If you want to know what it takes to catch almost 1,600 pounds of tuna, try asking Isaac Molt. Molt, captain of the Redemption , took the top prizes at the 2023 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge, winning a total of $40,000. He and crewmate Steve.
Some would argue that last week’s temperatures were oppressive however in my opinion we finally experienced the best weather of the summer! Activity continues to slow down here as many have pulled their boats out of the water and have returned to.
Fishing for the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge started Sept. 3 and concludes Sept. 7, with a break Sept. 5 for National Marine Fisheries Service’s shutdown day. Seventy-five teams are competing for a $35,000 first place prize, as reported in the.
Registration for the second annual Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge sold out by March. Now, 75 teams are weeks away from a potential $35,000 first place prize for the event to be held Sept. 3 to 9. "Everybody was just really excited to come back so we.
Congratulations to the organizers of the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge and to the boat owners who hauled in 28 tuna in the first two days of the tournament (Sept. 4-8). The fish were pretty large with the largest in the first two days being 712.5.