There is a live feed on the website...
http://www.thebigrock.com/

On the leaderboard...


I'm gonna try to head down there some and catch some weigh ins.

6/15/2010 4:21:57 PM

6/15/2010 4:25:13 PM

Dang that's a big marlin.
That thing better not come around my house or I'll kill it.

6/15/2010 4:27:50 PM

meh

6/15/2010 4:37:17 PM

gonna eat that?

[Edited on June 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM. Reason : i, too, saw pwrstrkdf250's fb status yesterday ]

6/15/2010 4:39:09 PM

wtf is up with the music? It's like a 12 year old was put in charge

6/15/2010 4:40:15 PM

I know a few people participating in it...it'll be cool to see if they do any good.

6/15/2010 4:55:10 PM

my brother, dad, brother's best friend, and a family friend & his son are fishing on our boat. they hooked one but it wasn't anywhere near that beast's size. they cut it loose.

6/15/2010 4:57:25 PM

What boat are they on?

6/15/2010 4:58:30 PM

First fish of the day coming in now.

6/15/2010 5:04:16 PM

correction...they are fishing with chris winters of winters custom yachts. i think it's the galot3

6/15/2010 5:17:13 PM

let's go Marlin Fever (Wilson, NC)

6/15/2010 5:18:04 PM

How much money will y'all give me to go flash the camera?

[Edited on June 15, 2010 at 5:55 PM. Reason : jk]

6/15/2010 5:47:33 PM

Just checked out the Winter website...the are sexy as hell

6/15/2010 5:53:39 PM

CONTROVERSY
LOL

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/fishing/story/7821028/

Quote :

"Big Rock winners stripped of title Saturday it appeared that the boat Citation had won the 52nd Big Rock Marlin Tournament for pulling in a record 883-pound blue marlin. The tournament has announced it is withholding the prize money of more than nine hundred thousand dollars because of an apparent rules violation. Andy Thommassen, who caught the fish, told a Jacksonville newspaper the boat did NOT have the required fishing license. As Thommasen said, "No record, no money, no fish, no nothing.""

sucks for them

6/21/2010 1:14:33 AM

That was an expensive mistake.

6/21/2010 1:18:32 AM

^no kidding

6/21/2010 1:55:56 AM

i have beaten that nintendo game at least 10 times...

6/21/2010 2:02:16 AM

yeah so the first mate didn't have a fishing license. what a moron


the galot3 got a little over $27k. pretty awesome.

6/21/2010 11:51:33 AM

so, living in new bern, i have been following this story and this tournament. i'm not sure who is to blame here with 1.2 million dollars on the line. obviously, the first mate (who just baits and cleans the boat) should have had his $30 fishing license...but, the captain should have checked everyones license as well. OR, the captain could have obtained a blanket fishing license for the entire boat. supposedly, the boat knew about this license and tried to call in and get the license for the 22 yr old first mate at 5:01 pm, via phone. But, that would have put this kid fishing the day without the license. i'm sure there was panic on that boat, and the 22 yr old probably shit himself during the conversations on the boat looking at that fish, which was a brute. tough luck...

6/23/2010 12:10:20 PM

my girlfriend told me about this


how the fuck do you allow tournament entry if your fishing license is not valid through the date of the tournament????

6/23/2010 12:11:47 PM

This kid just cost his team 1.2 million dollars in a Fishing tournament... why wouldnt he have to have a valid fishing license just like everyone else?

6/23/2010 12:18:49 PM

^^what do you mean? as in, how do the tourney people allow you to fish OR why would the capt allow you to step on the boat? i don't fish, but i'm assuming there is alot of verbal acknowledgments..."do you have your license?"..."yep, in my pocket, lets go". plus, i imagine there are a ton of boats at this event, and i doubt the tourney people will check everyone UNLESS there is 1.2 mil on the line...

[Edited on June 23, 2010 at 12:22 PM. Reason : .]

6/23/2010 12:22:20 PM

I was under the assumptino that it was the one who had landed the marlin not a crew member


its his own damn fault then he knew better and it was retarded to even try that last minute shit

6/23/2010 12:24:05 PM

yea, i was unsure of all the fishing license stuff as well, and started asking around. apparently, EVERYONE on the boat has to have a $15 in state, or $30 out of state license, unless, the captain has a blanket fishing license for his boat (apparently, alot of charter boats will do a blanket license). this kid was not the angler, just a deckhand.

6/23/2010 12:27:08 PM

OH SHIT! INTERNAL SERVER IDIOT CAPTAIN'S ERROR

6/23/2010 12:28:46 PM

here is a list of the rules from the website:

http://www.thebigrock.com/2010-official-tournament-rules

Quote :

" HMS Permits All boats must have one of the following valid permits - HMS Angling (recreational), HMS Charter/Headboat, or Atlantic Tunas General Category Permit (commercial). Permits will be valid from the date of issuance through December 31, 2010. Permits must be on board the vessel when engaged in fishing. The Big Rock Tournament is a registered recreational HMS tournament. For more information - http://www.nmfspermits.com or (888)-872-8862. North Carolina Recreational Fishing License: As of 01/01/2009 The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries will require a recreational fishing license for anyone participating in fishing aboard a vessel. This includes a license for the captain, the mate and the anglers. These individual licenses can be purchased on a 10-day, annual or lifetime basis. 252-726-7021. http://www.ncfisheries.net/recreational/NCCRFL.htm Participant is responsible for knowing all state and federal regulations or any recent changes that may occur."

6/23/2010 12:30:32 PM

I fished one day in the tournament a few years ago on a friends boat....and I didnt have a license either!!!

Whoops

6/23/2010 12:37:40 PM

^^well thats pretty cut and dry

6/23/2010 12:40:01 PM

^^you probably would have been fine...the nc saltwater fishing license has only been in effect since 2009.

the decision was final by the way on this boat...the boat was DQ, and the second place boat took the winnings. the kids name is all in the papers. i doubt he will be on anyones boat anytime soon.

[Edited on June 23, 2010 at 12:42 PM. Reason : .]

6/23/2010 12:42:40 PM

and his fish was only like 300 somethin pounds

[Edited on June 23, 2010 at 12:43 PM. Reason : the second place guy]

6/23/2010 12:43:25 PM

^yea, and there was only three marlins brought in, one being disqualified.

everyone said that fishing was slow all week long during the tourney.

6/23/2010 12:45:07 PM

i coulda told them that based on my fishing this weekend....

6/23/2010 12:46:28 PM

^^^ actually you cant weigh a fish in unless it is over 400 lbs. The second place boat's fish weighed like 525 or something.

6/23/2010 1:45:40 PM