About the Tournament

August 16-17, 2024

Winning Team qualifies for the Offshore World Championships

This year’s event marks the 19th year anglers have come together to help fight hunger in our communities. Along with our special partner, Ducks Unlimited, we will be hosting the dinner, auction, raffles and awards ceremony on Saturday night. The dinner is open to the public, and we encourage folks to join in the fun regardless if they have participated in the competition.

The event starts with Big Fish Friday as an additional day of fun for those that want to pre-fish, have a little extra competition, and “tune up” for Saturday by scouting out the fish.

Saturday is the big event with the main fishing competition, BBQ, and awards dinner. Participants can enter side pots for a chance to win even bigger cash prizes!

Non-participants can also get in on the action by buying raffle tickets for a chance to win nice prizes during the awards dinner and participate in the auction.

Main Tournament

Saturday August 17th

Registration:

  • Registration Early to ensure moorage – first 15 registrants will be ensured a slip through the Port of Garibaldi

  • Entry Fee – $650.00

  • For questions regarding registration contact John Stanfield at jstanfield@ducks.org or 503-381-1806

Tournament:

  • 6:30 AM Shot Gun Start (starting line coordinates and start time given at Captain’s Meeting).

  • 3:00 PM – Begin Fish Check-in

  • Boats must be across the finish line by 5 pm.

  • 5:00 PM-10:00 PM Awards Dinner in the main tent.

Saturday Prizes (5 biggest fish)

  • 1st Prize – $6,000

  • 2nd Prize – $3,000

  • 3rd Prize – $1,000

Side Pots and Big Fish Friday

Big Fish Friday

Friday August 16th, 2024

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  • $50 per team entry fee

  • Winners announced at Saturday Awards Dinner

  • 7:30 AM Lines in the water

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Fish Check-in Station open

  • 4 PM deadline for all boats to be across the finish line

  • 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Social hour(s) in the tent

  • 7:00 PM Mandatory Captains Meeting (tent)

Saturday Side Pots

Largest Pelagic Fish Side Pot

$50 per team entry fee to “buy-in” and participate. Winners announced at Awards Dinner.

Largest Tuna Side Pot

$50 per team entry fee to “buy-in” and participate. Winners announced at Awards Dinner.

Cash Side Pots

  • $100, $250, $500 and $1000 side pots are for Saturday’s event.

  • “Buy-in” to none, one, or all side pots!

  • The side pots will be paid out to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each side pot level for top 5 fish.

How the Side Pots Work

  • The total paid in to each side pot are paid out to the top 3 places:

    • First: 60%

    • Second: 20%

    • Third: 10%

    • 10% goes to the OTC.

  • All cash side pots are refundable in the event that the OTC should cancel an event.

  • All payouts will be made on Saturday at the awards dinner.

Example Side Pot Payout

Let’s say 25 teams enter the $500 side pot. That means there will be $12,500 collected and awarded for that side pot alone:

  • First Place (60%) – $7,500 payout
  • Second Place (20%) – $2,500 payout
  • Third Place (10%) – $1,250 payout
  • OTC (10%) – $1,250