Tournament Rules:

  • Tournament starts at 5:30 a.m.
  • Weigh ins start at Noon
  • Lunch and draft beer start at 1:00 p.m.
  • Last weigh in at 2:30 p.m. sharp
  • Door prizes, raffle and award ceremony begins at 3:00 p.m.
  • Heaviest individual trout and redfish cannot be weighed with team stringer.
  • Individual entrants can weigh in heaviest trout and heaviest red fish ONLY.
  • All fish can only be weighed once.
  • Any trout over 25” must be brought in live! (Will be released immediately after weigh in). Any trout over 25” not alive will constitute in a 1lb. deduction.
  • A door prize ticket will be given to each team participant at check-in.  Additional door prize tickets will be sold for $5 each or 5 for $20.  There is no limit to the number of tickets that one may purchase.
  • All team members must read and sign a tournament waiver, stating they understand and agree to follow all rules and stipulations of the tournament.
  • Boundaries are from Sabine Pass to San Luis Pass.
  • All Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) laws apply. 
  • All fish must be caught by rod and reel only (bait casting, spinning, or fly).
  • Live, dead, or artificial bait will be allowed.  Participants must supply their own bait.
  • All fish weighed-in must have been caught by team members.  No borrowed fish are allowed.
  • No holding or blocking off any fishing areas by other individuals not participating in the tournament.
  • In the event of a tie by weight, a coin toss will determine the winner.
  • No scales will be available prior to official weigh-in.
  • Fish not meeting TPWD rules in measurements will be disqualified and cannot be replaced by another fish.
  • The weigh master has final ruling on all fish matters.
  • All entrants will be subject to polygraph testing on site.
    (Polygraphs – each contestant will be subject to a polygraph examination and abide by its conclusion upon registration. Texas Tail Chasers reserves the right to select polygraphists to administer polygraph examinations.)
  • Texas Tail Chasers does not support the killing of any trout over 25"

REGISTER ONLINE NOW or download and print a registration form.
(Forms can be mailed to the Sunshine Kids Foundation, 2814 Virginia Street, Houston, TX 77098.)


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