16-year-old catches 400 pound marlin on third day of Big Rock

MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WNCT) — A third blue marlin was caught Wednesday at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

The fish was weighed by 16-year-old E.J. Nettles, the first known junior angler to weigh a blue marlin in the tournament.

Nettles was fishing on the boat “Rare Breed.”

“Rare Breed” is now in third place, behind “Game Changer” in second place and “Honey Hush” in first.

Two blue marlin were hauled in on the second day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

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