NC Governor’s Cup series continues at Wrightsville Beach

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC – Sportfishing at its finest returns to Wrightsville Beach next week
July 1 – 4. The North Carolina Governor’s Cup Series takes over the docks beginning July 1 for the Annual Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament.

Captains, crews and anglers will be heading out to sea in search of the ocean’s largest wild game fish: the majestic Blue Marlin during the three-day, catch and release billfish tournament now in its 37th year.

The purse is estimated at $ 100,000. Award ceremonies will take place Saturday night July 3, at 7 PM in Lumina Hall (Wrightsville Beach).

Managed by the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries, The Governor’s Cup Series conserves, protects, and preserves marine resources by awarding points for catch and release billfish.

Blue Marlin that meet and exceed the 400 pound tournament size are brought in for official weighing at Wrightsville Beach Marina located in the thick of the marina district on the Intracoastal Waterway. Of the 244 billfish caught last year, 57 were Blue Marlin.

Spectators are welcome to witness the daily weigh-in firsthand from North Carolina’s powerful sportfishing fleet.

For more information:

www.capefearbluemarlintournament.com
www.ncfisheries.net/recreational/govcupseries.htm

INFORMATION FROM A NEWS RELEASE SENT TO THE WWAY NEWSCHANNEL 3 NEWSROOM…