Topsail Spring Surf and Pier Fishing Challenge
May 2 – 4, 2025
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Surf City – Topsail Beach – North Topsail Beach
May 2 – 4, 2025
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DOWNLOAD PRINT ENTRY FORM:
2024 Topsail Spring Surf & Pier Print Entry Form
DOWNLOAD COMPLETE RULES:
2024 Topsail Spring Surf & Pier Rules
QUICK FACTS
Surf Fishing Participants only compete against other Surf Fishing Participants
Pier Fishing Participants only compete against other Pier Fishing Participants
No participant can enter both the Surf Division and the Pier Division–you can only enter one division.
Surf Fishing Categories: Bluefish, Trout (speckled and gray), Black Drum, and Sea Mullet
Pier Fishing Categories: Bluefish, Spanish, Black Drum, and Sea Mullet
Entry Fee: $75 per angler by April 22; $85 per angler after April 22 (one entry fee gets you in all four categories except Surf Red Drum TWT and Pier Trout TWT)
Surf Red Drum TWT: $25 per angler (Surf Red Drum TWT is optional–it is offered as another way for tournament participants to win money)
Pier Trout TWT: $25 per angler (Pier Trout TWT is optional–it is offered as another way for tournament participants to win money)
Over $16,000 in cash and prizes (based on 200 entries in the Surf division and 100 in the Pier division)
Surf Boundaries: Must fish from a Topsail Island beach.
Pier Boundaries: Must fish from a Topsail Island pier.
Four Weigh-in Locations: East Coast Sports, Surf City Pier, Jolly Roger Pier, and Seaview Pier
Tournament Headquarters: Under the big tent in the East Coast Sports parking lot
Live Updates:Â There are three updates throughout the tournament weekend: Saturday at 10:00 am; Â Saturday at 8:00 pm; and Sunday at 9:00 am. Updates will be posted in two places:
- Facebook: Latest updates will be posted to the top of our feed on the Fisherman’s Post Facebook page.
- Weigh-In Stations: Latest updates will be posted at each weigh-in station on the tournament whiteboard.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Registration: Friday, May 2, from 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm (everyone must stop by Registration/Tournament HQ to receive their tournament wrist band and have the band placed upon their wrist–no exceptions!)
Fish Time Starts: Friday, May 2, 11:59 pm.
Fish Time Ends: Sunday, May 4, 12:00 noon.
Awards Dinner: Sunday, May 4, from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm at Tournament HQ (big tent in the East Coast Sports parking lot)
Awards Ceremony: Sunday, May 4, at 2:00 pm at Tournament HQ (big tent in the East Coast Sports parking lot)
Tournament Raffle: Immediately following Awards Ceremony
SURF PRIMARY PAYOUTS
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefish | $1000 | $600 | $400 | $250 | $100 |
| Trout | $1000 | $600 | $400 | $250 | $100 |
| Sea Mullet | $500 | $300 | $200 | $100 | $50 |
| Black Drum | $500 | $300 | $200 | $100 | $50 |
(Surf Primary Payouts based on 200 paid entries)
SURF RED DRUM TWT
Red Drum 1st: $1275
Red Drum 2nd: $765
Red Drum 3rd: $510
*Surf Red Drum TWT is voluntary, and payouts are based on 120 paid entries
PIER PRIMARY PAYOUTS
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefish | $1000 | $800 | $500 |
| Spanish | $1000 | $800 | $500 |
| Sea Mullet | $600 | $400 | $200 |
| Black Drum | $600 | $400 | $200 |
(Pier Primary Payouts based on 200 paid entries)
PIER TROUT TWT
Trout 1st: $510
Trout 2nd: $340
* Pier Trout TWT is voluntary, and payouts are based on 40 paid entries.
SURF/PIER SPECIAL PRIZEÂ PAYOUTS
Junior Angler: 1st–$50
Lady Angler: 1st–$50
Senior Angler: 1st–$50
* Surf/Pier Special Prize Payouts guaranteed. Each Special Prize Payout awarded to either a Surf or Pier angler–whichever angler/division weighs in the heaviest fish.
PIER CUP
The Pier Cup is awarded to the pier angler and the Topsail fishing pier where the heaviest leaderboard fish was weighed in. The name of the angler, the weight of the fish, and the name of the pier where the fish was caught will be engraved on the trophy.
The winning pier will retain possession of the Pier Cup until the next Topsail Surf & Pier Fishing Challenge when the Pier Cup will have to be defended.
BENEFICIARY
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 surf@fishermanspost.com.