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A Fishing Story from the Miss Annie

April 13, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

fishing on the miss annie

By Barry Weshnak Miss Annie owner

When I was eight or nine years old my dad started taking me fishing off Long Branch pier in Long Branch, New Jersey for fluke during the summer and at night during the winter for ling and whiting. It was so cold that the nylon line would freeze between the water and the reel.  We drank a lot of hot chocolate and enjoyed our fishing time together. In my teens, my future brother-in-law, Frank, me and a buddy of ours who had a wooden skiff with an outboard motor fished off Monmouth Beach for stripers. The love of saltwater fishing took root as a family affair.

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Filed Under: Adventures, Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: billfishing, boat owner, fishing, marlin, miss annie

Navigating the High Seas: Fishing and the Changing Landscape of Marijuana Laws

December 9, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

By Winslow Taylor

Between fish whistles, square groupers, and the inherent “leisure” aspect of fishing, it’s no secret that booze and other recreational substances have long since been around the sportfishing scene. I’m not condoning or promoting, it’s just a fact. If you can show me a sportfishing captain/mate who hasn’t seen some absurd behavior, I’ll buy you dinner for a month. Although booze has been legal since 1933, it’s only in the past few years that the political climate regarding marijuana legalization has begun to drastically change.

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Filed Under: Fishing Tagged With: boaters, coast guard, colorado, drugs, fisherman, fishing, Florida, law, marijuana, medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, weed, willie nelson

InTheBite InTheSight: Cotton Mesa Trophy Whitetail Ranch

October 7, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

Enjoy an InTheBite exclusive look into the World Class Cotton Mesa Trophy Whitetail Ranch in Corsicana, Texas.

A family run business for the past 33 years, owners Robert and Stephen Gegenheimer, have produced some of the top whitetail and exotics in the State of Texas. The ranch includes an 8000 square foot lodge that features six bedrooms all with private baths, cable TV and internet.

“If you like hunting and being treated like family, then Cotton Mesa Ranch needs to be on your list. Robert, his son Stephen, and the entire ranch staff are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. They go above and beyond to make sure your experience at Cotton Mesa is one you’ll never forget.”— InTheBite Publisher Dale Wills.

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Filed Under: Dock Talk, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: bass fishing, cabin, Captain, corsicana, cotton mesa trophy whitetail ranch, crews, deer, exotics, fishing, gear, hunters, hunting, InTheBite, inthesight, Mates, ranch, Sport, sportfishing, texas, wild

Father’s Day 2 for 1 Subscription Special

June 13, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

It’s not too late to shop for DAD! We’re offering our Father’s Day Special- 2 for 1 subscriptions. Our latest June issue is hitting the docks now. Everybody loves fishing with Dad. Give him a year’s subscription on us! Happy Father’s Day from InTheBite.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: 2 for 1, billfish, bluewater, BOGO, dad, father's day, fishing, hitting the docks now, InTheBite, june issue, magazine, offshore, professional's magazine, special, sportfish, sportfishing, subscribe, subscription

Old Salts Rule: Captain Ann Johnston

June 11, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News, Old Salts Rule Tagged With: ann johnston, anns dream, billfish, Captain, fishing, freeport, gulf coast, Hatteras, InTheBite, magazine, marlin, offshore, old salts rule, sportfish, sportfishing, texas, texas legend

Updates on 61st Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament

June 10, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

LINES ARE IN THE WATER FOR DAY 4!

61st Annual Big Rock Tournament- There’s a total of 184 boats entered and the 2019 overall purse is a record-breaking $2.86 million!

Good luck to all the participants! Check back to InTheBite for updates or follow the tournament live through Reel Time Apps.

Day 4, June 13- Updated as of 11:40a.m.

UPDATE: There is 1 boat fishing today, Paved For, tight lines guys!

Full Results Click Here

Day 3, June 12

1 of 3 blue marlin releases ANNIE O has racked up so far this week- putting them 1st in the Release Division

Using the Marlin Release Ruler to measure their blue. You can find these in the ITB shopping cart!

Day 2, June 11th 

DAY 1 , JUNE 10TH

Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, blue marlin. billfish, boats, Captain of the Year, catches, COTY, day 1, fishing, Hatteras, InTheBite, lines in, live, magazine, reel time apps, releases, results, sportfish, updates, White Marlin

Hitting the Docks Now! – June 2019 Issue

June 10, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

June means summer. Summer means tournaments. Nothing says tournaments quite like InTheBite.

Grab a copy of the latest June Issue, hitting the docks now!

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: 2019, ac, air condition, billfish, boat, Captain, chill out, fishing, hitting the docks now, holy grail, InTheBite, issue, june, law, magazine, marijuana, Marlin Fishing, Mates, navigating the high seas, numbers game, social, splash reports, sportfish, sportfishing, subscribe, Tackle Tips, tournament granders, young guns

InTheBite Dock Talk: White’s Tackle

May 30, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

White’s Tackle is a full service tackle store located in Ft. Pierce and Stuart Florida. The staff are knowledgeable anglers who’ve fished the globe learning the secrets from the best captains and crews, and will be glad to pass them on to you. For over 90 years White’s Tackle has been outfitting inshore and offshore anglers from all over with the best tackle and service imaginable. If you have any questions feel free to call the Fort Pierce Store at 772-461-6909 or the Stuart Store 772-266-4010 or send an email to: info@whitestackle.com

Filed Under: Dock Talk, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: bait, Blue Marlin, boating, Dock Talk, dredges, fish, fishing, Florida, fly fishing, fort pierce, gloomis, hooks, inshore, InTheBite, Lures, magazine, marlin, offshore, Palm Beach County, reels, rigging, rigs, rods, Sailfish, shimano, shop, sportfishing, sturat, supplies, Tackle Tips, talica, treasure coast, vero beach, whites tackle

Happy 100th Year Anniversary Rybovich!

May 21, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

InTheBite celebrated with the Rybovich family at their 100th Anniversary party. We’d like to thank Michael Rybovich & Sons Yacht Sales for putting on this great event, it was an honor to be a part of!
Photos by Chris Rabil

 

Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: anniversary, boat works, boats, celebration, custom boats, event, fishing, Florida, fort pierce, InTheBite, magazine, michael rybovich sons, offshore, palm beach, party, Rybovich, sportfish, sportfishing, Stuart

Final Results: 25th Anniversary 2019 Hatteras Village Offshore Open

May 20, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

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’s winner, finished up in 3rd. 29 boats fished this year and everyone had a great time as they competed for a $160,395 purse.

This year’s 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)

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.

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’s House Moving, Flying Fish Ink and Carolan’s 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!!!

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: 25th anniversary, Blue Marlin, final results, fishing, hatteras island, Hatteras Village Offshore Open, HVOO, InTheBite, magazine, north carolina, offshore, piracy, sportfish, top dog, Tournament, update

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