Join us for a family friendly experience finding out who will be crowned the Tampa Bay area’s KINGS of SNAPPER fishing.
At the weigh in and awards Sunday, July 1 from 11am-4pm, there will be live GIVEAWAYS as well as a food truck and grill, music, industry personalities and a chance to see some of the hottest new gear from our tournament sponsors and partners. Not to mention some HUGE SNAPPER!
Also a free SNAPPER FISHING WORKSHOP!
learn how to catch the monsters.
Format and Rules:
Entry: $50 per team of 4
This will be a Mangrove Snapper Tournament judged by total weight. (This is a hook and line event) If the fish appear to have a spear hole the fish will be disqualified from entry. All fish weighted in become property of Tampa Offshore Fishing. All fish weighed will be donated to a local charity, Please do your best to preserve them on ice.
Captain’s Meeting on Thursday June 28 at 6pm at T.A. Mahoney’s in Tampa. One team member must be present to receive token.
First 20 teams present will receive one bucket of gear and goodies!
Lines in the water:
Friday morning 6/29 at 12:00am
Lines out of the water:
Sunday morning 7/1 at 12:00am
(48 hours of fishing time!)
Contestants will weigh in 5 total Mangrove Snapper per team.
There is also a tournament within the tournament for Biggest Red Snapper. Largest single Red Snapper by weight wins!
Token and Photo
A token will be available for pick up before the tournament at T.A. Mahoney and Co. in Hillsborough county. as well as O’Neils Marina in Pinellas County. Should you be unable to travel in certain circumstances a token may be emailed for you to print upon request and verification. Each fish entered must be photographed on a ruler with the official token present. Failure to do so will disqualify that fish. This prevents cheating. With 48 hours to fish we do not anticipate this to be an issue.
Payout:
100 PERCENT PAYOUT.
1st, 2nd and 3rd will receive a percentage (70/20/10) of the entry fees.
The awards and weight in start at 11:00am Sunday July 1 at 11:00am at T.A. Mahoney and Co. in Tampa.
MUST be in line to weigh in by 12:00 noon on 7/1 or your fish will be disqualified.
Register at:
https://www.tampaoffshorefishing.com/product/2018-snapper-tournament-registration/