John Wardlaw’s $1M Tuna Shakes Up Leaderboard | Virginia Beach News

A 179-pound bigeye tuna landed by John Wardlaw at the White Marlin Open just shattered records and could net him over a million dollars—turning the tournament upside down. Rob Leerink followed with a 146.5-pounder for second, while Ryan Jones added a 45-pound dolphin worth nearly $96K. Billfish categories finally saw action after two quiet days, with over 300 marlin released. Wahoo and swordfish divisions remain empty, but with hundreds of boats still fishing and favorable weather forecasted for Thursday, expect more leaderboard shocks before the tournament’s halfway mark. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/199c8a208b10af7a