Topsail Inshore Challenge

June 27 – 28, 2025, at East Coast Sports (Registration) and Sloop Point Marina (Weigh In & Awards)

REGISTER ONLINE:

DOWNLOAD PRINT ENTRY FORM:

2024 Topsail Inshore Challenge Print Entry Form

DOWNLOAD COMPLETE RULES:

2024 Topsail Inshore Challenge Rules

QUICK FACTS

Entry Fee: $165 per boat by June 27; $195 per boat after June 16
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, and “Trash Fish” (oyster toad or lizardfish)

Can use live, dead, or artificial bait!
One Day of Fishing
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 Awards Dinner (Saturday–hosted by Sloop Point Marina, Anheuser Busch, & Adams Beverages )

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Registration: Friday, June 27, from 4:00-8:00 pm at East Coast Sports (Surf City, NC)
Captains’ Meeting: Friday, June 27, at 6:00 pm at East Coast Sports (Surf City, NC). Captains’ Meeting will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
Fishing Time: Saturday, June 28, from 6:00 am-4:00 pm (no lines in the water before 6:00 am)
Weigh-In: Saturday, June 28, from 2:00-4:00 pm (must be in line by 4:00 pm) at Sloop Point Marina (Hampstead, NC). Weigh-In will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
Awards Dinner: Saturday, June 28, from 4:00-5:00 pm at Sloop Point Marina
Awards Ceremony: Saturday, June 28, at 5:00 pm at Sloop Point Marina. 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

* All Primary Payouts based on 100 paid entries.

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)

* TWT’s 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 and Marine Bean Raffle Prizes: Every boat that weighs in a fish be automatically entered into the Topsail Inshore Challenge raffle where we are giving away (among many other prizes) a Mudpuppy Salt Stix custom rod (retail value $300) and a Marine Bean bean bag (retail value $240). 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 East Coast Sports) is based on the single heaviest red drum and goes to the boat whose owner has a current SeaTow membership.

BENEFICIARIES

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.