2025 hawaii marlin tournament series
EVENT SCHEDULE:
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2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 LAZY Cash
2025 Lazy Marlin Hunt Rules: 2025 LAZY Rules
2024 Lazy Marlin Hunt (Daily) Results: 2024 LAZY Results
Photo: Captain Jody Bright
Special Room Rates for Series Teams!
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Kona Kick Off
June 28TH & 29TH, 2025
The Tournament that kicks it all off- Local Style! Largest Flag Fish of each category splits Purse.
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2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 KKO Cash
2024 Kona Kick Off Rules: 2024 KKO Rules
2024 Kona Kick Off (Daily) Results: 2024 KKO Results
Photo: Captain Jody Bright
Firecracker Open
July 4TH & 5TH, 2025
Marlin and Ahi score in this legendary event. 37th year!
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2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 FCO Cash
Base Entry $1,100.00 after 6/15/2024
2024 Firecracker Open Rules: 2024 FCO Rules
2024 Firecracker Open (Daily) Results: 2024 FCO Results
Photo: Carol Lynne
The Kona Throw Down
July 7TH, 8TH, & 9TH, 2025
Winner Take All for the Biggest Marlin of the Tourney from the Base Entry.
TWO Biggest Marlin Winner Take All categories.
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2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 KTD Cash
2024 Kona Throw Down Rules: 2024 KTD Rules
2024 Kona Throw Down (Daily) Results: 2024 KTD Results
Photo: Carol Lynne
Skins Marlin Derby
July 11TH, 12TH, & 13TH, 2025
Patterned after the golf format.
Daily Purse is available for the largest Marlin over 500 lbs.
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2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 SKINS Cash
2024 Skins Marlin Derby Rules: 2024 SKINS Rules
2024 Skins Marlin Derby (Daily) Results: 2024 SKINS Results
Photo: Captain Teddy Hoogs
To pay with Credit Card, click Buy Now:
2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 LMC Cash
2024 Lure Maker’s Challenge Rules: 2024 LMC Rules
2024 Branded Division Rules: 2024 LMC Brand Rules
2024 Lure Maker’s Challenge (Daily) Results: 2024 LMC Results
Photo: Captain Kaiwi Joe Thrasher
Big Island Marlin Tournament
August 22nd, 23rd, & 24th, 2025
Kona’s first high stakes, Big Game Tournament to pay cash for Tag & Release AND Big Marlin.
Founded in 1986.
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2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 BIMT Cash
2024 Big Island Marlin T. Rules here: 2024 BIMT Rules
2024 Big Island Marlin T. (Daily) Results: 2024 BIMT Results
Photo: Captain Jody Bright
It’s a Wrap Tournament
September 19th, 20th & 21st, 2025
The “DE FACTO” CHAMPIONSHIP of the HMT Series season!
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2025 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2025 WRAP Cash
2024 It’s A Wrap Rules: 2024 WRAP Rules
2024 It’s A Wrap (Daily) Results: 2024 WRAP Results
Photo: Captain Teddy Hoogs
2025 HMTS General Rules: 2025 General Rules
ALL Entries (both online and paper) require Team Entry Forms, as well as two Liability Waivers.
To fill out our Team Entry Form, click here: Team Entry Forms.
To fill out our Liability Waivers, click here: Liability Releases.
All HMTS Tournaments abide by the International Game Fishing Association’s International Angling Rules – Rules for Fishing in Fresh and Salt Water. A copy of these rules is supplied to each team prior to fishing and is also available HERE.
CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR 2024 WINNERS BELOW!
