2023 Rule Updates are Underway!

7pm Mon 9/19/2022

Salisbury FOP Lodge #111

814 Albert St Salisbury, MD

7pm Tue 9/20/2022

Salisbury FOP Lodge #111

814 Albert St Salisbury, MD

7pm Wed 9/21/2022

Salisbury FOP Lodge #111

814 Albert St Salisbury, MD

7pm Thu 9/22/2022

Crisfield American Legion Post 16

116 Lorie Quinn Dr Crisfield, MD

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If you are unable to attend an in-person Captain's Meeting please send an email to tangierclassic@gmail.com, we will work with you to discuss alternate options. If you have questions that you'd like us to answer or rules you need clarified please send an email to tangierclassic@gmail.com.

All anglers must attend one Captain's Meeting

Friday, September 23, 2022

6:30 a.m. Lines in

3:00 p.m. Judging Table at the Legion opens

5:00 p.m. Lines out

6:30 p.m. Corn hole Tournament

All photos must be submitted by lines out

**Dinner specials available**

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Saturday, September 24, 2022

6:30 a.m. Lines in

12:00 p.m. Judging Table at the Legion opens

5:00 p.m. Lines out

5:30 p.m. Party/Fundraiser begins

5:45 p.m. Cocktail Hour

6:30 p.m. Announcements

6:45 p.m. Dinner Service

10:00 p.m. Party/Fundraiser ends

**Dinner is included in your tournament registration**

**Additional tickets are available for $15. Proceeds will be donated to Owen Drollette**

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Sunday, September 25, 2022

6:30 a.m. Lines in

12:00 p.m. Judging Table at the Legion opens

3:00 p.m. Lines out

5:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony

Friday September 23, 2022 

6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday September 24, 2022

6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday September 25, 2022 

6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Anglers may fish anywhere within the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries regardless of division.

Powerboats must launch from Wicomico, Somerset, Worcester or Accomack counties.

Kayaks may launch from anywhere within the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Cedar Hall is the only permitted ramp for use in Worcester County.

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Anglers must be in line to have their fish judged or submit their photos by lines out time each day. In the event, there is an issue with the phone signal and a photo cannot be submitted, the photo can be presented to the committee on the phone in which it was taken. The committee will review the metadata and judge the fish accordingly.

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Crisfield American Legion Post 16

Address: 116 Lorie Quinn Drive, Crisfield, Maryland 21817

All Anglers are permitted to fish 2 out of 3 days. All Anglers must declare their one lay day by 6:00 a.m. the day of by submitting their chosen lay day via the Tangier Classic Official App.

Anglers may fish anywhere within the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries regardless of division.

Powerboats must launch from Wicomico, Somerset, Worcester or Accomack counties.

Kayaks may launch from anywhere within the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

 Cedar Hall is the only permitted ramp for use in Worcester County.
 

Light tackle jigging/casting, live or dead bait, light tackle bank trolling, and fly fishing is all permitted. Deepwater trolling with inline planers, downriggers, planer boards, mojos, parachutes, and other heavy lures over 3oz is NOT permitted.  Bait fishermen MUST use non-offset circle hooks when targeting Striped Bass (Rockfish) in accordance with Maryland state regulations . Trolling light bucktails, jigs, and spoons is also permitted. A maximum of 5 rods may be used when trollin

Everyone fishing on a Powerboat must be a registered Angler assigned to a team for the tournament (including captain and/or mate on hired charter boats). All anglers or at least 1 team member MUST attend one of the 4 Captain’s meetings to receive their official tournament measuring stick, tournament handbook, and Captain’s bags. If you absolutely cannot attend any of the Captain’s meetings, you must check in with a committee member before fishing. The tournament committee reserves the right to refuse the registration of any angler. Kids fishing in the Youth division may fish from a Kayak or Powerboat. 

You MUST register for the tournament with the same email address that you will use during the tournament to submit eligible fish. Not doing so may result in fish submissions not being recorded properly to your stringer. 

