Miss Mary, a Viking 68, weighed the 2nd Heaviest Blue Marlin at the Orange Beach Billfish Classic. Joey DiFatta hooked the 548.6-pound fish while teammate Daniel Cater won the dolphin division with a 25.2-pounder. The 3rd Place Blue Marlin registered 528.4 pounds and was caught by Travis Dorland, fishing on the Viking 76 Reel Fire.
Briar Patch, a Viking 68, was the only team in the 42-boat fleet to release three blue marlin – winning the Release category. Tanner Yancey, fishing on the Viking 70 Miss Ma’am, claimed 2nd Place Tuna with a 143.2-pound fish. The Top Junior Angler was Clark Adams on the Viking 72 Gunnslinger.
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