VBBT Tournament Winners - 2022 - Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament (2024)

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Capt. Colin Oxnard and the 62-foot Spencer, Fender Bender, won the tournament with 3,600 points after releasing seven blue marlin and one white marlin. That effort was good for $408,228 in prize money – the largest single payout in the tournament's 20-year history.

Capt. Colin Oxnard and the 62-foot Spencer, Fender Bender, won the tournament with 3,600 points after releasing seven blue marlin and one white marlin. That effort was good for $408,228 in prize money – the largest single payout in the tournament's 20-year history.

Jay Weaver led the South Carolina-based team aboard the 60-foot Spencer to overall winnings of $73,583. For the week, 112 billfish were released by the fleet, including 30 blue marlin, 29 white marlin and 53 sailfish.

Long known as “World's Largest Billfishing Tournament,” the White Marlin Open has awarded over $95 million dollars since 1974 to the lucky winners among more than 114,000 anglers aboard over 15,500 registered boats.

Worldwide, there are four species of spearfish: Mediterranean (Tetrapturus belone), shortbill (Tetrapturus angustirostris), roundscale (Tetrapturus georgii) and longbill (Tetrapturus pfleugeri). Generally speaking, spearfish are considered the rarest of the billfish, but they are fairly common in certain places.

The Species in the billfish slam include the Atlantic blue marlin, Pacific blue marlin, black marlin, white marlin, striped marlin, Atlantic sailfish, Pacific sailfish, swordfish, and spearfish.

TOURNAMENT STARTED IN: 2004 FIRST YEAR STATISTICS: 42 teams, 231 anglers, $213,500 cash awards 2022 STATISTICS: 84 teams, 597 anglers, $813,000 cash awards HIGHEST PURSE PAID TO DATE: $813,000 in 2022 HIGHEST PURSE PAID TO DATE TO A SINGLE TEAM: $409,500 in 2021 to Seven for 1st Place Team (released 9 white marlin and ...

But it was a blue marlin that made history that evening. The tournament-winning fish netted the top team a purse of $6.2 million, which represents the largest payout in fishing tournament history, according to the organizers. Angler John Ols landed the big blue.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WORLD CUP BLUE MARLIN CHAMPIONSHIP

There is no second place in the World Cup. The entry fee of $5,000 includes everyone on the boat. The OPTIONAL additional $8,000 BIG BLUE CHALLENGE is for those who want to win an even BIGGER AWARD, (see rule 10).

How much does it cost to enter the White Marlin tournament? ›

Anyone may fish in the 51st Annual White Marlin Open, August 5-9, 2024. To enter, you must either; (a) officially register a boat, and/or (b) be registered as an angler on an officially registered boat, prior to fishing. The base entry fee is $1,350 per boat on or before June 1st, $1,650 after June 1st.

John Ols of Laytonsville, Md., was this year's big money winner, reeling in a 640.5-pound blue marlin aboard the Floor Reel out of Ocean City to take home $6,200,000.

The main defining features of a marlin is its dorsal fin. The fin is smaller than the other species of billfish, and connects to the spine along a soft ridge. Their bills are often shorter and more rounded than the bill of a swordfish or a sailfish.

A twelve month fishing season, calm seas, short run times, and some of the best captains and charter boats in Central America all play a part in why Costa Rica is called “the Billfish Capital of the World.” A day spent fishing in the blue water in Costa Rica can offer double digit sailfish bites as well as ...

In General Terms- The term “Billfish” refers to various predatory fish species typically belonging to the taxonomical family Istiophoridae. Their biological characteristics include a spear-like rostrum or “bill,” which is used for slashing at and stunning prey.

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Main Event, Paulie Aronson from North America prevailed in the final, defeating Juan Mateo Augusto Renteria Pastor from Peru to take home the title of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion 2023. The winner used a Dragon Link Deck to prevail 2-0 in a tense and exciting final.

GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Teamwork made the difference for Fred Myers III and Cody Chivas, who systematically executed a game plan that delivered a three-day total of 36 pounds, 7 ounces to win the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter Boats at Winyah Bay.