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51 Years and Over $113,500,000 in Prize Money
The White Marlin Open is a 51-year-old deep-sea fishing tournament held annually in Ocean City, Maryland. Long known as the “World’s Largest Billfishing Tournament,” the Open has awarded over $113 million for catches of the gamefish that migrate up the Gulf Stream each summer. The first tournament was held in 1974 and drew 57 boats, 150 anglers, and paid $20,000 in prize money. The 2024 event drew 318 boats, over 3,000 contestants, and awarded over $8.59 million dollars in prize money, including the top individual prize of $3.7 million dollars.
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It was a busy day at the dock with 211 boats fishing on the seventh and final day of the extended White Marlin Open. The tuna dominated the scale and changed the leader board in the tuna division. Sea Hab brought in a bluefin tuna weighing 188 pounds. Caught by angler Jonathan Cianciulli, the Sea Hab moves into first place in the overall tuna division. This fish also takes the daily tuna category and is worth an estimated $764,000. The second place tuna of the 52nd annual White Marlin Open was also brought to the scale today. Angler Alex Eason aboard the Shorebilly weighed his 186.5 bluefin tuna that is worth an estimated $85,000. The tuna caught on the Mama C by angler Tommy Farella on Monday still holds for third place. Tommy’s 95 pound catch is worth an estimated $111,000.