The 60th annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo will be held July 3rd thru July 6th, 2008 at Point Cadet Biloxi Mississippi.
This page was last updated on Mar. 9, 2008.
"2008 Rules coming soon " 2007 Rodeo Rules
1. Points are awarded for the top three fish in each category each day. Men and Women compete separately, King Fisherman and Queen Fisherette are selected by Points
entered daily, and overall for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in all 28 categories.
2. All contestants must register before they enter a fish for prizes. Individual registration is FREE.
3. All competitive fishing shall begin at 12:01am on the first day, and ends at 4pm on the final day. Scales will open daily at 12:00 Noon. All fish must be checked by the Weigh Master before 8p.m. daily (Scale closes),
except by 4p.m. on the final day (Scale closes).
4. Contestants may fish from any port or pier and transport their catches by any means of transportation, but under no circumstances will frozen or fish that have been frozen (Quick Freeze), harpooned, loaded, shot (Except for Shark), improperly gaffed, gutted, cast / gill / shrimp netted, caged, box / slat trapped or mutilated be accepted for entry. Fish entered in any other Rodeo or Tournament will not be eligible for Rodeo competition.
5. All decisions of the Weigh Master will be final.
The condition of all fish and rules of the Rodeo to ensure sportsmanship is preserved is entirely subject to the Weigh Master’s decision.
6. Fish entries for prize competition will be accepted up until weighing deadline each day. Fish may be held over from one day to the next day if they are late getting to the Weigh Master. Fish held over must be kept in good condition and are subject to Weigh Master inspection.
7. All fish entered for prize competition will remain on public display throughout the day and all fish entries into the Rodeo become the property of the Rodeo.
8. Fresh water fish may be taken from any rivers, streams, lakes, bayous or ponds.
9. Saltwater fish may be taken from anywhere in the Mississippi Sound or the Gulf of Mexico.
10. All Saltwater and Freshwater entries must comply with the Mississippi’s (State Fishing Regulations) and Federal Regulations.
11. In the event of a tie, the first fish in will be declared the winner.
13. Participants enter at their own risk. Neither the tournament, nor any person connected with the tournament, shall be liable for any loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to anyone for any reason.
Junior Rodeo Rules - (Ages
4 Years to 12)
The following rules apply for the Junior Division of the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo.
Junior Rodeo Rules - (Ages 4 Years to 12)
1.All contestants must be ages 4 to 12.
Registration is not required. Both boys and girls are eligible to fish.
2.Fishing can be done any place in the Coast area Saturday June 30th between the hours of 6 am to 3 pm on the day of
the event.
3.Weigh scales will be open at the Harrison County Fairgrounds from 12 noon to 3 pm for this event.
4. Contestants must be accompanied to the scales by parent or guardian. All contestants must furnish their own bait
and equipment.
5.Only one place and prize per category will be allowed.
6. Eligible Salt water fish will include Speckled Trout, Redfish, White Trout, Croaker, Ground Mullet, Flounder, Sheep
head and
Black Drum. Fresh water categories include Bass, Bream, and Catfish.
7. Prizes will be given for the top five fish in each category.
8. All decisions of the Weigh Master will be final. In the case of a fish of equal weight, the first fish turned in will be the winner.
9. All fish weighed in must be in accordance with Mississippi’s (State Fishing Regulations).
10. All fish entered become the property of the Rodeo.
11. All contestants entering a fish will receive a soft drink and a snack.
12. Participants enter at their own risk. Neither the tournament, nor any person connected with the tournament,
shall be liable for any loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to anyone for any reason.
The 2006 Special
Tournaments Rules
RODEO
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
Sponsored
by Budweiser and Rex Distributing Co.
One-day Speckled Trout Shootout Tournament July 1st
One-day Redfish Shootout Tournament July 1st
One-dayAmberjack / Red Snapper Spear Fishing Shootout Tournament July 2nd
One-day Cobia Shootout Tournament July 3rd
One-day Bass Shootout Tournament July 4th
These tournaments are separate
from our regular "free entry" Rodeo. Fish entered in
these
one-day tournaments are not eligible to be entered in our
regular Rodeo nor are they
eligible for prizes. These special tournaments are for cash
prizes only.
The 2007 Speckled Trout
Tournament Rules
RODEO
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
Sponsored
by Budweiser and Rex Distributing Co.
The 2007 Speckled Trout Shootout Tournament will be held from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1st.
Registration for the 2007 Speckled Trout Shootout must be made prior to the Tournament. The 2007
Speckled Trout Shootout Tournament Boat Captains Meeting is MADATORY and will be from
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30th at the Harrison County Fairgrounds Sponsor area next to the stage.
