Captain of the Year Cup Standings

Overview Divisions: East Coast / Florida / Gulf Coast / International / Hawaii

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The CHAMPIONSHIP OF SPORTFISHING.

The InTheBite Captain of the Year Cup is the world’s foremost competition for professional sportfishermen. The world’s only quantifiable metric for comparing the tournament success of captains, winning an InTheBite Captain of the Year Award is a major achievement. The Cup is composed of five divisions that span the sportfishing world: East Coast, Florida, Gulf Coast, Hawaii and International. It is comprised of 90-sanctioned tournaments. The SCORING SYSTEM is: 1^st Place: 500 points, 2^nd Place: 300 points, 3^rd Place: 100 points. Heaviest Marlin: 500 points. Overall Championship: 250 points. 12 Boat Tournament Minimum for points. *Hawaii Division Only: Points will also be given for 2nd Place Heaviest Marlin (300 points) and 3rd Place Heaviest Marlin (100 points)

New for 2021, the Champion’s Cup is an optional paid entry with a winner-takes-all prize format for teams who want to up the stakes in each division utilizing our longstanding tournament scoring formula.

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AIRMAR EAST COAST DIVISION FULL RESULTS

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FURUNO GULF DIVISION FULL RESULTS

RELEASE MARINE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION FULL RESULTS

HAWAII DIVISION RESULTS

Vessels to be Sunk in Memory of Capt. Patrick Price

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Walker's Cay Invitational to be Produced by Fly Zone Fishing

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Viking Yacht Company Pulls Mold to Be Used to Build the Viking 90

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