- When
- Usually July
- Host port
- Key West
- Organizer
- Key West Marlin Tournament (named as organizer on keywestmarlin.com)
- Species
- Blue marlin, White marlin, Spearfish, Dolphin (mahi-mahi), Wahoo, Tuna
- Format
- Teams earn points for each eligible billfish and fun fish species, limited to 75 boats. Separate marlin and fun fish divisions. The Florida Keys listing states $50,000 in cash prizes in the marlin division.
- First held
- 1982
The Key West Marlin Tournament is a marlin and fun fish tournament based in Key West, Florida. Teams earn points for eligible billfish and fun fish, with entries limited to the first 75 boats, and the event coincides with Hemingway Days.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Overall (Marlin) | Team 'Don't Blink' (captain Billy Currie, angler Chris Hagin) | Two blue marlin releases on day two |
| 2023 | Overall (Marlin) | Miller's team (boat and captain not named on the page) | First place; points and weight not given. Second place Linda D V, captain Billy Wickers III, angler Nicholas Cioffi, blue marlin estimated at 400 lb |
| 2022 | Overall | Killbox | First place; second KoKo; third Twisted Bills. Crews, captains and points not given |
| 2021 | Overall (Stock Island Marina Village) | Sea Hawk (Capt. Patrick Young, angler Jake Caruso) | Estimated 200 lb blue marlin release; 400 points |
| 2019 | Marlin division, first listed (by points) | Blue Heron | 417 points (blue marlin and 17 lb dolphin) |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
The organizer's history page quotes a 'record breaking $250,000 paid out in total cash prizes' for 2022.
Captains in published results
- Capt. Billy Currie, 2024
- Capt. Billy Wickers III
- Capt. Billy Currie, Don't Blink (team name as published), 2024
- Capt. Patrick Young, Sea Hawk, 2021
- Capt. Shannon Fountain, Blue Heron, 2021
- Capt. Kermit Haines, Toddy Time, 2021
- Capt. Billy Wickers III, Linda D V, 2023
- Capt. A. J. Barry, Sanctuary, 2023
