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Tournament Information & Registration

WHEN:

Start time is Sunrise on Saturday, July 25th and ends at 12 noon EST on Sunday July 26th.

CAPTAINS MEETING:

There will be a Zoom meeting for Captain’s and participating angler meeting on Friday, July 24th, at 5PM. We will go through the Tournament Rules and review the GotOne app and picture upload procedures.

Captains’ Bags can be picked up from all the participating tackle shops.

WHERE:

Now nine species in an expanded geographic area covering waters around the mainland from the Jamestown and Newport Bridges south to about fifteen miles off the coast of Block Island in waters off Rhode Island (see tournament map, now includes southern coastal shore from Westerly, Newport, to the Sakonnet River and much of the Cox Ledge area).

Species now include bonito, false albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna and mahi in addition to fluke, black sea bass, bluefish and striped bass.

All fish must be caught within this boundary (see map and map coordinates). Check your GPS and chart as you fish because entries caught outside the boundary, as reported by the GotOne app, will be disqualified.

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Entry Format: This is a ‘measured length’ Tournament only, entries do not have to be weighed.

To enter a fish, it must be measured and photographed against the provided tournament measuring device. Photos must be taken and uploaded through the GotOne phone app and capture the full length of the fish against the ruler.

Anglers will compete individually – each participating angler’s name must be registered with the tournament in advance on the GotOne app.

SIZE AND CATCH LIMITS;

Only fish that meet the Rhode Island Fishing and Federal regulations for minimum size limits can be entered in the tournament, sometimes larger than minimum sizes as noted below. It is the angler’s responsibility to check regulations before the Tournament as they may be different than noted below at press time.

As of April 15, 2026.

Striped Bass - 28” (Catch & Release)

Fluke - 19”

Black Sea Bass - 16”,

Bluefish - tournament established minimum size of 20”

Bluefin Tuna - 27" to less than 73"

Yellowfin Tuna - 27"

Mahi - tournament established minimum size of 20”

False Albacore - tournament established minimum size of 16” (Catch & Release)

Bonito - tournament established minimum size of 16"

Because this is ‘measured length’ tournament only and fish are not weighed good catch & release practices are urged for all fish caught and released, particularly striped bass and false albacore.