- When
- Usually June
- Host port
- Panama City Beach
- Species
- Blue marlin, Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphinfish, Billfish (catch and release)
- Format
- Team tournament. Teams compete for blue marlin, tuna, wahoo and dolphinfish, with catch and release categories for billfish, a shotgun start and optional entry categories. Revival of the original Bay Point Invitational, paused for nearly a decade before 2023.
Team billfish tournament held in June at Point South Marina in Bay Point, Panama City Beach, Florida. The organizer describes it as a revival of the original Bay Point Invitational, paused for nearly a decade and restarted in 2023.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Catch and release (team payout) | Team It Just Takes Time | $210,285 (payout as published; points or releases not on page) |
| 2026 | Top weighed blue marlin | Team Briar Patch, Capt. Corey Hurst | 582.5 lbs |
| 2026 | Tournament release total | Not on page (no team named) | 193 billfish released (tournament record, per organizer) |
| 2025 | Heaviest blue marlin | Triple Tail (headline spells it 'Triple Tale'; crew based out of Lynn Haven) | 593.3 pounds |
| 2025 | Top catch and release | It Just Takes Time | 3,200 points |
| 2024 | Catch and release | Team Supreme (angler not named) | 3,350 points, $153,675 |
| 2024 | Largest blue marlin | Wynsong (angler Reese Johnson) | 567.4 lbs, $289,320 |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
WJHG reports that the 2025 edition set records of 89 boats and $1.6 million in prize money, and the 2026 edition is reported at more than $1.8 million (WJHG), with the organizer page listing a 2026 payout of $1,851,900.
Captains in published results
- Capt. Corey Hurst, 2026
- Capt. Corey Hurst, Briar Patch, 2026
