk 8/4/1991Ocean City Shark, Blue 280 lbs. Martin Waltman 9/13/1997 Ocean City Shark, Dogfish, Smooth 15 lbs., 5 oz. Gregg Bacchien 5/22/1993 Ocean City Shark, Dogfish, Spiny 11 lbs., 8 oz. Meyels Sampson 5/17/1993 Ocean City Shark, Dusky 469 lbs. Jim Liberto 7/1/1982Ocean City Shark, Great White 467 lbs. Jack Holmes 6/11/1992 Ocean City Shark, Hammerhead, Scalloped 266 lbs 8oz Scott Cusick 8/8/2012 Washington Canyon Shark, Hammerhead, Smooth 375 lbs. George Wilson Ford V 6/17/2004 Parking Lot Shark, Mako 876 lbs. Jim Hughes 6/20/2009 Poormans Canyon Shark, Sand Tiger 334 lbs Billy Leidner 9/8/1983Ocean City Shark, Sandbar 235 lbs Mark Sampson 7/8/1983Ocean City Shark, Thresher 642 lbs. Brent Applegit 6/19/2009 The Fingers Shark, Tiger 1,210 lbs. Grace Czerniak 7/9/1983Ocean City Sheepshead 17 lbs. 8 oz. Raymond Daniel 7/25/2004 Ocean City Inlet Snowy Grouper 66 lbs Gregory Benn 7/30/2012 Norfolk Canyon Spotted Seatrout 13 lbs. Jack Miller 8/21/1973 Sinepuxent Bay Striped Bass 57.2 lbs Gary Smith 5/6/2006 Assateague Island Tautog 28.8 lbs Kenneth Westerfeld 1/2/2015Ocean City Tilefish, Blueline 20 lbs Robert Purcell 9/12/2012 Norfolk Canyon Tilefish, Golden 62 lbs. Steve Doctor 10/22/2009 Baltimore Canyon Tuna, Bigeye 375 lbs., 8 oz Cecil Browne 8/26/1977 Ocean City Tuna, Blackfin 32 lbs. Bob Zang 9/20/1998 30 Fathom Line Tuna, Bluefin 625 lbs. James Daniels, IV 8/3/197545 Miles East Of OC Tuna, Yellowfin 236.5 lbs. Mark Bennett 9/22/2002 Washington Canyon Wahoo 131 lbs. John Schaar 6/30/2014 Rockpile Weakfish 16 lbs. Donald Cannon 9/11/1976 Ocean City Inlet White Marlin 135 lbs. George Pierson 8/29/1980 Poor Man's Canyon White Perch 1lb., 2 oz. Finn McCabe 11/17/2015 Ayers Creek - Rt 376 Bridge W. of Sinepuxent Bay and Assateague Island OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:44 AM Page 77

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2016 OCEAN CITY MARLIN CLUB INFORMATIONINFORMATION Ocean City Marlin Club 9659 Golf Course Road Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Phone # 410-213-1613 Fax # 410-213-1833 [email protected] www.ocmarlinclub.com

2016 OFFICERS President – Franky Pettolina Art by George Kalwa Vice President – Mark Radcliffe Secretary - Annette Cropper Treasurer – Mike Diffendal

2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ron Callis James Giles Jon C. Duffie Brian Tinkler Pat Svehla Bill Regan James Jefferson

PAST PRESIDENTS Talbot Bunting 1950-51 Mac Simpson 1969-75 Louis Parsons 1951-52 Scoop Collins 1976 Russell Kline 1952-53 Julian Coleman 1977 Wm Bunting, Sr. 1953-54 Elmer Farlow 1978-79 Fish Powell 1954-55 Paul Kinchloe 1980-83 Robert Barrett 1956-57 Max Angel 1984 Elwood Kerstetter 1957-58 Jim Motsko 1985-90 Dale Brown 1958-59 Brad Watkins 1991-92 Harry Kellum 1959-60 Dave Birkett 1993-94 Howard Waller 1960-61 Pat Svehla 1995-99 Eddie Jester 1961-62 Kevin Opper 2000-01 William Bunting 1962-63 Joseph Zimmer Jr 2002 Paul Mumford 1964-66 Glenn Mumbauer 2003 Harry Kellum 1967-68 Bill Regan 2004-07 OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:44 AM Page 78

