A Homegrown Drinking Tournament with a Fishing Problem where
Weigh In Is At The Bar!
General Information and FAQs
Well everyone it’s that time of year again!!! All species will be weighed in!!! We will meet at the sandbar inside of Rich’s Inlet for weigh in. To the left is a satellite shot of the sandbar for those who are not familiar with the location. We are going to have a limited number of extra shirts and hats to purchase at the captains meeting at Intracoastal Angler Hampstead Friday 9/11 from 6-8:30PM. If you would like purchase additional shirts or merchandise you can do so through the website, unless it is past the cutoff period.
*** PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THROUGH THE TOURNAMENT DETAILS BELOW***
DATES
Tournament - Saturday, September 12th, 2026
WEATHER MAKE UP DATE: TBD
***Captains Meeting (Important info please read through this) *** @ Intracoastal Angler/LBC Bottle Shop Friday 9/11 from 6-8:30PM All participants of the tournament will check in with the Flatty Classic team at the table to receive your t shirt and rules. Extra shirts and hats will also be there for purchase but in limited quantities.
Times
Lines In: 6:00am
Weigh In Between: 1:00-2:00pm
**Weigh in line will be shut down at 2:00pm sharp**
Location: Sand bar inside of Rich's Inlet (Same location as last year)
Entry Fees - **Per Person**
Adult $100 - Youth (12 and under) $75
All entry registrations are included in all 4 Divisions - Flounder, Red drum, Trout, Lizard Fish
Youth registrants 12 and under are also eligible for the M&N Gutter's Youth TWT
Women registrants are also eligible for the Dwyer Electric's Women TWT
Example: If an 11 year old girl has the largest flounder, she is walking away with $2600.
Registration ***ONLINE ONLY*** 250 Entry Limit
Registration cutoff is 9/10/26 @ 9:00pm. Registrations is online only. Please use the products at the bottom of this page to register. Direct payment to any Flatty team member will not be accepted.
Contact Info
Email :
Josh Clement : shflattyclassic@gmail.com
Josh Lea: jrl1479@hotmail.com
Jacob Lea: jacobklea@gmail.com
In Case of Hurricane....
If for some reason the tournament is totally canceled do to weather (i.e. hurricane) all money will be refunded minus the $25 for the shirt. We will still distribute the shirts to the people who are eligible (non eligible shirt participants will receive a full refund). You must register or have purchased merchandise by August 20th in order to be guaranteed products. All fish size & bag limits must abide by NC saltwater guidelines, or get disqualified. Please invite friends & family! Last year we had just over 330 participants and this year should have quite a few more!
Picture "weigh in" only apply for makeup datE
General
-3 Longest flounder win 1st -3rd
-In case of a tie, weigh time decides winner by who weighed fish first.
-Weigh master has final say in regard to size
-No Bitching!!!
-Rod and Reel Only
Measuring
-Flounder must be measured on a hard ruler with a stop. NO soft rulers/cooler rulers etc. Link to Chek-It Stick when you click the photo to the right.
-If ruler has 1/8’ increments that’s better so that every little bit counts
-If the fish length lands between to increments that length will be rounded down to the closest increment. Example: If the tip of the tail lands between 22-1/2’ and 22-3/4” that fish will be counted as a 22-1/2” fish. Hence the reason a ruler with 1/8” increments ishighly suggested.
Picture must include:
-Fish’s mouth slid to the stop, mouth has to be closed, Flatty card placed on fish with special character drawn on card. (Special character will be announced the night before the tournament)
-Picture must be clear and legible and be of the entire flounder on the ruler.
Fishing Boundaries
North
- Sound Side - Sloop Point public boat ramp
- Ocean Side - Jolly Roger Pier
South
- Sound Side - Masonboro inlet channel at ICWW
- Ocean Side - Masonboro inlet jetty
****This does include all inland creeks between Masonboro Inlet and Sloop Point ramp****
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