The crowd shouted as the massive blue marlin swung on the hook. Judges and fishing enthusiasts stared at the catch, waiting for the end of the 65th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City ...

The president of the Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament on Wednesday defended its controversial decision to disqualify a 619.4-pound blue marlin that would have earned the fishermen about $3.5 ...

Stan wearily sat down with a thoughtful look on his face. Finally he said, “Something’s the matter. We haven’t felt the fish on the line for nearly two hours.” I tried to remember everything I had ...

With the large fish ruled out, first place went to Sushi, a boat that brought in a blue marlin weighing 484.5 pounds. It won more than $2.7 million, falling short of the $739,500 bonus for the ...

They were entered in the Cajun Canyons Billfish Classic, when a large blue marlin took a live 5-pound blackfin tuna they were using for bait. “The fish was huge, and I fought it for over two hours,” ...

A fishing crew lost out on over $3 million in tournament prize money after the 619.4-pound blue marlin they caught was disqualified due to “mutilation” caused by a shark or other marine animal ...

The award recognizes anglers who catch trophy-sized fish of different species after Jan. 1, 2019, according to DNR. Each milestone is marked with a certificate and a limited edition FishMaryland ...

It beat last year’s winning blue marlin by more than 100 pounds, and surpassed the record payout of $4.45 million set last year with a 77.5-pound white marlin caught by Jeremy Duffie.

The marlin Logan tagged would plunge down 110 feet or so, to where the oxygen cut off. He suspects they were trying to cool down — their muscle temperatures can be 3 to 4 degrees warmer than the ...

Fishing: The Budget Marlin. 4 minute read. TIME. August 16, 1963 12:00 AM GMT-4. M ost of the million visitors who crowd into Ocean City, Md., each summer go there to rest, and for them miniature ...

A 619-pound marlin was disqualified from a tournament because of a small shark bite—costing anglers $3.5 million in prize money.