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OCEAN CITY WHITE MARLIN HISTORY Year #Caught # Released Heaviest 1st & Last 1936 175 No Record 112 lbs No Record 1937 200 No Record 130 lbs No Record 1938 781 No Record 118 lbs 6/23 & 9/5 1939 1,259 No Record 113 lbs 6/16 & 8/26 1940 134 19 114 lbs 7/20 & 9/23 1941 107 3 111 lbs 6/28 & 9/15 1942 No Records 1943 No Records 1944 No Records 1945 227 2 92 lbs 7/13 & 9/14 1946 374 50 96 lbs 7/6 & 9/1 1947 509 60 110 lbs 6/27 & 9/15 1948 260 18 100 lbs 6/22 & 9/20 1949 108 1 90 lbs 6/22 & 9/18 1950 317 11 115 lbs 6/20 & 9/29 1951 283 33 103 lbs 6/25 & 10/1 1952 349 88 123 lbs 6/29 & 9/23 1953 824 282 114 lbs 6/28 & 10/1 1954 1,022 525 129 lbs 6/24 & 9/8 1955 520 279 94 lbs 6/23 & 9/24 1956 1,616 947 130 lbs 6/22 & 9/19 1957 1,062 622 106 lbs 6/19 & 9/21 1958 616 322 121 lbs 6/21 & 9/22 1959 1,082 569 100 lbs 6/24 & 9/13 1960 503 228 115 lbs 6/20 & 9/16 1961 545 317 95 lbs 6/23 & 9/15 1962 926 545 115 lbs 6/15 & 9/13 1963 1,267 688 109 lbs 6/19 & 9/18 1964 721 370 82 lbs 6/20 & 9/18 1965 654 325 117 lbs 6/22 & 9/24 1966 544 256 80 lbs 7/1 & 9/18 1967 1,146 721 106 lbs 7/4 & 9/10 1968 1,735 925 105 lbs 6/26 & 9/29 1969 2,507 1,696 94 lbs 6/17 & 10/1 1970 2,098 1,520 91 lbs 6/12 & 10/14 1971 2,206 1,635 108 lbs 6/19 & 10/10 1972 837 630 119 lbs 6/18 & 10/1 1973 600 453 87 lbs 6/16 & 10/13 1974 855 444 113 lbs 6/10 & 10/10 1975 687 398 105 lbs 6/19 & 9/29 OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:44 AM Page 84

