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$100,000 up for grabs at Flounder Pounder Open in Long Neck

Jeffrey Taviano

The News Journal

Jessie Kilgore pounds the flounder with a catch of the day measuring 26.5 inches and 8 pounds, 4 ounces.

One week after the White Marlin Open awarded over $4.5 million to successful billfish anglers, the Flounder Pounder Open hosted by Paradise Marina and Short’s Marine is offering up massive prizes of its own this weekend in Long Neck.

The first-place winner will get three options: $100,000, a new 255 LXF Scout with twin Yamaha 150's or $60,000 and a new 22.6-foot Bennington Pontoon boat with a retail price of $56,062.

The second-place will may choose $40,000 or the pontoon boat.

The third-place winner may pick $20,000 or a new 151 Center Console Sportfish Scout boat with a Yamaha 40-hp motor and trailer ($19,995 retail).

The fourth-place winner will receive $10,000 or a new GTI SE 130 Sea-doo Jet ski ($11,249).

The fifth-place winner may select $5,000 or a new Sea-doo Spark Jet-ski ($6,149).

The tournament will run Friday through Sunday. Registration closed this past Sunday.

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Of the three tournament days, anglers may fish on only two days of their choice.

The tournament is for a good cause. Of the $250-$300 registration fee ($250 if registered before Aug. 8), $50 per boat will be donated to the Beebe Tunnell Cancer Center in Rehoboth Beach.

The tournament is not limited to Delaware waters, as anglers can venture as far as Ocean City, Maryland, and Cape May, New Jersey. However, all fish must be weighed in at Paradise Marina at the Lagoon bar in Long Neck.

Rules are strict as fishing lines may not enter the water until 7 a.m. and must be out by 5 p.m. All boats must return to Paradise Marina by 6 p.m. with weigh-ins beginning at 4 p.m. The winning fish will be determined by weight, but in the event of a tie, the fish’s length will be used as the deciding factor.

For those not fishing, there is live entertainment. Friday the Amish Outlaws will perform, followed by the Garden State Radio on Saturday and Sam Grow on Sunday. All entertainment will begin at 7 p.m. and will be concluded with a fireworks show Sunday at 9 p.m.