This Year’s White Marlin Open To Feature Streaming On Big Screens At Host Marina

OCEAN CITY — Jostling through the crowd, craning one’s neck and pushing to the front is as much a tradition at the White Marlin Open as the big fish and big checks themselves, but a new wrinkle this year will help spectators and sportfishing enthusiasts enjoy more of the latter.

Hooked on OC, the popular locally owned and produced television show that documents every facet of the fishing scene in the resort area, is partnering with the White Marlin Open this year to live-stream all of the action at the host Harbour Island next month on two large screens mounted to the scale itself. The two, six-foot by 10-foot LED screens mounted on the north and south sides of the scale will capture all of the memorable sights and sounds of the world’s largest billfish tournament for the thousands of spectators who cram into Harbour Island on each day of the tournament and for the countless others watching the action from afar.

“It’s really going to be something very cool for the tournament,” said Hooked on OC’s Scott Lenox this week. “One of the big complaints we hear is they can’t see past all of the people. We’re going to alleviate all of that.”

For years, the tournament has broadcast the action at the scale with a live feed on its website and that won’t change this year. What will change is the quality of the production including crisp images of the boats pulling into the marina, the potential million dollar-plus fish being pulled from the boats and the dramatic moments when the scales teeter up and down before locking in on a final weight.

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