redfish world series format - 2019

Day 0 – Wednesday - Off the Water Day – no competitors or any of their equipment allowed on the water for any reason except repairs or maintenance with prior approval and accompanied by RWS staff or designee. There will be a White Tablecloth Captains Meeting early that evening and there may be “required attendance” events during the day as well.

Day 1 – Thursday – All teams. Random order blastoff. Bag Limit: Two (2) slot redfish.

Day 2 – Friday – All teams. Reverse order blastoff. Bag Limit: Three (3) slot redfish.

• At the completion of Day 2 the Top 12 teams will retain their two-day weight and will advance to a Day 3 & 4 Gold Division to compete for the title of Redfish World Champion. In the Gold Division the weight from days 1 & 2 are carried over and the final standing in the event is determined by the total cumulative weight from all four (4) days of competition.

 

• The remaining 36 teams will discard their Day 1 & 2 weights and enter a Silver Division where they will compete in a one day shootout on Day 3 (ONLY Day 3 weight counts) for additional cash and prizes. The Top 5 teams in this division will receive a cash prize and ALL remaining teams in this division that complete the Day 3 shootout by weighing at least one fish that day will be awarded a very nice prize package by random draw.

 

• Bubble Team – In addition to moving to the Silver Division, the Team that finishes in 13th place after Day 1 & 2 will receive a “Bubble Team” cash award plus an additional prize (TBD) for each member of the team.

Day 3 – Saturday

• Gold Division Teams – Blastoff in order of current standing. Bag Limit: Four (4) slot redfish. The weight continues to accumulate.

 

• Silver Division Teams – Blastoff in random order. Bag Limit: Three (3) redfish – One fish under 27 inches and two fish up to 30 inches. Total weight of the three redfish bag determines final ranking in the Silver Division.

 
​Day 4 – Sunday

• Gold Division Teams - Blastoff by order of current standing. Bag Limit: Five (5) slot redfish. The final ranking of the Gold Division is determined by the cumulative weight of All Four Days of competition. The winner of this division will be crowned as the 2019 Redfish World Champion.