US EditionWhite Marlin Open Brings Big Fish, Big Business to Ocean City
Michael Jordan's crew earned nearly $390,000 for a 71-pound white marlin, narrowly missing the $3.9 million top prize by one pound at the White Marlin Open.
- The 2025 White Marlin Open wrapped up on August 10 in Ocean City, Maryland, with Dan Gough from the Billfisher boat securing first place by landing a white marlin weighing 72 pounds.
- With a legacy spanning over five decades, the tournament draws a vast fleet of vessels along with a large number of anglers, celebrities, and visitors from across the nation and beyond.
- Michael Jordan participated on his yacht Catch 23, which landed a 71-pound white marlin that earned second place and about $390,000, highlighting the event’s broad appeal.
- The tournament awarded around $7 million in total prizes, with $4 million for the biggest white marlin, and Gough and his crew earned $3.9 million, marking a major achievement after 36 years of competing.
- The White Marlin Open provides significant economic benefits to Ocean City, boosting local business exposure and tourism while maintaining its status as the world’s largest and richest billfish tournament.
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Michael Jordan’s fishing yacht reels in second place in Ocean City’s White Marlin Open
Michael Jordan’s fishing yacht Catch 23 scored big Saturday. The NBA legend’s boat landed a 71-pound white marlin and a second-place finish in the White Marlin category at Ocean City’s annual White Marlin Open — just one pound shy of the $3.9 million first-place prize.
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Michael Jordan and his son Marcus are continuing to rebuild their relationship — and this time, it happened on the open seas aboard the NBA legend’s $8 million yacht. The father-son duo spent the week competing in the White Marlin Open, a deep-sea fishing tournament widely considered the “Super Bowl” of the sport, off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. Their vessel, Catch 23, reeled in a massive 71-pound marlin, securing a second-place finish an…
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