2nd August Moon Billfish Tournament

The August Moon Billfish Tournament is the 5th of the 6 official fishing competitions making up the Kona Marlin Tournament Series. Series Prizes include a free entry into the Lahaina Jackpot Tournament for the team catching the largest marlin of the series. Tournaments included in the series are the Kona Classic on May 13-14, the Big Island Invitational Marlin Tournament on June 14-18, the Firecracker Open Marlin Tournament on July 1-2, the Skins Marlin Derby on July 7-9, the August Moon Billfish Tournament August 7-12, and the Okoe Bay Rendezvous XII on September 7-10.

The base entry fee for the August Moon Billfish Tournament will remain at $2,000.00 per team of 4 anglers, a captain and a crewman. Each entry fee will be managed in the following manner:

$1,000.00 per team will be returned to the purse and awarded to the teams with the largest marlin of the tournament
$ 300.00 per entry will be returned to the purse and awarded to the teams with the most tag and released points of the tournament
$ 200.00 per entry will be returned to the purse and awarded to the teams with the most ahi points of the tournament
$ 50.00 per entry will be donated to the Hawaii Conservation Association
$ 50.00 per entry will be donated to the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club

In addition, there will be Optional Entry Levels available for anglers interested in competing in a separate division awarding the teams with the Highest Gross Point Scores per Day. Entry fees in the optional divisions will begin at $100.00 per day and go up to market level.

All divisions of the tournament will score catches at 1 point per pound for each marlin weighed in – 300 pounds or better. Teams will also score 300 points per pound for each marlin tagged and released. In addition, each ahi weighing 100 pounds or better will score 1 point per pound.

Borrowing a format from tournaments outside of Hawaii fished in rougher waters than Kona, the August Moon Billfish Tournament will be scheduled through a 5 day stretch, but anglers are only required to fish 3 of the 5 days. Adding an interesting twist is that each team has the option of picking which 3 days of the 5 that they will fish.

For more information and/or and entry form please email Sportfish Hawaii at sportfish@hawaii.rr.com and we'll pass along your request to the tournament organizers.