- When
- Usually August
- Host port
- Ocean City
- Organizer
- White Marlin Open
- Species
- White marlin, Blue marlin, Tuna, Wahoo, Mahi-mahi, Swordfish
- Format
- Six-day billfish weigh-in tournament with Open, Small Boat and Outboard divisions and payouts by level; catch cards compiled electronically through the HMS reporting app or by phone
- First held
- 1974
Billfish and pelagic tournament out of Ocean City, Maryland, scored by species divisions. The organizer's homepage lists 1974 as the first year, with 57 boats and $20,000 in prize money at that time, and reports 334 boats and an estimated $9.9 million in prize money for 2026.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Blue marlin | MaxBet (Kelly Weber) | 607.5 |
| 2026 | Dolphin | Today's The Day (Ryan Jones) | 45 |
| 2026 | Tuna | Gray Fox (john wardlaw) | 179 |
| 2026 | Wahoo | Gray Fox (john wardlaw) | 69.5 |
| 2026 | White marlin | Mister Pete (Bill Sharpe) | 80 |
| 2025 | Blue marlin | Barbara B (Drew Osmeyer) | 929.5 |
| 2025 | Dolphin | Barbara B (Andrew Schreiber) | 32.5 |
| 2025 | Tuna | Sea Hab (Jonathan Cianciulli) | 188 |
| 2025 | Wahoo | SHOOTING STAR (Chris Jones) | 49.5 |
| 2025 | White marlin | Billfisher (Dan Gough) | 72 |
| 2024 | Blue marlin | Stone Cutter (Lance Blakemore) | 897.5 |
| 2024 | Dolphin | Catch 23 (Patrick Field) | 32.5 |
| 2024 | Tuna | Blue Runner (Rob Jones) | 220.5 |
| 2024 | Wahoo | American Lady (Ian Horowitz) | 70 |
| 2024 | White marlin | Waste Knot (VEN Poole) | 77.5 |
| 2023 | Blue marlin | Floor Reel (John Ols) | 640.5 |
| 2023 | Dolphin | Roncito (Andrew Spangenberger) | 50.5 |
| 2023 | Tuna | Reel Tight (Brian Stewart) | 265 |
| 2023 | Wahoo | SHOOTING STAR (John Harris) | 57 |
| 2023 | White marlin | Skirt Chaser (Chris Wisemiller) | 67.5 |
| 2022 | Blue marlin | Cabana (Bill Britt) | 511 |
| 2022 | Dolphin | Irene (Frank Sinito Jr) | 59.5 |
| 2022 | Tuna | Southern C's (Jason Hersh) | 247.5 |
| 2022 | Wahoo | Jenny Poo (Chris Thompson) | 71 |
| 2022 | White marlin | Billfisher (Jeremy Duffie) | 77.5 |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
The 2025 edition was reported by FishinOC as paying out over $7.2 million in prize money.
