"Quest For The Ring" Underway In Atlantic City - The Fisherman

“Quest For The Ring” Underway In Atlantic City

All this week, Jimmy Johnson’s “Quest for the Ring” Championship Fishing Week will be running out of Golden Nugget and the Farley State Marina in Atlantic City, with a guaranteed $1 million purse and entry into Coach Johnson’s famed Ring of Honor in play.

While the big kickoff party was held on Sunday night and first of five days of tournament fishing is officially underway from Monday through Friday, there’s a secondary registration day on Monday, July 10; a choice of pick three out of five days to compete for the ring!

General entry starts at $5,000 and pays out 30% for white marlin, 30% for blue marlin, 30% for tuna, 5% for wahoo, and 5% for dolphin, each paying out top two places. Additional calcutta entries will include a white marlin category, blue marlin category, tuna category, and a wahoo and dolphin category, each paying out top two places and daily optionals will be available for each species.

The final optional entry category includes a Winner Take All, Catch & Release division, powered by Yamaha, where 90% will be paid out to the winner and 10% will be donated to support the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA).  Scales are open nightly at Golden Nugget from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and folks can also follow along via the live tournament scoreboard at visitquestfortheringac.com.

For more information call 305-255-3500.

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