(hamptons.com) The Star Island Yacht Club held their 23rd annual Shark Fishing
Tournament on Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20; an eerie, overcast
weekend - Perfect for a shark hunt.
One hundred and twenty-eight boats competed, landing blue sharks,
mako and threshers. At $800 an entry, the purse had grown to more than
$400,000 before the last catches were brought in at 6 p.m. on Saturday,
though that pales in comparison with last year, according to yacht club
employees, as the prize pool totaled $790,000. “A sign of the economy,"
one fisherman lamented. Nothing from the tournament is wasted, they
claimed, as the catches are donated to the local food pantries.
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(hamptons.com) The Star Island Yacht Club held their 23rd annual Shark Fishing
Tournament on Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20; an eerie, overcast
weekend - Perfect for a shark hunt.
One hundred and twenty-eight boats competed, landing blue sharks,
mako and threshers. At $800 an entry, the purse had grown to more than
$400,000 before the last catches were brought in at 6 p.m. on Saturday,
though that pales in comparison with last year, according to yacht club
employees, as the prize pool totaled $790,000. “A sign of the economy,"
one fisherman lamented. Nothing from the tournament is wasted, they
claimed, as the catches are donated to the local food pantries. READ MORE