Ocean City , MD August 5, 29009.
Robert Farris caught a 1062 pound Blue Marlin to
break the Maryland state record. His catch
beat the previous record by more than 100 pounds.
Fishing aboard the No Problem, out of Fenwick Island
Delaware , he and his crew netted a fish worth more
than $550,000 in prize money in the White Marlin
Open.
The event is the world's largest
Billfish Tournament with 298 boats in the tournament
this year.
36th Annual White Marlin Open
Boats in the Tournament
298 boats
Total Tournament Payout
$2,164,868.00
Highest Payout
$903,442.00 — 93.5 lbs. WM
Sean Healey, Prides Crossing, MA Orion, Palm Beach, FL
Largest Blue Marlin
$454,999.00 — 1062.0 lbs.
Robert Farris, Charlotte, NC No Problem, Fenwick
Island, DE
