April 11, 2026 Dolphin Tournament (Entry Fee $600 per boat.)

• Captain’s Party & Meeting: Thursday, April 9, 6 P.M. (Location: Off the Hook at Inlet Harbor, Ponce)
• Online Registration: Kingoftheinlet.com
•  Fishing: Saturday, April 11 (Leave any inlet between St. Augustine and Canaveral; must return via Ponce Inlet)
• Weigh-In: 4 P.M.- 6 P.M. (at Off the Hook, Ponce Inlet)

All boats must check in by reporting to the KOTI Committee at the Off the Hook pier. Boat must be visual.

• Each boat must send a representative to pick up the boat # and should attend the captain’s meeting.
• Rules and procedures will be reviewed; questions may be asked at that time.

• No electric reels allowed. All fish must be caught using hook and line with rod and reel (no handlines).
• Cast nets may be used prior to 6 A.M. only.
• You may leave the inlet any time after 12:01 A.M. (Tournament fishing hours 6 A.M. – 6 P.M.) If a Small Craft Advisory or greater is issued at 5 A.M. forecast, fishing is automatically postponed to an alternate date.
• No teasers, lures, or bait rigs in the water before 6 A.M.

• Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) minimum 10 lbs. Each boat can weigh 1 Bull and 1 Cow.
• Cash and prizes will be awarded to the three heaviest Dolphin.
• In case of identical weights, ties will be broken by first fish weighed, this includes Calcutta’s.
• All fish must be caught during tournament hours. Fish with mutilation, tampering, or half eaten condition will be disqualified.

• Remove all hooks, lures, and lines before taking fish off your boat.
• Mandatory: A picture of your fish must be captured on the water with your weigh # clearly visible in the photo.
• Text photo to 386.822.3427 before weigh-in.

• Official control & weigh-in channel: VHF 72 (All boats must have a functioning VHF radio).
• If Channel 72 is out of service, communications will move to Channel 68 temporarily.

• Upon returning from fishing, all boats must report to the KOTI Committee at end of pier by scale at Off the Hook, Ponce.
• Check-In your boat on Channel 72. Boat must be visual in sight (Committee will confirm and give you a weigh # and instruct you when to approach the dock).
• Weigh-in opens at 4 P.M. and closes at 6 P.M. sharp. Boats not checked in by 6 P.M. will be disqualified- No exceptions.
• If you have no fish to weigh, please check in for safety confirmation.

• All anglers (or charters) must be properly licensed. Tournament will be enforced under Florida State Statutes and FWC Rules & Regulations.
• All boats must meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements.
• Sportsmanlike conduct is expected at all times. Zero tolerance for harassment, unsafe boating, or misconduct.
• Management reserves the right to deny entry or disqualify any participant.

• Boats may not pass items between vessels, tie up together, stop at a dock, or trailer after the official start of the tournament until after all tournament fish have been weighed. Violations will result in immediate disqualification ( exceptions only for emergencies approved by tournament management).
• All boats must remain under their own power and fuel supply for the entire fishing day (exceptions granted only for boat lending aid to a distressed vessel).

• Must be submitted in writing to the tournament director at weigh-in on the day of the incident. A $500 cash deposit is required (refundable if protest is upheld). All management decisions are final.

Winning participants are subject to a polygraph test. Failure to complete or pass the test will result in disqualification.

A copy of tournament rules and your boat number must remain on board at all times. Have fun and catch’em up!