CB Inshore Challenge Welcome

September 5 – 6, 2025, at Inlet Watch Marina

WELCOME

Welcome to the Carolina Beach Inshore Challenge, a fun and competitive event that is a great way for area anglers to try their luck at flounder and red drum tournament fishing.

Since this year’s CBIC falls within the scheduled flounder season, the event’s leaderboard has changed to feature a six-place leaderboard for flounder and a six-place leaderboard for red drum. Your one entry fee qualifies you for both divisions, so you could get paid for both a flounder and a red drum.

Alongside the main leaderboard, TWT’s for Single Big Flounder, Single Big Red Drum, High Roller Single Big Flounder, High Roller Single Big Red Drum, and “Trash Fish” (heaviest oyster toad or lizardfish) are offered to give participants even more chances to further fatten their winnings.

This event follows a more casual approach, offering anglers (1) the option to use live, dead, or artificial bait; (2) no live weigh-in required; and (3) the choice to fish as many anglers on their boat as they prefer. Our hope is that these relaxed rules encourage more people to join in on the fun and excitement of flounder and red drum tournament fishing.

Fisherman’s Post strives to put on events (not just competitions), and to that end, we’ll be hosting a Captains’ Party on Friday with plenty of cold drinks (adult beverages sponsored by Legion Brewery). Then to add to the excitement of big payouts at Saturday’s awards, we will be offering a complimentary dinner featuring Papa Murphy’s Pizza, a take-and-bake pizza company, as well as our popular hot dogs off the grill along with chips and watermelon, and yes, there will be more cold drinks to help us celebrate.

We’re thrilled to be returning to Inlet Watch Yacht Club. Inlet Watch features the iconic background of Carolina Beach Inlet, and the location is central to some of North Carolina’s finest flounder and red drum fishing.

We’re still encouraging teams to bring the whole family out to fish by offering $50 bounties for the heaviest fish (red drum or flounder) weighed in by crews with junior, lady, and/or senior anglers onboard, and we continue our commitment to release as many fish alive as possible, so the bonus payouts remain a constant—get an extra $20 payout for each red drum and/or flounder weighed in alive and in releasable condition that makes the leaderboard.

More special prizes include a SeaTow prize ($100 gift certificate to Island Tackle), the Mudpuppy Salt Stix Raffle (every boat that weighs in a fish is automatically entered for a chance at a $300+ custom rod), the Pigford Custom Homes Big Cash Drawing (a potential $250 prize just for weighing in), and the Intracoastal Angler Special Weight prizes ($50 gift cards, plus an additional $25 if the fish is weighed in alive).

Finally, we’ll be donating proceeds from the event to the Wilmington Elks to aid their mission of helping children, enhancing communities, and honoring the service and sacrifices of our military veterans.

If you’ve never fished a tournament before, Fisherman’s Post events are a great way to join in on the experience. Come eat and drink with us on Friday, bring in a heavy fish (or two) on Saturday, and then eat and drink with us again after weigh-in to celebrate both a good day of fishing and a great season of camaraderie and competition.

The sponsors who support these events make everything we do possible, so please take time to support and thank the businesses who help make the Carolina Beach Inshore Challenge possible. And come see us at Inlet Watch to get in on the action.

Gary Hurley / Tournament Director
(910) 452-6378
trail@fishermanspost.com