32nd
Annual U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament
September
30th to October 2nd at the
Southport Marina
September 13, 2010 –
Thirty-two years ago a group of forty community leaders met and
decided that they needed an event to showcase the great fall
fishing
Southport-Oak
Island area has to offer. Those community leaders signing a
promissory note at a local financial institution guaranteed the
$10,000 first place prize money for the first tournament - thus the
U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament was born.
The U.S. Open King Mackerel
Tournament is the largest king mackerel tournament in the United
States attracting 453 boats in 2009. An all CASH GUARANTEED prize
structure adds to the enjoyment of the event. The tournament
guarantees its entire prize structure; it is not based on the number
of boats that participate. Lots of cash and ways to win! The
tournament pays 55 places in its primary prize category including
$25,000 for the largest king mackerel. Sponsors such as the Primary
Sponsor, Southport Marina and Grand Patron sponsors, BEMC, Gregory
Poole Marine, add almost 50 more supplementary cash prizes to the
event.
Don’t fish??? There’s still
plenty of excitement going on at the Southport Marina. Thursday and
Saturday nights there will be entertainment. Enjoy your favorite
tunes on Thursday night from 4pm-8pm and Saturday night “The Beach
Boogie & Blues Show featuring DJ Rock” will get the crowd dancing
from 4:30pm-7pm. Saturday is also a great time to come out and enjoy
a good old-fashioned fish fry as the Brunswick County Shriners serve
up a heaping fishplate with all the fixings for just $7.00 beginning
at 3pm.
Friday is always exciting as
the boats rush to checkout between 7:00am-9:00am at Lockwood Folly
Inlet, N.C.
Baptist Assembly Pier at
Fort Caswell, Little River, Masonboro Inlet and Snows Cut. The
action really heats up between 3:00pm and 4:00pm when the boats line
up to weigh in at Southport Marina before the scales close. Have
some refreshments, buy a T-shirt and enjoy the fun. Saturday’s
fishing is over at 4:00pm with the awards ceremony at 7pm.
This year's tournament will be
held October 1st & 2nd at the Southport Marina, Southport North
Carolina with registration on Thursday, September 30th from 10am
until midnight.
Complete tournament coverage
is available on our website,
www.usopenkmt.com, live updates on ESPN 360 AM or contact the
Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce, 4841 Long Beach Road,
SE, Southport, NC 28461. 910-457-5787 or 800-457-6964 or e-mail us
at
events@southport-oakisland.com.
QUICK DETAILS
32nd Annual U.S. Open King
Mackerel Tournament
An event of the Southport Oak
Island Area Chamber Of Commerce
Southport Marina, Southport,
North Carolina
September 30th
- Registration
10am-12midnight
- Karaoke & DJ
Entertainment -4pm-8pm
- Captain’s Meeting – 7pm
October 1st & 2nd
October 2nd
- Fish Fry – 3pm-7pm
- Awards Ceremony – 7pm
- “Beach Boogie & Blues
Show Featuring DJ Rock” & Refreshments – 4:30pm-7:00pm
First Place - $25,000 Cash -
Guaranteed Payout
100 cash prizes totaling over
$100,000
2009 Total Cash Awarded -
$154,795
2009 Tournament Winners -
$42,900
- Larry Deal –Captain
- Crew: Eric Deal, Lee
Skipper & Donnie Elkins
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