Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club's
New Year's Eve
DRUNKEN MARLIN
Tournament
Fishing Day: DECEMBER 31, 2026
7am - 3pm | Green Buoy Start
Registration: DECEMBER 30, 2026 @ HBGFC
5pm - 7pm
This is a Jungle Rules and traditional (up & down) sonar ONLY tournament!
(No omni-directional or side-scanning sonars will be allowed: they must be shut off!)
Entry:
2026 Registration is currently CLOSED. Once registration opens, please follow the instructions below:
To enter with CASH or CHECK via a paper entry form, please click here: 2025 NYE -DRUNKEN MARLIN- ENTRY FORM
To enter with a CREDIT CARD, please use the form below.
1st Annual NYE -DRUNKEN MARLIN- TOURNAMENT 2025 Results
Congratulations to team Lepika, with Captain Russ Nitta and angler Peter Blake, for winning the tournament with the largest ahi and the largest mahi.
Payout :
Base Entry:
$350 per team by cash/check ($367.50 per team by credit card).
$50 goes to The Club. This must be paid before a team can enter any Optional Categories.
40% of the prize money will go to the team with the largest Marlin over 300 lbs.
The remaining 60% will be divided equally, 20% each to the largest qualifying Ahi, Mahi and Ono.
Optional Categories:
Largest Marlin of the Tournament: $100
Minimum weight is 300 lbs. The largest weighed Marlin of the tournament wins.
Largest Ahi of the Tournament: $100
Minimum weight is 50 lbs. The largest weighed Ahi of the tournament wins.
Largest Mahi of the Tournament: $100
Minimum weight is 20 lbs. The largest weighed Mahi of the tournament wins.
Largest Ono of the Tournament: $100
Minimum weight is 20 lbs. The largest weighed Ono of the tournament wins.
Rules:
For reference only, to view a copy of the 2025 NYE -Drunken Marlin- Tournament Rules, please click here: 2025 NYE -DRUNKEN MARLIN- RULES