Marlin Fever Wins the 2026 Big Rock With a Record 919.9-Pound Blue Marlin
710, Evans Street, Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina, 28557, United StatesBig Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterBig Rock recap, Morehead City, 18 June 2026: 'Then came Day 2 — June 9, 2026' when Marlin Fever's 919.9 lb. blue marlin was weighed, of 'six days of fishing'; the 2026 event schedule runs fishing Day 1 on 8 June to Day 6 on Saturday 13 June.[1]
Connor Daniel's 919.9-pound blue marlin, the heaviest ever weighed at the Big Rock, won the 68th tournament in Morehead City for Marlin Fever and a record $6,513,188 of a $9.04 million purse.
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