OUTNUMBERED moves into second place on Day 4 of Big Rock
OUTNUMBERED shook things up on Day 4 of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. They weighed in a 512.4-pound blue marlin, taking over second place in Heaviest Blue Marlin category.
Billy Thompson was the angler who caught the marlin after a 40-minute fight.
“Everybody on the crew did a fantastic job. And the Captain (James Breen)— he put us on the fish and all I had to do was reel it in,” said Thompson. “It’s a fantastic feeling.”
Capt. Breen said they never saw the fish until it bit.
“We didn’t know it was there until it bit. He decided to take it. We got lucky.”
“It’s been a little discouraging the last couple of days. The fishing’s been a little bit slower. But it (the marlin) just came out of nowhere and crashed on a long rigger. I’ve got two really good mates here this week. It’s really an honor. Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to fish the Big Rock. So to come here and weigh a fish is pretty special,” said Breen.
WIDE SPREAD also weighed a blue marlin on Day 4. They took over 3rd place with their 479.2 pound fish. Two other boats weighed blue marlin as well. NATURAL still leads the Heaviest Marlin category with their 521.6 pounder from Day 2.
HEELS N REELS won the Gregory Poole 1st Release of the Day on Day 4. They released a white marlin, winning the $5000 daily prize money.
CATHERINE GRACE weighed three wahoo on Day 4
On Day 4, 235 boats fished with 35 boats taking a lay day. The fleet combined for a total of 28 billfish releases, including 12 blue marlins, 10 white marlins, and six sailfish. And four boats brought blue marlins to the scales.
In the Release category, WAVE PAVER took over the lead with 925 overall points. BILL COLLECTOR dropped to second place with 800 points. ANITA JEAN is in third with 800 points, all of which they collected on Day 4.
In the Heaviest Dolphin division, FIN PRINT jumped into first with a 48.3-pound mahi, unseating LOW PROFILE, the category leader since Day 1, and now in second place. MEMORIES is in third with their 38.5 pounder from the first day.
The Heaviest Wahoo category saw some action on Day 4. REEL QUICK maintained their lead with a 66.1-pound ‘hoo from Day 3. CATHERINE GRACE weighed three wahoo on Day 4. They currently have second, third, fourth, and fifth place.
No boats weighed a tuna on Day 4. BILL COLLECTOR still sits in the lead with their Day 1 catch, a 52.3 pounder.
In the Outboard Division, PELAGIC HUNTER II scored 525 points on Day 4. They now sit in the lead. SASHIMI in in second place, with BOBCAT in third.
Lines go in a 9 a.m. Friday morning for Day 5 of the 6-day event. Click here to get live updates throughout the day.
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