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Spanish Mackerel Open

June 13 – 15, 2025, at Intracoastal Angler and Motts Channel Seafood


REGISTER ONLINE:


DOWNLOAD PRINT ENTRY FORM:

2024 Spanish Mackerel Open Print Entry Form


DOWNLOAD COMPLETE RULES:

2024 Spanish Mackerel Open Rules


QUICK FACTS

Entry Fee: $150 per boat by June 2; $180 per boat after June 2
Over $5,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded (based on 50 boats)

Primary Prizes based on heaviest weight of up to three spanish mackerel
TWTs: Three-Spanish, Single Big Spanish, Single Big Bluefish, & Single Big Lizardfish

Fish with as many anglers on your boat as you like (no limitations)
Captain’s Choice Format: Pick your one day of fishing–Saturday, June 14, or Sunday, June 15
No Checkouts & No Boundaries

Complimentary Captains’ Party & Awards Dinner


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Registration: Friday, June 13, from 4:00-8:00 at Intracoastal Angler

Captains’ Meeting: Friday, June 13, at 6:00 pm at Intracoastal Angler. Captains’ Meeting will also be broadcast via Facebook Live.
Captains’ Party: Friday, June 13, from 5:00-8:00 at Intracoastal Angler.

Fishing Days: Captain’s Choice Format–pick your one day of fishing: Saturday, June 14, or Sunday, June 15
Fishing Times: No lines in the water before 6:30 am
Weigh-In: Motts Channel Seafood–Scales open at 12:00 noon; must be in line by 2:00 pm. Weigh-In will also be broadcast via Facebook Live.

Awards Dinner: Sunday, June 15, from 2:30-3:30 pm at Intracoastal Angler
Awards Ceremony: Sunday, June 15, at 3:30 pm. Awards Ceremony will also be broadcast via Facebook Live.


PRIMARY PAYOUTS *

1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th
Spanish Primary$1000$750$500$350$200$150$100

* Primary Payouts based on 50 paid entries.


SECONDARY PAYOUTS **

JUNIOR ANGLER (ages 0-8): $50
All Junior Anglers that weigh in a fish will receive medals/prizes.
PRE-TEEN ANGLER (ages 9-12): $50
All Pre-Teen Anglers that weigh in a fish will receive medals/prizes.
TEEN ANGLER (ages 13-17): $50
All Teen Anglers that weigh in a fish will receive medals/prizes.
LADY ANGLER: $50
SENIOR ANGLER: $50

** Secondary Payouts guaranteed.


TOURNAMENTS WITHIN A TOURNAMENT

Three-Spanish TWT ($50): 1st — $850; 2nd — $510; 3rd — $340
Single Big Spanish TWT ($50): 1st — $850; 2nd — $510; 3rd — $340
Single Big Bluefish TWT ($50): 1st — $850; 2nd — $510; 3rd — $340
Single Big Lizardfish TWT ($50): 1st — $850; 2nd — $510; 3rd — $340

** TWT’s are voluntary (offered as another way to win money) and are based on 40 paid entries.


SPECIAL PRIZES

Youth Prize Packs: Every youth angler (in all three youth categories–Junior, Pre-Teen, and Teen) that weighs in a fish will receive an SMO medal and a Youth Angler Prize Pack.

Costa Sunglasses Prize: Every boat that weighs in a spanish mackerel is automatically entered into the Costa Sunglasses Prize, where we will be raffling off a pair of Costa Sunglasses. The Costa Sunglasses Prize will be drawn at the Awards Ceremony, and you must be present to win.

SeaTow Prize: The SeaTow prize (a $100 gift certificate to Intracoastal Angler) is based on the single heaviest spanish mackerel and goes to the boat whose owner has a current SeaTow membership.


BENEFICIARY

All fish weighed in will be donated to First Fruit Ministries.

First Fruit Ministries began in 1998. It has grown to serve over 20,000 hot meals, provide emergency groceries to over 5,000 households, and shelter over 24 homeless women and families annually.


CONTACT INFO

Please direct all questions to Fisherman’s Post at (910) 452-6378, or you can send an email to spanish@fishermanspost.com.