| Category | Entry Fee | Payout | Award Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Entry (Required for participation) | $1,500.00 | 50% | See Base Entry Details Below |
| $500 Daily Jackpot | $1,500.00 | 85% | Winner Take All / Day |
| $1k Daily Jackpot | $3,000.00 | 85% | Winner Take All / Day |
| $2k Daily Jackpot | $6,000.00 | 85% | Winner Take All / Day |
| $5k Daily "Big Bob's" Jackpot | $15,000.00 | 85% | Winner Take All / Day |
| $1k Daily Gamefish | $3,000.00 | 85% | Winner Take All / Day / Species |
| $2k Daily Release Jackpot | $6,000.00 | 85% | Winner Take All / Day |
| Across The Board Entry | $36,000.00 | ||
| $20k Daily "Chupacabra" Challenge | $60,000.00 | 100% | Winner Take All / Day |
| All-In with Chupacabra | $96,000.00 |
By paying the mandatory Base Entry Fees, teams receive angler merchandise and access to the Awards Celebration for four team members. Additional merchandise and access passes may be purchased at the event.
“Overall Tournament Awards” are derived from the $1,500. Base Entry Fee. Of the seventy percent allocated to awards, sixty percent (60%) goes to Billfish Awards, twenty percent (20%) goes to Top Tuna and twenty percent (20%) goes to Top Dorado.
Cash prizes are awarded to the top three teams based on the single heaviest qualifying black or blue marlin as follows: Three winners 65.0%/22.5%/12.5%; Two winners 71.25%/28.75%; One winner takes all. If there are no qualifying marlin weighed, the prize money rolls equally to the Gamefish category and is awarded to the top tuna and/or dorado teams.
Cash prizes in these categories are awarded to the top teams based on the single heaviest qualifying tuna and dorado. If there is no winner in one of the Gamefish categories, the prize money rolls to the other Gamefish species category. If there are no qualifying tuna or dorado weighed, the prize money in these categories rolls to the Billfish category and is awarded to the top billfish teams per the published billfish awards percentage breakdowns.
Back to TopThere is one optional, 85% return, Daily Release Jackpot. Fees are per boat, per day, and you must enter all three days: $2k Daily Release Jackpot ($6,000).
Cash prizes are awarded to the top team that accumulates the most billfish release points each day. One winner takes all each day.
Back to TopTrophies are awarded to the top three teams that accumulate the most billfish release points.
The Daily Jackpots are optional and return eighty five percent to awards. If you decide to enter a particular Daily Jackpot level, you must enter it for all fishing days of the tournament. For example, in the Black & Blue with three days of fishing the $500 Daily Jackpot would cost $1,500. The jackpot fees are per team. You can enter none, one, all or any combination of these jackpots.
Back to TopThe prize money allocated to each Daily Jackpot level is first split evenly between the days of competition, and then each day, one hundred percent of that day’s amount is awarded to the team that catches the heaviest qualifying black or blue marlin of the day who is also entered in the Daily Jackpot level. If there is no winner on a particular day, the prize money for that day rolls to the following day, unless it is the last day of the tournament in which case it rolls backwards to the largest fish caught in the category. EXAMPLE: Team A is entered in the $500 Daily Jackpot only. Team B is entered in the Daily Jackpots across the board. Team A catches the heaviest fish of the day; Team B catches the second heaviest fish of the day. Team A would win all of the cash for that day in the $500 Daily Jackpot only. Team B would win all of the cash for that day in the $1,000, $2,000, etc. Daily Jackpots.
The amount allocated to the Gamefish Daily Jackpot is first split evenly between the two species, then split evenly between the days of competition. Of the amount allocated to cash awards for any particular day, one hundred percent is awarded to the teams that catch the heaviest qualifying tuna and dorado that are also entered in the Daily Gamefish Jackpot. If there is no winner on a particular day the prize money for that day rolls to the following day, unless it is the last day of the tournament in which case it rolls backwards to the largest fish caught in the category. If there are no qualifying fish caught of a particular species throughout the entire tournament, the money for that species rolls to the other species on a day by day basis. EXAMPLE: If a qualifying dorado is caught every day, but no qualifying tuna are caught at all, the day one tuna jackpot money rolls to the day one dorado, the day two tuna jackpot money rolls to the day two dorado.