It was a record-breaking outing Friday when an angler reeled in a massive blue martin during a fishing tournament and netted himself a huge cash prize.
John Ols, a Laytonsville, Md., resident, caught a 640.5-pound blue marlin to claim a $6.2 million prize—a world record—from the $10.5 million purse Friday at the 50th annual White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Md. The previous record was $4.45 million at last year’s White Marlin Open, according to The Virginia Pilot.
The competition has come to be known as the “World’s Largest and Richest Billfish Tournament,” and it’s clear why. The massive fish measured an absurd 118 inches in length, and it beat last year’s winner by over 100 pounds.
