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  • 2008 Spring Inshore Challenge

    2008 Spring Inshore Challenge


    Download the entry form: PDF

    No Check-Outs

    Weigh-In: Wrightsville Beach Marina, Wrightsville Beach, NC

    One Day Fishing: Saturday, May 17, 2008 (always the weekend before Memorial Day weekend)

    No Boundaries

    Registration, captains’ meeting, and captains’ dinner are all at Wild Wing Cafe (they are no longer at Wrightsville Beach Marina—only the weigh-in is at WB Marina)

    Registration: Friday, May 16, from 3:00-8:00 at Wild Wing Cafe

    Captains’ Meetings: Friday, May 16, at 5:00 and at 7:00 at Wild Wing Cafe

    Awards Dinner: Saturday, May 17, from 5:00-7:00 pm at Wild Wing Cafe

    Awards Ceremony: Saturday, May 17, at 7:00 pm at Wild Wing Cafe

    Two Divisions: Flounder and Speckled Trout
    (one entry gets you into both divisions)

    Entry Fee: $125 per boat before May 1; $150 per boat after May 1
    (can pay up until 8:00pm on Friday, May 16)

    PAYOUT:

    Flounder Trout
    1st Place: $1000
    2nd Place: $800
    3rd Place: $700
    4th Place: $600
    5th Place: $5006th Place: $400
    7th Place: $350
    8th Place: $300
    9th Place: $250
    10th Place: $225
    11th Place: $20012th Place: $175
    13th Place: $150
    14th Place: $125
    15th Place: $100
    1st Place: $750
    2nd Place: $500
    3rd Place: $400
    4th Place: $3005th Place: $200
    6th Place: $180
    7th Place: $160
    8th Place: $140
    9th Place: $120
    10th Place: $100
    Junior
    1st Place: $75
    2nd Place: $25
    Lady
    1st Place: $75
    2nd Place: $25
    Aggregate Senior Angler
    1st Place: $250
    2nd Place: $1503rd Place: $75
    1st Place: $75
    2nd Place: $25

    Based on 100 paid entries

    Bonus payouts for flounder and trout weighed in alive


    LIVE FLOUNDER & TROUT BONUS: Weigh in your flounder and/or trout alive and get an extra $20 payout (flounder and/or trout must be on the leader board).
    Guaranteed Cover Appearance: The Spring Inshore Challenge is the only tournament that can guarantee the winner a cover shot with Fisherman’s Post Newspaper.

    Weigh-In Times: Scales will open at 1:00 and you must be in line by 4:00

    “Beat the Record” Prize: Beat the tournament record for either flounder (10.47 lbs.) or trout (7.26 lbs.)
    and you’ll win a custom-made, hand-crafted, copper art work of a flounder or trout. The art works were created by R. Hanes Hoffman of Bluewater Copper Works.

    “Heaviest Fish” Prize: Weigh in the tournament’s heaviest fish and win a free fiberglass reproduction of your catch. This prize is donated by Hunter’s Haven.

    Club Cup: A trophy will be awarded to the fishing club member that catches the heaviest fish of the tournament. The name of the angler and the fishing club will be engraved on the trophy, and the winning fishing club will retain possession of the cup until the next year’s tournament.

    Beneficiaries: Cape Fear Community College Sea Devil Club: The Sea Devil Club is the backbone of CFCC athletics.

    Contact: Please direct all questions to Gary Hurley at (910) 452-6378 or you can send an email to sic@fishermanspost.com.

    Complete Rules: Read the complete tournament rules.