This tournament is for adults and children and is a family-friendly fishing tournament encouraging parent/child fishing interactions. Anglers can fish from land or sea, so there is something for everyone. The tournament will benefit the AustinBlu Foundation and will raise awareness about the importance of boater safety on the water.
Open Online Registration: May 1, 2023
Captain’s Meeting: Friday, June 16th – The River Center will review rules and schedule of events. Anglers may pick up shirts and bracelets (required for the release competition) that evening from 5-7 p.m. at the River Center. This is mandatory to attend.
Tournament Day Fishing: Saturday, June 17th, lines in the water no earlier than 7 a.m. and lines out of the water no later than 3 p.m.
Tournament Award Celebration: Saturday, June 17th, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the River Center
River Center Address: Burt Reynolds Park East, 805 N US Highway 1, Jupiter, FL 33477
Weigh-In Location: The River Center
The tournament will include two competitions running side by side to better accommodate all anglers. In the Release Competition, anglers will receive points for the number/species of fish caught, photographed, and released. To receive points, anglers must submit acceptable photographs of their catches with an identifying tournament logo (shirt, bracelet or lanyard). Tournament logo gear will be handed out at the River Center on June 25th. Release Competition prizes will be awarded to anglers based on age categories. In the Harvest Competition, anglers will bring their harvested catch to the River Center for measurement of the fish. Harvest Competition prizes will be awarded for the heaviest fish in each category regardless of the angler’s age.
Early Bird: May 1st – June 3rd. $45 adult / $30 kid – Guaranteed to receive a
bucket and a shirt
Full Price: June 4th – June 14th - $50
adult / $35 kid – Not guaranteed to receive a bucket or a shirt
Register through the “Fish On” Tournament App – www.reeltimeapps.com
All adult anglers will compete together with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place being given for the heaviest fish of any of the below species. All junior anglers (under the age of 18) will compete equally. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be given to the heaviest of each of the following species:
Sheepshead
Crevalle Jack
Snapper (any species)
Grunt (any Species)
An overall grand prize will be given for the heaviest fish overall to a junior angler (i.e., among weighed fish) for the Harvest Competition. Adults are excluded from the Grand Prize. This tournament aims to encourage children to spend time outside and enjoy fishing as recreation.
Weigh station for the Harvest Competition will open at 2:00 p.m. and close at 4:00 p.m. Any angler(s) in line to weigh their fish at 4:00 pm will have their fish weighed and be eligible for awards.
Each angler can weigh only one fish per category (e.g., 1 sheepshead, 1 crevalle jack, 1 snapper, and 1 grunt).
Anglers in the Release Competition will receive points for catching any of the species listed on the following page. Species not listed in the Release Competition Species List will not be counted for points.
Each angler will receive 3 points for each species caught. Each angler also will receive 1 point for each individual fish caught. Only individual fish of the species in the Release Competition Species List will be counted. An individual angler may receive credit for a maximum of 25 individuals per included species.
Example: Angler catches 2 mangrove snappers, 1 checkered puffer, 1 lookdown, and 1 sheepshead.
There will be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner for each age category. Winners will be determined by the greatest number of points per angler per age category.
Age Categories
Angler must submit an acceptable photograph of each individual fish entered in the Release Competition.
An acceptable photograph includes: the face of the angler, the fish with identifying parts showing (dorsal fin, tail fin, eye, base of tail, stripes or other markings) and the tournament logo (t-shirt, bracelet or lanyard). Please take photo as close to the subjects (angler & fish) as possible for proper identification. Anglers should submit their photos regularly throughout the day using the Fish On app.
All catches will be reviewed, verified, and tallied in a timely manner. Photo submission will close at 4 p.m. Any photos and/or catches submitted after 4:00 pm will not be used to determine Release Competition points.
Photos will be reviewed by fish experts and all decisions by Tournament personnel are final.
Only the following species will count in the release competition:
Anglers and their families are invited to attend the award ceremony at the River Center following the tournament. Please see below for a schedule of the event. Participants may purchase food at the food trucks. Arts & Crafts, Bounce House and Fishing Skills are additional activities for children to enjoy (free) during the event. Parents or guardians are responsible for the safety of their children.
Catch Photo Submission – anglers must submit their release catches using the Fish On app. Release submissions will close promptly at 4:00 pm. Please submit your catches as you catch them.
Weigh Station – the weigh station will be open for harvested fish from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
Catch Verification – tournament staff will verify all catch and weight statistics by 5:30 pm
Awards Dinner – 5-6:30 p.m.
Enjoy music and scrumptious food available for purchase at food trucks provided by Food Shack
Raffle Drawing – 6:30 – 7 p.m.
Award Ceremony – 7 – 8 p.m. Find out if you are taking home the Grand Prize!
