Each tournament has its own payouts and prizes. With the additional grand slam prize, total prize money is over $3500.00 dollars in cash. Lots of giveaways and family activities throughout the series. The Grand Slam prize will be awarded at the conclusion of the 24hr Catfish Tournament.

Anglers need to register for each of these tournaments before March 23th, 2013, to be eligible for the grand prize. You can register at www. historicweldonnc.com and get complete tournament rules for each event or you can call Town of Weldon at (252) 536-4836 to register. Online registration is available with PayPal.

Rules: Enter each tournament during the 2013 Tournament Series. This includes the Shad Shoot Out, Rock the Roanoke Rockfish Tournament, and the 24Hr Catfish Challenge. During these tournaments, fish caught that meet each tournament weigh-in rules will be eligible to count towards overall totals. If you do not catch an eligible fish during their respected tournaments, you will receive zero weight for that particular tournament. The tournament will be on a weighted scale to determine the overall weight. Shad will account for 50% of the overall weight, rockfish 35% and catfish 15%. The total weight will not reflect the actual overall weight but a percentage weight.

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Each angler will be required to be enrolled either on a team or individual in each tournament. This contest allows for anglers who are dedicated to fishing the opportunity to win without having to win each tournament. If an angler is found to have violated any of the tournament rules, you will be non-eligible for prize money and subject to sanctions of future tournaments. Anglers, who sign up for the Grand Slam, are eligible for discounted tournament entry fees and a Grand Slam Tournament Long Sleeve Tee-Shirt, separate from other tournament tees. You must sign up for the Grand Slam on or before the end of the Rock Fish Tournament. There is no additional cost to sign up, just register into all three tournaments.

Good luck and may the luckiest angler win.

Tournament Directors,

** Any questions, please feel free to contact tournament directors.

Fishing Tournaments in Weldon NC

The Weldon fishing tournaments that were so popular many, many years ago and brought fun and excitement for all anglers, young and old alike, are returning! Five hundred fisherman travel daily from all over the United States and the world to come to Weldon to cast their lines into the mighty Roanoke River, hoping to catch a big striped bass, better known as Rockfish in our area during the striper run from March 1 through May 15th. As a result, on March 4, 2009, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a resolution officially recognizing Weldon as THE ROCKFISH CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

This year, we have three tournaments to offers anglers of all ages and skill levels.  The season starts in March with the "Shad Shoot Out"  Saturday March 23rd, lines in at 7am.  Click on the shad icon for details and registration.  April 20th, is the renamed "Rock the Roanoke".  This is a one day event for individuals or boat entries.  This year the captains meeting will be on Friday night April 19th 2013. Click on the Rockfish icon for more details and event registration.  To wrap the fishing season up, we will be having the "24hour Catfish Challenge" on May 11th-12th.  This tournament starts with lines in at 5pm Friday night and final weigh-in at 5pm Saturday.  Click on Catfish icon for more details and event registration.

Also this year we will be hosting the Roanoke River Grand Slam Tournament.  You must enter each of the tournaments and weight a fish to be eligible for the grand prize.  See registration for complete details. Come join us for some great fishing and fun.    Please call me at (252) 536-4836, if you have any questions.

Best regards,
TOWN OF WELDON
Julia M. Meacham, Mayor