I arrived in Ocean City Sunday afternoon prepped for an all-out assault on the marlin and tuna. But I file this now from a local Starbucks Monday morning: The first day of fishing for the 40th Annual White Marlin Open has become a lay day for Team Contender. Teams can fish three of the tournament's five days — Aug. 5-9. I had a slight inkling this might happen. The treetops swayed a bit more than expected as I drove into town. I hoped it was just a late-afternoon wind that would calm overnight. But the forecast for today had the seas heaping up to a good 4 to 6 feet. With calmer conditions expected the rest of the week, we decided to stay at the dock. I met the rest of the team at Harbour Island Marina (the tournament site) about 5:30 p.m. Les Stewart Jr. and his father, from Contender Boats, and Tony Novelli, Contender’s Northeast ...![Sport Fishing Mag]()
