Team Viking 74 celebrating in the cockpit of their fishing boat. Team ChaCha at the docks of the 2025 Charleston Billfish Invitational.

In 2024, 1,709 boats participated in at least one of the 40 billfish tournaments surveyed, with half of the fleet fishing the mid-Atlantic East Coast.

The 2025 Charleston Billfish Invitational opened the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Series with 16 boats and 48 billfish released. Viking 74 claimed first with 2,625 points, followed by Cha Cha and ...