About the Tournament

1st Annual Hope Town United Sailfish Tournament | Sailfish Marina, Singer Island, FL

The 1st Annual Hope Town United Sailfish Tournament kicks off on December 10th through December 12th at Sailfish Marina on Singer Island, FL to benefit the community members and the recovery and restoration efforts on Elbow Cay following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian. Funds raised will go directly to rebuilding the Hope Town Primary School, the ground-up build of the Abaco Community Care Center, and the restoration of the homes destroyed by Dorian as a part of Hope Town United’s Homes for Hope program.

Prize + Calcutta Info:

Tournament prize payout from entry fees: ^$5,000

Live bait: $2,500 | Dead bait: $2,500
(paid by Hope Town United)

Calcutta categories

(Teams can enter as many or few Calcutta categories. None are mandatory.)

Overall Categories:
(regardless of bait type)

Overall Most Releases:

Overall – $2,500 (winner take all)
Overall split 50/30/20 – $1,500

Daily overall:

$1,000 (60/40) per day ($2,000 total)

(Total Overall Categories: $5,000)

Meat fish:

Overall heaviest: $1,000

Meat fish daily:

Day 1 – $500 (60/40)
Day 2 – $500 (60/40)

Crew pot:

$500 (wta – most releases)

(Overall including meatfish – total $7,500)

Daily

We are offering separate live & dead bait daily categories (since fishing is 1 to 1, no point differential – you have the option to fish overall (listed above) or only fish against your bait type.

NOTE: These are tiered categories meaning you can get in on one or all depending on how much you would like to spend. You will be fishing against the others registered in each respective category.

Live bait categories

Day 1 Daily:

Tier 3 (all in) – $3,000
Tier 2 (in 2 & 1) – $1,500
Tier 1 (just tier 1) – $500

Day 2 Daily:

Tier 3 (all in) – $3,000
Tier 2 (in 2 & 1) – $1,500
Tier 1 (just tier 1) – $500

Total: $6,000

Dead bait categories

Day 1 Daily:

Tier 3 (all in) – $3,000
Tier 2 (in 2 & 1) – $1,500
Tier 1 (just tier 1) – $500

Day 2 Daily:

Tier 3 (all in) – $3,000
Tier 2 (in 2 & 1) – $1,500
Tier 1 (just tier 1) – $500

Total across the board: $13,500

How-To Videos

See the videos below for the Calcutta spread explained, along with information regarding how to submit scores and upload release videos for both Android and iPhone devices. If you are ready to enter your team in the Calcutta please text Courtney Bowden at (561) 909-7868. Cash, check, and CC are all accepted. Release videos are required to be uploaded to the HTU (Reel Time App) no later than 7 pm. NO VIDEO = NO FISH. See Rules for more information.

Video: Calcutta Spread Explained