Pound White Marlin Wins $3.5 Million At Ocean City Maryland White Marlin Open

Mister Pete captured the top prize at the 53rd annual Ocean City, Maryland White Marlin Open, concluding Aug. 8 after six days of offshore competition. The Charleston, South Carolina-based team weighed an 80-pound white marlin at Harbour Island Marina on Aug. 6; the fish remained in contention through the final day, earning an estimated $3.5 million across added-entry levels. Bill Sharpe of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina caught the winning fish. The tournament featured 334 boats chasing nearly $10 million in prize money across white marlin, blue marlin, tuna, wahoo and dolphin divisions. MaxBet won the blue marlin division with a 607.5-pound fish from Kelly Weber on Aug. 5, while Gray Fox led tuna and wahoo. Irish Twin won the release-point category, and a new Non-Sonar Division included NS-B1 tuna winner Catchin or Cussin at $190,015 and NS-R release-point winner Wasabi.