Anglers in a North Carolina blue marlin tournament thought they clinched a $3.5 million prize. But judges soon disqualified their 600-pound catch.

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — The 65th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament officially kicked off on Monday. Fishing begins at 9 a.m. and runs to 3 p.m. each day. Winners will be announced a… ...

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 ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — The 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament kicked off Monday with 271 of the 302 boats entering the water. Boats have two lay days where they must stay at shore during ...

The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina ended in controversy after the crew dubbed Sensation boasted a 619.4 pound marlin Saturday that would have clinched the team members more than ...

The boat's crew isn't accused of any wrongdong. Their catch in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina was disqualified because it was mutilated — bitten by a shark or another animal.

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 host of the Blue Marlin Grand Championship in Orange Beach, Jim Cox, made the announcement that a 117 inch and a 115 inch blue marlin will be at The Wharf Friday morning to be weighed.

Friday, Aug. 11, marked the final day of the 50 th annual White Marlin Open, a storied billfishing tournament based in Ocean City, Maryland. But it was a blue marlin that made history that evening.

Phil Key of Millers Island, Md., aboard the Moore Bills, reeled in a 894-pound blue marlin, currently worth $411,427.80. Hershel Martin of Montross, Va., aboard the Bobojo, reeled in a 789.5-pound ...

The accompanying footage, shared via Instagram by Chasing Nature, shows a hooked blue marlin soaring over a yacht's stern and flooring dec. BetFTW NFL NBA NHL MLB WNBA Newsletter. OUTDOORS.