Fest Desk
The White Marlin Open, Cruisin', BikeFest, Springfest and Sunfest — dates confirmed, results, and which roads you will not be driving down.
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Fest Desk
An 80-pound white marlin wins the 53rd White Marlin Open — and $3.5 million
Bill Sharpe's fish, boated aboard Mister Pete out of Charleston, held the scales to the end of the week. 334 boats fished for an estimated $9.9 million.
From the Archive
The White Marlin Open by the numbers, 1974 to now
From a 71-pound fish in 1934 to a $3.5 million one this month — how a tournament in a bay-side marina became the richest billfish event in the world.
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