Nearly $3.7 million WMO top prize goes to white marlin: All winners

UPDATE: This story has been corrected to list the amount win the wahoo category to $68,594.09.

The 51st White Marlin Open has come to a close after its extended run this year, and we have the big winner!

Angler Ven Poole reeled in the 77.5-pound white marlin worth nearly $3.7 million to lead the list of big money winners this year.

Get a recap of the final day action with the link below, and then see who took home the biggest pieces of this year’s $8.5 million purse.

White Marlin

Ven Poole of Raleigh, N.C., aboard the Waste Knot, reeled in a white marlin weighing 77.5 pounds and winning $3,699,630.67.

Noah McVicker of Ocean City, aboard the Billfisher, reeled in a 76-pound white marlin, winning $1,797,119.13

Lance Blakemore of Horseheads, N.Y., aboard the Stone Cutter, reeled in a blue marlin weighing 897.50 pounds and winning $520,374.07.

Phil Key of Millers Island, Md., aboard the Moore Bills, reeled in a 894-pound blue marlin, winning $410,936.89.

Hershel Martin of Montross, Va., aboard the Bobojo, reeled in a 789.5-pound blue marlin, winning $112,704.77.

Rob Jones of Cincinnati, Ohio, aboard the Blue Runner, reeled in a tuna weighing 220.50 pounds, wining $1,007,012.32.

Jeff Green of Wildwood, NJ, aboard the Warden Pass, reeled in a tuna weighing 193.5 pounds and winning $154,046.73.

Dante Soriente of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, aboard the MJ’s, reeled in a 193.5-pound tuna, winning $147,046.31.

Patrick Field of Stuart, Fla., aboard the Catch 23, reeled in a 32.5-pound dolphin, winning $64,594.09.

Andy Geldmacher of Westminster, Md., aboard the Double Nickle, reeled in a 31-pound dolphin, winning $2,409.09.

Ian Horowitz of North Wales, Pa., aboard the American Lady, reeled in a 31-pound wahoo, winning $68,594.09.