Big Rock Blue Marlin Tourney Crowns Fab Fisherman

June 17, 2015

When it comes to fishing tournaments, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is a lot like the Eddie Acai Big Wave Contest in Hawaii. It doesn’t happen unless the waves, or the fish in this case, are big enough.

The contest, which takes place in North Carolina each year, is won by the first fisherman to catch a marlin more than 500 pounds. Not since 2011 has a champion been crowned and this year it took just a day.

Robbie Stallings reeled in the winning 582-pound giant onboard the 61-foot Spencer to be crowned with the Fabulous Fisherman prize worth $365,000. Stallings told the Jacksonville Daily News that it felt like winning The Masters in golf.

“Somebody asked me about that and I said it has got to feel like if you’ve been playing golf all your life and you win the Masters,” he told the paper. “It has to be the same type of exhilarating feeling. It is the greatest feeling.”

Stallings said the fish put on quite a fight, running out about 500 yards of line at first then made another run at it before he got it under control. Though Stallings caught the first fish over 500 pounds, he’s not in the lead overall in the contest. That honor went to a 680-pound marlin on board Shenandoah 62.

Tracy Anderson’s achievements as a multi-platform fitness/wellness pioneer and author make her the world’s most renowned expert in the health and fitness industry. She is best known for her Tracy Anderson Method, with devotees including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham, Nicole Richie and Robert Downey Jr. Over the past 16 years, the Tracy Anderson Method has grown and evolved, though the basic premise remains the same: Tracy continues to develop thousands of new routines to ensure that no client ever plateaus.

With four studio locations—including a brand-new studio in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood—and more than 160 DVDs, Tracy has transformed the bodies of thousands of people across the globe. She has designed several tech innovations and fitness solutions, including the patented Iso-Kinetic Band System, The Hybrid Body Reformer, The Super G Floor, The Sprung AB Block, and The Men’s High Intensity Machine. In addition, Tracy has created a meal replacement shake, a nutrient program and is offering global real time video streaming from inside her studios.

To learn more, visit tracyanderson.com.

| When I'm teaching, I'm most impressed by a student who shows up for me and for themselves, is all in and not judgmental.