HIBT big fish

Robert Dudley, of Laguna Niguel Billfish Club, shows off the 973-pound Pacific blue marlin he caught Tuesday, July 29, 2008 along the Kona Coast, Hawaii during the 49th annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. Dudley, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., landed the fish after 2 hours, 20 minutes using 50-pound test line. It was the second biggest fish in the 49-year history of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. It was the largest fish caught during the tournament since the record 1,062.5-pound Pacific blue marlin was caught in 1986. Miss Billfish 2008 is Katie Moore, right. (AP Photo/Karin Stanton)