Events

Winter Special

Sailfish Slam

OCTOBER 6 - 10, 2010

Visit the Sailfish Slam website. The Sailfish Slam is a citywide catch and release billfish competition headquartered at The City Marina in Downtown Charleston, SC. Anglers will convene at this facility on Wednesday, October 6 for the Captains' Meeting followed by 2 out of 3 days of fishing. The 2009 Sailfish Slam boasted 89 billfish releases, and was won by Houdini.

The Sailfish Slam concludes on Saturday, October 10 with an Awards Party and Dinner at The City Marina.

Sailfish Slam Special

OCTOBER 1 - 31, 2010

Fish the Sailfish Slam Billfishing Tournament (October 6 - 10, 2010) and receive a $25.00 per foot rate for the month of October.

Please contact David Isom at (843) 278-4926 or disom@megadock.us for Sailfish Slam Special information. (Pre-payment in full is required. Offer does not include electricity.)

HMY-Viking MegaDock Tournament

Summer 2011

The 9th Annual HMY-Viking MegaDock Billfishing Tournament

Visit the tournament website.

The HMY-Viking MegaDock Billfishing Tournament concluded on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Charleston City Marina with the release of 14 blue marlin, three white marlin and 63 sailfish. Sixty-two boats fished this fourth and largest event in the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series.

Stephen Davis' Bench Mark, captained by Bobby Garmany, won the event releasing five sailfish and one blue marlin for 1,600 points. Reel Passion, owned by Bill Ingram, took home second place by releasing two blue marlin on Friday, and a sailfish on Saturday. Bench Mark won a total of $105,184, while Reel Passion took home $61,708 for the second place showing. Secotan finished third with 1,200 points for releasing three sailfish and a blue marlin. Jabez also had 1,200 points with one blue marlin and three sailfish releases.

The non-billfish winners were as follows: Ryan Higgins’ 50.6 pound dolphin on Miss Magnolia, a 12.2 pound tuna caught by James Lucas aboard Gusto IV, and a 42.0 pound wahoo reeled in by Carter Smith on Mindset. In addition, Taylor Wood took home the Youth Angler award with a 6.4 pound dolphin catch aboard the Emily Bliss.

Scoring at the HMY-Viking MegaDock Tournament is 600 points for a blue marlin release, 300 for a white marlin release, and 200 for a sailfish release, with additional weight categories for dolphin, tuna and wahoo. In accordance with the South Carolina Governor’s Cup, one point per pound is awarded for blue marlin weighed over 105 inches in length.

As in past years, proceeds from the HMY-Viking MegaDock Tournament will be donated to local water related charities. Organizations that the event has donated to in the past include Anchors Away, Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Dragon Boat Charleston, Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, Junior Sail Training Program, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Beach Sweep/River Sweep, South Carolina Waterfowl Association, Wallace F. Pate Memorial Fund and Water Missions International.