The Tournament Committee reserves the right to refuse the registration of any Angler.

Powerboat Division: $195

Kayak/SUP Division: $70

Youth Division: $35

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Kids registering for the Youth division will fish as individuals, they cannot fish the Youth division while also fishing in the Kayak division, or on a team in the Powerboat division. A kid can, however, enter the Powerboat or Kayak division if they choose to for the associated fee, but they will be competing against adults. A kid who has entered the Youth division may fish from either a Powerboat or a Kayak.

Powerboat Division: 

25% of entry money.

Kayak Division: 

25% of entry money.

Donation to Lakelyn Draheim: 

50% of entry money plus proceeds from fundraising parties.

Tangier Slam Calcutta: 

70% payout to the winner

30% donation to Owen Drollette.

All Other Calcutta's: 

100% Winner takes all.

Striped Bass

Red Drum, bull or slot sized

Cobia

Black Drum

Speckled Trout

Grey Trout

Bluefish

Flounder

Spadefish

Sheepshead

Croaker

Spanish Mackerel

White Perch

 The winners of each division will be decided by the top three two-day (5) fish stringers. A stringer may consist of no more than (3) of any eligible species for a maximum of (5) fish EXCLUDING Black Drum, Cobia, and over slot sized Red Drum. All eligible species submitted for your stringer must meet legal size requirements per Maryland regulations. Fish must be submitted with the daily identifier visible via the Official Tangier Classic App (available on Apple and Google Play) or measured in person by judges at the American Legion.  

All stringers, whether submitted by a team or otherwise, will be judged based on Maryland regulation size requirements, Official Tournament Judges will automatically cull your stringer based on submissions received in accordance with tournament rules and Maryland regulations.

Please consider catch and release.

 A fishing team may consist of up to 5 Anglers. All members of a team must always fish from within the same vessel (THIS INCLUDES THE CAPTAIN AND OR MATE ON A HIRED CHARTER). All persons on a registered vessel during fishing tournament hours must be registered in the tournament. Anglers fishing on a team will submit their fish to build their stringer. Anglers fishing in the Kayak or Youth divisions may NOT build a fishing team for the tournament. Anglers fishing in the Youth division will NOTbe able to contribute to a Powerboat team’s stringer. Kids cannot fish in two divisions simultaneously. 

Tangier Classic is a hybrid catch/photo tournament. Anglers will have the choice to submit photos of their catch with the daily identifier via the Official Tangier Classic App, or have their fish physically judged at the American Legion. Anglers may keep their fish or release them. All submissions will be judged based on Maryland State regulations meaning they must meet the minimum size requirements of a legal fish in Maryland to qualify. If fishing in Virginia waters, anglers must be aware of the Virginia State regulations when keeping a fish. All photos will be reviewed as they’re submitted. If the graduations of the measuring device are visible, the fish will be measured from that point and adjusted accordingly. Fish will be measured to the nearest 1/8 of an inch. The nose and tail MUST be completely visible. If we cannot determine the length of a submission it will be disqualified. All photos of fish MUST include the daily photo identifier. If the identifier is not present in the photo it will NOT be accepted. All daily winners will be tentatively announced that day and will be finalized on Sunday after the protest period has ended.

  A registered angler may protest another’s catch by submitting a WRITTEN report to the tournament committee via the “Contact Us” form through the Tangier Classic Official App. A protest must be submitted no later than 4:00pm on Sunday. In the event of a protest, the report will be presented to a panel of 3 judges to make the decision. All protests will be finalized on Sunday before the awards ceremony. The judges’ decisions will be final.

  In the event of a tie, the angler with the next largest submitted fish will be the winner. In the event neither angler has another fish, the winner will be decided by who caught their fish first. All anglers must have their metadata (time and location settings) turned on in their phones.

  Tournament officials/judges reserve the right to examine the metadata of any photo image to confirm the validity of a claim. Photos with edited or missing metadata may be disqualified at the officials’ discretion. It is important that all anglers make sure the metadata is turned on in their phones before fishing.

