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The marlin then was hoisted up for the weigh-in and came in with an official listing of 442.3 pounds, drawing even more cheers as Jordan and his crew took pictures from behind it with cigars in hand.
Jordan said Tuesday he has caught a blue marlin in the past, but this is the first he’s caught off the coast of North Carolina.
Catch 23's marlin is the sixth heaviest reeled in so far during the tournament, which boasts a $3.3 million overall purse. Jordan's boat had been in fifth place until a vessel came in later Tuesday with a 450-pound blue marlin.
The fish wasn't big enough to place in the top three, so it is not eligible for prize money. But Jordan and his crew still have two more days to catch a bigger marlin and collect some prize money. The leading blue marlin weighed in at 494.2 pounds.
"I would love to be back with a little bit bigger fish,'' Jordan said in a brief interview posted on the tournament's Facebook page.
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Michael Jordan Lands Huge Blue Marlin in NC Fishing Tournament
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 06/11/20
News # 13635
The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is known as one of the biggest fishing events in the country. Fittingly, Michael Jordan entered the 62nd installment of the annual tournament and made an immediate impact.
Jordan and the crew on his boat, Catch 23, reeled in a 442-pound blue marlin Tuesday, the second day of the tournament in the basketball great's home state of North Carolina.
Video captured Catch 23 pulling in toward the docks in Morehead City, North Carolina. When Jordan emerged on the back deck of his 80-foot Viking, the crowd started cheering and whistling.
