Last day of the rockfish shootout...it's all on the line

Today is the final round of competition in the ninth annual Mid-Atlantic Rockfish Shootout taking place out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach.

So far the catching has been pretty good, with Friday's second day seeing quite a few three-fish limits coming in at an average of 40 pounds a fish.

Team Fishing Fever leads going into today's round, which will be fished in fantastic weather conditions that will make it a wonderful day. Fishing Fever has a 3-fish weight of 128.3 total pounds, trailed by Fish Bomb II with 125.2, Finfinder II with 124.55, Nearwater with 122.95, Hot Rod with 122.85, Legacy I with 122.65 and Instigator with 122.4.

In the live bait division, Murphy's Irish Pub II leads with 106.5, followed by Pit Crew II with 106.15 and Max King's Marine I with 100.65.

Pimp Fish Pirates lead the inaugural tuna division with a 265-pound bluefin caught on the first day. Several bigger tuna were caught Friday and there likely are even bigger ones out there to be had today.

The field features 161 teams and a total payout of $175,586.

Teams currently are on the water grinding it out for a last chance to take the lead and get into the money.

Like always, we'll be back with more.

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