Page 92 - 52nd Annual White Marlin Open

WM O RE CO R DS

WA H O O
110.5

Pounds
1994

Kevin Wayson caught this 110.5 lb. state record wahoo aboard
the Kristy Lee in 1994. That year the WMO was part of the Volvo
Penta Legend Series which awarded a Volvo 850 Turbo Volvo to
anyone catching a state record. The Volvo representative was Photograph by: Dale Timmons
there that night and handed Wayson the keys to the car.

TIG ER SH A R K
931

Pounds
1995

Jerry Fish poses with his massive 931 lb. tiger shark caught in
1995, the largest shark and the 5th largest fish of any kind ever
Photograph by: Dale Timmons
caught in the WMO. Shark is no longer a category in the tourna-
ment so Fish’s record will be forever etched into tournament lore.

SW O RDF ISH
318.5

Pounds
2021

Jacob Bertonazzi set a tournament and state record with his
318.5 lb swordfish caught in the 2021 Open. Bertonazzi was
fishing on Jersey Boys which caught the largest swordfish in the Photograph by: Dave Messick
WMO in back to back years.

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