All registrations must be made at the Captains Meeting, June 30th 2007.
1. All vessels must be registered prior to fishing. See above for Registration and Boat Captains Meeting information.
2. The Speckled Trout Tournament has an entry fee of $100 per boat. 1st and 2nd places will be paid cash prizes.
Cash prizes consist of $350, plus all of the boat registration money for the Speckled Trout Tournament split 60/40%.
This is an aggregate weight, 5 fish limit shootout.
3. The 1st and 2nd place winners will be awarded on the Rodeo Stage at 9pm on the day of the event. Prizes will not be
awarded prior to the ceremony. The Captain of the boat will be given the award.
4. The tournament will begin at 6am and end at 6pm. Fishermen are on the Honor System.
5. All fish entered for prize consideration must comply with Mississippi’s (State Fishing Regulations).
6. Fish must be in good edible condition and properly iced. Fish must be properly landed. Fish, which appear to have
been frozen, loaded, harpooned, gaffed, mutilated, shot, cast or gill netted will be refused.
7. This is an aggregate weight, 5 fish limit shootout.
8. All contestants will, in every respect, catch any fish offered for prize consideration in a sportsmanship manner,
obeying all rules and regulations of the tournament.
9. Speckled Trout must be at least 14 inches in minimum length.
10. There may be any number of fishermen on the boat, but each boat may turn in only 5 fish for a total aggregate weight.
All persons fishing on the boat must be listed on the Shoot-out registration form. All fish turned in become the property
of the Rodeo.
11. Fish will be kept on display in the fish bins, as long as the fish retains a place on the board.
12. Scales close for this tournament at 6pm. Registered fishermen waiting in line in the designated area when the
scales close will be considered "on time". Weigh-in is at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.
13. In case of a tie of equal weight, the first boat that enters fish will be declared the winner.
14. All decisions of the Weigh Master will be final.
15. Participants enter at their own risk. Neither the tournament, nor any person connected with the tournament,
shall be liable for any loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to anyone for any reason.
16. All entries must be made at the Captains Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30th, at the Harrison County Fairgrounds
in the Sponsor Area next to the stage
Anyone found in violation of the tournament rules may be disqualified from this and all future tournaments.
The 2007 Redfish Shootout
Tournament Rules
A special event held on or around the 4th of July each year.
RODEO
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
Sponsored
by Budweiser and Rex Distributing Co.
The 2007 Redfish Shootout Tournament will be held from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday July 1st.
Registration for the 2007 Redfish Shootout must be made prior to the Tournament.
The 2007 Redfish Shootout Tournament Boat Captains Meeting isMANDATORYandwill be held from
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30th,at the Harrison County Fair Grounds Sponsor Area next to the Stage.
All registrations must be made at the Captains Meeting, June 30th, 2007.
1. All vessels must be registered prior to fishing. See above for Registration and Boat Captains Meeting information.
2.The Redfish Tournament has an entry fee of $100 per boat. 1st and 2nd places will be paid cash prizes.
Cash prizes consist of $350, plus all of the boat registration money for the Redfish Tournament split 60/40%.
Each boat may turn in three fish that will be weighed together for a total aggregate weight.
This is a slot tournament and fish must fall between 18-27 inches (pinched tail method of measurement).
3.The 1st and 2nd place winners will be awarded on the Rodeo Stage at 9p.m. on the day of the event.
4.Prizes will not be awarded prior to the ceremony. The Captain of the boat will be given the award.
5. The tournament will begin at 6 am and end at 6 pm. Fishermen are on the Honor System.
6.All fish entered for prize consideration must comply with (Mississippi State Fishing Regulations)
and Federal regulations.
7.Fish must be in good edible condition and properly iced. Fish must be properly landed.
Fish that appear to have been frozen, loaded, harpooned, gaffed, mutilated, shot or cast/shrimp netted will be refused.
8. In the event of equal weights, the first fish entered will be the tiebreaker and declared the winner.
All contestants will, in every respect, catch any fish offered for prize consideration in a sportsmanship manner,
obeying all rules and regulations of the tournament.
9. Redfish must be at least 18 - 27 inches in length. NOTE! Redfish’s tail “WILL BE PINCHED” for measurement and
must not be under the 18” line or exceed the 27” line! Fish that appear to be under or over the slot measurement
may be flipped and re-measured 3 times ONLY. If fish still fails to fall within the required slot measurement,
the undersize or oversize fish will be disqualified…
10. There may be any number of fishermen on the boat, but all persons fishing on the boat must be listed on the
Shoot-out registration form. The fish turned in become the property of the Rodeo.
