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2017 East Coast Captain of the Year Award Presented to Captain Chucky Moore

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Photo courtesy of Cameron Rhodes

InTheBite joined forces with Hatteras Yachts’ Captain Jeff Donahue and Rob Everton to present the 2017 East Coast Captain of the Year Award to Capt. Chucky Moore. The presentation took place at the awards ceremony of the 2018 Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament at the Georgetown Landing Marina in South Carolina. Part of the South Carolina Governor’s Cup, the tournament was a great event full of history.

Captain Chucky Moore won the 2017 Captain of the Year Award at the helm of the Gryphon, a 60’ Hatteras, based out of Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Joining Moore in taking home hardware were Mates of the Year Bryce Bell and Mark McDevitt. A full write up of Moore’s award-winning 2017 season may be found here.

Photo courtesy of Cameron Rhodes

The Captain of the Year Cup Presented by Hatteras is the Championship of Sportfishing. Consisting of five divisions and more than 90-sanctioned events around the world, the Cup awards captains for placing first, second or third in tournaments. The East Coast Division consists of 17 events ranging from South Carolina through New Jersey. Captain Chucky Moore and the Gryphon finished with 1,050 points to edge out 2016 winner Captain Harvey Shiflet aboard the Anticipation.

Congratulations to Moore, Bell and McDevitt. For more on the Captain of the Year Cup presented by Hatteras or for up to date standings, please visit inthebite.com.

Photo courtesy of Cameron Rhodes

AIRMAR Sponsors East Coast Division: Sweetens the Pot

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InTheBite is proud to announce that AIRMAR Technology Corporation as the sponsor of the East Coast Division of the Captain of the Year Cup. The leader in Chirp-ready transducer technology, AIRMAR products make it possible for captains to view what goes on underwater with unparalleled clarity. Given the direct link between installation of AIRMAR products and tournament performance, the sponsorship is a natural fit. To take the relationship a step further, AIRMAR is sweetening the pot with a $2,000 bonus for the East Coast Captain of the Year if his boat is equipped with an AIRMAR produced CHIRP-ready transducer.

“Top captains are always looking for an edge and AIRMAR Chirp-ready transducers can make that happen,” states AIRMAR director of marketing, Craig Cushman. “We’re excited to reward the winning captain with $2000 if his boat is properly equipped.”

The rules are simple. To be eligible to win, the AIRMAR produced CHIRP transducer must be in place on the boat by June 1. 2018. If you’ve been considering a transducer upgrade, there has never been a better time. In order to collect the prize, captains and crew agree to allow AIRMAR to use their photo in marketing and promotion. See more fish, perform better in tournament season and win some extra cash. How can you go wrong?

NOTE:  AIRMAR makes transducers for every top electronics brand. Check either the cable label or the top of the transducer for the AIRMAR name.