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Final Results: 25th Anniversary 2019 Hatteras Village Offshore Open

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This year marked the 25th Anniversary for the Hatteras Village Offshore Open with Top Dog, captained by Ryan Knapp and a new boat to the tournament, taking 1st place. They released a Blue Marlin on Day 1 and cemented their win with 2 more Blue Marlin releases on Day 4 and weighed a 455.5 lber. They walked away with $30,047.50. Marlin Gull placed 2nd and Sea Toy, last year winner, finished up in 3rd. 29 boats fished this year and everyone had a great time as they competed for a $160,395 purse. Top Dog 455 lb Blue Marlin e1558384425212 This year tournament proved quite exciting with some quality Blue Marlins being brought to the dock: Day 1: Wall Hanger 563.9 lbs. (Captain Gray Blount/Angler Chris West) Day 2: Marlin Gull 507.7 lbs. (Captain Kenny Midgett/Angler Josh Brown) Day 2: Piracy 655.9 lbs. (Captain Chris Russell/Angler Curtis Struyk) Day 4: Top Dog 455.5 lbs. (Captain Ryan Knapp/Angler Kyle Dickerson) Blue Marlin Piracy 05 16 19 e1558384393704 Piracy was the top money winner walking away with $56,780 earned on their 655.9 lber. $24,650 of it was earned in Level 4 Biggest Blue Marlin and the other $32,130 was earned in Level 7 Additional Biggest Blue Marlin, which was a new level in the HVOO this year which payed out for both 1st and 2nd at a 60%/40% split and cost $3,000 to enter. Wall Hanger took home 2nd place in Level 7, winning $21,420, plus another $5,950 for having the most release points on Day 3. Piracy e1558384476230 In Level 3 Meat Fish Division, Hatteras Fever II took 1st in the Dolphin category with a 44.4 lb. Dolphin and 2nd went to Sea Toy with a 38.6 lber. Outlaw took 1st in the Wahoo category with a 21.7 lb. Wahoo and Release took 2nd with a 16.1 lber. No yellowfin tuna were weighed in. Daily Billfish Release winners were Top Dog (Day 1 & 4), Sea Toy and Wall Hanger and Daily Meat Fish winners were Tuna Duck, Hog Wild, Sea Toy, Hatteras Fever II, Outlaw and Release. Total numbers for the tournament included 4 Sailfish Releases, 2 White Marlin Releases, 10 Blue Marlin Releases and 4 boated Blue Marlin. The tournament again this year had some great sponsors including the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau as a Grand Slam Sponsor, and Atlantic Packaging and Bonze Lures as Blue Marlin Sponsors. White Marlin Sponsors included Western Branch, Gregory Poole, Bayliss Boatworks, Jernigan Oil, Bray House Moving, Flying Fish Ink and Carolan Bay Shore Construction. Point Click Fish joined us with their Mobile Command Center and Bonze Lures who was new to our tournament came with their trailer which featured a great display of their lures, hooks, shirts, cups, etc. and were all for sale. Mark your calendars for next year and plan to get in on some awesome Hatteras Billfish Action May 12 16, 2020!!! www.hvoo.org