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Rough Seas Make For a Slow Day Four
The leader board remains the same for the fourth fishing day of the 52nd annual White Marlin Open. With only a handful of boats fishing due to unfavorable offshore weather conditions, no fish were brought to the scales on Thursday.
Billfisher continues to take the lead in the white marlin division with their 72 pound fish caught by angler Dan Gough from Ocean City, Maryland. If his fish holds, it’s worth an estimated 4.27 million dollars. Also sitting in first place is the Barbara B with their 929.5 pound blue marlin. Caught by angler Drew Osmeyer from Timonium, Maryland, his catch is currently worth an estimated 1.2 million dollars.
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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.