Live Video & Updates
U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament
October 5-7, 2023
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- Thursday, Oct. 5th
- 7:00pm – Captain's Meeting
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- Friday, Oct. 6th
- 2:00-5:00pm – Live Weigh-Ins
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- Saturday, Oct. 7th
- 2:00-4:00pm – Live Weigh-Ins
- 7:00pm – Awards Ceremony
U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament Updates
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U.S. Coast Guard, Oak Island police suspend search for missing boater
U.S. Coast Guard, Oak Island police suspend search for missing boater
Jeffrey Kale went fishing in the Atlantic Ocean on April 6. Kale was last seen around 4 p.m. on Saturday leaving the Southport Wildlife Boat Ramp in his 32-foot Cape Horn Boat with hull number NC4431FA.The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament governing body has announced that it will increase the number of prize awards. “We are grateful for the support of the participants and to show our appreciation the tournament is awarding an additional 55 places.” said Carol Magnani, 2023 tournament chair.
The additional 55 places in the largest king category ends with 110th place, a 23.60-pound king caught by Craig Evans, Oak Island, NC on Comfortably Numb”. Each additional place will win $350.00, equal to the base entry in the tournament. These additional prizes total $19,250. Checks for these prizes have been mailed.
This voluntary increase will bring the total purse from $390,000 to over $409,000.
The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament is the largest king mackerel tournaments on the East Coast and has a $2 million economic impact on the region. It is held annually in the first week of October and is an event of the Southport Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce.
Full tournament results are available at www.usopenkmt.com, video of the weigh-ins can be found at www.usopenkmtlive.com.The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament governing body has announced that it will increase the number of prize awards. “We are grateful for the support of the participants and to show our appreciation the tournament is awarding an additional 55 places.” said Carol Magnani, 2023 tournament chair.
The additional 55 places in the largest king category ends with 110th place, a 23.60-pound king caught by Craig Evans, Oak Island, NC on Comfortably Numb”. Each additional place will win $350.00, equal to the base entry in the tournament. These additional prizes total $19,250. Checks for these prizes have been mailed.
This voluntary increase will bring the total purse from $390,000 to over $409,000.
The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament is the largest king mackerel tournaments on the East Coast and has a $2 million economic impact on the region. It is held annually in the first week of October and is an event of the Southport Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce.
Full tournament results are available at www.usopenkmt.com, video of the weigh-ins can be found at www.usopenkmtlive.com.
Recap video of the 2023 U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament. 2023 US Open KMT version 2
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