- When
- Usually July
- Host port
- Ocean City
- Organizer
- Ocean City Fishing Center (OC Tuna Tournament)
- Species
- Bigeye tuna, Bluefin tuna, Mahi-mahi (dolphin), Wahoo
- Format
- Three-day weigh-in tournament with cash prizes. Categories include single tuna, tuna stringer, dolphin, and ladies and juniors, plus added-entry prizes such as heaviest single tuna and heaviest stringer. Ranked by weight; no release or points system.
- First held
- 1988
Tuna tournament held in July in Ocean City, Maryland, ranking entries by weight. Fish In OC's 2025 results list heaviest fish, heaviest stringer, wahoo, mahi and lady and junior angler awards, and the 2026 edition was the 39th annual.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Heaviest single tuna (1st) | BOSS HOGG (captain Alex Beane, per fishinoc 2026 article) | 200.5 lbs, $629,837.00 payout (table on organizer page; the page prints no year heading) |
| 2026 | Tuna, single, 1st | BOSS HOGG | 200.5 lbs, $629,837.00 payout |
| 2026 | Tuna, single, 2nd | REEL CHAOS | 167.5 lbs, $45,712.00 payout |
| 2026 | Tuna, single, 3rd | TALKIN TRASH | 136.5 lbs, $33,775.00 payout |
| 2025 | Heaviest fish, single tuna (1st) | Following Seas | 230 lb bigeye; $411,335 (total prize money for all categories won) |
| 2025 | Heaviest stringer (1st) | Fly N' Fish | 408 lb; $357,460 (total prize money for all categories won) |
| 2025 | Mahi (1st) | Hopper | 27 lb; $55,200 (total prize money for all categories won) |
| 2025 | Wahoo (1st) | Leslie Ann | 45 lb; $178,120 (total prize money for all categories won) |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
Fish In OC's 2026 results article describes Boss Hogg's crew winning a tournament-record $629,000. A 2024 pre-event preview of the 37th annual edition cited a $648,000 purse and 51 registered boats.
Captains in published results
- Capt. Alex Beane, Boss Hogg, 2026
