blue marlin
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One lucky Florida fishing team is celebrating after catching a nearly 800-pound blue marlin and taking home $450,705 in winnings — the largest prize awarded in the 22-year history of a major fishing tournament in the Gulf of Mexico. — Fox News, "Florida fishermen catch 800-pound marlin, reel in $450G tournament prize," 14 June 2018 One lucky Florida fishing team is celebrating after catching a nearly 800-pound blue marlin and taking home $450,705 in winnings — the largest prize awarded in the 22-year history of a major fishing tournament in the Gulf of Mexico. — Fox News, "Florida fishermen catch 800-pound marlin, reel in $450G tournament prize," 14 June 2018 The 9-foot blue marlin weighed 400.4 pounds, said a Facebook post by the tournament. — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, "A 16-year-old just reeled in 400-pound fish during NC tournament," 14 June 2018 One lucky Florida fishing team is celebrating after catching a nearly 800-pound blue marlin and taking home $450,705 in winnings — the largest prize awarded in the 22-year history of a major fishing tournament in the Gulf of Mexico. — Fox News, "Florida fishermen catch 800-pound marlin, reel in $450G tournament prize," 14 June 2018 The largest blue marlin ever caught on a rod and reel was caught by Capt. — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, "Hawaii fishermen reel in 1,073-pound blue marlin after hour-long struggle: It's like a 'sea monster'," 19 July 2018 One lucky Florida fishing team is celebrating after catching a nearly 800-pound blue marlin and taking home $450,705 in winnings — the largest prize awarded in the 22-year history of a major fishing tournament in the Gulf of Mexico. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Florida fisherman catch 800-pound marlin, reel in $450K tournament prize," 13 June 2018 And sometimes a dolphin trip will produce sailfish, wahoo, blackfin tuna, white marlin or blue marlin. — Steve Waters, miamiherald, "“Mahi Madness:” Some tips on taking advantage of Dolphin fishing in the Florida Keys | Miami Herald," 18 May 2018 A couple months later, Sabin landed and released a Pacific blue marlin, also out of Los Suenos. — Gary Garth, USA TODAY, "Billfish Slam: Woman lands 10 stunning fish species in 11 months," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blue marlin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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