big rock fishing tournament


The fishing team of James Joyce II won the Lady Big Rock tournament Saturday. The team caught and released two blue marlin Saturday, when Joyce Tipton hooked their first at 9:16 a.m. Chelsey Williams netted the teams' second blue marlin at 11:52 a.m.

During the six-hour competition, the James Joyce II team caught and released 2-of-4 the blue marlin for the $6,481.25 first prize, according to www.bigrock.com.

The lady angler event has been part of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament for 12 years. It was renamed this year as a tribute to Keli Wagner, who died in late 2008 after a battle with cancer. Wagner had fished in the lady angler event since its beginning and played a vital role in having 100 percent of the proceeds donated to the Raab Oncology Clinic in Morehead City.