The 2016 Blue Marlin Grand Championship will be held July 12-17 at The Wharf in Orange Beach.
Billed as “The Greatest Show in Sportfishing,” this tournament is a professionally planned, promoted and produced event including live local TV coverage, worldwide online streaming, Jumbotrons, light shows, captain and crew interviews. Sixty-one teams will participate.
The BMGC has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast.
In 2015, the 37-foot Freeman catamaran named Double J took the tournament’s top prize of $266,907 for landing a 716.6-pound blue marlin.
Double J was 300 miles from The Wharf marina when the fish was caught.
Weigh-in hours are 7-10 p.m., Friday, July 15 and 5-10 p.m., Saturday, July 16.
More than 11,000 spectators turned out for the weigh-in last year.
Sixty-one teams will participate in the 2016 Blue Marlin Grand Championship July 12-17 at The Wharf in Orange Beach. The weigh-ins are extremely popular, with billfish weighing hundreds of pounds on display.
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