The South Carolina Outcast angling club from the Lowcountry region is competing in the Atlantic Division Championship, presented by HUK, which concludes its regular season in Ocean City. The tournament uses a 125 nautical mile boundary, similar to The MidAtlantic tournament.
On Friday, August 21, the first day of the championship, the South Carolina Outcast team released a double white marlin, with Steven Lackey and Dale Lackey securing the releases. This placed them second on the leaderboard by 12:30 PM with 200 points, behind Lights Out Boston. By the end of Day 1, the Outcast maintained their 200 points, holding onto second place.
Saturday, August 22, saw continued action. By 9:00 AM, North Carolina Flare had moved into second place, pushing South Carolina Outcast to third with their 200 points. Later, at 11:03 AM, Griffin Moxley of the South Carolina Outcast team released another white marlin, increasing their score to 300 points and solidifying their third-place position. By 12:12 PM, the New Jersey Sea Birds had tied the Outcast with 300 points, moving into fourth place. At the close of Day 2, the South Carolina Outcast remained tied for fourth place with South Florida Sails, both having 300 points.
The tournament also saw other significant events. On Thursday, August 20, the New Jersey Sea Birds, fishing as Taylor Jean in The MidAtlantic, boated a 680-pound blue marlin, reeled in by Dave McKendrick, which could potentially win the top prize of 1.47 million dollars if it holds. On Day 1, Lights Out Boston took an early lead with a blue marlin release by Spencer Talbot and later added a white marlin double. On Day 2, Lights Out Boston achieved a grand slam, adding 200 bonus points and extending their lead to 1,025 points by 3:00 PM.
