Spring Cobia Shootout
Join us for the Spring Cobia Shootout, where you’ll have multiple chances to win big:
🎣 Largest Cobia Overall & 2 Cobia Aggregate $200 Entry
🎣 TWT Largest King Mackerel $50 Entry
🎣 TWT Largest Amberjack $50 Entry
🎣 TWT Youth Angler for Largest Cobia $50 Entry
🎣 High Roller Event for Largest Cobia & 2 Cobia Aggregate $500 Entry
No matter if you’re targeting Cobia, Kings, or Jacks bring your best catch to Mad Kingz Outdoors and get it scored in the big contest! The more entries we get, the bigger the payout—so don’t miss out!
We’ve got guaranteed prizes from top fishing brands like Okuma, Danco, and more! Okuma is giving $500 vouchers to 1st Place in Big Fish Overall and 2 Cobia Aggregate and $250 vouchers to 2nd Place in Big Fish Overall and 2 Cobia Aggregate. Danco has provided us with Titanium Premio Pliers for a drawing for anyone that signs up before May 10th is enter into. Be an early bird, so you have a chance to win these premio pliers. Also, Danco is providing prizes such as a pro series skinny flex 7” seafoam, pro series pliers seafoam, and a 3 knife kit in seafoam so a lucky angler will win these gifts. Danco has a captain bucket gift for all the captains as well. Also, Blue Water Candy is giving an assortment of cobia rigs, cobia jigs, and swirl tail grubs for the Captain’s buckets. Big Thank You to our sponsors!
Also, if you photograph your fish, post it on social media, tag @Mad Kingz Tackle - Ocean Isle Beach, tag @Okuma Fishing USA, and tag @Danco Pliers you’ll be entered into a drawing for a new Okuma Cedros 6000 Cobia reel and a 3 knife kit in seafoam from Danco.
Rules and Details
1. Competition days are from May 18th – June 14th. Each boat entered chooses 3 days out of the competition days to declare for fish days.
2. Each boat in the tournament shall text their captain's name, boat name, and the day they are declaring to 919-763-5109 to declare their fishing days. The days you choose to fish must be declared before 5am of the day you decide to fish for each of your 3 declarable days.
3. Lines can be dropped in at 5am and you can proceed to fish all day. It is the sole responsibility of the crew aboard each boat to stop fishing at safely and timely manner. All fish must be caught on rod and reel, and there shall be no more than six lines fished from any boat.
4. Boundaries are from Murrells Inlet to the Frying Pan Shoals off the Cape Fear River Channel. All boats must remain within boundaries during the day you declare to fish while on the water. All boats must remain within boundaries while catching bait.
5. The weigh-in station will be located at Mad Kingz Outdoors in Ocean Isle Beach. Fish entered in the competition must be weighed by noon the next day. It is the responsibility of the captain and the crew of the boat to bring all fish entered in the tournament to Mad Kingz Outdoors in Ocean Isle Beach on time, before 12pm the next day after fishing your declared day.
6. To enter the tournament, there is a $200 entry fee to enter both, Largest Cobia Overall & 2 Cobia Aggregate. Tournaments within the tournament include the Largest King Mackerel $50, Largest Amberjack $50, Youth Angler for Largest Cobia $50, and The High Roller Event for both, Largest Cobia Overall & 2 Cobia Aggregate $500.
7. Each fish will be entered into the appropriate category, so the angler receives the greatest prize earnings. If two or more king mackerel are the same weight, the winner will be determined by the first king mackerel brought to the scales. You can weigh an unlimited amount of times to better your catch within your 3 declarable days.
8. Total entries determine the amount paid out. We will payout 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place in the Big Cobia Overall & the 2 Cobia Aggregate. 1st Place receives 50% of total + $500 Okuma voucher, 2nd Place receives 20% of total + $250 voucher, and 3rd Place receives 10% of total. This goes for both categories, Big Cobia Overall & 2 Cobia Aggregate. The TWT’s will only pay out 1st Place and winner takes all. 80% of entry fees goes to the boaters. 20% goes to marketing, hosting, and gifts.
9. Guaranteed prizes include $1,500 worth of Okuma fishing gift certificates redeemable at Mad Kingz Outdoors. $500 vouchers to 1st Place in Big Fish Overall and 2 Cobia Aggregate and $250 vouchers to 2nd Place in Big Fish Overall and 2 Cobia Aggregate. Danco has provided us with Titanium Premio Pliers for a drawing for anyone that signs up before May 10th is enter into. Be an early bird, so you have a chance to win these premio pliers. Also, Danco is providing prizes such as a pro series skinny flex 7” seafoam, pro series pliers seafoam, and a 3-knife kit in seafoam so a lucky angler will win these gifts. Danco has a captain bucket gift for all the captains as well. Also, Blue Water Candy is giving an assortment of cobia rigs, cobia jigs, and swirl tail grubs for the Captain’s buckets. Big Thank You to our sponsors!
10. All king mackerel submitted for weigh-in must be in fresh, edible condition caught on the day that was declared. No damaged fish which may impair the fish’s fighting ability will be accepted. Attempted weight alterations of any fish disqualifies the boat from the tournament. All fish entered will be marked with a permanent marking so no fish can be double entered in the tournament.
11. It is the obligation of the captains and crews of the boat to adhere to all US Coast Guard, NC Wildlife Resource Commission, and NC Marine Fisheries regulations and requirements.
Join the contest by coming to Mad Kingz in Ocean Isle Beach OR go to the Spring Cobia Shootout tab in the menu on this webpage and click Join the Cobia Shootout here OR by coping and pasting the link below:
https://madkingztackle.com/products/enter-the-spring-cobia-shootout
