Redfish Rumble 2025
September 13, 2025 @ 6:00 am - 4:00 pm
REGISTRATION
Registration will be open through www.bayoucoast.com until 8:00PM Central Time, September 12, 2025.
Tickets coming soon…
FORMAT
Bayou Coast is running Redfish Rumble 2025 as a live weigh-in tournament. Anglers can choose to launch from PAC Kayak Marina or Bason’s. Heaviest bag of 2 redfish wins. Entry into the tournament will be $35 per angler or via the BCKFC Season Pass. Calcuttas are optional additional entry.
ALLOWED BAIT / TACKLE
Only artificial baits are allowed. Commercially produced scented baits and attractants are also allowed.
OBJECTIVE
Winner Determination
The angler with the highest total cumulative weight is the winner. The highest total weight wins, regardless of the number of fish caught. (For example: A heavier two-fish stringer wins over a lighter three-fish stringer.)
Fish Requirements
- Redfish
- Limit: 2
- Minimum length: 18.00”
- Maximum length: 26.00” (Tail CANNOT touch the 26.00” line)
Optional Calcuttas (additional $5 entry each)
- Mule Trout – Heaviest speckled trout
- Stud Red – Heaviest redfish
- Saddle Flounder – Heaviest Flounder
LOCATION & BOUNDARIES
You may fish any accessible waters after launching from PAC Kayak Marina or Bason’s. All water reachable from legal launch locations is fishable.
PAC Kayak Marina: 179 Paw Paw Ct, Montegut, LA 70377
Bason’s: 363 W 107th St, Cut Off, LA 70345
TIMES
Launch and Lines In Time
Official launch and lines in time is 6:00 AM Saturday, September 13th, 2025. You may launch your kayak prior to 6:00 AM and stage within the immediate area of the launch, but DO NOT travel forth or begin fishing UNTIL 6:00 AM.
Tournament End Time
The scale opens at 3:00 PM & closes at 4:00 PM. Anglers must arrive and be in line before the scale closes. See the WEIGH-IN section below for rules.
WEIGH-IN
Scale Opens: 3:00 PM
Scale Closes: 4:00 PM
DO NOT BE LATE! You must physically appear in line with your fish and sign in no later than exactly 4:00 PM, not a second past. The official time will be determined by the cell phone of the appointed timekeeper. Weigh-ins will continue for all participants who are in line by 4:00 PM. Any entrant not in line by this time will be considered late and will not be allowed to weigh their catch or qualify for awards or points. Proxy sign-ins are not allowed.
There will be no culling fish at the weigh in table. You should have your fish culled before getting to the weigh in table.
Only authorized persons will be allowed in the weigh-in station. Please try not to distract these volunteers while they go about their tasks. Weighed / Entered fish may or may not be returned as per the weigh-master’s discretion.
Preservation of Fish
All parts of all fish should be placed on ice and maintained for freshness. Fish will only be accepted for the weigh-in if they are in a cooler bag, ice chest or other appropriate container that also contains ice. The entire fish should be in the container. Do not appear at the weigh-in with fish that are on a stringer and are not iced in a proper container or bag. Practices such as "air drying" fish or parts of fish, or using salt in your fish bag, are strictly prohibited.
Measuring Fish
Fish will be bent, loosened and manipulated before being measured with a pinched tail. Tails of trout and flounder will be manually pinched to obtain maximum length as per the instructions found in the Louisiana Fishing Regulations, 2024 pamphlet. Tails of larger redfish will be pinched using the standardized tool attached to the measuring board, which, if needed and used, will be moved to the 25.50” line to pinch the tail of larger redfish.
Over/Under Sized Fish
Anglers possessing a legal fish that does not meet the size requirements of the tournament will be granted an opportunity to replace that fish with an alternate fish that does meet the tournament size requirements. If the second fish also fails to meet the tournament size requirements the angler will be disqualified.
All fish must be legal, as outlined in the 2024 LDWF Fishing Regulations Brochure, AT THE TIME OF WEIGH-IN. Anglers possessing illegal fish will be disqualified. KEEP IN MIND that iced fish will shrink. A just barely 18″ redfish might be a 17.8″ redfish when you get to the weigh-in.
Tie Breaker
In the event of a tie, the first angler to have signed in will be considered the winner while the other angler will be dropped to the next position.
ANGLER OF THE YEAR / CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION
The top 15 anglers on the leaderboard of Redfish Rumble are eligible for qualification to the 2025 BCKFC Championship. To fully qualify, an angler must be a paid club member in good standing with BCKFC and have paid entry to at least two 2025 Championship Series tournaments or have purchased the 2025 BCKFC Season Pass.
Points are awarded for Angler of the Year at each tournament with 1st receiving 300 points, 2nd receiving 299 points, 3rd receiving 298 points, and so on down the line. To receive points, an angler must weigh in at least a single legal fish and be a BCKFC member in good standing. The Angler of the Year points total represents the 4 qualifying tournaments plus the BCKFC Championship, less a drop of the worst placing tournament for each individual angler.
At the end of all 4 qualifying tournaments, at least the top 2 anglers in angler of the year points (who had not qualified on the podium) will gain entry to the championship via wildcard. If there are still less than 40 anglers qualified for the championship after the initial 2 wildcards are earned, more wildcard places may be awarded to the next highest Angler of the Year points earners (who had not qualified on the podium) so that a minimum of 40 anglers qualify for the championship.
GENERAL RULES
PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY
Participation is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Minors are eligible to participate with a parent or legal guardian signature on the release form. All participants represent that they are physically and mentally competent and fit and able to participate. By entering, all participants agree to assume all risks of personal injury, death, and damage to or loss of property and further agree to indemnify and hold BCFKC, its officers, members, agents, and sponsors harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, and causes of action resulting directly or indirectly from participation.
