[Sharkyispy]

Today had to be one of the worst days to hold a fluke tournament given the advisory issued and the weather conditions that existed. I will probably take some slack for this and know Paul is a member here and I had sent a message before the tourney. I have fished this tournament for years, even in some pretty foul weather when it was held in June previously, but nothing like today where we made the decision after our prop was not ready to replace to fish from a party boat, just so we could use our entry. The the entire fleet of party boats from Belmar made the call to return to port by 11AM due to the weather conditions and rough seas from a safety standpoint. The small boats I did see out there, I prayed for their safe return. Yes, there is the option to fish the inlet and bays and some were successful I understand but why force that? My ultimate point here being, I understand rain or shine and fully understand the disclaimers put forth by the JCAA.org for a captain to make a decision on whether to fish or not , but when the forecasted weather was as bad as it was and posted by 2AM in the morning, many anglers are putting up entry fees they are then not able to use. Consideration in the future needs to be given to a potential cancellation or postponement date. This is my .02 on this right , wrong indifferent and hope that the feedback is taken into consideration for all just as the date changes that have been made based on angler input.