This blue marlin wasn’t just a trophy — it was a winning ticket. Hooked, fought, and landed in the waters of Belize!

The president of the Big Rock Blue ... the marlin had two significant chunks taken out of it on the underside and its tail. After consulting experts, the tournament disqualified the fish ...

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 ...

Sponsor Message 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 ...

Belize may be known for its crystal ... worth 2,500 points each and 30 points for meat-fish before securing two additional blue marlin releases to climb the board to victory.

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 fish made one final dive, going down to 1,000 feet, trying to get away. Then the line went heavy and stopped moving. McCoy, who has caught about 15 blue marlins in his life, said the marlin ...

Blue Marlin is disqualified due to mutilation caused by a shark or other marine animal,” the tourney officials wrote in a statement Sunday. “It was deemed that the fish was mutilated before it ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — A fishing crew competing in the 65th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, North Carolina was close to winning the $3.5 million prize money when they were ...

But it was a blue marlin that made history that evening. The tournament-winning fish netted the top team a purse of $6.2 million, which represents the largest payout in fishing tournament history, ...

John Ols of Laytonsville, Maryland, caught a 640.5-pound blue marlin Saturday that paid a world-record $6.2 million from a $10.5 million purse. Ols was fishing with a team aboard the Floor Reel ...