2nd annual · Benevolent Wahoo Tournament
Fish hard.
Give back.
Fish for wahoo, tuna and kingfish while supporting your local firefighters.
October 23–24, 2026, Marathon, Florida Keys.
Sept 21
Registration opens
Oct 23
Kick-off meeting
Oct 24
Tournament day
$700
Per boat · through Oct 9
Six anglers included per boat. $700 through Oct 9 · $800 from Oct 10.
Extra anglers: adults $75 / juniors $25 early; adults $100 / juniors $50 late. Juniors: 17 & under on Oct 24. Full entry rules →
Schedule
Tournament weekend
Oct 23 · 5:30–7:00 PM
Kick-off meeting
The Island Fish Co. Restaurant & Tiki Bar
12648 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
In-person registration: 5:30–7:00 PM
Reading of rules: 6:30 PM
Complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. All teams receive a bucket with shirts, hats, rules, itinerary.
Sponsored by The Island.
Oct 24 · 7:00 AM–3:00 PM
Fishing
Lines in at 7:00 AM. Lines out at 3:00 PM.
Oct 24 · 3:30–5:30 PM
Weigh-in
Bongo’s Botanical Beer Garden and Cafe
59300 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
Food and drinks available for purchase.
Oct 24 · 6:30 PM
Awards banquet dinner
Bongo’s Botanical Beer Garden and Cafe
59300 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
Trophies, cash prizes, raffle, dinner and open bar.
On the menu
Ahi tuna poke, Huli-Huli chicken and Hawaiian-style pulled pork.
Served with Hawaiian-style fruit and cucumber salads, jasmine rice, sweet Thai plantains, mixed greens and corn on the cob.
Last year
2025 by the numbers
The first tournament, November 7–8, 2025, raised approximately $33,000 — funding a new fire-boat pump for Marathon Fire Rescue and improving marine-emergency response across the Middle Keys.
See the 2025 gallery138
Anglers
31
Boats
22
Wahoo weighed
41 lb
Winning wahoo
$33K
Raised
1
Fire-boat pump funded
Species & rules
Full rules →01
Wahoo
Primary division · heaviest fish wins · trophies and cash
02
Tuna
Blackfin division · heaviest fish
03
Kingfish
Kingfish division · heaviest fish
Want to partner with us?
Call us at 305-743-5266 for sponsorship opportunities, tournament marketing, on-site signage and more.