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Year #Caught # Released Heaviest 1st & Last 1976 335 165 114 lbs 6/14 & 9/21 1977 363 144 112 lbs 6/29 & 9/24 1978 1,104 663 93 lbs 6/21 & 9/30 1979 941 561 107 lbs 6/9 & 9/30 1980 1,476 1,042 135 lbs 6/18 & 9/22 1981 933 685 112 lbs 6/11 & 9/26 1982 245 161 104 lbs 6/23 & 9/24 1983 334 181 79 lbs 6/18 & 9/11 1984 515 346 71 lbs 6/23 & 9/8 1985 176 112 80 lbs 6/22 & 9/29 1986 174 113 80 lbs 6/8 & 9/16 1987 516 388 75 lbs 6/28 & 9/19 1988 482 403 81 lbs 6/30 & 9/25 1989 740 679 69 lbs 6/22 & 9/30 1990 1,042 959 96 lbs 6/28 & 10/3 1991 726 678 101 lbs 6/8 & 9/29 1992 584 554 100 lbs 6/21 & 10/3 1993 591 579 90 lbs 6/25 & 10/2 1994 413 401 64 lbs 6/18 & 10/9 1995 623 616 69 lbs 6/18 & 10/2 1996 410 397 73 lbs 6/18 & 9/20 1997 769 746 89 lbs 6/28 & 10/4 1998 1,014 989 79 lbs 6/25 & 10/2 1999 1,080 1,070 81.5lbs 6/24&10/16 2000 674 671 71 lbs 7/1 & 10/6 2001 906 896 79.5 lbs 6/8 & 9/22 2002 1,676 1,642 78 lbs 6/1 & 9/30 2003 317 302 78.5 lbs 6/28 & 9/27 2004 611 603 84 lbs 6/8 & 9/28 2005 857 837 74 lbs 6/25 & 10/2 2006 891 872 82 lbs 6/24 & 10/2 2007 1,176 1,168 92 lbs 6/16 & 10/2 2008 989 973 81 lbs 6/9 & 10/30 2009 1,819 1,802 93.5 lbs 6/10 & 10/13 2010 2,885 2,848 97.5 lbs 6/8 & 10/10 2011 1,924 1,906 88.5 lbs. 5/29 & 9/30 2012 1,930 1,921 79 lbs. 6/3 & 9/30 2013 670 665 83 lbs. 6/15 & 10/16 2014 1,432 1,420 78 lbs 6/11 & 9/30 2015 2,574 2,567 94 lbs. 5/24 & 9/30 Ocean City's anglers have released most of the more than 51,065 White Marlin that have been caught off our shores, so that future generations may have a chance to enjoy sportfishing as we have. We are truly the White Marlin Capital of the World. OCM Club-noCvr-2016 Guidebook.qxp_05 OC Marlin 4/21/16 8:44 AM Page 85

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Come & enjoy a spectacular array of fine jewelry & fashion accessories.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at the Ocean City Marlin Club * * * Annual Jewelry Show & Boutique * * * Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:00 a.m.³4:00 p.m. $5 Admission fee Includes: 1 complimentary glass of wine, beer, or soda Proceeds to benefit the: Ocean City Marlin Club Auxiliary Scholarship Fund

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Lunch will be prepared by the Auxiliary. Sandwiches & Chips may be purchased for $7. Extra drinks may be purchased at the bar.

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PLEASE SEE PAGE 12 FOR RULES FOR THE 2016 SEASONAL AWARDS

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We would like to thank all of the businesses that generously support the Ocean City Marlin Club by advertising in our annual guidebook. Please patronize their businesses and let them know that you saw their ad in the Ocean City Marlin Club Sport Fishing guidebook. ADVERTISERS INDEX Advertiser Page Number Advertiser Page Number

A Perfect Face Day Spa ...... 43 Comcast Spotlight ...... 73 Ability Rehab Associates ...... 93 Comfort Suites - OC ...... 45 Absolute Demolition ...... 59 Consolidated Commerical Services ...... 45 Allstate - Beth Gismondi ...... 89 Contender Boats ...... 8 All Tackle ...... 82 Cropper's Inc...... 71 American Refrigeration Co. Inc...... 73 D3Corp ...... 73 Angler Restaurant - OC ...... 72 Dale Withers Building & Design Services . . .43 An Optical Galleria ...... 41 Davinci's By The Sea ...... 19 Annapolis Boat Sales ...... 101 Dazzle ...... 65 Assateague Coastal Trust ...... 20 Delaware Business Systems (DBS) ...... 72 Assateague Crab House ...... 64 DW Burt Concrete Construction .Inside Back Cover Atlantic Aluminum Products ...... 50 Decatur Diner ...... 90 Atlantic General Hospital ...... 86 Delaware Elevator ...... 11 Atlantic Orthopaedics ...... 89 Delmarva Marine Detail ...... 73 Atlantic Tackle ...... 48 Delmarvalous Photos ...... 95 Bahia Marina ...... 8 Designing Windows ...... 50 Bank of Ocean City ...... 51 Dickenson Road LLC ...... 20 Bayside Jet Drive ...... 93 Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Mgmt. Services . .93 Beach Pilates ...... 65 Eastern Regional Insurance LLC (Erie Insurance) . . .20 Beachwood Inc...... 39 Economy Printing Company, Inc...... 91 Berkshire Hathaway Home Services ...... 8 Eric Davis Rental Properties ...... 71 Big Fish Classic ...... 9 FMB Laundry ...... 102 Bluewater Yacht Sales ...... 102 Fantasy World Entertainment ...... 16 Carey Distributors ...... 40 Farlow-Taylor Woodworks ...... 93 Casino @ Ocean Down ...... 73 Fish in OC ...... 86 Casual Designs Furniture ...... 53 Full Moon Saloon ...... 69 CJ Miller LLC ...... 79 George Kalwa Fine Art ...... 7 Coastal Fisherman ...... 1 Grand Hotel & Spa ...... 73 Coastal Style Magazine ...... 39 Grande Pez ...... 89 Coastline Parts Company ...... 75 Harborside Bar & Grill ...... 26

