- When
- Usually July
- Host port
- Orange Beach
- Organizer
- Blue Marlin Grand Championship
- Species
- Blue marlin, White marlin, Sailfish, Yellowfin tuna, Mahi-mahi, Wahoo
- Format
- Blue marlin division for the heaviest fish, catch-and-release division (blue marlin, sailfish and white marlin), tuna division, dolphin and wahoo categories, and a junior angler award. Weigh-ins at The Wharf Marina.
Blue marlin tournament held each July at The Wharf in Orange Beach, Alabama. The organizer's past-tournaments page lists a heaviest blue marlin division, a catch-and-release division, and tuna, dolphin and wahoo categories, with editions from 2012 to 2026.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Blue Marlin | A Work of Art (angler Brandon Favre, Capt. Jason Buck) | 641.2 lbs |
| 2026 | Catch and Release | It Just Takes Time (angler Leah Pratt + George Pratt, Capt. Myles Colley) | 3555 points |
| 2025 | Blue Marlin | Grocery Isle (angler Donny Rouse, Capt. Wilks Hammock) | 746.2 (no unit printed on page; Fox 10 article gives 746.2 pounds) |
| 2024 | Blue Marlin | Miss Ma'am (angler Cooper Yancey, Capt. Chase Johnson) | 650.4 (no unit printed on page) |
| 2023 | Blue Marlin | A Work of Art (angler Kevin Courville, Capt. Jason Buck) | 597.4 (no unit printed on page) |
| 2022 | Blue Marlin | It Just Takes Time (angler Nick "Lil' Miami" Crovato, Capt. Chris Hood) | 568.4 (no unit printed on page) |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
Fox 10 reported a $1.8 million prize on the line for the 2025 edition (article dated 12 Jul 2025), and the organizer page lists Grocery Isle's 746.2 blue marlin as the 2025 winner.
Captains in published results
- Capt. Jason Buck, A Work of Art, 2026, 2023
- Capt. Wilks Hammock, Grocery Isle, 2025
- Capt. Chase Johnson, Miss Ma'am, 2024
- Capt. Myles Colley, It Just Takes Time, 2026
- Capt. Angel Muntaner, Rising Sons, 2026
- Capt. George Crenshaw, CE, 2026
- Capt. Mark Raffield, Easy Trigger, 2026
- Capt. Louis (Scooter) Porto, Nikki Bella, 2025
- Capt. Larry Roth, Bella Fortuna, 2025
- Capt. Jimmy Crochet, Rising Sons, 2024
- Capt. Michael Kuljis, Perserverance, 2024
- Capt. Kent Werth, Relentless Pursuit, 2024
- Capt. Neal Foster, Intense, 2023
- Capt. Cliff McGonigal, Jubilee, 2023
- Capt. Hunter Forbes, Raise 'Em Up, 2023
- Capt. Chris Hood, It Just Takes Time, 2022
- Capt. Sonny Alawine, Get Reel, 2022
- Capt. Steven Pixley, Reel Wicked, 2022
