It seems Michael Jordan (59) is bound to – almost – everything to work for him. He was the best basketball player in history, he excelled as a businessman and the last thing he stood out for was fishing. He caught a fish weighing nearly 11 kilos in a traditional tournament North CarolinaUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

As reported by local media abcnews“Your Majesty”, as they called him during his career, last Monday he caught a dolphin fish (also known as dorado di mare) in the Tournament Big Rock Blue Marlintogether with his team catch 23.

They have competed in the tournament in recent years and Jordan already knows what it’s like to take a big game: he caught one last year, even a little heavier.

Jordan acknowledged that the firing “got him a little tired”. “I have a good team and they hooked it up and just brought it in,” he laughed.

“I’m looking forward to this tournament every year. I rarely have the opportunity to come to Morehead City … but whenever I can I can’t wait to go back. The people have been very nice,” he said. to the tournament press.

Jordan’s boat crew also showed off a blue marlin, the prey that will compete for the final prize of $ 527,000.

The “Catch 23” is in sixth place in the dolphin division as of Tuesday 14 June, while the “Fly N Fish” fishermen have caught the heaviest dolphin fish, at 28.2 lbs (about 12.7 kilos).

In the presentation of the video, ABC showed pictures of the former basketball player with his team and the news anchor joked: “More than Air Jordan, now they will call it Ocean Jordan.”

The story of the fishing tournament in which Michael Jordan shines

According to the Big Rock Blue Martin Tournament website, it dates back to 1957, when people weren’t even sure blue marlin existed off the North Carolina coast, and is now handing out millions in winnings.

Since 1986, the tournament has also donated millions of dollars to organizations both locally and across the country. It will end next Sunday and this is the 63rd annual tournament.

“Back then, no one was sure that needle beaks existed in the waters off the coast of North Carolina. Commercial fishermen of that time rarely ventured beyond the coast,” the tournament story explained.

“Their families had worked in the coastal waters for generations. No one had ever seen these fish. But the sailors who worked on the commercial freighters going in and out of the Morehead City harbor insisted they saw the blue marlin not far off the coast. “. detailed.

“The day finally came when the members of the Fabulous Anglers Club decided to settle the matter once and for all. The Fabulous Anglers, an organization of fishing enthusiasts from Morehead City, met with several local merchants and announced that they would pay a cash prize for the first person to catch a blue marlin in the waters of the Costa de Cristal, “they recalled.

“That award did some good. In an effort to promote deep-sea fishing and help support the area’s nascent charter boat industry, it encouraged fishermen and captains to head further out to sea. Fishermen have spotted blue marlin throughout. summer, “continued the story.

But despite the sightings, no one has managed to catch the beautiful and elusive fish. “Those summer failures gave way to fall success. On September 14, 1957, Raleigh fisherman Jimmy Croy, fishing aboard the Mary Z with Captain KW” Bill “Olsen, landed a 150-pound blue marlin. That special catch. forever changed the history of the area.

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