North Carolina fishing team wins $1.7M after catching 504-pound blue marlin

North Carolina fishing team wins $1.7M after catching 504-pound blue marlin

Source: Fox News

6/11/2024

Credit: Rom Whitaker of Release Sportsfishing

A fishing crew recently caught a prize-worthy marlin at the 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina.

The team aboard the Hatteras-based boat, "Release," reeled in a blue marlin weighing 504 pounds, earning the group of men $1.7 million.

The captain of the 53-foot Bobby Sullivan vessel, Rom Whitaker, led the team to success with Angler Kirk Pugh pulling in the striking big blue fish.

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