$25,000 Diamond Jim Winner, Blair Wheeler First-ever authentic Diamond Jim captured in Maryland Fishing Challenge history Today marked an exciting day in the nine-year history of the Maryland Fishing Challenge as Blair Wheeler, 25 of Herndon, Va., became the first person to win a $25,000 cash prize. After confirming her August catch was the real deal – tagged with the randomly selected winning number – Wheeler walked off stage with a prize package that also included a pair of one-carat diamond earrings from Zachary’s Jewelers of Annapolis, and $6,000 in gift cards from participating Maryland tackle shops. “I’m in kind of a shock!” said Wheeler. “Who thinks they’re going to win $25,000?” Wheeler caught the winning striper while fishing aboard the charter, Hook Mash out of Deale, as part of a birthday celebration for her brother and husband. The fish was hooked off Tracys Landing, weighing in at 19 pounds. “They got the trip, I got the fish,” she said. “Even if we hadn’t won anything we were going to go fishing again next year. Charters are great. You don’t have to be a fisherman to be able to enjoy it.” This was Wheeler’s first time fishing in the Chesapeake […]
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