The first boat to bring in a marlin weighing more than 500 pounds would win the Fabulous Fisherman prize, worth $739,500.
The prize for catching the biggest marlin overall was $2,769,400.
The potential haul, then, was $3.5 million if you won both prizes.
Boats had to radio in to tournament officials when they had a fish on the line.
They got it right up to the boat, then the line snapped and the fish was gone.
Persons:
McCoy, Scooter
Organizations:
Fisherman, Morehead City, Atlantic
Locations:
Morehead