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Michael Jordan's boat, Catch 23, finished second in the White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Maryland, winning $400,000 for a 71-pound marlin, highlighting his participation in a prestigious fishing event alongside other celebrities.
A Kentucky college student, Jonathan Brian, died from injuries sustained in a boat crash during a fishing tournament at Lake Murray. Two other people were injured in the crash, which involved out-of-state competitors. The cause of the crash is still unknown. Over 500 anglers from 72 colleges were participating in the tournament.
A 1,019-pound tiger shark was caught off Dauphin Island during the 90th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, making it the heaviest fish brought in so far. The tournament, organized by the Mobile Jaycees, is touted as the largest fishing tournament in the world and runs from July 20 to July 23.
Two fishermen who cheated in an Ohio fishing tournament by stuffing fish with lead weights and fillets have been sentenced to ten-day jail terms and forfeiture of a $100,000 boat. They also agreed to three-year suspensions of their fishing licenses and must pay a $2,500 fine. Half the fine will be waived if they each make a $1,250 donation to a nonprofit organization that promotes fishing with children. The men were investigated for cheating in a different walleye tournament earlier in the year, but there was not enough evidence to charge them.
Two fishermen in Ohio were sentenced to 10-day jail terms, had their fishing licenses suspended for three years, and were required to forfeit a boat worth $130,000 after they were caught cheating during a fishing tournament by stuffing fish with lead weights and fish filets. The men pleaded guilty to cheating and unlawful ownership of wild animals. The tournament director noticed the fish were heavier than they looked and cut them open, revealing the metal weights and fish filets inside. The men were disqualified and told to leave the tournament.