2026King Buster Fishing Tournament
- Dates
- June 26–28, 2026
- Location
- Jacksonville Beach, FL
- Target species
Overview
SKA-sanctioned heaviest-single-kingfish tournament based at MarineMax Jacksonville Beach with weigh-in at Morningstar Marina, Mayport, plus a Sunday junior angler day.
King Buster is a one-day 'heaviest fish only' king mackerel tournament in Northeast Florida. Boats check out visually at Fernandina, Mayport or St. Augustine inlet and weigh at Morningstar Marina at Mayport; registration, the captains meeting and awards are held at MarineMax in Jacksonville Beach.
The 2026 payout was based on 150 paid entries with $15,000 plus a resort stay for first place and places paid through 15th, with single-engine, lady angler and Brian Dingman Memorial junior angler divisions. The event is listed on the Southern Kingfish Association Division 5 (North Florida) schedule.
ScheduleEastern (US) time
- FridayJun26June 26, 2026
- 3:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Registration and bag pick-up
MarineMax, Jacksonville Beach
- 6:30 PM
Mandatory captains meeting
MarineMax, Jacksonville Beach
- SaturdayJun27June 27, 2026
- 6:00 AM– 7:00 AM
Visual checkout (Fernandina, Mayport or St Augustine inlet)
- 6:00 AM– 4:30 PM
Legal fishing hours
- 2:00 PM– 5:00 PM
Official weigh-in
Morningstar Marina at Mayport
- SundayJun28June 28, 2026
- 6:30 AM– 3:00 PM
Jr. Angler fishing (visual checkout 6:30–7:30am)
- 12:30 PM– 3:30 PM
Jr. Angler weigh-in
Morningstar Marina at Mayport
- 7:00 PM
Awards ceremony
MarineMax Jacksonville Beach
Results
Final results are published on the official tournament site.
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