2022 Results
2023 Schedule
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM • Late Registration, Calcutta Entries, Welcome Cocktail Party
4:30 PM • Captains’ Meeting
Cape May – Canyon Club Marina | Ocean City, MD – Sunset Marina
MONDAY, AUGUST 21
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM • Available Fish Day
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM • Available Fish Day
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM • Available Fish Day
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM • Available Fish Day
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM • Available Fish Day
7:30 PM • Dockside Dining, Entertainment and Awards Ceremony
*Weigh-In • 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Canyon Club Marina and Sunset Marina on each Available Fish Day.
Dockside dining and entertainment schedules will be provided in detail in participants Captains’ Packets following the tournament’s Registration and Captains’ Meeting for each port’s hosting facility.
Points & Prizes
HIGH BOAT AWARDS
Custom trophies will be awarded to the winners of the following categories:
MOST POINTS WHITE MARLIN
2nd MOST POINTS WHITE MARLIN
3rd MOST POINTS WHITE MARLIN
MOST POINTS BLUE MARLIN
2nd MOST POINTS BLUE MARLIN
3rd MOST POINTS BLUE MARLIN
MOST POINTS TUNA
2nd MOST POINTS TUNA
3rd MOST POINTS TUNA
MOST POINTS OVERALL*
*Both Marlin and Tuna Points Qualify
POINT SCORING SYSTEM
Awarded to qualifying fish as follows:
White Marlin: 75 points per release | 1 point per pound weighed
Blue Marlin: 150 points per release | 1/4 point per pound weighed
Tuna: 1/2 point per pound weighed
Calcuttas
32nd ANNUAL MEGA MARLIN CALCUTTA
$32,000 ENTRY FEE
Pays out as follows:
HEAVIEST WHITE MARLIN – 32%
2nd HEAVIEST WHITE MARLIN – 18%
HEAVIEST BLUE MARLIN – 32%
2nd HEAVIEST BLUE MARLIN – 18%
To Benefit Offshore Fishing Charities
The Overall Calcuttas
Jupiter 50′ AND UNDER OVERALL CALCUTTA
$2,000 ENTRY FEE
Think the bigger boats have an advantage? To enter the 50′ and Under Calcutta, boats must be 50′ or less in length according to the given boat’s model name. IE: A Viking 50 Convertible will be considered a 50′ even though its LOA is 50′ 6″.
UNITED RENTALS HOME PORT OVERALL CALCUTTA
$4,000 ENTRY FEE
MIDATLANTIC OVERALL CALCUTTA
$3,000 ENTRY FEE
IN DEEP OVERALL CALCUTTA
$6,000 ENTRY FEE
Each of these four Overall Calcuttas will pay out as follows:
HEAVIEST WHITE MARLIN – 20%
2nd HEAVIEST WHITE MARLIN – 10%
3rd HEAVIEST WHITE MARLIN – 5%
HEAVIEST BLUE MARLIN – 15%
2nd HEAVIEST BLUE MARLIN – 10%
3rd HEAVIEST BLUE MARLIN – 5%
HEAVIEST TUNA – 15%
2nd HEAVIEST TUNA – 10%
3rd HEAVIEST TUNA – 5%
HEAVIEST DOLPHIN – 2.5%
HEAVIEST WAHOO – 2.5%
ATLANTIC TACKLE / SaltLife BILLFISH POINTS CALCUTTA
$1,000 ENTRY FEE
(For Billfish Points only) Port specific.
MOST POINTS – 50%
2nd MOST POINTS – 30%
3rd MOST POINTS – 20%
The Pro Jackpots
Heaviest fish in each category takes all!
ROFF’S WHITE MARLIN PRO JACKPOT
$5,000 ENTRY FEE
Blue Marlin Pro Jackpot
$3,000 ENTRY FEE
Tuna Pro Jackpot
$3,000 ENTRY FEE
HANK SAUCE TUNA, DOLPHIN AND WAHOO CALCUTTA
$2,500 ENTRY FEE
Pays out as follows:
HEAVIEST TUNA – 25%
2nd HEAVIEST TUNA – 15%
3rd HEAVIEST TUNA – 10%
HEAVIEST DOLPHIN – 13%
2nd HEAVIEST DOLPHIN – 8%
3rd HEAVIEST DOLPHIN – 4%
HEAVIEST WAHOO – 13%
2nd HEAVIEST WAHOO – 8%
3rd HEAVIEST WAHOO – 4%
CHRISTI INSURANCE ON THE BOARD REWARD
$3,000 ENTRY FEE
This Calcutta pays out each time you have a fish on the scoreboard in the following categories at the official close of each day’s weigh-in.
HEAVIEST WHITE MARLIN, 2nd and 3rd
HEAVIEST BLUE MARLIN, 2nd and 3rd
HEAVIEST TUNA, 2nd and 3rd
The total purse will be divided by five (5 days). Each day’s purse will be split evenly among those winning for that day. If there are no winners for a particular day, the un-won prize money will be split evenly among the purses of the remaining days. In the event that there are no winners on the last day (Friday), the un-won prize money will be evenly split among the previous 4 day’s winners. If there are no winners for the entire week, the money will be refunded.
IMPORTANT
Size minimums to win cash in The MidAtlantic are as follows:
WHITE MARLIN – 65 pounds AND 69 inches
BLUE MARLIN – 400 pounds AND 102 inches
TUNA – 50 pounds
Eligible species: Yellowfin (Allison), Big Eye, and Albacore (Longfin).
DOLPHIN, WAHOO – 20 pounds
These limits apply to the lower jaw-fork length (tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail) of the fish. A billfish under the minimum size must be released by cutting the line near the hook without removing the fish from the water.
Under no circumstances may a fish not meeting the Federal and/or State minimum size limits, regardless of weight, be boated and/or brought back to the dock.
South Jersey Tournaments will not be responsible for any fine or penalty incurred by any angler who boats a billfish or tuna which does not meet the Federal and/or State size limit requirements or other restrictions. It is the responsibility of the angler to be aware of current Federal and/or State regulations regarding the catching and/or boating of the various species of fish eligible in this tournament. Fish which do not meet the Federal and/or State size limit requirements will not be eligible for prizes, regardless of weight.
Prize money will be paid to official registrant or their designees.
