2026 IGFA Great Marlin Race Campaign Shirt – International Game Fish Association

Every tag tells a story. Now, you can carry yours onto the water.

When you wear this year's IGFA Great Marlin Race AFTCO shirt featuring artwork by Dennis Friel, you're representing something bigger than a logo. You're standing for the world's largest citizen-science satellite tagging program for billfish:

715 satellite tags deployed, every one by an angler
Seven billfish species tracked across 25 countries
More than 1.5 million nautical miles of migration data
13 peer-reviewed scientific papers, built on open data shared worldwide

That's the science behind the shirt. It's how a blue marlin off Ocean City logged 7,819 nautical miles toward Brazil, and how striped marlin crossing the South Pacific launched a two-year genetic study into how these fish should be protected. Every stat is a fish someone chose to tag and release, and a discovery that followed.

You can be part of the next one. Make a gift of $100 or more and we'll send you this year's limited-edition "Every Tag Tells a Story" AFTCO shirt featuring original artwork by Dennis Friel. From there, the gear builds with your gift:

And right now, every gift goes twice as far. IGFA Trustee Bob Kurz and IGFA Representative Sally Kurz are matching every dollar, up to $20,000, while the match lasts. A $100 gift does the work of $200, and your tee ships either way.

For 87 years, the IGFA has worked to protect game fish through science and conservation. Whether you have felt the weight of a marlin at the end of your line or simply believe these fish deserve a fighting chance, your gift writes the next chapter, and the next track, in billfish conservation.