11. Fish will be kept on display in the fish bins, as long as the fish retains a place on the board.
12. Scales close for this tournament at 6p.m. Registered fishermen waiting in line in the designated area when
the scales close will be considered "on time". Weigh-in is at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.
13. All decisions of the Weigh Master will be final.
14. Participants enter at their own risk. Neither the tournament, nor any person connected with the tournament,
shall be liable for any loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to anyone for any reason.
15. All entries must be made at the Captains Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 30th at the Harrison County Fairgrounds
in the Sponsor Area next to the Stage.
Anyone found in violation of the tournament rules may be disqualified from this and all future tournaments.
For more information contact Mark Wright at Phone 228-324-7612
A special event held on or around the 4th of July each year.
RODEO
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
Sponsored
by Budweiser and Rex Distributing Co.
The 2007 Cobia Shootout Tournament will be held from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday July 3rd.
Registration for the 2007 Cobia Shootout must be made at the Captains meeting. The 2007 Cobia
Shootout Tournament Boat Captains Meeting is MANDATORY and will start at 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday June 30th at the Harrison County Fair Grounds Sponsor Area next to the stage.
All registrations must be made at the Captains Meeting, June 30th 2007.
All vessels must be registered prior to fishing. See above for Registration and Boat Captains Meeting information.
1.The Cobia Tournament has an entryfee of $150 per boat. 1st and 2nd places will be paid cash prizes.
2.Cash prizes consist of $400 plus all of the boat registration money for the Cobia tournament split 60/40%.
3.Each boat may turn in only 2 fish, whose weights will be added together for a total aggregate weight.
4.The 1st and 2nd place winners will be awarded on the Rodeo Stage at 9pm on the day of the event.
5.Prizes will not be awarded prior to the ceremony. The Captain of the boat will be given the award.
6.The tournament will begin at 6am and end at 6pm. Fishermen are on the Honor System.
7.At no time may competing boats come together except in case of emergency.
8.Fisherman may be subject to a polygraph test if Weigh Master or Rules Committee deem it necessary due to
suspicion of rules infractions or cheating; to insure sportsmanship of this tournament is preserved.
9.All fish entered for prize consideration must comply with Mississippi’s (State Fishing Regulations).
10. Fish must be in good edible condition and properly iced. Fish must be properly gaffed.
Fish, which appear to have been frozen, loaded, harpooned, mutilated, shot (with gun or bow) or shrimp/cast netted, will be refused.
11.In the event of a tie of equal weights, the first fish entered will be declared the winner.
12.All contestants will, in every respect, catch any fish offered for prize consideration in a sportsmanship manner,
obeying all rules and regulations of the tournament.
13. There may be any number of fishermen on the boat, but all persons fishing on the boat must be listed on
the Shoot-out registration form.
14. Fish will be kept on display in the fish bins, as long as the fish retains a place on the board. The Weigh Master will
return one of the fish, and the other becomes the property of the Rodeo.
15. Scales close for this tournament at 6p.m. Registered fishermen waiting in line in the designated area
when the scales close will be considered "on time". Weigh-in is at the Harrison County Fair Grounds.
16. All decisions of the Weigh Master are final.
17. Participants enter at their own risk. Neither the tournament, nor any person connected with the tournament,
shall be liable for any loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to anyone for any reason.
18. All entries must be made at the Captains Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 30th at the Harrison County Fairgrounds
in the Sponsor Area next to the stage.
Anyone found in violation of the tournament rules may be disqualified from this and all future tournaments.
The 2007 Bass Shootout Tournament Rules
A special event held on or around the 4th of July each year.
RODEO
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
Sponsored
by Budweiser and Rex Distributing Co.
The 2007 Bass Shootout Tournament will be held from 6:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday July 4th.
Registration for the 2007 Bass Shootout must be made at the Captains meeting. The 2007 Bass
Registration must be made at 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 30th at the Harrison County Fair Grounds Sponsor Area
next to the stage.
All registrations must be made at the Captains Meeting, June 30th 2007.
1. All fishermen must be registered prior to fishing. See above for Registration and Boat Captains Meeting information.
2. Entry fee for this tournament is $50 per fisherman. 1st and 2nd places will be paid cash prizes.
Cash prizes consist of $250 plus all of the fisherman registration money for the Bass Tournament split 60/40%.
Each fisherman may enter 5 fish and all will be weighed together for a total aggregate weight.
3. The 1st and 2nd place winners will be awarded on the Rodeo Stage at 6pm on the day of the event.
Prizes will not be awarded prior to the ceremony. The winning fishermen will be given the awards.
4. The tournament will begin at 6am and end at 3pm. Fishermen are on the Honor System, and in the spirit of fair competition
we expect everyone to comply with this starting time.
