- When
- Usually July
- Host port
- Niantic
- Organizer
- Tri-State Tournaments, LLC (Niantic, CT)
- Species
- Bigeye tuna, Yellowfin tuna, Bluefin tuna, Albacore, Mahi-mahi, Wahoo, Swordfish, Billfish (points), Fluke, Sea bass
- Format
- Team entries with a shotgun start, two weigh days, a layday weigh-in, cocktail party and awards dinner. Scored by category: largest tuna, yellowfin, mahi, wahoo, albacore, swordfish, Tri-Fish-ecta, most points and billfish points, with calcutta and jackpot categories, sonar and no-sonar classes, and home-port categories.
- First held
- 1982
A multi-day team offshore tournament founded in 1982 by Kerry Douton, owner of J&B Tackle, and relaunched in 2001 according to the organizer's about page. It fishes off Block Island, RI, with categories for tuna, mahi, wahoo, albacore, swordfish and points, plus calcutta, jackpot and sonar and no-sonar classes.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Largest Tuna - Base Entry (93 Teams) | CRISDEL | Bigeye tuna, 239.60 lbs |
| 2025 | Largest Tuna, base entry (93 teams) | CRISDEL | Bigeye tuna, 239.60 lbs |
| 2025 | Largest Wahoo - Base Entry (93 Teams) | PRIMASEA | Wahoo, 46.20 lbs |
| 2025 | Largest Yellowfin - Base Entry (93 Teams) | Calypso | Yellowfin tuna, 156.20 lbs |
| 2025 | Largest Yellowfin, base entry | Calypso | Yellowfin tuna, 156.20 lbs |
| 2025 | Most Points Overall - Base Entry (93 Teams) | Riptide | 2,543.80 pts |
| 2025 | Most Points Overall, base entry | Riptide | 2,543.80 pts |
| 2024 | Largest Swordfish (76 Teams) | No Mercy, Kyle Paparelli | Swordfish, 196.80 lbs |
| 2024 | Largest Tuna - Base Entry (105 Teams) | Freddy Joe, Taylor Lajoie | Tuna, 246.00 lbs |
| 2024 | Largest Tuna, base entry (105 teams) | Freddy Joe, Taylor Lajoie | 246.00 lbs |
| 2024 | Largest Wahoo - Base Entry (105 Teams) | Lights Out (Bayliss), rich malvino | Wahoo, 16.20 lbs |
| 2024 | Largest Wahoo, base entry | Lights Out (Bayliss), rich malvino | 16.20 lbs |
| 2024 | Largest Yellowfin - Base Entry (105 Teams) | Seaglass, Eric Aresco | Yellowfin, 110.60 lbs |
| 2024 | Most Points Overall - Base Entry (105 Teams) | Lady Lisa | 957.80 pts |
| 2024 | Most Points Overall, base entry | Lady Lisa | 957.80 pts |
| 2023 | Largest tuna | Reel Savage | Bigeye tuna, 244.6 lb |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
The organizer's 2024 results page gives a total payout of $1,627,544.00 and marks all payouts as unofficial; the 2023 Fisherman article describes an 'almost a $1.2 million dollar purse' across 16 winners with 90 boats.
Captains in published results
- Capt. Taylor Lajoie, 2024
- Capt. Joe Posillico
- Capt. Dante Soriente
- Capt. Joe Pannasch
- Capt. Eric Aresco
- Capt. Ezra Androus
- Capt. Peter Feld
- Capt. Sam Alsop
- Capt. rich malvino, Lights Out, 2024
- Capt. Danny Azzato
- Capt. Sean Bennett
- Capt. John Bauman
- Capt. Jake Stevens
- Capt. Kyle Paparelli
- Capt. Nishan Vartanian
- Capt. Christopher Shepard
- Capt. Joey Manno
- Capt. Frank Criscola
- Capt. Ethan Toback
- Capt. Taylor Lajoie, Freddy Joe, 2024
- Capt. Joe Posillico, Torta, 2024
- Capt. Dante Soriente, MJ's, 2024
- Capt. Joe Pannasch, Overtime, 2024
- Capt. Eric Aresco, Seaglass, 2024
- Capt. Ezra Androus, Riptide, 2024
- Capt. Peter Feld, Blondie, 2024
- Capt. Sam Alsop, PATRIOT, 2024
- Capt. rich malvino, Lights Out (Bayliss), 2024
- Capt. Danny Azzato, Zancocho, 2024
- Capt. Sean Bennett, Miss Behavin, 2024
- Capt. John Bauman, White Water, 2024
- Capt. Jake Stevens, Canned Tuna, 2024
- Capt. Christopher Shepard, Blue Collar Fishing Team, 2024
- Capt. Kyle Paparelli, No Mercy, 2024
- Capt. Nishan Vartanian, Fish Pig, 2024
- Capt. Joey Manno, Team Island Yacht, 2024
- Capt. Frank Criscola, CRISDEL, 2024
- Capt. Ethan Toback, Five Toes, 2024
