Registration Closes September 20th at 9 pm
$65 per Angler Kids Fish Free
Lines in the water 7:00 a.m. Thursday, September21st, 2023
Weigh In from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Morningstar Marinas of Southport
Guaranteed Prizes
Largest Flounder – $1000 Largest Red Drum – $1000
2nd Place Flounder- $800 2nd Place Red Drum - $800
3rd Place Flounder– $600 3rd Place Red Drum – $600
4th Place Flounder- $400 4th Place Red Drum—$400
5th Place Flounder - $300 5th Place Red Drum—$300
6th Place Flounder - $250 6th Place Red Drum—$250
7th Place Flounder - $200 7th Place Red Drum—$200
8th Place Flounder - $100 8th Place Red Drum—$100
Last Place Flounder– $300 Last Place Red Drum – $300
Special Prizes
Lady Angler Junior Angler (12 and under) Senior Angler (62+)
2.2 lbs. Flounder 3.7 lbs. Red Drum
3.1 lbs. Flounder 4.4 lbs. Red Drum
The Tournaments within a Tournament (TWTs)
There are optional TWTs to enhance the fishing tournament. All tournament rules are applicable, apart from the rule that more than one prize can be won by a single angler. There is no requirement to enter the TWT, however if the person who weighs in the biggest fish has not entered then the prize will be given to the largest fish from someone that entered the TWT contest. There will be 3 separate TWTs, largest red drum, largest flounder, and combined weight of a flounder and a red drum. Each TWT requires an additional $25 entry fee.
TWT Payouts
1st - 60%
2nd - 20%
3rd - 10%
Matthew’s Ministry - 10%
For More Information
910-269-1634
Rules
- All anglers on a single vessel must be registered for the tournament.
- All persons fishing in the Matthew’s Ministry Inshore Classic must have a valid North Carolina Fishing License as required by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
- Youth anglers, 12 and below, fish for free. The free registration makes the youth angler eligible for the youth division only. With paid registration a youth angler is eligible for all division prizes.
- There are optional tournament within a tournaments (TWTs). To be eligible for the TWTs each angler must register for it during the tournament registration period.
- This is an open water tournament, any area that is publicly and legally accessible is permitted.
- Lines can be in the water at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 21st.
- Scales will be open from 3 - 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 21st at Morningstar Marinas of Southport. Angler must be in line before 4 p.m. to be qualified for prizes.
- All entries must be caught with a rod and reel.
- All fish shall be weighed using official scales.
- All fish shall be kept in as good a condition as possible, preferably on ice or alive, so an accurate judgment can be made as to its freshness. Any fish deemed to be frozen, spoiled or showing signs of unsportsmanlike handling will be disqualified.
- Each angler is only eligible to win one prize per division. (Once in flounder and once in red drum)
- Fish may be kept by the angler after the weigh in.
- Unsportsmanlike conduct will result in disqualification.
- All anglers must conform to local, state, and federal laws.
- In the event of a tie, the decision will be made by the earliest check in time.
- The Tournament Committee reserves the right to reschedule the tournament due to weather.
- Any angler that brings a fish to the weigh in that is outside the NC recreational size limits will be disqualified from the tournament
- In the event that not enough Redfish or Flounder are weighed prize money will be reallocated into the opposite division.
