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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Big Rock blog: Final day 'BANKWALKER' leads with a 449.7 lb. Blue Marlin
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — It's the final day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Day 5 saw 269 boats out on the water. Southern Grace boated a blue marlin weighing 653.7 lb. but after review and consultation with marine biologists, The Big Rock Tournament Rules Committee disqualified Southern Grace's fish due to a violation of Rule #24 concerning mutilation. Lady angler Lizzie Montague remains at the top of the Blue Marlin Division with her 449.7lb catch aboard BANKWALKER. Follow our coverage of the 67th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on our daily blog and on our Big Rock page. WNCT will provide live coverage of every blue marlin weigh-in throughout the tournament on and the WNCT 9 mobile app. Release Division: WAVE PAVER Non-Sonar Division: DEVELOPIN' HABITS Outboard Division: BEST MEDICINE Dolphin Winner Take All: SEA WISH 9:06 AM The first unofficial blue marlin release of the day goes to BUILDER'S CHOICE at 9:06 AM 9:04 AM Lines in! 254 out of 272 boats fishing for Day 6. 8:00 AM The day starts with the traditional blessing of the fleet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
First blue marlin of 67th Big Rock Tournament has been submitted
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — The first blue marlin of the 67th annual Big Rock Tournament was weighed on Wednesday night. 'Bankwalkers' turned in a blue marlin just missed the 500lb requirement for the 'Fabulous Fisherman' prize, weighing in at 449.7lbs. Lizzie Montague, a Carteret County native, fought the fish for nearly three hours today before finally reeling it in. Bankwalkers brought the fish to the weigh station just before 9pm Wednesday evening. Although the marlin missed the mark of the Fabulous Fisherman prize, it is in first place for the tournament as it is the only marlin to be submitted. For more information, click on the video above and stay tuned to WNCT for full coverage of the Big Rock Tournament. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
