Hooked On Sargent Fishing Rodeo Rules

  • All fish entered in rodeo competition must be registered and weighed at rodeo headquarters at Joeys Bait Shop. All fish entered that qualify for 1st place at any time during rodeo competition become property of the rodeo. (Waiver of the rule permitted in case of Yellowfin Tuna only.) These fish are used for the highly popular public display and/or provided to fish cleaning volunteers representing local food banks for distribution to the disadvantaged.
  • The registration fee is $50 per adult and $10 per child. Anglers must be registered prior to entering fishing competition. Tickets or ticket numbers must be presented to the weighmasters each time a fish is brought in for entry. Tickets will not be accepted without the angler’s name legibly printed. If the angler is not actually present, the fish must be tagged with the angler’s name and ticket registration number.
  • Methods of fishing shall be casting, drift fishing, trolling, and still fishing with rod and reel only.
  • Rodeo eligible fishing waters extend from the Texas state line all the way to the Louisiana line including all Texas inshore and offshore territorial waters south, including the Gulf of Mexico waters.
  • Fishing competition during the rodeo shall begin at sunrise on Thursday, July 24th the first day of the rodeo and close at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 26th, the third day. The official weigh station will be open at 11:00 a.m. each day of the rodeo and will close at 6 p.m. each day except on the third day when they close at 5:00 p.m. and fishing competition officially ends.
  • For purposes of determining total length, measurement of fish shall be from the outer extremity of the tip of the snout, with the fish’s mouth closed, to the extreme tip of the tail fin when squeezed or turned in a way to obtain the maximum overall length. Weights will be determined in pounds and ounces. Fish shall not be weighed except in the presence of the weighmaster and the owner’s registration ticket or ticket number must be presented or the fish will not be weighed.
  • In the event of a tie, the first fish entered places.
  • Decisions of the weighmasters are final.
  • The weighmaster, in ruling on the eligibility of mutilated fish, shall do so in accordance with the rules of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA).