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- Aug 3, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Aug 8, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Mister Pete Wins the 2026 White Marlin Open With an 80-Pound White Marlin
- The 53rd White Marlin Open ran 3-8 August 2026 in Ocean City, Maryland, in a new six-day format, with 334 boats fishing for an estimated $9.9 million[1][2]
- Bill Sharpe of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, won with an 80-pound white marlin aboard Mister Pete of Charleston, weighed Thursday and projected to earn about $3,500,000[1]
- Reel Hunter's 71.5-pound white took second (about $355,000); Bull Pen's 70-pounder was third by weight but projected to earn about $1.8 million through Added Entry Levels[1][4]
- MaxBet's 607.5-pound blue marlin, the only qualifying blue, is projected to earn about $1.2 million[1]
- Gray Fox won both the tuna division (a 179-pound bigeye, about $1.02 million) and the wahoo division (69.5 pounds, about $72,000); no qualifying swordfish was weighed[1]
- The 2025 Open drew 282 boats and paid over $7.24 million, including a top prize of $3.9 million[1]
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- [1]90%whitemarlinopen.com/post/2026/08/09/mister-pete-wins-tournaments-top-prize-of-35-million-as-gray-fox-wins-two-divisionswhitemarlinopen.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Aug 3, 2026 ✓· Ends Aug 8, 2026 ✓· 26% of score
The White Marlin Open's[2][3][4] dates page: 'The 2026 White Marlin Open will feature a new 6 day format. It will be held from August 3-8 in Ocean City, Maryland'; its wrap-up says the 53rd Open 'came to a close Saturday' (8 August).
- [2]85%White Marlin Open - Dateswhitemarlinopen.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 26% of score
Organiser's dates page: the 2026 Open 'will feature a new 6 day format' and run 'from August 3-8 in Ocean City, Maryland'.[1]
- [3]70%White Marlin Open - Tournament Infowhitemarlinopen.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 26% of score
All fish must be weighed on the official scale at Harbour Island (14th Street and the Bay), with free public weigh-ins each tournament day.[1]
- [4]80%Friday's Added Entries Spread the Wealth Across the Fleetwhitemarlinopen.com· Published Aug 8, 2026· 22% of score
WMO's Friday report: Reel Hunter's 71.5-pound white marlin, caught by Kevin Howell, moved into second at 4:14 p.m., while 'Mister Pete remains the leader with its 80-pound white marlin'.[1]
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