Tournaments

2026 Hawaii Kona Marlin
Tournament Series

Tentative 2026 HMTS Tournament Dates

Tournament Name Captain’s Meeting Fishing Days Awards Party
Lazy Marlin Hunt 3/19/2026 3/20, 3/21, 3/22 3/23/2026
Hawaii Lure Maker’s Challenge 3/23/2026 3/24, 3/25, 3/26 3/27/2026
Kona Kick Off* 6/27/2026 6/28 & 6/29 6/29/2026
Firecracker Open 7/3/2026 7/4 & 7/5 7/6/2026
Kona Throw Down 7/6/2026 7/7, 7/8, 7/9 7/10/2026
Skins Marlin Derby 7/10/2026 7/11, 7/12, 7/13 7/13/2026
Big Island Marlin Tournament 8/24/2026 8/25, 8/26, 8/27 8/28/2026
It’s A Wrap 8/28/2026 8/29, 8/30, 8/31 8/31/2026

*First day of the Kona Kick Off would be “start anywhere” like the Firecracker Open, so teams can choose to get out before or after Wee Guys boats, and since Wee Guys only fishes 1/2 day Sunday, they should be out of the water before the end of our fishing day.

01 Kona Kick Off – June 29th & 30th

The Kona Kick Off is the Second Event in the 2024 Hawaii Marlin Tournament Series.

2024 Cash/Check PDF Entry Form  here.

02 Firecracker Open – June 4th & 5th

Kona’s signature “Big Game” Tournament that scores Ahi and Marlin points for the Base Purse.

2024 Cash/Check PDF Entry Form  here.

03 Kona Throw Down – July 7th, 8th, & 9th

The Single Largest Marlin of the Tournament will be Winner Take All of the purse from the Base Entry division.

2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here.

04 Skins Marlin Derby – July 11th, 12th, & 13th

Patterned after the golf format, the Base Purse is available each fishing day to the Largest Marlin weighing 500 lbs or more!

2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here.

05 Lure Maker’s Challenger – July 19th, 20th, & 21st

Teams who are Sponsored by a specific Lure Maker can fish those lures – and – the Highest Placing Team, sponsored by and catching their fish on their Sponsored Lures, will win the Presenting Sponsor position of the Tournament for the following year!

2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here.

06 Big Island Marlin – August 9th, 10th, & 11th

The event that started it all off in 1986.

2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here.

07 It’s a Wrap – September 6th, 7th, & 8th

The scoring of our Series finale’ event is calculated in the same manner as accruing Series Points throughout the Season.

2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here.