30th
Annual U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament
October
2nd – 4th @ Southport Marina
September 19, 2008 –
Southport,
North Carolina (NC) - Thirty 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 North Carolina
attracting around 400 boats annually. 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, Dosher
Memorial Hospital, add almost 50 more supplementary cash prizes to
the event.
Don’t fish??? There’s still
plenty of excitement going on at the newly remodeled Southport
Marina. Thursday and Saturday nights there will be entertainment.
Thursday night’s entertainment is DJ Rock Beach Boogie & Blues spin
your favorite tunes from 4pm-8pm and Saturday night The Fat Jack
Band will get the crowd dancing from 4pm-7pm & 8pm-9pm. Saturday is
also a great time to come out and enjoy a good old-fashioned fish
fry. The Brunswick County Shriners will be serving $7.00 fish plates
beginning at 4pm.
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 refreshment, 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 3rd & 4th at the Southport Marina,
Southport, North Carolina with
registration on Thursday, October 2nd 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
30th Annual U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament
An event of the Southport Oak Island Area Chamber Of Commerce
Southport Marina,
Southport, North Carolina
October 2nd – Registration
10am-12midnight
Entertainment (DJ Rock Beach, Boogie & Blues) – 4pm-7pm
Captain’s Meeting – 7pm
October 3rd & 4th – Fishing
October 4th
Fish Fry – 4pm-7pm
Awards Ceremony – 7pm
Entertainment (The Fat Jack Band) & Refreshments – 8pm-9pm
First Place - $25,000 Cash -
Guaranteed Payout - 100 cash prizes totaling over $100,000
Last Year’s Winner -
Charles W. Fisher & Crew from Eden, NC aboard Teezer with a
41.35 pound fish for total winnings of $40,660
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