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We are excited for the annual 52nd White Marlin Open. Come enter to win or simply come to view the spectacle of the World’s Largest Billfish Tournament!
The White Marlin Open is a big draw every year in Ocean City, Maryland. Competitors from around the world come to OCMD for a chance to win part of the nearly $5,000,000 prize money. Weigh-ins are each evening of the tournament at 14th Street & the Bay and are open and free to the public.
The White Marlin Open is a 52-year-old deep-sea fishing tournament held annually in Ocean City, Maryland. Long known as the “World’s Largest Billfish Tournament,” the Open has awarded over $105 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.
Watch the White Marlin Open weigh-ins in real time at Marlin Fest on our big screen in a festival atmosphere. Vendors, food, drink & entertainment for the entire family! Marlin Fest is located at the Ocean City Inlet, on the beach and in the parking lot.
