10/23/2025 to 10/26/2025
The 16th Annual Red Drum Tournament will be open to the first 600 anglers who wish to enter.
It is not an invitational tournament but is an individual tournament with a team component.
We have 60 hours of fishing on the Hatteras Island beaches between Ramp 23 and possibly to ramp 45 (South Beach).
We added a team division in 2018 that has become so popular it attracted over 80 teams in 2024. The teams are composed of 3-6 anglers and have become a favorite for families as well as established teams that fish invitational tournaments. Team members are also eligible for all individual prize categories.
You choose where and when you wish to fish with no assigned stations, as long as the area is accessible by vehicle, from midnight on Wednesday through noon on Saturday.
In 2022 we upped the ante for those who choose to judge two six-hour sessions by adding a new category with a cash prize of $1,000 for longest drum among only the other two session judges. Of course, judges can still win any individual or team category in the tournament.
Over $14,000 in cash and prizes were awarded in 2024.
Tommy Farmer of Carolina Cast Pro will, once again, provide a casting seminar on the morning of check in. This worthwhile session will help improve your technique and casting effectiveness. Tommy’s seminar will be followed with one from Hatteras’ Jacks own Ryan White. Ryan will be talking about reading the beach and alternative techniques. Not only is he a renowned rodsmith but an excellent fisherman as well.
Those who are pre-registered, highly recommended, will pick up their angler packets at the Klub Koru parking lot in a drive through fashion. Random selection from the pre-registered angler list will be lucky door prize recipients during this check-in.
The tournament wraps up on Saturday afternoon with an awards banquet and meal at the Beach Klub at Klub Koru. Along with the ceremony you may visit with several of our sponsors who will be displaying some of their goods.
