HAWAII MARLIN TOURNAMENT SERIES presented by release marine
2024 hawaii marlin tournament series
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2025 Tournament Dates JUST ANNOUNCED— POSTED BELOW!
LAZY MARLIN HUNT
MARCH 28TH, 29TH, & 30TH, 2025
a Tourney celebrating the BIG GIRLS of Spring!
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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 LAZY Cash
2024 Lazy Marlin Hunt Rules: 2024 LAZY Rules
2024 Lazy Marlin Hunt (Daily) Results: 2024 LAZY Results
Photo: Captain Jody Bright
THE
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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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 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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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 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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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 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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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 SKINS Cash
2024 Skins Marlin Derby Rules: 2024 SKINS Rules
2024 Skins Marlin Derby (Daily) Results: 2024 SKINS Results
Photo: Captain Teddy Hoogs
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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 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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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 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 19, 20 & 21, 2025
The “DE FACTO” CHAMPIONSHIP of the HMT Series season!
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2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here: 2024 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
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2024 HMTS General Rules: 2024 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.
Bwana with the Biggest Marlin and Most Points for for Day 1 AND the 1st Place Winners!
Team 2nd Offense with the Biggest Marlin and Most Points for Day 3!
Marlin Magic with their qualifier caught on Day 1!
BWANA came from 3rd Place in the Series to execute a flawless game plan to win The Wrap – and – to also become HMT Series Champs! From left to right – Champion Crew Logan McCollum and Capt. Teddy Hoogs. Champion Angler Craig Lindner.
Wahine angler Kathleen Wyatt took a giant lead in the HMT Series at the Lazy Marlin Hunt with this 942.5 pound blue marlin – the largest of 2022! This fish and consistent stream of small fish tagged and released kept the team on Sea Genie II in the lead of the HMT Series until the last hour of the last day of the Wrap, when nudged out by Bwana. From left to right: Colton Wyatt, Kathleen Wyatt, Hudson Wyatt, Capt. K.J. Robinson and Jamison Wyatt
2022 Kona Kick Off Winners “Last Chance” cutting up with family, friends and staff. (photo below) Below from left to right: Miguel Castanada, Laura Dowsett, Sarah Hendricks, Jayden Ross Meyers, Faith Hemry, Ian Keinath (beard) Chad Beaudry, Russ Nitta, Capt. Tracy Epstein with Ashley, Kawai and Honuola Epstein.
Painless Paul Douglas strikes again! A 747 pound beauty to take Largest Marlin purse and 2nd Place Overall as the Firecracker is a “most points” tourney, not a biggest marlin tourney in base category.
Ed Boyd and Team Pursuit caught the 2nd largest of the Firecracker but on the same day Marlin Magic caught the largest, so were edged out of largest per day and most points per day.
Tm Lemman and team APEX had the 3rd largest marlin but took Most Points and Largest Day 2 at Firecracker.
The Kanaka All Stars on Sea Baby II helped Chip Wagner of Texas sweep the Skins tourney with this 558 pounder.
Edgar Artecona of Texas crushed the Lure Makers Challenge with this 688 on SAPO with Capt. Chris Choy. The winning fish was caught on an Ol’ George Lure, made in Texas and tested, tried and true on the Colorado River.
Nick Wada brought the first marlin of the Lure Makers tourney to the scale, this 497 pounder caught from Northern Lights with Capt. Kevin Nakamaru.
Wahine angler Joy Painter added 1 tag to this 490 lb. qualifier for a total of 655 point to get in the money at the Lure Makers Challenge with Capt. Kaiwi Joe at the helm of Mauna Loa. The fishing trip was their first date!