Syracuse.com - Wild Carp Week Triathlon wraps up today with 'Big Four' competition

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The anglers have been fishing all week in a competition that kicked off at 7 a.m. Sunday morning.

The Wild Carp Week Triathlon wraps up today with anglers fishing in the "Big Four" competition on the Seneca River.

Those who have been participating throughout the tournament have been fishing since Sunday morning, when the first event -- the 75-hour, two-person team competition. The event saw anglers fishing for 75 straight hours. Thirty teams started at 7 a.m. Sunday and finished at 10 a.m. Sunday.

The winner of that event were New Englanders Robert Duprey and Dimitri Consolati, who caught 187 fish, weighing a total of nearly 3,000 pounds. They won $3,000 for their efforts, in addition to extra cash for finishing on top of their individual section of river. (The river was divided into six sections, with the winning team from each section getting $1,000).

Thursday, a total of xx anglers participated in the "Big Fish" contest. Anglers were competing in hourly contests for the biggest fish, with the winner getting $350.

The biggest fish of the day was caught in the final minutes (just befeore 4 p.m.) by Marcin Szydlowski. It was a 31 pound, 14 ounce common carp.The biggest mirror carp of the day, 18 pounds, 2 ounces, was reeled in by Adam Moneypenny. The two fish earned those anglers $650 each.

Today, the anglers are braving the wet and cold to fish in the "Big Four" competition, which ends at 4 p.m.

At the conclusion of day's competition, anglers will be evaluated on a point system involving all three events. The winner of the triathlon will earn an additional $1,000.

The defending champion is Pennsylvanian Scott Russell, who is fishing again this year.

Tournament director Jason Bernhardt of Big Carp Companies has said more than $25,000 in cash prizes is being awarded this week to participating anglers.

For more on Wild Carp Week and updated results, see The Wild Carp Companies website, the "Wild Carp Week" page on Facebook or email Bernhardt at [email protected].

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