• 51st Annual White Marlin Open
    Presented By
    Pure Lure, Reel Fishing Gear

    World's Largest & Richest Billfish Tournament
    August 5-9, 2024
  • 51st Annual White Marlin Open
    Presented By
    Pure Lure, Reel Fishing Gear

    World's Largest & Richest Billfish Tournament
    August 5-9, 2024

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50 Years and Over $105,000,000 in Prize Money

The White Marlin Open is a 50-year-old deep-sea fishing tournament held annually in Ocean City, Maryland. Long known as the “World’s Largest Billfishing Tournament,” the Open has awarded over $105 million for catches of the gamefish that migrate up the Gulf Stream each summer. The first tournament was held in 1974 and drew 57 boats, 150 anglers, and paid $20,000 in prize money.  The 2023 event drew 400 boats, over 3,500 contestants, and awarded over $10.5 million dollars in prize money, including the top individual prize of $6.23 million dollars which established a new world record award for the catch of a fish!

 

2023 Summary

400
Boats
10.5MIL
Prize Money
3500
Anglers
6.2MIL
Top Prize

2023 Winners

First Place Blue Marlin

John Ols
Floor Reel / Ocean City, MD
640.5 lbs. | $6,235,436

First Place Tuna

Brian Stewart
Reel Tight / Ocean City, MD
265 lbs. | $1,091,441

Second Place Tuna

Chris Mentlik
Fishlik / Chincoteague, VA
247.5 lbs. | $366,662

Third Place Tuna

John Zimmerman
Game Over / Ocean City, MD
221.5 lbs. | $169,929

Fourth Place Tuna

Rusty Shriver
RoShamBo / Ocean City, MD
215 lbs. | $1,753,478