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The year was 1990. Bull Tolson, captain of the Sea Toy and his mate Mike Day were fishing the very last day of the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament. Late on that last day they hooked up to a monster of a blue marlin. Knowing that it was still anyone's tournament to win, they fought that fish hard got it in the boat as fast as they could. They were still a ways offshore and it was a race against the clock to get back to Pirate's Cove Marina to potentially win the tournament. Did they make it in time? Listen to Captain Marty tell the story. 

Two words: WHITE. MARLIN!! Yes, the white marlin bite is on!! I'm going to talk more about that, give you a weekend outlook and talk about the upcoming Gibbs-Shoal fishing tournament in Hyde County taking place this weekend all to benefit the Engelhard Volunteer Fire Department!

Fishing was great just about everywhere yesterday! I'll talk to you about where and what was biting and WHO was catching them in this report.

Not a whole lot has changed in the last 24hrs except for the fact that the pier fishing on the north beaches had some different classes of drum running. I'll tell you more about that in this report along with more details about the Gibbs-Shoal Fishing Tournament taking place in Hyde County this weekend. 

Seems as if the best two spots to fish yesterday were offshore and in the sound. I'll talk about those two spots along with the inshore and piers in this report plus the upcoming Gibbs-Shoal tournament taking place in Hyde County this coming weekend. I'll tell you how to go about entering it too!

Got your weekend wrap up and the results from the Virginia Beach Tournament in today's report!

In light of Hurricane Erin coming by the coast a few days ago, Capt. Marty tells a story from one summer day back in 1991 when he was the captain of the Reelin'. He and Capt. Mike Clarkin who was then the captain of the Fishing Frenzy got off to a late start with their charters out of Oregon Inlet. While out fishing, they were made aware of a pretty intense line of thunderstorms heading their way. Listen to what happened next!

This is more of a lack-there-of fishing report. I'll do a quick recap of what has been caught but I also want to make you aware of what the fishing scene could be like coming out of a hurricane so listen up!

As you may have guessed there wasn't a whole lot of fishing being done yesterday. There was some, but not a lot. More of it in the back country and in the surf than anywhere else. I'll talk more about that and what we can expect fishing-wise on the other side of this storm. 

Believe it or not there was a pretty good day of fishing yesterday, considering the swell is starting to roll in from Erin. I'll tell you what was caught on all fronts in this report and gonna talk a little about what could happen with Erin coming by our coast.

Kinda of a scrappy weekend offshore but thankfully that wasn't the case for the end of the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament! I'll get you up to speed with all of that plus a look at our soundside/back country report which seems to still be great!! Hurricane Erin is looming in the Atlantic and that's likely going to put a damper on most of our fishing this week but I'm still gonna be here to let you know what I know! 

A quick update of the leaderboard as we await the Deep Color with their big blue marlin. What a fun day this last day of the tournament has been!

The Marsh Madness is BACK AT THE DOCK with a 878lb BLUE MARLIN!!!

Capt. Marty takes a quick break from the craziness to sit and chat with the man who started this tournament way back in 1984, Mr. Barry Martin. 

BREAKING NEWS!!! MARSH MADNESS IS ON ITS WAY IN WITH A BIGGGG BLUE MARLIN!!!

THE FISH IS ALMOST HERE!! Clint Godwin and Justin do some talking about the fish with a quick update from the Captain!

Great fishing was had all around yesterday. I'll tell you what I mean by that in this report also the latest from the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament where a blue marlin was weighed yesterday!

One last update from Day 3 of what’s taking place out here at the Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament. Talked to a lot of folks and it’s been a great day!

Quick little update about the approximate time the Play It By Ear will be back to the docks with the fish and a little bit of a background on the boat itself. Lot’s of excitement is starting to build as the boats make their way in.

Capt. Marty sticks his head out of the control room to get us speed with the blue marlin that’s on the way back to the docks!!

THEY’VE BOATED A BLUE MARLIN! The Play It By Ear has boated a blue one and are on their way back to the docks! Exciting stuff!! Once we have an approximate ETA and weight of fish we will be back to share those details. 

Kicking off Day 3 with a hook up!! The Play It By Ear is currently hooked up and fighting a monster! Will it make it back to be weighed? Only time will tell. A tad stormy out here at the pavilion but that isn’t going to stop the party and there’s a change in the leaderboard! 

Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament details and more. Detailed fishing reports from Corolla to Ocracoke!

Pretty solid day of fishing all the way around! I'll tell ya what's been going on in today's report as well as a recap from Day 1 of the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament. Justin and I are going to be at the communications table out front of the pavilion all week from 4-6pm so stop by and say hello!

Wrapping up day one with the final score card as well as the captain’s final thoughts on the day.

Capt. Marty goes through a few more of the details of the tournament. He explains more about the photo verification & the “sonar” versus the “non-sonar” and how the points work in that regard. 

More tournament talk with the captain! Marty goes through a few of different sponsors and discusses the fish that were caught during Day 1.

Capt. Marty and Lisa Howell, assistant tournament director, go through the current UNOFFICIAL standings of day one along with a few other fine details of the tournament. 

