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 annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Fishing Tournament continues to grow every year with people coming from all over to enter and watch the competition. 272 boats are ...

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 a likely shark bite injury.

The 52-year-old tournament — billed as the world’s largest and richest offshore billfish tournament — announced an estimated purse for this year of $7.2 million.

No blue marlin were boated to return to Big Rock Landing to be weighed. So that leaves three more days of fishing to catch leader Game Time.

Fishing tournament defends disqualifying blue marlin worth $3.5 million: ‘The rule is there to protect the fish’ ...