Texas Patriots Saltwater Fishing Tournament 2022

Tournament Information

Captain’s Meeting will be held on Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 7:00 pm.

Tournament Day begins at the official sunrise on Saturday, October 8th, 2022.

Location: 99 W Shady Oak Ln Rockport, Texas (Holiday Beach Community – corner of Shady Oak and Hillcrest)

Texas Patriots Saltwater Tournament 2022

Early bird registration begins on August 26, 2022, through September 14, 2022. Registration will still be available from September 15, 2022, through October 7, 2022. Registration fees will be accepted online via PayPal.

Divisions

1. Guided Boat (Up to four (4) anglers and one guide per boat)Registration $200 per team After 9/14 registration is $250 per team
2. Non-Guided Boat (Up to four (4) anglers and one driver per boat)Registration $150 per team After 9/14 registration is $200 per team
3. Individual (Non-Motorized Watercraft)Registration $75 After 9/14 registration is $100 per team

*Registration fee includes one (1) complimentary meal ticket per angler and a chance to win a door prize.

*All Registration fees are non-refundable

Rules

Fishing begins at sunrise on Saturday, October 8, 2022. The official time will be announced on Friday evening at the Captain's meeting.

Guided and Non-Guided divisions may have up to four (4) anglers and one (1) guide or driver per boat. Individual (Non-Motorized Watercraft) divisions are free to fish kayak, jetty, pier, dock, and wade (no boat transportation allowed for wade anglers in the Non-Motorized Watercraft division).

Anyone with a U.S. Coast Guard Captain's License that has guided professionally in the last 5 years or anyone who is known to have been a guide in the previous 5 years may not fish in this tournament. This includes any land, wade, or jetty guides.

All federal, state and tournament rules will be abided by including a valid fishing license. All anglers are subject to a polygraph test.

Tournament Stringer (All 3 Divisions): Stringer consists of one (1) slot redfish (20"-28") and three (3) slot trout (17"-23"). NO OVERSIZE redfish or trout.

Fishing Boundaries: There are no bay boundary lines; however, the fishing area is restricted to the inshore waters of the bay and water to one nautical mile offshore of the beach and jetties.

Weigh In: Weigh-in is no earlier than 12:00 pm (noon) and your fish must be in the weigh-in line by 4:00 pm. Weigh Master will disqualify late entrees. No swapping of fish after a team member is in line for weigh-in. If Weigh Master determines a stringer or side pot fish is undersized, no swapping of that fish. Any under or oversized fish violating State or Federal law will be disqualified from the stringer or side pot categories. Each team or individual is still eligible for weigh-in or side pot entry without their disqualified fish. All fish entered into the tournament must be identified and separated prior to being brought to weigh-in tables.

Altering Fish: All fish submitted for weigh-in must be in a fresh edible condition. Frozen, thawed, spoiled, pale-filled, or altered (tail shaving) fish not in its natural state will be disqualified.

Ties: In the event of a tie for weight or length, the first team/angler to check in determines the winner. ALL decisions of Tournament Officials are final. NO APPEALS.

Prizes: Refer to the Cash Prizes tab for information.

Side Pots

Weigh Master will disqualify late entries for side pot fish.

Side Pot entries will be open to all teams/individual anglers at Captain's Meeting Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 7:00 pm.

*Cost for each category is $50 per team. If you are registered in the Individual (Non-Motorized Watercraft) division, the cost is $50 per category. Debit Card and Cash will be accepted for payment.

*Additional 3.5%  processing fee will be applied for card payments.

Side Pot Categories:

• Heaviest Slot Redfish
• Most spots on Slot Redfish
• Slot Trout closest to 20" over or under
• Heaviest Trout ( 17" - 23" per TPWD. Any trout over 23" is not eligible in stringer weigh-in per tourney rules)
• Heaviest Flounder (Flounder must be 15" or more per TPWD)
• Black Drum closest to 20" over or under (Black Drum must be 14" or more per TPWD)
• Heaviest Black Drum (Black Drum must be 14"-25")

All fish entered into the tournament must be identified and separated prior to being brought to weigh-in tables.

*All entries are non-refundable.

Division Cash Prizes

1. Guided Boat

• Heaviest Tournament Stringer wins 50% of total division entries

1. Non-Guided Boat

• Heaviest Tournament Stringer wins 50% of total division entries

1. Individual (Non-Motorized Watercraft)

• Heaviest Tournament Stringer wins 50% of total division entries

1. Side Pots

• The winner collects 90% of the total category

For more information go to About the Tournament (profishingtournaments.com)

to Register for this event visit Registration (profishingtournaments.com)