FISHING LICENSE
All anglers are required to have a valid Louisiana, Fresh and Salt water Fishing license.
KAYAK/WATERCRAFT REGULATIONS
ALLOWED PROPULSION METHODS: Paddle, pedal, pole and electric motor. See additional requirements for motors below.
MOTOR ELIGIBILITY: Only one electric motor may be attached to the kayak. It must be attached to the kayak in a safe manner for operation and meet the following criteria:
- Maximum of 3 HP or 155 foot-pound thrust.
- Dual-prop motors operated by a single power source are allowed if manufactured and sold as a single unit.
WATERCRAFT ELIGIBILITY: Must be a vessel the manufacturer identifies and sells as a kayak, including: inflatable kayaks, modular kayaks, stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) and canoes. Catamaran-style personal fishing vessels are allowed if they comply with all other regulations. Other watercraft may be approved by the BCKFC Board prior to competition.
PROHIBITED WATERCRAFT: The following are NOT allowed: soloskiffs or vessels marketed as skiffs, homemade kayaks, sailboats, jon boats, pirogues, coracles, rowboats, dinghies, skiffs, float tubes, inflatable rafts, rigid inflatable boats (e.g., Zodiac), pontoon boats, pontoon-style pond boats, twin-hull watercraft, or similar.
WATERCRAFT SIZE RESTRICTIONS: Vessel must be at least 9 feet and shorter than 18 feet.
ANCHOR SYSTEMS: Both manual and motorized anchor systems are permitted.
DEPTH FINDERS: Depth finders and fish finders are allowed.
WADE FISHING AND BANK FISHING: Contestants may wade fish or fish off the bank only if they remain within 100 feet of their launched paddle craft. “Launched” means the kayak is partly in fishable water (not in a parking lot puddle).
PROHIBITED ACTIONS: Mother-shipping, tethering, holding, or any transportation coordination with non-competitors is strictly prohibited.
KAYAK INSPECTION: By entering the tournament, contestants agree to have their kayak inspected by BCKFC personnel.
WATER COURTESY / ENCROACHMENT
Do your best not to disturb someone else’s fishing area, by encroachment, or noise. An angler officially establishes his/her fishing area by having their craft anchored in place. If you come upon an angler in an egress area, as quietly as you can, ask which side he or she would like you to cross at. A good rule of thumb is that if you can both cast to a common point you’re too close. Respect others and use the golden rule.
PROTESTS
All protests must be written and submitted electronically (text/email/direct message from social media) within 30 minutes of the conclusion of “weigh in” to be considered. The tournament director is the final authority on deciding the merits/outcomes of a protest. All anglers are encouraged to report cheating.
CHEATING/FOUL PLAY
All anglers are encouraged to report violations. Cheating and contest fraud in a fishing tournament is a felony crime in the state of Louisiana. Bayou Coast will enforce a zero-tolerance policy with regard to cheating.
POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION
All participants, by signing up, agree to take a polygraph examination if requested. Any participant can be asked to submit to a polygraph examination. No explanation shall be required from the hosts of the tournament as to why a specific individual is asked to submit to a polygraph examination. Refusal to submit to or failure of a polygraph examination will result in disqualification from the tournament, forfeiture of any and all prizes / awards, and potential banishment from all future Bayou Coast events. No refunds for tournament fees will be granted for person(s) refusing to submit to or failing a polygraph examination.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE
A waiver, release of liability, and covenant not to sue are part of the entry form. It is required that all contestants take responsibility for themselves while participating in event activities. Please DO NOT let your competitive nature push you into doing dangerous things. You must agree to the Waiver to participate. The Waiver is in the online registration page linked below. BE SAFE, BE SEEN, AND WEAR YOUR PFD!
COMMUNICATION
No electronic communication with non-registered anglers during tournament hours, unless not fishing related (your spouse/kids, work, etc). No pre-arranged coordination with any non-registered anglers on the water for the purpose of scouting or locating fish during tournament hours.
PFD REQUIREMENT
You must properly wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD while afloat in your watercraft during all Bayou Coast events. PFD’s must be worn outside of the angler’s outermost layer of clothing. Failure to comply with this rule during competition could result in disqualification from the tournament. Disqualification will be determined by the Tournament Director based on investigation of any specific incident. PFD’s may only be briefly removed on the water for the purpose of adding, removing, or adjusting clothing while an angler is stationary and not actively fishing.
RULE CHANGES
Interpretation of rules is exclusively left to the Tournament Directors and Bayou Coast Officers. The decisions of this group are final in all matters and are not subject to appeal. Please do your part in not providing a reason to place them in a position where they must make rulings, decisions, etc. Keep it simple, keep it clean, and when in doubt…do the right thing.
CATCH REQUIREMENTS
Each participant must catch their own fish. You may not give fish to another participant. You may not net a fish for another (adult) participant. Youths should hook and retrieve their own catch. A parent/guardian may net fish for them and may handle the fish once it is netted (including pictures in CPS events). In CPS events, anglers (participant or not) may not aid in taking pictures of fish in any way.
DRONE/UAS USAGE
Tournament participants are not allowed to use unmanned aircraft systems (drones) during the tournament day(or official practice days) to scout for fish, spy on other anglers, or any other means that may be viewed as benefiting/advancing their fishing.
WEATHER
Tournament days may be shortened or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions. The decision to shorten or to cancel will be left totally to the discretion of the Tournament Director. A 4-hour period shall constitute a day of fishing.
REFUND POLICY
There will be no refunds available. Should the event date change for any reason, an announcement will be made, and a refund grace period allowed for anglers who cannot make the new date.