* All Primary Payouts based on 100 paid entries.
Southport Inshore Challenge
August 15 – 16, 2025, at Morningstar Marinas Southport
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REGISTER ONLINE:
DOWNLOAD PRINT ENTRY FORM:
2025 Southport Inshore Challenge Print Entry Form
DOWNLOAD COMPLETE RULES:
2025 Southport Inshore Challenge Rules
QUICK FACTS
Entry Fee: $165 per boat by August 4; $195 per boat after August 4
Over $15,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded (based on 100 entries)
One Division: Red Drum
Winners based on boat’s single heaviest red drum
TWTs: Single Big Red Drum, Two Red Drum, High Roller Single Big Red Drum, & “Trash Fish” (oyster toad or lizardfish)
One Day of Fishing
Use live, dead, or artificial bait!
No Checkouts & No Boundaries
Live Weigh-In encouraged but not required (no penalties)
Fish with as many anglers on your boat as you like (no limitations)
Complimentary Captains’ Party
Complimentary Awards Party (Saturday–hosted by Zimmerman Marine & Southport Yamaha)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Registration: Friday, August 15, from 4:00-8:00 pm at Morningstar Marinas Southport
Captains’ Meeting: Friday, August 15, at 6:00 pm at Morningstar Marinas Southport. Captains’ Meeting will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
Captains’ Party: Friday, August 15, from 5:00-7:00 pm at Morningstar Marinas Southport
Fishing Time: Saturday, August 16, from 6:30 am-4:00 pm (no lines in the water before 6:30 am)
Weigh-In: Saturday, August 16, from 2:00-4:00 pm (must be in line by 4:00 pm) at Morningstar Marinas Southport. Weigh-In will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
Awards Dinner: Saturday, August 16, from 4:00-5:00 pm at Morningstar Marinas Southport
Awards Ceremony: Saturday, August 16, at 5:00 pm, at Morningstar Marinas Southport. Awards Ceremony will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
PRIMARY PAYOUTS *
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Red Drum | $2000 | $1500 | $1250 | $1000 | $850 | $700 | $550 | $400 |
SECONDARY PAYOUTS **
JUNIOR ANGLER: $50
LADY ANGLER: $50
SENIOR ANGLER: $50
** Secondary Payouts guaranteed.
TOURNAMENTS WITHIN A TOURNAMENT
Single Big Red Drum TWT ($50): 1st–$1,275; 2nd–$765; 3rd–$510
(based on 60 TWT entries)
Two Red Drum TWT ($50): 1st–$1,275; 2nd–$765; 3rd–$510
(based on 60 TWT entries)
High Roller Single Big Red Drum TWT ($150): 1st–$2,550; 2nd–$1,530; 3rd–$1,020
(based on 40 TWT entries)
“Trash Fish” TWT (oyster toad or lizardfish) ($50): 1st–$1,275; 2nd–$765; 3rd–$510
(based on 60 TWT entries)
* TWTs are voluntary. They are offered as another way to win money.
SPECIAL PRIZES
Live Weigh-In Bonus: Weigh in your red drum alive and get an extra $20 payout (red drum must be on the primary leaderboard).
Intracoastal Angler Special Weight Prizes:
2.5 lb. Red Drum – $50 gift card (extra $25 if alive)
3.0 lb. Red Drum – $50 gift card (extra $25 if alive)
3.5 lb. Red Drum – $50 gift card (extra $25 if alive)
4.0 lb. Red Drum – $50 gift card (extra $25 if alive)
Mudpuppy Raffle Prize: Every boat that weighs in a fish be automatically entered into the Southport Inshore Challenge raffle where we are giving away (among many other prizes) a Mudpuppy Salt Stix custom rod (retail value $300). The raffles will be drawn on Saturday after Awards, and you must be present to win.
Pigford Custom Homes Weigh-In Drawing: Every boat that weighs in a fish will receive a ticket for a drawing for $250 cash (compliments of Kirk Pigford Homes). No tickets will be sold–the only way to get a ticket is to weigh in a fish (one ticket per red drum–up to two if entered in the Two Red Drum TWT–and one ticket for a “trash fish” if entered in the Trash Fish TWT). You do not have to be present to win.
SeaTow Prize: The SeaTow prize (a $100 gift certificate to Dutchman Creek Bait & Tackle) is based on the single heaviest red drum and goes to the boat whose owner has a current SeaTow membership.
BENEFICIARY
The Wilmington Elks invest in their communities through programs that help children grow up healthy and drug-free, by undertaking projects that address unmet need, and by honoring the service and sacrifice of our veterans.
CONTACT INFO
Please direct all questions to Fisherman’s Post at (910) 452-6378, or you can send an email to trail@fishermanspost.com.
