Hatteras · 2 names since 1979

Bale Money

FormerlyTop Shelf

A 1979 Hatteras, documented as Top Shelf of Morehead City, North Carolina, from at least 2021. Renamed Bale Money in December 2024, she fished the 2026 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

Her story, name by name

  1. Until 2024

    Top Shelf

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

  2. 2024 – present

    Bale MoneyCurrent

    Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard, reeltime.app

    Renamed from Top Shelf between the November and December 2024 Coast Guard files. Hailing port moved from Morehead City, NC to Atlantic Beach, NC. Official number and HIN unchanged.

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