The Marlin Club

🎣 GOOD LUCK, ANGLERS! 🎣

The 2026 Marlin Club Labor Day Tournament is underway! Good luck to all of our teams fishing today — tight lines and, most importantly, be safe out there! ⚓️

🏆 DON’T FORGET — THE PARTY IS TOMORROW!

Join us Sunday, September 6th at 1:00 PM at The Marlin Club for our Tournament Awards Party!

🍽️ Delicious food by our very own I Got A Chef
🏆 Tournament awards & prizes
🎟️ An ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE RAFFLE with tons of great prizes!

You don’t have to fish the tournament to join the fun — EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Come hungry. Grab some raffle tickets and help us pack the Club!

Every raffle ticket purchased helps support The Marlin Club and keeps our tournaments, events and traditions going strong. ❤️🎣
See you tomorrow at 1 PM!

Marlin Club member Lee Leclerc reporting back with a 45 # yellow fin on the kite with a West Coast Spreader Bar yummy won at the Los Coranados tourney raffle. 8 mile off the west end of Catalina.

Marlin Club members Chris and Jayce Wilson with a nice Yellow!!!

THE TRADITION CONTINUES — 2026 ILTT

Get your crew together for the 2026 Gene Grimes Memorial Invitational Light Tackle Tournament, September 25–26!

The ILTT is San Diego’s oldest fishing tournament, bringing generations of anglers together to compete for marlin, tuna and some serious bragging rights.

OVER $10,000 IN PRIZES!

MARLIN DIVISION
1st — 3 Custom Wrapped Calstar Rods with Shimano Reels
2nd — 2 Custom Wrapped Calstar Rods with Shimano Reels
3rd — $100 Gift Card

TUNA DIVISION
1st — 3 Custom Wrapped Calstar Rods with Shimano Reels
2nd — 2 Custom Wrapped Calstar Rods with Shimano Reels
3rd — $100 Gift Card

Plus, a HUGE raffle at the Awards Celebration!

Tournament Dates: September 25–26
Captain’s Meeting: Wednesday, September 23 at 6 PM
Awards Celebration: Sunday, September 27 at 2 PM
Entry: $150 per angler
Optional High Boat Jackpots

Fishing begins at 5:00 AM Friday and continues through 6:00 PM Saturday.

Think you have what it takes to put your name into ILTT history?

Sign up at The Marlin Club or online by visiting www.themarlinclub.com for the entry form and complete tournament information.

Fish hard. Fish light. Be part of the tradition.

Captain Meeting tonight !!!

Get ready for one of The Marlin Club’s favorite traditions! The 2026 Labor Day Tournament is coming up on Saturday, September 5th, and registration is open.

Join us for a great day on the water filled with fishing, friendly competition, and some awesome prizes.

🏆 Tournament Prizes
1st Place: Shimano Talica 25 with Calstar Trolling Rod
2nd Place: Shimano Talica 16 with Calstar Rod
3rd Place: Shimano Tranx 400 with Calstar Rod

🎣 Tournament Details

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
Entry: $75 per angler
Entry includes a tournament T-shirt and lunch
Optional Big Fish Side Pots
Awards Banquet: Sunday, September 6th at 1:00 PM

Gather your crew, get the boat ready, and come fish with us as we celebrate Labor Day Marlin Club style!

👉 Register now & get tournament details:
https://www.themarlinclub.com/laborday

Marlin Club tournaments are open to everyone so spread the word! We look forward to seeing everyone on the water. Fish. Compete. Celebrate.

🎣 LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT WEEK IS HERE! 🎣
Get those boats and crews ready — The Marlin Club Labor Day Tournament is THIS SATURDAY, September 5th!
⚓ CAPTAINS MEETING
📅 Thursday, September 3rd
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 The Marlin Club

Come down Thursday night for important tournament information, rules, side pot details, and everything you need to know before hitting the water Saturday!

🏆 GREAT PRIZES ARE UP FOR GRABS!
🥇 Shimano Talica 25 + Calstar Trolling Rod
🥈 Shimano Talica 16 + Calstar Rod
🥉 Shimano Tranx 400 + Calstar Rod

🎣 Tournament: Saturday, September 5th
💵 $75 per angler
👕 Tournament T-shirt + lunch included
💰 Optional Big Fish Side Pots
🏆 Awards Banquet: Sunday, September 6th at 1 PM

Not registered yet? There’s still time! 👇
🔗 https://pci.jotform.com/form/262047395925162

Tournament details:
🔗 https://www.themarlinclub.com/laborday

Marlin Club tournaments are OPEN TO EVERYONE — grab your crew and come fish with us!

FISH. COMPETE. CELEBRATE. 🎣🏆

Roger Evraets reporting in from the Columbia river having a great day catching some trophy walleyes!

MC member Jerry Brown causing a ruckus and catching some fish aboard the Tomahawk! Good times!

FIRE the cannon...Laurie Chambliss coming in hot aboard the Get Knotty with the first catch by member and taking the flag for 2026!!! Congrats to Laurie and captain Miguel!!! 💥👏🎣

John Zavala coming to the scales with a 120.6 # Striped Marlin aboard member boat the Rogue One. Captain Dustin Grossman and Greg Moore were in on the action also with a release:-)

AND a shoutout to member Skete Simmons and crew aboard the Cazador with over 20 releases this past week! Lots of release slips hitting the desk this week!!!

Tight lines everyone!