As you may know, I am the tournament director of the Custom Shootout and Skip’s Tournaments billfish tournaments. After many years of being involved in tournaments all over the world, I feel I have gained enough experience to venture out and develop yet another unique event, the Outboard Shootout tournament.
Once we saw this steadily growing segment, I began talking to center console owners. What I found is that many of them would love the opportunity to go marlin fishing. “It’s about time!” and “I am in!” are the responses I keep hearing when I mention a marlin tournament that caters specifically to them. Between the number of current center console owners and all the new buyers in the marketplace, I began to realize that the turnout for a tournament of this kind could be HUGE!
So, where can we hold a competitive marlin tournament that isn’t too far from South Florida and where the fishing is excellent? ABACO BEACH RESORT AND BOAT HARBOUR MARINA!
Why there, you ask? The resort's marina can accommodate plenty of boats and large tanks of fuel are readily available. Additionally, the resort has a fully enclosed air-conditioned banquet tent, large enough to seat 400 people. They know how to put on a great awards dinner!
Abaco Beach Resort has hosted the biggest fishing events held in the Bahamas, such as the the Bertram/Hatteras Shootout and presently the Custom Boat Shootout. The marina has the reputation of providing boat owners with good facilities, and the resort offers numerous oceanfront room options, villas, a restaurant, bar, two pools and a sandy beach. The local diving is great, deep-dropping & bottom fishing is consistent and bonefish can be caught nearby too. The resort is located closer to home than you might think, and fishing grounds are easily accessible from the marina. Marsh Harbour also has an international airport with many flight options with direct, non-stop flights out of Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Miami, Orlando and Jacksonville on American, Bahamas Air and Silver Airlines with a number of private charter operators also available.
There have been two Blue Marlin over 1,000 lbs. caught offshore in the surrounding waters, not to mention the many that were lost! Navigation to and from the U.S. is easy as most people can navigate the inside reefs from West End to Abaco. We already have a few sponsors and many boats already trying to sign up! We would love to have you on board! If you are interested, please give me a call at 954-531-7985
Download the Abaco Beach Blue Marlin Outboard Tournament Entry Form
Please fill out the request form below and we will contact you as soon as possible
Updated details to come!
Wednesday, May 18 | |
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3:00pm to 5:00pm | Registration |
7:30pm | Kickoff - Cocktail Party |
8:00pm | Dinner & Cocktails |
8:30pm | Captain's Meeting |
Thursday, May 19 | |
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6:30am | Breakfast delivered |
8:30am to 4:30pm | Day 1 Fishing |
4:30pm | Rum punch dock greeting |
4:30pm to 7:00pm | Weigh-in and video review |
7:30pm | Grill night! |
Bring your meat, fish, chicken, etc. and our Chef will grill it for you! We will have all the side dishes - burgers and hotdogs available, too! |
Friday, May 20 | |
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6:30am | Breakfast delivered |
8:30am to 4:30pm | Day 2 Fishing |
4:30pm | Rum punch dock greeting |
4:30pm to 7:00pm | Weigh-in and video review |
7:30pm | Mexican Night Dinner |
Saturday, May 21 | |
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6:30am | Breakfast delivered |
8:30am to 4:30pm | Day 3 Fishing |
4:30pm to 7:00pm | Weigh-in and video review |
7:30pm | Cocktails |
8:00pm | Awards Dinner at the Tournament Tent |
Refundable if no fish caught. Pays 1st & 2nd only. 70/30 payout
All Points combined. Pays 1st & 2nd only. 70/30 payout
All billfish points combined.
$2,000 each day - All billfish points per day. Pays 1st & 2nd each day only. 70/30 payout
Mahi, Tuna, Wahoo
The Captain's Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 during the kickoff dinner in the Tournament Tent at the Abaco Beach Resort, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas for all the registered teams. A team representative must be in attendance, as rules are subject to change.
All boats must stay at Boat Harbour Marina or enter & depart each day, with permission from the committee.
Any fish that is harvested, must be brought in on the boat which the fish was caught.
Participation in optional jackpots is not required to compete for awards.
Any images or video downloaded by the Committee become the property of the Tournament and its agents and may be used in displays, promotional materials, marketing campaigns or web design.
The IGFA has given this tournament permission to replicate portions of their rulings, And has no involvement in these particular Regulations.
ANGLING REGULATIONS
The following acts will disqualify a catch: