The Jacksonville Fishing Rodeo is promoted by The Southern Kingfish Association and Gate Petroleum and takes place at Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville, Florida, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd.

Unlike other fishing tournaments, this event will be a true rodeo with seventeen different species including offshore saltwater species, inshore saltwater species, and freshwater species. Within this venue will be two special Jackpot Divisions, which include Redfish and King Mackerel.

Registration forms and sign up will be available at select Gate Convenience Stores (click here for locations) after May 2nd and will remain available up through Tuesday, June 7th. Tickets are on sale at Strike Zone Fishing on Beach Blvd. through Thursday, June 9th. You can also buy tickets at the tournament site at Metropolitan Park on June 9th, 1pm until 8pm. Rodeo tickets will not be available after June 9th.

Absolutely No Refunds Once Ticket Has Been Purchased!!!

On-site Registration at the Park: Registration will begin at 1pm and end at 8pm.

Mandatory Captain' s meeting at 7:30pm on Thursday, June 9th.

The site will close at 9pm on Thursday.

Fishing will begin at 6am (Lines in the water) on Friday morning and end at 1pm (back to Metropolitan Park in line to weigh) on Sunday afternoon. (Some species have earlier deadlines.) See official rules for times. Fishing is Friday through Sunday with No Checkouts and No Check-Ins. But be sure to adhere to weigh-in deadline times for each species as outlined in the rules.

The tournament site will open on Friday, 9am with the scales open at 10am. Scales will close at 7pm. Daily prizes for all species!

On Saturday, the site opens at 9am. Scales open at 10am.

For offshore fishing and inshore saltwater, there will be an east-west boundary from the Savannah River (North) 32N 01' 60" and an east-west boundary (South) 28N 24' 32" from Canaveral.

All species of fish must conform to local, state, and federal regulation size limitations. Redfish must conform to the slot limit.

All freshwater species must be caught in the St. Johns River and/or its tributaries.

This is an angler tournament! Each angler can weigh one fish per species per day. In the interest of conservation we will encourage any participant not to weigh after their first fish is weighed. You can, however, bump your own weight.

Cash and prizes for three places in each species. Any Rodeo Ticket holder can win (or place) in more than one species but can only win one place per species.

Each angler who weighs a legal fish in the Rodeo gets his or her ticket placed into a drum with all other eligible contestants. At 5pm on Sunday night, a name will be drawn and that contestant will win the Rodeo’s grand prize: a 21' Contender Boat, Mercury Outboard, and Loadmaster Trailer package. You must be present to win this award.

Rodeo Tickets will be checked at the dock for everyone. You will not be allowed to weigh without the tickets. Jackpot entries must come to the scale by boat. All others can come by boat, car, or truck.

We recommend that all Redfish and Bass be kept alive so they may be released into the river.

All King Mackerel participants: SKA rules to apply. A copy of the rules is available at www.FishSKA.com.

Payouts:
Each species: $1,000 for first,
$500 second, and $200 for third.
$250 for big fish in each species daily (Friday & Saturday only)

Jackpots: Redfish and King Mackerel These Are Boat Events With Every Team Member Or Persons On Board Having A Valid Rodeo Ticket!

$15,000 King Mackerel Jackpot, $5,000 Redfish Jackpot

Based on number of boats in each category

All Jackpot species will become the property of the Rodeo. Redfish will be released at the dock by the angler. All Jackpot fish must come to the tournament dock by boat.

Winning teams and/or species angler should be prepared to take a polygraph on site.

All protests must be filed with the Tournament Director at the weigh-in site within half an hour after the last fish is weighed in each category along with a $200 fee. If the protest is up-held, monies will be returned to protester. If the protest is not up-held, monies go to the tournament.

These are boat events and every person onboard must have a general Rodeo Ticket.