{"id":1951031,"date":"2023-06-19T13:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fishing-crew-goes-from-3-5-million-winners-to-disqualified-after-619-pound-marlin-is-deemed-ineligible\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:00:23","slug":"fishing-crew-goes-from-3-5-million-winners-to-disqualified-after-619-pound-marlin-is-deemed-ineligible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fishing-crew-goes-from-3-5-million-winners-to-disqualified-after-619-pound-marlin-is-deemed-ineligible\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing crew loses $3.5 million prize due to ineligible 619-pound marlin."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffishing-crew-goes-from-3-5-million-winners-to-disqualified-after-619-pound-marlin-is-deemed-ineligible%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1951031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fishing Crew Goes from $3.5 Million Winners to Disqualified After 619-Pound Marlin Is Deemed Ineligible<\/h2>\n<p>One crew\u2019s massive haul in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fishing-crew-goes-from-3-5-million-winners-to-disqualified-after-619-pound-marlin-is-deemed-ineligible\/\" title=\"Fishing crew loses .5 million prize due to ineligible 619-pound marlin.\">marlin fishing tournament ended<\/a> up being the prize that got away.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the crew of Sensation, entered in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, North Carolina, thought that it had won the tournament and raked in some bonus money when they brought in a 619.4-pound marlin.<\/p>\n<p>Then the judges inspected the catch, and the thrill of victory began to seep away.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOK, guys. Let\u2019s talk about the rules here for a second. It would appear that this fish has been bitten by a shark,\u201d emcee Tommy Bennett said after the fish was inspected, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2023\/06\/18\/blue-marlin-fishing-competition-disqualified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The next day, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/govt-investigating-1-million-dead-fish-floating-river-near-small-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruling<\/a> came down.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament follows [International Game Fish Association] rules regarding mutilated fish as outlined in Rule #23 in the Big Rock Official Rules. IGFA rules state that the following situation will disqualify a fish: \u2018Mutilation to the fish, prior to landing or boating the catch, caused by sharks, other fish, mammals, or propellers that remove or penetrate the flesh,\u2019\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebigrock.com\/participants\/hookups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruling<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful deliberation and discussions between the Big Rock Rules Committee and Board of Directors with biologists from both NC State CMAST and NC Marine Fisheries biologists as well as an IGFA official, it was determined that Sensation\u2019s 619.4lb Blue Marlin is disqualified due to mutilation caused by a shark or other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-coney-barretts-1st-opinion-for-scotus-gets-no-respect-from-leading-liberal-justice\/\" title=\"Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s 1st Opinion For SCOTUS Gets No \u2018Respect\u2019 From Leading Liberal Justice\">marine animal<\/a>. It was deemed that the fish was mutilated before it was landed or boated, and therefore, it was disqualified.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the Post noted, this was not about bragging rights. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-desperate-for-oil-from-canada-just-not-thru-keystone-xl-pipeline\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Desperate for Oil from Canada, Just Not Thru Keystone XL Pipeline\">decision cost<\/a> the crew $3.5 million, with $2.77 million for winning the tournament and $739,500 for bringing in the first catch of the year to top 500 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Duffie, a Maryland-based game fisher, said the rule targets crews that hit a fish with a boat, making it easier to catch the fish. Fish that are wounded are also easier to catch.<\/p>\n<h3>Should this rule be changed?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should this rule be changed?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 60%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 60% (6 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 40%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 40% (4 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Greg McCoy, captain of the crew that caught the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angler-reels-prehistoric-fish-look-chose-9-foot-monstrosity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monster fish<\/a>, said it was no picnic. \u201c[W]e fought with him for six hours. It\u2019s a tough pill to swallow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was won by the crew of the boat Sushi, whose marlin weighed 484.5 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t get a plaque on the Big Rock fountain. We don\u2019t get the dough. A year from now we will be totally forgotten. No one will care,\u201d McCoy said after the tournament, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinacoastonline.com\/news_times\/sports\/article_5da2344e-0e39-11ee-8da9-434050eeb734.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Cost Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was hoping they would do the right thing and declare us the winners but no such luck. It\u2019s a lot of money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>McCoy said boat owner Ashley Bleau is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fishermen-headed-jail-cheating-walleye-tournament-must-surrender-130k-boat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesting the ruling<\/a> and could consider legal action as well.<\/p>\n<p>McCoy said the crew went on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-days-of-the-condor-captured-our-deep-state-past-and-present\/\" title=\"\u201cThree Days of the Condor\u201d Captured Our Deep State Past (And Present)\">emotional roller-coaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou catch a fish like that on the last day in the last hour and go well into overtime, it was something else. Then they started pulling those shenanigans, and I thought we were going to have a riot on our hands for a while,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the catch was followed by \u201c[a] lot of hooting and hollering and embracing. We knew we had just won the Big Rock. Not too many guys have done it. Then we pointed her to the beach, and the Big Rock crowd was talking to us on the radio about when we would be in. We had a lot of good fun on the way in. It\u2019s just unfortunate it didn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fishing-crew-goes-3-5-million-winners-disqualified-619-pound-marlin-deemed-ineligible\/\">Fishing Crew Goes from $3.5 Million Winners to Disqualified After 619-Pound Marlin Is Deemed Ineligible<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, the crew of Sensation thought they had won and earned extra cash with their 619.4-pound catch. 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