The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament board consulted its rules committee, board of directors, biologists and the IGFA officials before announcing Sunday the fish had been disqualified and Sushi had been named the winner. “It would appear that this fish has been bitten by a shark.” “OK guys, let’s talk about the rules here for a second,” said Tommy Bennett, a Big Rock board member at the time of Saturday’s livestream. International Game Fish Association rules indicate a catch would be disqualified if that was the case.Ĭaptain, owner of Sensation not going down without fight against Big Rock ruling Tournament officials noticed the shark bite and announced the board would have to meet to determine whether the fish was eligible. Saturday and was unofficially a 619.4-pound catch. The fish was weighed just before 11:30 p.m. and was not boated until just over six hours later.īig Rock Blue Marlin Tournament releases video statement after controversy The fish was hooked up Saturday around 2:15 p.m. The buzz revolves around the catch by Sensation and at least one shark bite on the blue marlin. (WNCT) - Fallout continued Monday after an unexpected finish to the 65th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Press T again and it will allow you to fast-forward until morning at which point in time you will automatically sell whatever is in your keepnet and be prompted to purchase a new day's worth of travel accommodations (see 'Cost Per Day' below) allowing you to continue to fish without paying the initial Travel Cost anew.MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. To do this, once you have filled the keepnet, press T to advance Time past 9pm. While leveling, it is recommended that you have the largest keepnet available when traveling to a new location as you will often need to continue to fish at that location for more than one day in order to recuperate the travel costs.
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