WOW! What a great couple of days for the Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Only Tournament! LOTS of fish were caught! I'll get you up to speed with the finals from that plus fishing from everyone else along the Outer Banks. Today is the start of the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament and I'm out here all week long doing LIVE up-to-the-minute broadcast so be listening for that every evening this week. If you're around Pirate's Cove please stop by and say hello! I'd love to meet ya!

Pretty solid weekend of fishing in just about all the areas you'd wanna be! I'll get you up to speed with that plus the latest from the Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Only tournament at Pirate's Cove. I'll be at Pirate's Cove all week so please feel free to stop by and say hello! I'd love to meet you!

It's tournament time here on the Outer Banks! We just wrapped up the 22nd Annual Boatbuilders Tournament a few weeks ago and now we are gearing up for the Alice Kelly and Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournaments. Capt. Marty and Justin go over the in's and out's of the tournaments as well as make a few phone calls to places like Teach's Lair Marina in Hatteras Village and The Miss Oregon Inlet II Headboat out of the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.

Fishing was kind of hit or miss depending on where you were. Offshore was dependent on that, and so were a few places closer to the beach but the sound was pretty solid with the drum and speckle trout. Gonna talk more about that plus some Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament coverage in this report.

Don't forget tomorrow morning my Other Side of Fishing show will be dropping at 6am! 

Conditions are continuing to be breezy along the Outer Banks but people are still braving the weather and catching some fish! Gonna talk more about what was caught as well as a few other things... the upcoming Alice Kelly and Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament AND the Miss Oregon Inlet II Youth Tournament from this past Monday!

A bounce back day BIG TIME from the last few days. Fishing was pretty daggum good yesterday on all fronts. Makes for a great set up to the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament next week. I'll talk all about that plus the latest from the White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Maryland!

Still pretty breezy offshore so that part of the fishing report is a bit bleak but the piers, surf and back country made up for the lacking! Gonna talk about that plus the BREAKING NEWS from the Ocean City White Marlin Tournament that includes a local boat catching a BIG fish!

The HOT topic from over the weekend was the COOL and breezy weather! Nice little false fall we are having right now but the weather will heat up again at some point. Fishing was kinda slow, mainly due to the windy conditions but there were a few that scrapped out some catches. Gonna talk about that plus the latest with the Ocean City Tournament and news from the Alice Kelly & Pirate's Cove tournaments next week in this report. 

Had a little hiccup in technology yesterday so we apologize for not getting a fishing report up, however the fishing has been pretty solid on all fronts of the Outer Banks the last few days. Great catches just about everywhere! I'll talk all about it in this report.

Dolphin seemed to be the hot topic over the last few days (the fish, not the porpoise!!)!! I'll talk to you more about that plus all other fishing news in today's report,

Typical fishing taking place right now for this time of the year. What does that mean exactly? I'll explain in this report and also talk about a specific fish that is lighting up the Pamlico Sound right now!

Not a bad weekend of fishing! Some had great catches, others had some ok catches. Lots to go over today, plus the results from the 22nd Annual Dare County Boatbuilders Tournament at Pirate's Cove!

Clint Godwin from Dare County Farm Bureau pops his head in the door to go over the leaderboard and to give his take on the tournament and all things involved. 

Kristi Hebert of Wards Marine Electric out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL drops in to talk about their involvement with the boatbuilding industry here on the Outer Banks as well as the Ward’s Way Podcast. You can find their podcast on all major podcasts platforms and on YouTube!

Talking with Nancy Brown and Jenn James out here at the boatbuilders tournament about the silent auction and the boat that you can bid on that was built by Manteo Middle School students!

It’s Day 2 of the 22nd Annual Dare County Boatbuilders Tournament and Capt. Marty gets us up to speed with the current (somewhat official) standings and how many fish have been caught so far!

Kinda scrappy yesterday in a few different ways, ultimately depended on what you were looking for but the billfish fishing offshore was pretty good! I will talk more about that along with the back country report AND what's been happening at the 22nd Annual Dare County Boatbuilders Foundation Tournament at Pirates Cove!

Lisa Howell and Rebecca Spencer stop in to do some tournament talk!!

Wrapping up day one with the unofficial standings and some more info about how you can participate in the festivities surrounding the tournament!

While the captain is weighing fishing, Justin will bring you up to speed with all that is taking place out here at Pirate’s Cove for the 22nd Annual Dare County Boatbuilders Tournament. 

The wind made things a little slower all the way around yesterday but today is a new day! It's the first fishing day of the 22nd Annual Dare County Boatbuilders Foundation Tournament at Pirate's Cove and I'm very excited! Come by and see me today if you're around Manteo, I'd love to meet and talk with you!

Wind shifted yesterday but that wasn't a bad thing! It just changed the game ever so slightly. Captains had to readjust their approaches a tad. I'll tell you more about what was caught and where offshore, nearshore and in the back country. 

Today is registration day for the Boatbuilders Tournament out of Pirates Cove. I am the weighmaster for the tournament and I will be out there daily at the pavilion so stop by and say hello if you're in the area, maybe take a look at the silent auction items and grab dinner!  Go to dcbbf.org for more info!