Kona Bill Tournaments
 

Anyone here interested in any of these Kona Billfish tournaments? Know it's far but this could replace a sail trip for some and an experience of True Bill Tourny for most. Just thought it might be worth looking at.


[SIZE=2]June 18-20[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Rock'N Reel Hawaiian Open
[/SIZE][SIZE=2]June 26/27 [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Kona Classic Fishing Tournament[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]July 3/4[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]22nd Annual Firecracker Open Marlin Tournament[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]July 4[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]24th Annual World Cup Blue Marlin Championship
[/SIZE][SIZE=2]July 9-11[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]19th Annual Skins Marlin Derby[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]July 16-18[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Marlin Series Championship
[/SIZE][SIZE=2]Aug 2-6[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]51st Hawaii International Billfish Tourn.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Aug 7/8[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Lazy Marlin Hunt[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Aug 13-15[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]24th Annual Big Island Invitational Marlin Tournament[/SIZE]

If I had MUCHO DINERO. I would..

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you can get a plane ticket out of houston for about $750....

i wish i had the brass in pocket to set foot on that playground... :*****:

Plane ticket--$750
Entry fee--$1000
License,alcohol,etc---$900
Getting speared in the throat by a pissed off GRANDE Marlin---PRICELESS

My wife went there last year with some friends. One of them caught a 300 lb. Blue Marlin.
The rest got really wet. It was very very rough.

Jordan, you aren't even close on the Benjamin's my boy. Friend has fished the Extreme Billfish Tournaments and entry is around $50,000 per boat on that series by invitation only. Throw in another $15,000 for the boat,skipper,mates and we would need a pay day loan. If you fish these tournaments you live in a whole nother world.:eek:

i caught about a 350lb blue marlin on a tuna trip on a buddies boat last year out of grand isle. talk about fun! fought him for like 2 1/2 hours. got it all on video!

Yikes!

BK.......Have you seen the big Marlin in the hotel on the north shore [I think] of Maui.

I don't remember the name of the hotel....King "something", but there were two mounted on the wall. One was ~1000# and the other ~1100#.....if I remember correctly the big one was the world record at the time.

Hard to imagine it being rough out of Kona? They musta been fishn windward side. The Kona classic is on 375 entry fee plus basic charter charges ranging from 450-? But most of the bill tourny trail is for the peeps wiping the arse w/ 20's n 100's. The 1100lb marlin came out of Kona. I saw the replica 2 weeks ago over there and it's a beast. I've read stories out of the book Chronicles of Kona where they've had Marlin on so big that they couldn't even move them. Fish just did as it wished for hours.

Priceless quote!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Is it posted on youtube?

Lucky dog! I've had camera issues for both my bills.

400 # Blue out of Venice, camera fogged up, no pics!

Sailfish out of Mexico, angler had thumb over lens, no pics!

:pissed::pissed:

We have friends from Pleasure Island who moved their sportsfisher from Port Arthur to Grand Isle last summer. The wife caught a 300 lb. Blue Marlin on the way over.

Kahunaz buy that Panga and I'll fish it with you.:smokin:
I'll bring my 6500c, ugly stick and 50lb power pro. That should be plenty.

No prob a little too much profanity on there for youtube! lol matter of fact it was on the guy that owns the boat's video camera. tell u the truth the only time i watched it was on his camera on the way back from that trip. im gonna try and get it from him and maybe ill put it on here. but u billfish guys wouldnt be too happy with me. i took him out the water and put him in the boat for a pic and then released him. Sorry! i have never even seen a marlin before! i was getting a pic with it! lol

I got some good pics also. if u look under my photo album on here i got a few.

Nice fish spectator! I've got my first trip set up for the 27th of this month out of Kona. Wanted to get a trip in already but fishing has been somewhat slow. Not sure what the etiquette is back home ....but i found it odd that the captains keep a lot of the marlin here. I've actually eaten it here.. raw (Poki) and in jerky form. Not the best tasting fish imo but not terrible either.

Yeah Stealth....I'm not gonna beat my self to death (via aluminator) another year when i get back. You were right when you said i'd regret selling my bay boat. Hard as hell to go from fishn "Big" in a bay boat to fishin it in a nator. Can't begin to tell you how many times last year i was out in that boat running from storms WOT w/ 1-2ft chop bogging me down @ 7mph, soak n wet, azz on fire, etc. etc. LOL We'll wear that SOB out when i get back.

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