The fourth day of the $1.7 million White Marlin Open in Ocean City was filled with action as nearly all of 369 registered boats went fishing, leads changed hands and the potential prizes mounted.

Ocean City local Tommy Hinkle won his second White Marlin Open title, ... Frank Sinito and Randy Drozd placed second and third in the category, respectively, with catches of 39 and 38-pounders.

As Friday’s 9:15 p.m. weigh-in cutoff grew closer, the mood grew more anxious and the party turned into a frenzy. “If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be!” shouted Capt. Randy Butler, who ...