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![Release, a boat captained by Rom Whitaker, won the Fabulous Fisherman's prize of $1.729 million for being the tournament's first to reel in a blue marlin weighing more than 500 pounds. The 504-pound blue marlin took an hour and seven minutes to reel in by angler Kirk Pugh. Release, a boat captained by Rom Whitaker, won the Fabulous Fisherman's prize of $1.729 million for being the tournament's first to reel in a blue marlin weighing more than 500 pounds. The 504-pound blue marlin took an hour and seven minutes to reel in by angler Kirk Pugh.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/06/19/UEQCBCY6Q5FQFPYMRJ6L4GVTKY.jpg?w=535)
Release, a boat captained by Rom Whitaker, won the Fabulous Fisherman's prize of $1.729 million for being the tournament's first to reel in a blue marlin weighing more than 500 pounds. The 504-pound blue marlin took an hour and seven minutes to reel in by angler Kirk Pugh.
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