HAWAII MARLIN TOURNAMENT SERIES presented by COCA-COLA
THE HAWAII LURE MAKERS CHALLENGE
Presented by:
The 2024 Lure Maker’s Challenge branded division was won by bwana
with kraken LURES
of kona, hawaii.
Teams who are Sponsored by a specific Lure Maker can fish those lures – and – the Highest Placing Team, sponsored by and catching their fish on their Sponsored Lures, will win the Presenting Sponsor position of the Tournament for the following year!
For example, Team ALOHA Lures was the top scoring team sponsored by a Lure Maker, so this year the tournament will be called “The Lure Makers Challenge Presented by ALOHA Lures”.
There are lots and lots of Lure Makers out there. Let’s see which ones are truly the most productive Big Game Tournament Lures on the water – and get them credit where credit is due!
2025– Schedule of Events
Thursday July 17th Registration —
1:00-4:30PM at Office
5PM at HBGFC Clubhouse
Friday July 18th 7AM to 4PM – Fishing
Saturday July 19th 7AM to 4PM – Fishing
Sunday July 20th 7AM to 4PM – Fishing
To register, select your preferred method of payment then please download and complete the necessary forms listed below. Mahalo.
To pay with a credit card:
Please click the blue “Buy Now” button below:
To pay with cash or check:
For a downloadable old fashioned paper Entry Form, please click here: 2025 LMC Cash
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.
To view the 2024 Lure Maker’s Challenge Rules, click here: 2024 LMC Rules
To view the 2024 Lure Maker’s Challenge – Branded Division Rules click here: 2024 LMC Branded Rules
To view the 2025 HMTS General Rules, please click here: 2025 HMTS General Rules
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.
2016 - Rod Bender
2017 - Tantrum Lures
2022 - Northern Lights - Polukai Lures
2022 - Mauna Loa
2022 - Sapo - Ole Greg Lures
2024 - Benchmark - Aloha Lures
2024 - SNAFU
2024 - Bite Me 3
Everything You Need to Know About Making Lures is in Here:
Here’s the book you’ve been waiting for!
Lure-Making 201/202 is the second in the series of Kona Fishing Chronicles books on how to design, make and use big-game trolling lures for marlin, tuna, mahimahi, wahoo and many other major offshore gamefish. It’s a sequel to the highly popular Lure-Making 101/102. With more advanced techniques and materials, the 201/202 book helps you advance your lure-making skills so you can catch more, and enjoy your offshore fishing more!