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CB Inshore Challenge Welcome

September 6 – 7, 2024, 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 red drum tournament fishing.

Since this year’s CBIC falls outside the scheduled two-week flounder season, the event’s leaderboard will feature an eight-place leaderboard for the heaviest single red drum. We believe more anglers can be competitive in a search for one instead of two upper-slot red drum, and our goal is to get the most teams possible registered for this event.

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

Fisherman’s Post strives to put on events (not just competitions), and to that end, we’ll be hosting a Captains’ Party on Friday sponsored by Adams Beverages and Anheuser Busch, and there will also be plenty of product from Adams Beverages to share at Saturday’s festivities (weigh-in and awards).

To add to the excitement of big payouts at awards, we will be offering a complimentary awards dinner catered by Papa Murphy’s Pizza, a take-and-bake pizza company featuring pizzas made from scratch daily, as well as our popular hot dog offering (with sides and watermelon).

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 red drum fishing.

We’re still offering the $50 guaranteed bounty for the Junior, Lady, and Senior anglers scaling the heaviest single red drum, and once again we will be awarding Live Release bonuses ($20 per fish), a SeaTow prize, and the popular Intracoastal Angler Specialty Weight prizes.

In addition, we are also offering the Mudpuppy Salt Stix prize–every boat that weighs in a fish is automatically entered for a chance to win a $300 Mudpuppy Salt Stix custom rod.

For those that like the chance to win even more cash prizes, the Carolina Beach Inshore Challenge is the fifth and last qualifying event in the Inshore Trail, a season-long points competition running in the background of the five Inshore Challenge events we host every year. Any boat can use Carolina Beach fish towards the Inshore Trail, both for additional payouts in Carolina Beach and to try and qualify for the invite-only Inshore Trail Championship (hosted on the Sunday after the weigh-in for the Carolina Beach event)–click here for more info and the complete rules of the Inshore Trail.

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.

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