NC Billfish Series

SAVE THE DATE! The 38th Annual NCDU Band the Billfish Tournament is July 15-18, 2026

Quick Stats

Sunday, July 20

Boats Fishing Day 4: 45 of 49

Total Releases:

7 BM

2 WM

113 SLF

0 SPF

Day 4 Releases:

2 BM

0 WM

65 SLF

0 SPF

Day 3 Releases:

5 BM

2 WM

45 SLF

0 SPF

Day 2 Releases:

0 BM

0 WM

2 SLF

0 SPF

Day 1 Releases:

0 BM

0 WM

1 SLF

0 SPF

BM-Blue Marlin   WM-White Marlin   SLF-Sailfish  SPF-Spearfish

Hookups & Releases

Sunday, July 20

 

Boat

Status

Photo

Jack Em Up

Boat

Jack Em Up
HOOKED UP: 4:46pm

Status

Weighed - 11.9 lbs
DOLPHIN

Photo

Widespread

Boat

Widespread
HOOKED UP: 4:44pm

Status

Weighed - 34.9 lbs
WAHOO

Photo

Labrador

Boat

Labrador
HOOKED UP: 4:35pm

Status

Weighed - 21.1 lbs
DOLPHIN

Photo

Bill Collector

Boat

Bill Collector
HOOKED UP: 4:33pm

Status

Weighed - 20.3 lbs
DOLPHIN

Photo

Bill Collector

Boat

Bill Collector
HOOKED UP: 4:31pm

Status

Weighed - 17.2 lbs
WAHOO

All Hookups & Releases

Leaderboard

Level 2 - Largest Blue Marlin WTA - OFFICIAL

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Level 3 - Total Points 50/30/20 - OFFICIAL

Rank

Photo

Boat

Capt.

Pts/Wt

Rank

1

Photo

Labrador

Boat

Labrador

Capt.

Fickling

Pts/Wt

2500.00 (1 BM / 14 SLF)

Rank

2

Photo

Barbara B

Boat

Barbara B

Capt.

Blount

Pts/Wt

1850.00 (2 BM / 7 SLF)

Rank

3

Photo

Reel Developers

Boat

Reel Developers

Capt.

Shore

Pts/Wt

1200.00 (8 SLF)

Rank

4

Photo

Marsh Madness

Boat

Marsh Madness

Capt.

Brafford

Pts/Wt

1000.00 (1 BM / 1 WM / 3 SLF)

Rank

5

Photo

Widespread

Boat

Widespread

Capt.

Watson

Pts/Wt

900.00 (6 SLF)

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REGISTRATION CLOSED: The 2025 North Carolina Ducks Unlimited Billfish tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, July 16 (Captains' Meeting) with July 17-20 fishing 2 out of 4 days.

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