No License, No $1 Million for Marlin Tournament Winner
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:42 amAn 883-pound blue marlin was declared the winning fish at the conclusion of the 52nd annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament off North Carolina, and the winning anglers aboard Citation probably were celebrating while tryong to figure out how to spend the first-place purse of $912,825.
But that was before the post-event lie-detector tests and a revelation that one of the vessel's crew did not possess a valid fishing license. Now it appears as though Citation will be disqualified and the first-place prize will be awarded to team Carnivore, which boated a 528.3-pound blue marlin during the weekend competition....
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But that was before the post-event lie-detector tests and a revelation that one of the vessel's crew did not possess a valid fishing license. Now it appears as though Citation will be disqualified and the first-place prize will be awarded to team Carnivore, which boated a 528.3-pound blue marlin during the weekend competition....
Read the full story here:
http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2010/ ... llion.html