US OPEN KING MACKEREL TOURNAMENT
October 4-6, 2018
Forty years ago a small group of community leaders met and decided that they needed an event to showcase the great fall fishing Southport-Oak Island area has to offer. The prizes and expenses for the first tournament were guaranteed by those community leaders signing a promissory note at a local financial institution – thus the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament was born. The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament now attracts almost 400 boats annually and is held in high esteem by the community and anglers.
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Schedule of events
Thursday, October 4th
- 10:00 a.m. Registration & Packet Pickup Opens at Southport Marina and remains open until Midnight.
- 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Complimentary pizza for participants @ the registration tent
- 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Entertainment by The Groove Pirates
- 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Refreshments for sale. RA Jeffreys Distributing Products
- 7:00 p.m. Captains Meeting. It is strongly advised that all captains attend this meeting, as any rule changes or clarifications will be announced.
Friday, October 5th
- 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. – Check-Out Points open & competition begins. See rules for locations. After 9:00 a.m. check-out must be made at Southport Marina with a designated official.
- 11:00 a.m. – Scales Open: Weigh In Station
- 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Food – TBA
- 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Live Webcast www.usopenkmtlive.com
- 3:00 p.m. – Live SiriusXM Marine Demonstrations @ PointClickFish.com Trailer
- 3:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. Refreshments for sale. RA Jeffreys Distributing Products
- 4:00 p.m. – Check-In point manned – on NC Baptist Assembly @ Fort Caswell Fishing Pier and South Harbor Marina’s Fuel Dock- ICW.
- 5:00 p.m. – Competition ends for the day.
Saturday, October 6th
- 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Check-Out Points open & competition begins. See rules for locations. After 9 a.m. Check-out must be made at Southport Marina with a designated official.
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00p.m. – Captain Charlie Kids Fishing Tournament -Southport City Pier. Registration at 9:00am. Tournament fun 10:00am-12:00pm. TEE SHIRTS WILL BE GIVEN OUT AS LONG AS THEY LAST. For more information contact City of Southport Parks & Recreation Department, (910) 457-7945.
- 11:00 a.m. – Scales Open: Weigh In Station
- 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Fish Fry – Fish & Shrimp Basket -$7.00, Italian Sausage with peppers & onions -$5.00, BBQ Sandwich -$5.00, French Fry Basket -$4.00. Open To the Public. Food vendor: Wallace Catering.
- 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – The PointClickFish.com Team will Stream weigh-ins from the scales LIVE from the U.S. Open King Mackerel Fishing Tournament. www.usopenkmtlive.com
- 3:00 p.m. – Check-In point manned NC Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell Fishing Pier & South Harbour Marina\\\’s Fuel Dock – ICW
- 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m Refreshments for sale. RA Jeffreys Distributing Products
- 4:00 p.m. – Competition ends for the day
- 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Entertainment by Island Fever
- 6:00 p.m. – Live SiriusXM Marine Demonstrations @ Point Click Fish Trailer
- 7:30 p.m. AWARDS CEREMONY
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Day 1 Photo Gallery –
Tournament leaderboard
Final Leaderboard
Day 2 Leaderboard
Day 1 Leaderboard
