Big Fish Classic extended to Monday, now 3 slots to fish

By Lisa Capitelli

Contributing Editor

(July 28, 2023) The 10th annual Huk Big Fish Classic is underway, with weigh-ins today, Saturday, Sunday and now Monday as well, at the Talbot Street Pier in downtown Ocean City.

Because of poor weather offshore and rough fishing conditions the tournament was extended a day.

Teams can now choose to fish between three 32-hour slots: 7 a.m. Friday, July, 28 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29; 7 a.m. Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30; or Sunday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, July 31.

Crews can fish the entire 32 hours or come back to the dock and head out offshore again after a break with the same or different anglers.

“It will be rough Friday and Saturday [according to the weather forecast as of Wednesday], but the weather is shaping up nicely for Sunday into Monday,” said Brian Roberts, co-director of the Classic.

Final tournament registration was yesterday, Thursday. Boats can depart from any port between New Jersey and Virginia. Teams can fish up to 125 nautical miles from the Ocean City sea buoy. All fish must be weighed at the Talbot Street Pier.

Tournament weigh-ins will take place from 4-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday. The scale, located between M.R. Ducks and The Angler, will be open from 4-8 p.m. both Sunday and Monday.

“Come see big fish being weighed at the dock where it all started,” Roberts said.

Those who can’t attend in person can watch online at www.bigfishclassic.com. Barstool Sports will also be covering the tournament.

There will be tournament merchandise and other vendors featuring clothing, jewelry, fishing gear and equipment, and sunglasses, set up in the Big Fish Classic Village near the