After releasing two blue marlins, the third marlin was the one that put Set A Course in the winner’s circle of the 30th annual Orange Beach Billfish Classic on May 16 at The Wharf in Orange Beach.
Angler and owner David Pearson landed a 595.8-pound blue marlin to win the blue marlin division of the Orange Beach Billfish Classic, which kicks off the billfish tournament season along the Gulf Coast. His catch as tournament champion and winner of the blue marlin division brought in $240,850 in prize money.
Set A Couse, a 64-foot Viking out of Bay Point of Panama City Beach and captained by Destin’s BJ Teems, is new to the billfish circuit…