WB Inshore Challenge Welcome

July 18 – 19, 2025, at Tex’s Tackle and Bridge Tender Marina

WELCOME

Welcome to the Wrightsville Beach Inshore Challenge, the longest standing Fisherman’s Post tradition (in its 21st year).

This year we are grateful once again to be hosting Friday’s Registration, Captains’ Meeting, and Captains’ Party, as well as Saturday’s Awards Dinner and Awards Ceremony, at the iconic Tex’s Tackle. We will be offering drinks provided by Anheuser Busch/Adams Beverages (as well as other drink offerings) on both days, and Saturday’s Awards Dinner will feature Papa Murphy’s Pizza and hot dogs and sides.

We have a new weigh-in location this year. A HUGE thank you to Jay and Bennet of Bridge Tender Marina for so graciously and quickly making it possible for us to stage our weigh-in under the gazebo out by the big floating fuel dock. We very much appreciate them supporting Fisherman’s Post and the Fisherman’s Post community, as well as small boats and red drum anglers.

This event continues to present a more casual approach, offering anglers (1) the option to use live, dead, or artificial bait; (2) no live weigh-in required; and (3) the choice to fish as many anglers on their boat as they prefer. Our hope is that these relaxed rules encourage more people to join in on the fun and excitement of red drum tournament fishing.

Like previous years, the WBIC will feature an eight-place leaderboard focusing on one red drum, as we believe more anglers can be competitive in a search for one instead of two upper-slot red drum.

For those anglers looking to enhance their winnings beyond the substantial cash on our main leaderboard, there are also Single Big Red Drum, Two Red Drum, and (new this year) High Roller Single Big Red Drum TWTs offered, as well as a “Trash Fish” TWT. The “Trash Fish” TWT payouts will go to the boats that weigh in the heaviest weight of either one oyster toad or one lizardfish.

We’re also continuing to encourage teams to bring the whole family out to fish by offering $50 bounties for the heaviest single red drum weighed in by crews with junior, lady, and/or senior anglers onboard.

More special prizes include a Tex’s Tackle gift certificate for the heaviest single red drum weighed in by a SeaTow member, the Mudpuppy Salt Stix Raffle (every boat that weighs in a fish is automatically entered for a chance at a $300+ custom rod), the Pigford Homes Big Cash Drawing (a potential $250 prize just for weighing in), and the Intracoastal Angler Special Weight prizes ($50 gift cards, plus an additional $25 if the fish is weighed in alive).

Fisherman’s Post continues its commitment to releasing as many fish alive as possible, so the bonus payouts remain a constant—get an extra $20 payout for each red drum weighed in alive and in releasable condition that makes the leaderboard.

The volunteers from Wilmington Elks will be helping us release fish, and they’ll be receiving proceeds from the event to aid their mission of helping children, enhancing communities, and honoring the service and sacrifices of our military veterans.

If you’ve never fished a tournament before, this event is a great way to join in on the experience. We hope to see you—old and new friends alike—at Friday’s Registration and Captains’ Party, as well as Saturday’s Weigh-In and Awards, for a weekend of fun, fishing, food and drink, and camaraderie.

Gary Hurley / Tournament Director
(910) 452-6378
trail@fishermanspost.com