South Jersey Yacht Sales presents the Manasquan River Marlin and Tuna Club 45th annual Offshore Open from August 23rd through August 30th, 2025. The captain’s meeting will be held at Safe Harbor Crystal Point Marina, on Friday August 22nd, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.  Entrants can sign up via theoffshoreopen.com in advance, or at the captain’s meeting. Weigh-ins are nightly at Brielle Yacht Club in Brielle.

The tournament provides anglers with the unique opportunity to fish two separate days or one overnight trip during the week. The tournament offers Calcuttas for every eligible species, with cash awards. The winner-take-all category returns, as does the tuna stringer category for the heaviest combination of 2 tuna (no bigeye), with first and second places and a tuna string category which does include bigeye this year!  We also have a two place Mahi stringer Calcutta. There are also several Calcutta’s available for the 35’ and under class of vessels. Last year’s tournament paid more than $223,000 to the winners and raised funds for fishing and conservation related charities.

The base entry fee is still $500, discounted to $400 for early entrants. Entrants may sign up at the captain’s meeting and awards will be paid within two weeks after the club receives a W9 from each winner.  Any questions can be e-mailed to [email protected].

The event started in 1980 with a handful of boats competing for cash awards for marlin and tuna. Over the years the tournament has grown with the help of our sponsors to hosting nearly 80 entrants and is the Manasquan Inlet’s premier offshore angling tournament. The captain’s meeting is open to the entrants and their crews with food and beverages served.