The first day of the White Marlin Open started with stormy weather and rough seas – but 17 of the 334 boats registered in the 53rd White Marlin Open did head out for a day of fishing. Three boats came to the scales at Harbour Island Marina in Ocean City weighing in 3 three qualifying tuna – with an 84-pound tuna caught on the Full Service out of Ocean City is at the top of the leaderboard. Game On out of Ocean City arrived at the scales as they opened at 4pm and weighed in an 80.5-pound tuna. The Talkin’ Trash out of Ocean City arrived with 2nd place tuna, a non-qualifier mahi and was sporting a white marlin release flag which counts in the points. Boats fish 3 days out of the 6 days of the tournament – looking to hook that elusive white marlin – or a variety of other billfish – and a piece to the $9.9-million in prize money.