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 ...

A shark took a bite out of one crew’s dream of winning a high-stakes fishing competition when the massive marlin they reeled in was disqualified by tournament officials for being mutilated.

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 ...

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 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament posted this photo of the blue marlin caught by Sensation on Saturday evening and its ruling decision Sunday morning. Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament via ...

The first massive blue marlin finally arrived at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament scales on Friday night after nearly a week of waiting. But the 653.7-pound behemoth reeled in by Southern Grace ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — The first blue marlin of the 67th annual Big Rock Tournament was weighed on Wednesday night. “Bankwalker” turned in a blue marlin that just missed the 500lb ...

Big Trouble, a boat based in Morehead City, North Carolina, landed a 517.1-pound blue marlin on Saturday to win its hometown tournament’s marquee division and an estimated payout of around $2.5 ...

Maryland resident John Ols caught a 640.5-pound blue marlin at the 50th annual White Marlin Open this weekend, earning a $6.2 million grand prize -- a world record for the catching of a fish.