About the Tournament
The Bitcoin Marlin World Challenge is the world’s first and largest global Bitcoin marlin tournament, held internationally and quarterly. Open to IGFA-compliant anglers worldwide, participants can fish anywhere, weigh in at accredited stations, and submit their results digitally.
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Just high-stakes, global competition every quarter.
How It Works
Register online and select your entry categories
Fish during the official tournament window from any qualifying region
Weigh your catch at an approved station
Submit results for digital verification
Winners receive prize payouts in BTC or USD
Sponsor gear and branded prizes may be shipped post-event
Base Challenge 500+ lbs
Blue Marlin Base Entry
$2,500 USD
Payout to the heaviest qualifying Blue Marlin (500+ lbs)
You are enrolled each quarter until the prize has been won (with a single entry)
If no qualifying fish is caught, the prize pool rolls over to the next tournament
Black Marlin Base Entry
$2,500 USD
Payout to the heaviest qualifying Black Marlin (500+ lbs)
You are enrolled quarter until the prize has been won (with a single entry)
If no qualifying fish is caught, the prize pool rolls over to the next tournament
Grander Challenge 1000+ lbs
Lightning Grander Level 1
$5,000 USD
Payout to the heaviest qualifying Black or Blue Marlin (1000+ lbs)
If no qualifying fish is caught, the prize pool rolls over to the next tournament
You are enrolled until the prize is won (one entry in it until it is won)
Must be entered in either the Blue Marlin or the Black Marlin Base to participate
Lightning Grander Level 2
$10,000 USD
Payout to the heaviest qualifying Black or Blue Marlin (1000+ lbs)
If no qualifying fish is caught, the prize pool rolls over to the next tournament
You are enrolled until the prize is won (one entry in it until it is won)
Must be entered in Blue Marlin lvl 1 to participate
Lightning Grander Level 3
$21,000 USD
Payout to the heaviest qualifying Black or Blue Marlin (1000+ lbs)
If no qualifying fish is caught, the prize pool rolls over to the next tournament
You are enrolled until the prize is won (one entry in it until it is won)
Must be entered in Blue Marlin lvl 2 to participate
Participation Requirements
All participants must follow IGFA fishing rules and local regulations.
All catches must be weighed at accredited stations with certified scales.
Video/photo verification and weigh-in documentation are required for prize eligibility.
The tournament is global and all submissions are virtual.
All results must be submitted digitally by the official deadline.
