A 619-pound blue marlin was disqualified from a fishing competition in North Carolina over the weekend due to the fact that of evident bite marks on its flesh, denying anglers of more than $3.5 million in cash prize.
Anglers on the boat Feeling thought they had actually landed the winning fish at the 65th Big Rock Blue Marlin Competition in Morehead City, N.C., taking the year’s very first catch to exceed the 500-pound mark (and making an extra $739,500 at the same time).
Nevertheless, when competition authorities went to weigh the marlin, they discovered a portion missing out on from its side and disqualified it.
” It’s the last hour, the last day and we combated with him for 6 hours,” Feeling captain Greg McCoy informed The Washington Post “It’s a hard tablet to swallow.”
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Competition authorities launched a declaration on Sunday: “It was considered that the fish was mutilated prior to it was landed or boated and for that reason it was disqualified“
The International Video Game Fish Association states a fish is disqualified to win if is suffers damage “previous to landing or boating the catch, brought on by sharks, other fish, mammals, or props that get rid of or permeate the flesh.”
As an outcome, the competition title and $2.77 million very first reward went to the boat Sushi, which attracted a marlin weighing 484.5 pounds