Tournaments

2027 Hawaii Kona Marlin
Tournament Series

Tentative 2027 HMTS Tournament Dates

Tournament Name Captain’s Meeting Fishing Days Awards Party
Lazy Marlin Hunt 4/30/2027 5/01, 5/02, 5/03 5/07/2027
Hawaii Lure Maker’s Challenge 5/03/2027 5/04, 5/05, 5/06 5/07/2027
Kona Kick Off* 6/26/2027 6/27 & 6/28 6/28/2027
Firecracker Open 7/02/2027 7/03 & 7/04 7/05/2027
Kona Throw Down 7/5/2026 7/06, 7/07, 7/08 7/12/2027
Skins Marlin Derby 7/08/2027 7/09, 7/10, 7/11 7/12/2027
Big Island Marlin Tournament 8/12/2027 8/13, 8/14, 8/15 8/16/2027
It’s A Wrap 8/16/2027 8/17, 8/18, 8/19 8/20/2027

*Two main changes for 2027: Our spring tournaments have moved to the end of April/beginning of May, & Two pairs of tournaments (Lazy Marlin Hunt & Lure Maker’s Challenge, then Kona Throw Down & Skins Marlin Derby) will fish back-to-back, concluding with a joint awards party. 

01 Kona Kick Off – June 27th & 28th

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 – July 3rd & 4th

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 6th, 7th, & 8th

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 9th, 10th, & 11th

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 Challenge – May 4th, 5th & 6th

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 13th, 14th, & 15th

The event that started it all off in 1986.

2024 Cash/Check Entry Form here.

07 It’s a Wrap – August 17th, 18th, & 19th

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.