  All fish must be measured with an official Tangier Classic 48” measuring stick which will be provided at the Captain’s meetings. You may also have us pre-approve your Hog Trough or other measuring device at one of the 4 Captain’s meetings. If you’re using a measuring device other than a Tangier Classic official measuring stick, and it was not approved beforehand, your submissions will be disqualified. A form must be completed and signed by a committee member once the measuring device is approved. These forms will be kept on file by the Tangier Classic Committee. In the event a fish exceeds the provided measuring stick, an angler may use another measuring device of their choice in combination with the Tangier Classic measuring stick. The additional measuring device will need to be approved by the committee prior to the picture being accepted. It is recommended that you have us pre-approve a secondary measuring device if you intend to target fish exceeding our provided 48” measuring sticks. This will help avoid delays in the judging process.

Fish are to be measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail at the longest point. According to the Maryland regulations you may pinch the tail. All anglers need to be careful not to cover the nose or tail of the fish to assure we can properly determine the length of the fish. All fish will be measured to the nearest 1/8th inch. The daily photo identifier MUST be visible in all photos

All Anglers fishing Tangier Classic must be aware of the regulations for the state waters which they’ll be fishing. The submissions will be judged in accordance with Maryland regulations. However, if an Angler is fishing in Virginia they must follow the Virginia regulations when keeping a fish. If a fish qualifies under the Maryland regulations for the tournament but is not legal in Virginia, the fish MUST be released after a photo submission. As noted above, all prize-winning fish must be caught in accordance with Maryland State regulations and meet the legal size limits of each species.

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Maryland Saltwater Regulations:

http://www.eregulations.com/maryland/fishing/chesapeake-bay-seasons-sizes-limits/

Virginia Saltwater Regulations:

https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/reports/swrecfishingrules.php

It is the Angler’s responsibility to obtain any and all licenses/permits required to fish in this tournament. Please take special note for the required Cobia permits when fishing in Virginia waters. Also, if an Angler holds a Maryland fishing license and plans to fish in Virginia waters, they will need to obtain a VFIP number. Both the VFIP and Cobia permits are free and can be obtained online. MRC.VIRGINIA.GOV/FIP 

All Anglers will fish at their own risk/discretion. Tournament officials reserve the right to cancel any or all fishing days. In the event all three days are not fishable, the tournament will move to the following weekend, Sep 30-Oct 2, 2022. If at least one day is fishable, the tournament will continue. 

All Anglers will fish at their own risk. All Anglers agree to indemnify and hold harmless all members of the Tangier Classic Fishing Tournament committee, sponsors, and their agents and employees from any and all liability, loss, or damage they may suffer as a result of this fishing tournament. 

Failure to comply with any rule or regulation of the tournament or law/regulation of Maryland State fishing guidelines may cause the disqualification of an Angler or the Anglers catch. Any registered Angler so disqualified should not be entitled to any prizes or entry refunds. 

Tangier Slam: 

$150 Powerboat Team

$75 Kayak/SUP

Heavy Weights: 

$150 Powerboat Team

$75 Kayak/SUP

2-Day Stringer:

$125 Powerboat Team

$65 Kayak/SUP

Longest Fish Overall:

$60 Powerboat Team

$30 Kayak/SUP

Longest Fish Daily:

$60 Powerboat Team

$30 Kayak/SUP

(Divided 3 ways, 1/3 payout per day)

Longest Rockfish:

$50 Powerboat Team

$25 Kayak/SUP

Longest Redfish:

$50 Powerboat Team

$25 Kayak/SUP

Longest Speckled Trout:

$50 Powerboat Team

$25 Kayak/SUP

Longest Bluefish:

$50 Powerboat Team

$25 Kayak/SUP

Longest Perch:

$50 Powerboat Team

$25 Kayak/SUP

Kids Biggest Fish: 

$25 Youth

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Over slot size Red Drum will only be allowed in the following Calcutta's:

Heavy Weights

Longest Fish Overall

Longest Fish Daily

Longest Redfish