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Old Salt King of the Beach (Spring and Fall)

By Breakpoint Team

Host port: Madeira Beach
Organizer: Old Salt Fishing Foundation
Species: King mackerel, Spanish mackerel
Format: Volunteer-run kingfish tournament in six divisions (Overall, Single Engine, Ladies, Youth, Spanish Mackerel, Traveling Angler); Overall pays 30 places; Spanish Mackerel pays pound-for-pound; a closest-to-20.26-pound prize

Volunteer-run king mackerel tournaments held each spring and fall in Madeira Beach by the Old Salt Fishing Foundation, which says it has delivered on its mission since 1971.

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Usually April
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Fort Pierce King Mackerel Invitational
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