Blue marlin bite marks disqualify crew from $3.5 million prize | USA TODAY

A fishing crew came close to winning over $3 million at a fishing tournament before officials disqualified their massive catch. RELATED: Cameras capture waterspout ripping through crowded beach https://bit.ly/3PiNhZs Fishermen on the boat Sensation believed they had landed the winning fish at the 65th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, N.C., hauling in the year's first catch to surpass the 500-pound mark (and earning an additional $739,500 in the process). However, when tournament officials went to weigh the marlin, they found a chunk missing from its side and disqualified it. “It’s the final hour, the final day and we fought with him for six hours,” Sensation captain Greg McCoy told The Washington Post. “It’s a tough pill to swallow.” » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/38Tzndx » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Marlin #Fishing #Tournament