• 52nd Annual White Marlin Open
    Presented By
    Pure Lure, Reel Fishing Gear

    World's Largest & Richest Billfish Tournament
    August 4-8, 2025
  • 52nd Annual White Marlin Open
    Presented By
    Pure Lure, Reel Fishing Gear

    World's Largest & Richest Billfish Tournament
    August 4-8, 2025

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51 Years and Over $113,500,000 in Prize Money

The White Marlin Open is a 51-year-old deep-sea fishing tournament held annually in Ocean City, Maryland. Long known as the “World’s Largest Billfishing Tournament,” the Open has awarded over $113 million for catches of the gamefish that migrate up the Gulf Stream each summer. The first tournament was held in 1974 and drew 57 boats, 150 anglers, and paid $20,000 in prize money. The 2024 event drew 318 boats, over 3,000 contestants, and awarded over $8.59 million dollars in prize money, including the top individual prize of $3.7 million dollars.

 

 

2024 Summary

318
Boats
8.59 MIL
Prize Money
Over 3K
Anglers
3.7 MIL
Top Prize

2024 Winners

1st Place White Marlin

Ven Poole
Waste Knot / Raleigh, NC
77.5 lbs. | $3,699,630

2nd Place White Marlin

Noah McVicker
Billfisher / Ocean City, MD
76 lbs. | $1,797,119

1st Place Blue Marlin

Lance Blakemore
Stone Cutter / St. Augustine, FL
897.5 lbs. | $520,374

2nd Place Blue Marlin

Phil Key
Moore Bills / Ocean City, MD
894 lbs. | $410,937

1st Place Tuna

Rob Jones
Blue Runner / Pt. Pleasant, NJ
220.5 lbs. | $1,007,012

2nd Place Tuna - Tie

Jeff Green
Warden Pass / Cape May, NJ
193.5 lbs. | $154,751

2nd Place Tuna - Tie

Dante Soriente
MJ's / Cape May, NJ
193.5 lbs. | $148,250

1st Place Wahoo

Ian Horowitz
American Lady / Indian River, DE
70 lbs. | $66,094