Fishout

 

 

Sponsorship Levels:

Gold $3,500- Tournament Shirt Sponsors- Company Logo on 2026 Fishout Tournament Shirt + Company Logo on Tournament Day Stage + 3 Fishing Team Entry

Silver $2,500 - Tournament Soft SidedCoolers - Company Logo on Dry Bag Pouch + Company Logo on Tournament Day Stage + 2 Fishing Team Entry

Bronze $1,500 – Tournament Dry Bag Pouch Sponsors - Company Logo on Soft Sided Coolers, Company Logo on Tournament Day Stage + 1 Fishing Team Entry
 
Video Sponsor $4,000 - Official event recap video will feature your company as the EXCLUSIVE video sponsor + 2 Fishing Team Entry

Tournament Poker Chip $3,500 – Tournament Poker Chip Sponsor- Company Logo on Poker Chip, Company Logo on Tournament Day Stage + 3 Fishing Team Entry

Tent $3,500 – Tent Sponsors - Company Logo on Extra Large Banner on Fishout Tent, Company Logo on Tournament Day Stage + 3 Fishing Team Entry

Trophy $3,000 – Company Logo on All Trophies (limited to two companies), Company Logo on Tournament Day Stage + 2 Fishing Team Entry

Banner Sponsor $2,500 – Company Logo placed on large banner + 2 Fishing Team Entry

Stage Sponsor $2,500 – Company Logo placed on large banner + 2 Fishing Team Entry

4 Person Team (guided or non-guided) $650 during regular registration - $750 beginning April 25
 
SCHEDULE OF TOURNAMENT EVENTS AND INFORMATION:

June 5, 2026 - Friday-CHECK-IN PARTY SCHEDULE and DETAILS:
Check in will be 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Team leaders and participants are required to come to check in and sign waiver from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. @  Roberts Point Park, 301 J C Barr Blvd., Port Aransas, TX 78373.

Troy will be donating a crawfish boil for all attendees Friday night! Please join us and bring your guests. We will have music and be giving away guns and prizes around 7 p.m.!!!

Waivers will be available at check in and must be signed by all fishing participants.

This is a POKER Style Tournament. Each team captain will be given a poker chip upon checking in. This chip will have the team number written on it and the team leader is responsible for placing this chip into the category you choose to enter after you catch your fish at the time of weigh in.

Dry bags and tournament shirts will be available for pick up at check-in for teams that registered on or before April 24, 2026. For all teams that registered after April 24, 2026, we will provide remaining shirts and dry bags, until they run out.

June 6, 2026 - SATURDAY TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE and DETAILS:

TOURNAMENT: The tournament will begin promptly at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday June 6, 2026. You are permitted to launch from anywhere, however your poles cannot cast until 6:00 a.m. Up to 4 person teams are allowed. Please read Official Rules Document for specific rules.

WEIGH-IN: Weigh-in begins at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2026 and teams must have their team chip in a bucket and be in line to weigh in by 4:00 p.m.!!! NO EXCEPTIONS.  Weigh in will take place at the Roberts Point Park, 301 J C Barr Blvd., Port Aransas, TX 78373

WHERE: The fishing tournament is held in and around the intercostal waterways and bays surrounding Port Aransas and Corpus Christi, Texas. 

CATEGORIES: GUIDED AND UNGUIDED
Each team can have up to 4 fishers (Guides cannot fish and are not included as one of the fishers). There are two divisions, GUIDED and NON-GUIDED. A guide is NOT required, but if you hire a guide, your will be entered into the GUIDED division. Each team is responsible for providing its own boat, fuel, fishing tackle, bait, refreshments, and lunch for Saturday while fishing. Teams are also responsible for securing a guide, if they choose to use one.
 
AWARDS

Trophies will be given for 1st - 3rd place only in both the GUIDED and NON-GUIDED divisions, in the following categories:

• Heaviest Stringer: Stringer will consist of heaviest 2 Slot Redfish and heaviest 2 Spotted Seatrout.
• Heaviest Trout - Within Slot limit, no oversized trout
• Heaviest Redfish - Within Slot limit, no oversized redfish

Trophies will be given for 1st - 3rd place only in the COMBINED GUIDED and NON-GUIDED divisions, in the following categories:

• Heaviest Black Drum - Within Slot limit, no oversized black drum
• Most Spots - Redfish - Within Slot limit, no oversized red drum, must have more than two spots to be eligible

Legal fish will be defined by TPWD rules. If TPWD rules are different depending on different areas within tournament zone, TPWD rule for shorter length trout will apply. The Official Tournament Rules for Fishout 2026 document will supersede any rules from previous years or online. Each team should have a hard copy of the official rules for reference. These will be available at the Friday night Check-In party. If you have any questions, address them Friday night with Jill or Mason. This is a fundraising event. We recognize that conflicts can arise due to misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Participation Trophies will be available for individuals that feel slighted in any way by tournament volunteers.

GENERAL INFORMATION

All registrants must be members in good standing of The Pipeliners Association of Houston.

All team participants are responsible for their own transportation, lodging, and meals during the tournament.

All participants are warned to be conscious of the ferry crossing times between the mainland and Mustang Island. Plan ahead, ferry delays can be considerable on Friday and Saturday afternoon.

Food and Prize Opportunities will be available from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday and 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
 
We will have free food provided from our PAH EF Cookers again this year.

BYOB Event: Our cookers do provide alcohol, but none will be for sale when the well runs dry.

FISHING LICENSE
No fishing license is required on Saturday, June 6, 2026. The first Saturday in June is TPWD's "Free Fish Day" and a license with stamp endorsement is not required to fish. For more information, please visit their website at www.tpwd.state.tx.us

Questions?
Jill Harsh - 936-525-9173
Mason McMurray - 832-221-0707
Email Questions - fishout2026@gmail.com