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9103
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The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament began eighteen years ago and is held each June in Morehead City. This year's winner was Bob Donovan of Rockville, Maryland. His blue marlin was 140 inches long and weighed 575 pounds. His crew split the $1,200 prize money.
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10814
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At the beginning of 1957's fishing season, several Morehead City businessmen, headed by Tom Potter, met at the Sanitary Restaurant and decided to put up prize money to encourage fishermen to participate in offshore marlin fishing. This first pot of seasonal prize money was the start of what would eventually become Morehead City's Annual Blue Marlin Tournament. On September 14, 1957, the MARY Z, a private fishing vessel, headed offshore helmed by Capt. Bill Olsen. Angler Jimmy Croy, of Raleigh, reeled in Morehead City's first boated blue marlin on this trip. The fish weighed 143 and one-half pounds and measured 8 feet, five inches.
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30915
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Already considered one of the best fishing spots on the Atlantic Coast, North Carolina is also having a big year with blue marlin catches. Hatteras, Wilmington, and Southport have all reported blue marlin catches, exceeding 250 for the state from May to early August.
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