Ocean Isle Inshore Challenge

May 16 – 17, 2025, at Ocean Isle Fishing Center

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2024 Ocean Isle Inshore Challenge Print Entry Form

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2024 Ocean Isle Inshore Challenge Rules

QUICK FACTS

Entry Fee: $165 per boat by May 5; $195 per boat after May 5
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)

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)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Registration: Friday, May 16, from 4:00-8:00 at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center
Captains’ Meeting: Friday, May 16, at 6:00 pm at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center. Captains’ Meeting will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
Captains’ Party: Friday, May 16, from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center
Fishing Time: Saturday, May 17, from 6:00 am-4:00 pm (no lines in the water before 6:00 am)
Weigh-In: Saturday, May 17, from 2:00-4:00 pm (must be in line by 4:00 pm) at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center. Weigh-In will be broadcast via Facebook Live.
Awards Dinner: Saturday, May 17, from 4:00-5:00 pm at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center
Awards Ceremony: Saturday, May 17, at 5:00 pm. 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” (oyster toad or lizardfish) TWT ($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.

Mudpuppy and Marine Bean Raffle Prizes: Every boat that weighs in a fish be automatically entered into the Ocean Isle 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 Ocean Isle Fishing Center) is based on the single heaviest red drum and goes to the boat whose owner has a current SeaTow membership.

BENEFICIARY

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.