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Friday and/or Saturday (One Day or Both Days)

Tournament Head: Tristan Payne

Schedule: Fishing Friday AND/OR Saturday (June 5 – 6, 2026). Boats entered can fish both days, but only count their totals from one single day, thus allowing teams to participate in any of the other activities on the schedule they chose and pick their day to fish based on weather considerations.

Weigh-in each day is ends at 16:30 hrs. You must be either tied up at the Big Game dock at 16:30 hrs or be in the vicinity of the weigh-in/committee boat if anchored off one of the beaches. The committee boat may assign the weigh-in functions to other parties ashore or afloat, VHF CH 69 will be used.

Fish from either day (but not both) will count toward the total.

Scoring:

Billfish:
Sailfish Release 20 points
Marlin Release (White/Blue) 50 points
Spearfish Release 30 points

Pelagic
Wahoo
Blackfin Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
BigEye Tuna
Skipjack Tuna
Cobia
Kingfish
Dolphin 

Bottom Fishing: (electric reels permitted)
Yellowtail
All other Snappers
Grouper (any variety)
Tilefish: (Golden or Blue Line) 

Each boat shall have the opportunity to weigh as many fish as they can fit in a 5-gallon bucket, 1 point will be awarded for every pound.  In the event of a tie, the first boat to weigh their bucket will win. Ties broken on billfish release time, if there is no billfish, then the win goes to boat with single largest fish. Captains are encouraged to take digital photos or video of any billfish releases. No geographic boundaries, each participant must have a team member present at the weigh-in time as noted above. Electric reels permitted for bottom fishing category.

 Prizes (cash or prizes)

Top Boat (by bucket weight + billfish points)
Largest fish (by weight, not length)
Kids – Heaviest Bucket of Fish (5 gallon)
Speared Fish (Heaviest Fish)

The committee boat for the event will be announced and will monitor VHF 69 (fishing tournament channel) and VHF 68 (working channel for Bimini / Isaacs area). For this event IGFA regulations are not applicable, but a verified photo or video of a billfish release will be required in order to count tourney points. A billfish release will comply with IGFA regulations concerning double line, swivel, etc. Live and dead bait or artificials are permitted, the maximum number of lines with hooks is 6 and all forms of teasers are allowed. Spearfish is also an encouraged method of catch/take.

Regulations: All Bahamas fishing rules and regulations need to be followed, especially considering the location of the weigh-in and our continued welcome relationship with the Bahamas. Note that they may have different bag and tackle restrictions that are different than U.S. Regulations. Also note that lobster season is “closed”.