U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament Part of the Tournament Trail
Friday, September 18th
Early Bird Registration Deadline
Early Bird Drawing Deadline is Friday, September 18, 2020. Two $340 winners will be announced at the virtual Captains’ Meeting at www.usopenkmtlive.com (10/1/2020) from all those who enter the tournament before 11:59pm on September 18th. Postmarks by September 18th are acceptable. Prize check will be mailed.
August 25th - September 29th
Pre-Order Merchandise
Pre-order the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament merchandise by going to www.sptokimerchandise.com by
11:59pm on September 29th. Merchandise purchased online will be mailed. We will have merchandise at the Drive Thru Registration/Packet Pickup at Bill Smith Park, 4410 Fish Factory Road, Oak
Island on 10/1 from 10am-7pm. No merchandise tent onsite at Dutchman Creek Park.
You may also purchase merchandise in person Monday thru Friday from 8:30am - 5:00pm at the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce, 4433 Long Beach Road, Southport (except October 1st- when merchandise will be at Bill Smith Park).
Tuesday, September 29th
Online Registration
11:59pm - Online registration closes at www.usopenkmt.com
Pre-Order Merchandise
Pre-order the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament merchandise by going to www.usopenkmt.com by 11:59pm on September 29th. Merchandise purchased online will be mailed. We will have merchandise at the Drive Thru Registration/Packet Pickup at Bill Smith Park, 4410 Fish Factory Road, Oak Island on 10/1 from 10am-7pm. No merchandise tent onsite at Dutchman Creek Park.
You may also purchase merchandise in person Monday thru Friday from 8:30am - 5:00pm at the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce, 4433 Long Beach Road, Southport (except October 1st- when merchandise will be at Bill Smith Park).
Thursday, OCTOBER 1st
Registration & Packet Pickup -
Use Dutchman Creek Park (4750 Fish Factory Road) if you have Preregistered or are registering by boat. This Drive-Thru/Boat Thru is only open between the hours of 10am-7pm.
10am-7pm - Drive Thru Merchandise Sales at Bill Smith Park, 4410 Fish Factory Road, Oak Island.
7:00 p.m. Virtual Captains’ Meeting. It is strongly advised that all captains watch this meeting, as any rule changes or clarifications will be announced. www.usopenkmtlive.com
Friday, OCTOBER 2nd
**** Due to COVID-19 no spectators will be allowed at the Dutchman Creek Park to watch the weigh-ins and boats offloading. This includes family members of the participants. We invite you to watch the streaming Live video at www.usopenkmtlive.com.
7:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m. – Check-Out Points open & competition begins. See rules for locations After 9:00 a.m. check-out must be made at Dutchman Creek Park barge (33. 55.450 N 78. 03.633 W) with a designated official.
11:00 a.m. – Scales Open at Dutchman Creek Park- 4750 Fish Factory Road, Oak Island(GPS: 33.55.450N 78.03.633W) - (See map for offloading information). Thank you to American Marine Construction and Brunswick County Parks & Recreation for their support.
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The PointClickFish.com Team will stream weigh-ins from the scales and the docks LIVE from the U.S. Open King Mackerel Fishing Tournament website www.usopenkmtlive.com
4:00 p.m. – Check-In point manned –at Frying Pan/American Fish Co (319 W. Bay Street, Southport GPS: 33.55.017 N 78.01.150 W) and Malcom Register Park (334 NE 52nd Street, Oak Island - GPS: 33.55.319 N 78.06.546 W).
5:00 p.m. – Competition ends for the day.
Saturday, October 3rd
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. – Check-Out Points open & competition begins. See rules for locations. After 9 a.m. Check-out must be made at Dutchman Creek Park barge (GPS: 33.55.450 N 78.03.633 W) with a designated official.
11:00 a.m. – Scales Open at Dutchman Creek Park (GPS: 33.55.450 N 78.03.633 W). Thank you to American Marine Construction and Brunswick County Parks & Recreation for their support.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - The PointClickFish.com Team will stream weigh-ins from the scales and the docks LIVE from the U.S. Open King Mackerel Fishing Tournament website www.usopenkmt.com
3:00 p.m. - Check-In point manned –at Frying Pan/Old American Fish Co (319 W. Bay Street, Southport GPS: 33.55.017 N 78.01.150 W) and Malcom Register Park (334 NE 52nd Street, Oak Island - GPS: 33.55.319 N 78.06.546 W).
4:00 p.m. – Competition ends for the day.
7:30 p.m. Virtual AWARDS CEREMONY – www.usopenkmtlive.com The top three overall winning teams and the top super high roller team will be presented live. Final standings will be posted at www.usopenkmt.com . All other prize checks will be mailed. We will interview the overall winner and post to www.usopenkmtlive.com.