2nd Annual

Laughter & Lunkers Charitable Fishing Tournament Rules & Additional Info

Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Harborwalk Marina in Hitchcock, Tx

Entry Fees & Registration

• On-site registration will be from 5-7PM on Thursday, Aug 3th at The World Famous Fishstix Outdoors or June 30th – July 2nd at the Diamond G Outreach booth of the Galveston Fishing Extravaganza (Galveston County Fairgrounds)
• Online registration can be done via Our Website
• Entry fee is $150 per person
• Children 16 years and younger are free to enter if fishing with a registered adult. Only one child per registered adult.
• Entrance fee for children is waived but the child must be registered in the tournament. Though, all rules remain for side pots.

Weigh Ins & Payouts

Weigh In is open from 9am – 2pm. This tournament will payout multiple times during the event. Weigh In closes at 2pm sharp. Any contestant that wishes to weigh in a fish MUST be in line by this time.  Only 1 species of fish may be weighed in per hour.  (Ex: one trout, one redfish, one flouder, etc, per hour)

Time Periods & Payouts:

• 9am – 10am
  • Redfish
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Trout
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Flounder – heaviest flounder – $250
• 10:01am – 11am
  • Redfish
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Trout
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Flounder – heaviest flounder – $250
• 11:01am – 12pm
  • Redfish
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Trout
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Flounder – heaviest flounder – $250
• 12:01pm – 1pm
  • Redfish
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Trout
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Flounder – heaviest flounder – $250
• 1:01pm – 2pm
  • Redfish
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Trout
    • 1st place – $300
    • 2nd place – $200
    • 3rd place – $100
  • Flounder – heaviest flounder – $250
• Payouts end of Day:
• Heaviest Trout of the Day- $500
• Heaviest Redfish of the Day- $500
• Heaviest Flounder of the Day- $500
• Lightest legal Trout of the day- $150
• Lightest legal Redfish of the day- $150
• Lightest legal Flounder of the day- $150

Optional Side Pots

Reminder the 50/50 pot is mandatory to enter into the other two optional side pots. Cost is per person

• 50/50 Two Trout Pot ($50) – lowest combined weight of 2 LEGAL trout.
  • $50 per person.
  • 50% to the winner and 50% is donated to Diamond G Outreach.
• Redfish with Most Spots ($50) – any slot Redfish with the most spots. (Note, must enter 50/50 or you forfeit to the 2nd place winner)
  • $50 per team
  • Take home 100% of the pot.
• Blackjack Flounder ($50) – Flounder closest to 21″ without going over. (Note, must enter 50/50 or you forfeit to the 2nd place winner)
  • $50 per team
  • Take home 100% of the pot.

Tournament Rules

• Tournament begins Saturday, August 5th, with lines in the water at 6:00 A.M. and ends at 2:00 P.M.
• Weigh in line opens at 9:00 A.M. sharp to weigh in and will close at 2:00 P.M.
  • YOU CAN NOT WEIGH FISH IF NOT IN LINE BY 2:00 P.M.
• All Federal & State rules and laws will be enforced. Violation will result in disqualification.
• This tournament is an individual tournament. However, multiple entrants may fish from the same boat as long as everyone on the boat is registered in the tournament.
  • DO NOT GIVE FISH TO NON-TOURNAMENT ANGLERS.
  • NO POOLING OF FISH IS ALLOWED
• The tournament is open to Kayak fishing, bank fishing, wade fishing, pier fishing and boat fishing!
• ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT ON ROD AND REEL ONLY
• Artificial lure, dead bait, live bait, and cut bait are allowed.
• An adult must accompany any minor that is under the age of 16 unless permission is granted from DGO.
• At the discretion of the organizer, a polygraph may be required to claim prize.
• You do not have to check in before fishing and you may launch or walk on/in to any legal property or boat ramp at 6am.
• There will be a Captains meeting at Fishstix on Thursday, Aug 3th at 6pm
  • The meeting is not mandatory to show up.
• Anglers can protest up to 15 minutes after weigh-in closes.
  • This gives anybody the chance to have us Polygraph any individual that you believe may have broken the rules.
  • To Protest you will need to have a $350 deposit that is refundable if the protester is correct via the polygraph results. The event host reserves the right to hold payout and polygraph at a later date.
• All ties will be broken according to the sequential order they were weighed in.
  • The earlier fish weighed in will beat the fish that was weighed in later.

Measuring Fish

• No fish may be altered in anyway.
  • Any fish that appear to have been cut, altered, or appear to have deformed tails are subject to review by the tournament directors.
  • If there is question on a fish, the angler may be disqualified
• Any fish that is deemed illegal will result in all of the entrant’s fish, in all categories to be disqualified.
• Redfish will be measured with slant board per the GRS rules.
• Trout and flounder will be measured on a flat board.

Weather Cancellations

• If the weather looks inclement, it is the angler’s responsibility to check the DGO Facebook page  or call 832-778-6329 to see if the event is still on. If you do not see or hear a message, the event HAS NOT been cancelled.

Guided Entrants

• Guides are allowed to participate and/or guide in this tournament.
• Any entrant or team may recruit a guide to charter them during this tournament or as a member of their team.
• If any entrant recruits a guide for chartering services, the guide may not participate in fishing activities unless registered in the tournament.
• Any entrant that recruits a guide for charter during this tournament must list the name of the Captain and Charter Service on their entrance slips.  FAILURE TO DO SO WILL ELIMINATE ANY FISH ENTERED INTO THE WEIGH IN

Diamond G Outreach and Tournament Sponsors shall not be held liable for any injury or illness that may occur during the fishing tournament or weigh in ceremony. By registering for this tournament, you and your party agree to these terms and conditions. 

Any Questions Contact us here.