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 |
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| 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.
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