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Advertiser Page Number Advertiser Page Number

Hatteras Yachts ...... 21 Proper Pitch LLC ...... 10 Henley Construction Co., Inc...... 56 Pruitt P3 & Company, P.A...... 102 Hild's Marine Service, Inc...... 52 PT's Marine ...... 56 Hooked on OC ...... Inside Front Cover Premier Flooring Installation ...... 100 Hooper's Crab House ...... 99 RJ Lock & Security ...... 93 Intrinsic Yacht & Ship ...... 96 Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) ...... 28 Jackspot Restaurant ...... 95 Red Sun Custom Apparel ...... 70 Janney Montgomery Scott ...... 85 Royal Plus ...... 53 Judith M Charters ...... 53 Rt 113 Boat Sales ...... 27 Kendall Home Furnishings ...... 56 Ruark Golf/Ruth's Chris Steakhouse ...... 97 Layline Risk Management ...... 75 Sea Bay Hotel & Café ...... 56 MR Ducks ...... 53 Sea Board Media ...... 60 M&M Hunting Preserve & Sporting Clays . . . .4 Seaside Boat Show ...... 22 Mark's Meats & More ...... 87 Senior Dog Sanctuary ...... 19 Martek ...... 50 Smoker's BBQ Pit ...... 73 Merrill Lynch ...... 42 South Jersey Tournaments Fishing Calendar .55 Mid-Shore Electronics ...... 102 South Jersey Yacht Sales ...... 2 Midlantic Marine Center ...... 98 Stanley & Richstone ...... 65 Mitchell & Hastings Financial Services . . . . .51 Steen Homes ...... 50 Mitrecic Builders ...... 65 Sunset Marina ...... 46-47 Monkey's Trunk ...... 50 Sunset Provisions ...... 49 New Wave ...... 9 Superior Electrical Services ...... 102 Northern Building Restoration ...... 87 Taxi Taxi LLC ...... 93 Ocean Breeze HVAC ...... 91 Taylor Bank ...... 94 Ocean City Chiropractic Clinic ...... 20 Ted Britt Automotive Group ...... 94 Ocean City Fishing Center ...... Back Cover Top Dog Services ...... 51 Ocean City Florist ...... 99 The Peterbilt Store ...... 73 Ocean City Golf Club ...... 6 Tournament Yacht Sales ...... 66 Ocean City Reef Foundation ...... 62 UBS Financial Services ...... 67 Ocean Gateway Center ...... 52 Vane Brothers ...... 65 Oceana Boatworks ...... 93 Wallace H Campbell ...... 65 Old Pro Golf ...... 56 Weaver Boatworks ...... 44 Parties Your Way/Myers Tool Rental ...... 99 West O. Bottle Shop ...... 8 PKS & Company, P.A...... 89 White Marlin Open ...... 54 Pettolina Marine Surveying ...... 5 Windrow Group (Tippet Inc.) ...... 88 Planning Solutions Group ...... 99 Worcester County Economic Dev...... 81

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boatliftsNew available in 2016

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