The 2024 17th annual BD Outdoors Yellowtail Shootout has come to a close, and this year’s tournament was one to remember! Anglers from all over Southern California came to compete in this exciting fishing tournament, hoping to catch the biggest yellowtail in the waters off the San Diego coast.
The tournament began in the early hours of Saturday, June 21st, with excitement and anticipation buzzing around all the participating teams. Greeted with fishable weather conditions and plenty of bait at the islands, our teams set out each hoping to find the right zone to pull out the winning fish. We want to thank all of our teams for their outstanding efforts and for putting together some great bags of fish. As the day wore on, the weigh stations were loaded with activity, as anglers brought in their catches to be weighed and submitted.
The yellows bit all around this year, with the local islands producing several quality fish as well as the local kelp lines. Below the border, the Coronado Islands saw some great action with many boats catching their limit by the early afternoon. This year, the biggest yellowtail caught in the tournament was a quality homeguard coming in at 33.8 pounds! The tuna jackpot was won by team Mucho Stress with a respectable 66.3 pound bluefin tuna.
The 2024 Yellowtail Shootout saw 78 boats and 289 anglers compete for the trophy. Another massive thank you to all of our anglers and great sponsors who helped fill the awards ceremony stage with phenomenal prizes and raffle items! We were ecstatic with the excitement and enthusiasm from all of our competitors throughout this past weekend and we can’t wait to run it back next year. For the full results from this years tournament, see below.
2024 Yellowtail Shootout Payouts
1st Place “Presented by Costa Del Mar”
Team 9 – Stretching Gaffholes with a bag weight of 76.9 pounds and collects $3300 dollars and the following prizes: 4 Costa Sunglasses (1 King Tide, 2 Rincon, 1 Spearo), 48″ Deckhand Kill Bag, Fishdope gift card, AFTCO gaff, Pro jig Rig Gallon Black, Pro jig Rig Gallon White, OCT trophy jig, Ultimate Boat Care Kit, Dexter 5 piece kit, Everingham bait brothers 1/2 scoop of bait certificate, YETI cooler, OCT jigs (4), Costa backpack, BD Outdoors YETI 18oz Hotshot Bottle, BD Outdoors YETI 18oz Hotshot Bottle, Mudhole Rod Rack, AFTCO BlueFever Swimmers, Dana Landing gift card and a Rapala Mag Stick. They also covered the board and collect $3,145 for the $100 Jackpot, $4,590 for the $200 Jackpot and $6,630 for the $300 Jackpot for a grand total of $17,665 dollars in cash.
2nd Place- “Presented by FishDope”
Team 66 – Spreader Boys with a bag weight of 70.1 pounds and collects $1650 dollars and the following prizes: 2 Costa Blackfin Pro Sunglasses, Deckhand dry bag, Fishdope gift card, Bubba 7′ gaff, Pro jig Rig Gallon Black, OCT trophy jig, Starbrite bottles, Dexter 5 piece kit, Everingham bait brothers 1/2 scoop of bait certificate, OCT jigs (4), Mudhole Rod Rack, Costa backpack, BD Outdoors YETI 18oz Hotshot Bottle, BD Outdoors YETI 18oz Hotshot Bottle, AFTCO BlueFever Swimmers 2 and a Rapala Mag Stick.
3rd Place- “Presented by Seakeeper”
Team 8 – Krystal Sea with a bag weight of 66.4 pounds and collects $660 dollars and the following prizes: 2 Costa Reefton pro Sunglasses, Deckhand dry bag, Fishdope gift card, AFTCO BlueFever Swimmer Casting baits, Large Jig Rig Gallon White, OCT trophy jig, Starbrite bottles, Dexter 5 piece kit, Everingham bait brothers 1/2 scoop of bait certificate, OCT jigs (4), AFTCO gaff, YETI LoadOut GoBox 15, BD Outdoors YETI 18oz Hotshot Bottle and a Rapala Mag Stick.
4th Place – Team 43 – Chasing Seagulls with a bag weight of 64.6 pounds and collects $495 dollars and the following prizes: 1 Costa Fantail Pro Sunglasses, Deckhand dry bag, Fishdope gift card, Large Jig Rig Gallon White, OCT trophy jig, Starbrite bottles, Dexter 5 piece kit, OCT jig, BD Outdoors YETI 18oz Hotshot Bottle, AFTCO BlueFever Swimmer and a Rapala Mag Stick
5th Place – Team 56 – C-RIPPER with a bag weight of 63 pounds and collects $330 dollars and the following prizes: 1 Costa Pescador Net Sunglasses, Deckhand dry bag, Fishdope gift card, Large Jig Rig Gallon Black, OCT trophy jig, Dexter 5 piece kit, OCT jig, BD Outdoors YETI 18oz Hotshot Bottle, AFTCO BlueFever Swimmerand a Rapala Mag Stick.
Biggest Yellowtail (Big Fish) was caught by Team 26 – Tamos Pesaos Fishing and weighed 33.8 pounds. They will receive a OCT 10′ Rod made by Taipan Rods and a ½ scoop bait certificate from Everingham Bros Bait Co. They were also in the Biggest Yellowtail Jackpot and will collect $3,570 dollars.
Largest Tuna (Sponsored by TowBoat San Diego) – a guaranteed 2500 dollars for the largest tuna brought to the dock on just a $50 buy in. Team 34 – Mucho Stress brought a 66.3 pound Bluefin to the scales.
Tailhunter La Paz ended the sponsor raffle with a bang by giving away an amazing trip to one lucky pair for a 6 day/ 5 night stay in La Paz!
Final Results By Weight
