2026Huk Big Fish Classic
- Dates
- July 23–26, 2026
- Location
- Ocean City, MD
Overview
Heaviest-single-fish offshore tournament at Talbot Street Pier in downtown Ocean City, MD, where teams fish one continuous 32-hour slot.
The Huk Big Fish Classic (13th annual in 2026) is fished from downtown Ocean City, Maryland, with scales at Talbot Street Pier. Each team picks one of two 32-hour windows (Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday) and the heaviest qualifying fish wins the base division, with added-entry levels for tuna, billfish, swordfish, dolphin and wahoo.
The 2026 event paid out $695,104, led by MJ's ($256,681, bigeye tuna) and Godzilla ($115,740, white marlin).
ScheduleEastern (US) time
- ThursdayJul23July 23, 2026
- 12:00 PM– 8:00 PM
Onsite Registration
M.R. Ducks
- 8:00 PM
Captains Meeting
M.R. Ducks
- FridayJul24July 24, 2026
- 7:00 AM
Lines In (Fri-Sat 32-hour teams)
- 4:00 PM– 9:00 PM
Scales Open
Talbot Street Pier
- SaturdayJul25July 25, 2026
- 7:00 AM– 3:00 PM
Lines In (Sat-Sun teams) / Lines Out 3PM (Fri-Sat teams)
- 4:00 PM– 9:00 PM
Scales Open
Talbot Street Pier
- SundayJul26July 26, 2026
- 3:00 PM
Lines Out (Sat-Sun teams)
- 4:00 PM– 8:00 PM
Scales Open
Talbot Street Pier
- 8:30 PM
Awards Banquet
Talbot Street Pier parking lot
Results
Final results are published on the official tournament site.
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