5. All fish entered for prize consideration must comply with the Mississippi’s
(State Fishing Regulations).
6. Fish must be in good edible condition and properly iced. Fish must be properly hooked and landed.
Fish, which appear to have been frozen, loaded, harpooned, mutilated, snagged, cast netted, caged or shot, will be refused.
7. In the event of equal weights, the fish entered first will be the tiebreaker.
8. All contestants will, in every respect, catch any fish offered for prize consideration in a sportsmanship manner,
obeying all rules and regulations of the tournament.
9. Bass must meet the current minimum or maximum State regulations for total length if applicable.
10. Each fisherman may turn in 5 fish. Entered fish become the property of the Rodeo.
11. Fish will be kept on display in the fish bins, as long as the fish retains a place on the board.
12. Scales close for this tournament at 3p.m. Registered fishermen waiting in line in the designated area when the scales close
will be considered "on time". Weigh-in is at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.
13. All decisions of the Weigh Master are final.
14. Participants enter at their own risk. Neither the tournament, nor any person connected with the tournament,
shall be liable for any loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to anyone for any reason.
15. All entries must be made at the Captains Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 30th at the Harrison County Fairgrounds
in the Sponsor area next to the stage.
Anyone found in violation of the tournament rules may be disqualified from this and all future tournaments.
The 2007 Amberjack/Snapper Grand-slam Spear Fishing Shoot-out Tournament Rules
A special event held on or around the 4th of July each year.
RODEO
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
Sponsored
by Budweiser and Rex Distributing Co.
The 2007 Amberjack / Snapper Grand-Slam Spear Fishing Shootout Tournament will be held
from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday July 2nd.
Registration for the 2007 Amberjack / Snapper Grand-SlamSpear Fishing Shootout must be made at the Captains meeting.
The 2007 Amberjack / SnapperGrand-Slam Spear Fishing Shootout Tournament Boat Captains Meeting is MANDATORY
and will start at 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday June 30th at the Harrison County Fairgrounds Sponsor Area
next to the stage.
All registrations must be made at the Captains Meeting, June30th 2007.
1. All vessels must be registered prior to fishing. See above for Registration and Boat Captains Meeting information.
2. The Amberjack / Snapper Grand-Slam Spear Fishing Tournament has an entry fee of $150 per boat. 1st and 2nd places will be
paid cash prizes. Cash prizes consist of $400 plus all of the boat registration money for the
Amberjack / Snapper Grand-Slam Spear Fishing Shoot-out Tournament will be split 60/40%.
Each boat may turn in only ( 1 AMBERJACK, 1 RED SNAPPER and 1 MANGROVE SNAPPER)
All three fish will be weighed together for a total aggregate weight. The weight will be credited to the Boat’s name.
3. The 1st and 2nd place winners will be awarded on the Rodeo Stage at 9pm on the day of the event.
Prizes will not be awarded prior to the ceremony. The Captain of the boat will be given the award.
4. The tournament will begin at 6am and end at 6pm. Fishermen are on the Honor System.
There may be any number of Spear Fishermen on the boat, but all Spear Fishermen must be listed on the registration application.
Spear Fishermen that are competing in this Shootout MAY NOT compete in the Regular Rodeo or any other Shootout.
5. All fish entered for prize consideration must comply with the Mississippi
State Regulations and Federal Regulations.
6. Fish must be in good edible condition and properly iced. Fish must be properly speared.
Fish, which appear to have been frozen, loaded, mutilated, gaffed, shot by Power Head, Etc.) or netted, will be refused.
The decision of the Weigh Master is final. At no time may competing boats come together except in case of emergency.
Fisherman may be subject to a polygraph test if the Weigh Master or Rules committee deem it necessary due to
suspicion of rules infractions or cheating; to insure sportsmanship of this tournament is preserved.
All contestants will, in every respect, catch any fish offered for prize consideration in a sportsmanship manner,
obeying all rules and regulations of the tournament.
7. In the event of a tie of equal weight, the first boat that entered fish of the same weight will be declared the winner.
8. Fish will be kept on display in the fish bins, as long as the fish retains a place on the board.
All fish become property of the Rodeo.
9. Scales close for this tournament at 6p.m. Registered fishermen waiting in line in the designated area when the scales close
will be considered "on time". Weigh-in is at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.
10. All decisions of the Weigh Master are final.
11. Participants enter at their own risk. Neither the tournament, nor any person connected with the tournament,
shall be liable for any loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to anyone for any reason.
12. All entries must be made at the Captains Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 30th at the Harrison County Fairgrounds
in the Sponsor area next to the stage.
Anyone found in violation of the tournament rules may be disqualified from this and all future tournaments.
