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The only thing hotter than the flames coming out of the marlin statues on The Wharf at the 2024 Blue Marlin Grand Championship was the blue marlin bite. The 66 participating teams caught what is believed to be a Gulf of Mexico tournament record of 106 blue marlin, plus 14 white marlin and 12 sailfish, for a total catch of 132 billfish during the tournament.
Miss Ma’am was the first blue marlin weighed and the 650.4-pound fish held on to become the Grand Champion, besting the second-place marlin of Intense by just 3.4 pounds. Briar Patch finished in third place by a scant .6 of a pound, with their 577.6 blue Marlin edging out Devotion’s 577-pound fish.
In the catch-and-release division, Lifeline released a total of 10 billfish, seven blue marlin and three white marlin to take home first place. Team Supreme clinched the Gulf Coast Triple Crown for the second straight year with their second-place finish by releasing seven blue marlin, followed in third by Cold Motion with five blue marlin and two whites.
The tuna division saw a new tournament record of 197.8 pounds, caught by Jaselyn Berthelot on Rising Sons.
