Angler registration
Event details:
Mandatory Captain's Meeting: Friday, February 7 @ 6:30pm
Tournament - Saturday, February 8, 2025
Sea Hag Marina, 322 Riverside Drive, Steinhatchee, FL 32359
Entry fee $50/Angler; Ages 12 & Under $25
Each Angler MUST register separately; if a minor- you'll note the accompanying adult.
Cash prizes are individual but you can fish as many people in a boat
as is legal.
50/50 Calcutta side pot- Trout over 19" only
Heaviest Trout over 19" wins
$25 buy-in PER angler. ALL Anglers per boat must buy tickets
50% of the pot pays out and 50% goes to SFHS Raider Baseball Club
Junior Angler division (12 and under)
Heaviest legal Trout (15-19") - $100
Heaviest legal Redfish (18-27") - $100
Heaviest legal "Redfish" (slot 18"-27") 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $200 3rd Place - $100
Heaviest legal "Trout" (15"-19" only) 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $200 3rd Place - $100
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Mandatory Captain's meeting: Friday 2/7/25 @ 6:30pm. One representative from each boat must be present at Sea Hag. Tokens will be given out per angler at this meeting.
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Headquarters/Date: Sea Hag Marina, 322 Riverside Drive, Steinhatchee, FL.; Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.
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Start time on Saturday, 2/8: Lines in the water at 7am. Anglers can leave the dock when they choose.
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Weigh-in time: Starts at 2:00pm and ends by 3:00pm. Anglers MUST be in line with fish and token in hand by 3:00pm- no exceptions will be given.
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All fish are weighed on an INDIVIDUAL angler basis.
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Eligibility - all Florida saltwater licensed anglers. Boats of all types are accepted.
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Entry fee: $50/Angler ($25 for ages 12 & under); registration closes Friday 2/7 @ 6pm.
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Tackle & Equipment: artificial lures and live bait may be used. Spearfishing/gigging are NOT allowed; all fish must be caught on rod and reel.
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Permitted fishing locations: you must start in Steinhatchee, FL but are permitted to travel as far as you'd like within tournament hours. You must return by BOAT for weigh-in; no trailering.
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Scoring: target species are spotted trout and red fish. All fish are based on FWC regulations: Heaviest legal Redfish: 18-27"slot only; heaviest legal Spotted Sea Trout 15-19" only. Calcutta over slot trout 19" or greater only.
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Ties: in the case of a tie, the winner will be the individual that weighed in the earliest.