Day 4 of the 51st White Marlin Open was exciting all around, with big changes on the leaderboard in the top categories of white and blue marlin.
Follow the link below to get a recap of all the exciting action and then see who is now in the running for a big share of the $8.5 million tournament prize money.
Summary of the fourth day of the White Marlin Open: On the exciting fourth day of the WMO, boats from Ocean City bring huge white and blue marlin ashore
White Marlin
Ven Poole of Raleigh, North Carolina, aboard the Waste Knot, landed a 77.5-pound white marlin, currently worth $3,697,907.17.
Noah McVicker of Ocean City landed a 76-pound white marlin aboard the Billfisher, currently valued at $1,787,645.22.
Blue Marlin
Lance Blakemore of Horseheads, NY, aboard the Stone Cutter, landed a blue marlin weighing 897.50 pounds and currently valued at $518,650.57.
Phil Key of Millers Island, Maryland, aboard the Moore Bills, landed an 894-pound blue marlin currently worth $411,427.80.
Hershel Martin of Montross, Virginia, aboard the Bobojo, landed a 789.5-pound blue marlin, currently worth $110,981.27.
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tuna
Rob Jones of Cincinnati, Ohio, aboard the Blue Runner, landed a tuna weighing 220.50 pounds, currently worth $1,018,438.57.
Jeff Green of Wildwood, New Jersey, aboard the Warden Pass, landed a tuna weighing 193.5 pounds and currently valued at 161,352.32 pounds.
Dante Soriente of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, aboard MJ’s, landed a 193.5-pound tuna, currently valued at $150,476.70.
dolphin
Patrick Field of Stuart, Florida, aboard the Catch 23, pulled a 32.5 pound dolphin to land, currently valued at $124,270.00.
Andy Geldmacher of Westminster, Maryland, aboard the Double Nickle, landed a 31-pound dolphin currently valued at $2,900.00.
This article originally appeared in the Salisbury Daily Times: New catches of white and blue marlin shake up White Marlin Open leaderboard
