Rough seas limit White Marlin Open to 17 boats
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Day three of the White Marlin Open sent 277 boats offshore and brought one back with a white marlin that could be worth more than $5.6 million. It also marked the first appearance of Michael Jordan’s boat,
Just before the halfway mark of the lucrative six-day event in Maryland, a 607.5-pound blue marlin and a 70-pound qualifying white marlin excite the Ocean City crowd at the weigh-in.
The 2026 White Marlin Open is just two weeks away. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the world's largest billfish tournament.
On Monday, the 2026 White Marlin Open barely got its lines wet. Just 17 of 334 boats fished beneath rainy skies and across 6- to 9-foot seas. Tuesday brought clearing skies, calmer seas and 255 boats offshore.
Coined as the "World's Largest & Richest Billfish Tournament," the week-long event attracts anglers from all over the nation.
A Hampton teen is heading to the White Marlin Open, chasing a shot at millions in one of the world’s richest fishing tournaments.
The White Marlin Open returns to Ocean City this weekend with the familiar rumble of sportfishing boats before sunrise, crowds around the scales each afternoon and the possibility of million-dollar catches.
White Marlin Open, the world's largest billfishing tournament, is back in Ocean City, Md., from Aug. 3-8. Here's a look at the local weather forecast.