Current Information

DATES: 20th Annual Event – Wednesday August 2nd through Saturday August 5th 2017

Location: South Portland Maine, USA

Mailing Address: 11 Bartlett Road, Gorham, Maine 04038

Contacts: 

Phil Grondin Jr. 207-854-1147

Phil Grondin Sr. 207-831-7960

Email- tournament@mainetuna.org

Phil-Jr- p.grondin@mainetuna.org

Phil-Sr- p.grondin.sr@mainetuna.org

Website- j.hinkley@mainetuna.org

Fax:

Host Facility: Spring Point Marina in South Portland, Maine

Prize distribution:

1st Place: $ 6,250 plus trophy for (1) year
2nd Place: $ 3,250
3rd Place: $ 1,500
4th Place: $ 1,000
5th Place: $ 500

Grand Prize: $50,000 will be given to the first person catching an ABT that breaks the current Maine State Rod and Reel category record.

Vessels Rules: must be operating under the General Category Tuna rules, including Head-boat Category vessels

Fishing Area: Anywhere in US Waters of the Gulf of Maine

Limited entry: 40 boats.

Sturdivant Island History

First Tournament: August 1998

Largest Tuna: 931.80-lb  (F/V Cheryl Lin 8/7/99)

Most fish landed: 17 fish  (2011)

Least fish landed: zero fish (tie 2006 & 2007)

Most (documented) Catch & Release: 7 fish (2004)

Largest Winner’s Check: $19,530.00 (Capt. Roger Gagne 2008)