Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament team loses $1.2 million prize over $30 fishing license – Examiner.Com

Charlotte Fish and Wildlife Policy ExaminerJeffrey Weeks

It pays to always have your correct fishing license. And sometimes it costs you A LOT when you don’t.

The winning fishing team in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, NC found that out when they lost a prize of $1.2 million dollars because a mate on their boat did not have his $30 nonresident NC coastal recreational fishing license.

According to the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament official website, the team on the Hatteras, NC-based boat Citation was disqualified by the tournament board of directors despite landing what would have been a tournament record 883-pound blue marlin and thinking they had won $1.2 million.

Tournament directors spent three days consulting with NC’s attorney general and other state officials before deciding to withhold the money. The Big Rock board of directors voted unanimously to disqualify the Citation’s team for breaking the tournament rules.  Click Link Below for Full Story!

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