With a weeklong stretch of 80-degree weather, folks around these parts are talking bluewater fishing and that means billfish in the Gulf Stream. The month of May serves as a warmup for the summer fishing tournaments with the biggest of them all kicking off in June right up the road in Morehead City, North Carolina: The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.
This is a high dollar event with a $2,500 entry fee. There are several ways to win back your entry fee and more, from having the first catch & release of the day ($2,000, awarded every day of the tournament), 51st release ($5,100), largest blue marlin ($25,000), 2nd largest ($10,000) and 3rd largest ($6,000). Catch more than one in a single day and you can take home $7,780. Catch the most in the week and you can afford a new bass boat, $76,500!
But that’s just the “official” prize levels. The real excitement comes with the Calcutta with a total pot that approaches $1 million.
This year’s tournament is June 6-13 and if you can’t make it, follow all the action online. You’ve got one month, don’t say we didn’t warn ya.
Are you fishing the Big Rock this year? Let us know in the Comments!
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