

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CAROLINA BAY OUTFITTERS 1ST ANNUAL SPANISH MACKEREL TOURNAMENT
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 am – Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: CAROLINA BAY OUTFITTERS 2025 SPANISH MACKEREL RULES
The primary payouts go to the boats with the heaviest aggregate weight of up to three spanish mackerel.
This is a Captain’s Choice tournament starting Saturday, October 4th 2025 at 7am till Sunday October 5th 2025 by 4pm.  This is a 2 day tournament. You may fish one or both days. Blast off is at 7am from the Oriental boat ramp.  You can register and pay the entry fee by calling (252) 249-6104 by 7:00 am on Saturday, October 4th. 
The tournament’s entry fee allows you to have 4 anglers on your boat (within safety limitations).
Boundaries NC waters within the Sound, rivers and tributaries.  Any fish caught outside the inlets to the Sound will be disqualified. This is an inshore tournament. Any boat can weigh-in early but at that point, that boat/team has completed the tournament. Fish must be caught during tournament hours. No lines in the water until after 7:00 am Saturday.
All boats must be within 50 yards of the Oriental boat ramp by 4:00 pm Sunday October 5th to check out. Anyone leaving before the final weigh-in must check in with Carolina Bay Outfitters for safety reasons.
Scales will open at 12:00 noon at the Oriental ramp. No weigh-ins allowed before 12:00 noon. 
All fish weighed in will become the property of Carolina Bay Outfitters.
Any angler, if directed by the tournament committee, must submit to a polygraph test within 72 hours after the last fish has been weighed. This decision is at the sole discretion of the tournament committee. 
All protests made to the tournament committee shall be accompanied by a $200 deposit. All protests shall be made no later than one hour after the last fish has been weighed. The $200 cash deposit will be returned if the tournament committee upholds the protest. The $200 cash deposit will become property of Carolina Bay Outfitters if the protest is not upheld. All decisions of the tournament committee shall be final. 
The 2 TWTs (tournament within a tournament) Single Big Spanish TWT, and Single Big Bluefish TWT. All have a payout ratio of 1st-50% , 2nd-30%. Participants in the tournament are not required to enter the TWTs. They are offered as another way to win money. There are three divisions.  $50 entry fee for each of the TWTs. 
Prizes are awarded solely based on fish weight. In the event of identical weights, the length of the largest fish of the tied teams shall be declared the winner.
All fish must be caught on hook and line from the registered boat.
All fish must adhere to North Carolina state size regulations.
All fish must be weighed in from the boat in which they were caught. All fish must remain aboard the boat on which they were caught until a crew member takes the fish to the scales. A crew member must accompany a fish to the scales.
By signing the entry form, the captain and crew, etc. Consent that Carolina Bay Outfitters may use without payment or restrictions any photographs in which he or she appears for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to resale, advertising, commercial, or promotional material.
Two or more boats seen congregating may be disqualified from the tournament. 
All fish will be received, inspected, measured and weighed by the terms of the weigh master.
No cut or mutilated fish will be accepted, and fish must be on ice.
A boat may only win one primary prize, but a boat may win more than one secondary prize. However, a boat cannot win more than one of the same secondary prizes. The tournament committee has the right to refuse entry from any applicant. If an entry is refused, then 100% of the applicant's fee will be returned.
All captains and crewmembers are responsible for reading and following all rules and regulations set forth by Carolina Bay Outfitters.

Questions? Contact Carolina Bay Outfitters at (252) 249-6104 or carolinabayoutfitters@gmail.com.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arapahoe/carolina-bay-outfitters-1st-annual-spanish-mackerel-tournament/200028465174233
- **Event Categories**: sports, tournaments
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 20

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Arapahoe
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 8288 Hwy 306 S, Arapahoe, NC, United States, North Carolina 28510
- **lat**: 35.02261
- **long**: -76.82582
- **full address**: 8288 Hwy 306 S, Arapahoe, NC, United States, North Carolina 28510

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- **organizer**: Carolina Bay Outfitters  (https://allevents.in/org/carolina-bay-outfitters/23292312)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 8288 Hwy 306 S, Arapahoe, NC, United States, North Carolina 28510
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Carolina Bay Outfitters
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, tournaments
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about CAROLINA BAY OUTFITTERS 1ST ANNUAL SPANISH MACKEREL TOURNAMENT ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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