white marlin

noun

: a marlin (Kajikia albida) of the Atlantic Ocean that is blue above and silvery-white below, may reach a length of about 9 feet (2.7 meters) and a weight of 180 pounds (81.6 kilograms), and is a popular sport fish

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Commonly, the bulk of prize money goes to the person who catches the largest white marlin, but no qualifying white marlin was caught last year. —

Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024 Just behind Poole, Noah McVicker from Ocean City landed a 76.00-pound white marlin, taking home $1,797,119.13. —

Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024 No white marlin were brought in through the tournament’s first three days, while tuna — one of six fish categories — was a popular catch. —

Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023 Then the bulk of the prize money goes to the person who caught the largest white marlin. —

Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023 And, better still, Jordan’s team aboard Catch 23 won the trophy for best junior angler who caught and released several white marlin. —

Bill Springer, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Offshore action is good, with several boats bringing back swordfish and releasing white marlin; www.ateamfishing.com. —

Frank Sargeant, al, 3 Sep. 2021 Jordan’s boat was fishing for white marlin, and the largest catch, caught by Johnny Hinkle of Fish Whistle, weighed in at 79.5 pounds for $1.46 million. —

Giana Han, baltimoresun.com, 10 Aug. 2019 And sometimes a dolphin trip will produce sailfish, wahoo, blackfin tuna, white marlin or blue marlin. —

Steve Waters, miamiherald, 18 May 2018