- When
- Usually August
- Host port
- Cape May
- Organizer
- South Jersey Tournaments
- Species
- White marlin, Blue marlin, Tuna, Mahi-mahi, Wahoo
- Format
- Offshore team competition with cash categories, points awards for most points (white marlin, blue marlin, tuna and overall), calcuttas, and daily weigh-ins at 5:00 PM at Cape May and Ocean City
The MidAtlantic is an August offshore billfish and tuna tournament run from Cape May and Ocean City, New Jersey, with weigh-ins at both ports. The homepage lists the 2026 edition as the 35th, held August 16-21, 2026, with 208 boats entered.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Heaviest blue marlin | TAYLOR JEAN (Ocean City) | 680 lbs, $1,477,980.00 |
| 2026 | Heaviest tuna | TALKIN TRASH (Ocean City) | 182 lbs, $544,620.29 |
| 2026 | Heaviest white marlin | BOSS HOGG (Ocean City) | 80 lbs, $1,357,860.91 |
| 2026 | Most points overall | SOUTHERN C'S | 1,650 pts |
| 2026 | Wahoo (top weight listed) | REEL BLESSED (Cape May) | 58 lbs, $85,656.69 |
| 2025 | Heaviest blue marlin, 1st place | Reel Toy | 804 Pounds |
| 2025 | Heaviest white marlin (Money Fish) | Canyon Lady | 75 lbs, $875,363.12 |
| 2025 | Mahi, 1st place | Sushi | 35 Pounds |
| 2025 | Tuna, 1st place | Torta | 185 Pounds |
| 2025 | Wahoo, 1st place | Luna Sea | 94 Pounds |
| 2021 | Catch Record: Heaviest blue marlin | Billfisher | 1,135 lbs, $1,167,762 |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
The homepage gives a new record purse of $6,756,020 for the 2026 edition (news item dated August 21, 2026); the 2025 edition was reported by Fish In OC as 114 boats vying for $3.2 million.
Captains in published results
- Capt. Jamie Diller, Canyon Lady, 2025
