White Marlin Open Kicks Off in Unprecedented Times
August 3, 2020
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White Marlin Open Kicks Off in Unprecedented Times

The 47th Annual White Marlin Open begins Monday and runs through August 9. With a raging pandemic and a tropical storm on its way, the world’s largest and richest…

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White Marlin Open Prepares for Exciting, but Safe Tournament
July 2, 2020
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White Marlin Open Prepares for Exciting, but Safe Tournament

The 47th Annual White Marlin Open will be held August 3rd – 7th. While organizers promise an enthusiastic tournament, they are indeed instituting numerous safety precautions to ensure the health…

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Fish Flags on Boats in the White Marlin Open
August 8, 2019
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Fish Flags on Boats in the White Marlin Open

In 2019, over 400 boats registered to fish in the White Marlin Open and over 1,000 white marlins were caught during the first three days of the tournament. …

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Is that White Marlin really a White Marlin?
August 8, 2019
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Ocean City Fishing and Boating

Is that White Marlin really a White Marlin?

The confusing history of the white marlin and blue marlin that earn anglers millions during Ocean City’s White Marlin Open in August each year. Every August, Ocean City…

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“Five Days in August” documentary shows another side of the White Marlin Open
February 4, 2019
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“Five Days in August” documentary shows another side of the White Marlin Open

At the White Marlin Open, Ocean City’s famous annual fishing tournament — the largest billfish tournament in the world, in fact — hundreds of fishermen compete for millions…

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Creature Feature: Ocean City, White Marlin Capital of the World
July 27, 2018
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Creature Feature: Ocean City, White Marlin Capital of the World

Get your rods, reels and tackles ready — The White Marlin Open returns for its 45th year August 6 – 10, with purse money expected to exceed $5…

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Millions on the Line as the World’s Largest Billfish Tournament Returns
July 21, 2015
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Millions on the Line as the World’s Largest Billfish Tournament Returns

Since the great storm of 1933, Ocean City, Md has grown into the “White Marlin Capital of the World.” The storm severed the reef connecting Ocean City and Assateague,…

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16 looks at the World’s Biggest Bill Fish Tournament (16 photos)
June 29, 2015
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16 looks at the World’s Biggest Bill Fish Tournament (16 photos)

The White Marlin Open in Ocean City Md takes place at Harbor Island Marina at 14th Street and the Bay.  Check out Ocean City’s Famous White Marlin Open…

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Bayliss reels in top marlin, $1.29 million
August 15, 2014
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Ocean City Fishing and Boating

Bayliss reels in top marlin, $1.29 million

(Aug. 15, 2014) Several white marlin were brought to the Harbour Island Marina, but after five days of fishing, only one met the White Marlin Open weight and…

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After three days, no qualifying blue or white marlin
August 8, 2014
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After three days, no qualifying blue or white marlin

(Aug. 8, 2014) After three days of weigh-ins, at the close of the Harbour Island Marina scale Wednesday night, no qualifying white or blue marlin had been boated…

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