Guides and captains will be able to participate only in the guides division.
They must be fishing on their own time and cannot have a charter for hire.
This division allows captain or guide to enter either a tagged redfish or tagged dolphin.
1st Tagged Redfish or Dolphin
150 HP Yamaha
2nd Tagged Redfish or Dolphin
5,000 Prize Package
3rd Tagged Redfish or Dolphin
2,500 Prize Package
The Competition will begin at the posted sunrise on Saturday, May 28, 2022, and end at posted sunset on Monday, September 5, 2022.
Yes. Only members in good standing of Coastal Conservation Association, its youth organization, New Tide, who are registered for the 2022 State-wide Tournament Anglers Rodeo, are eligible to participate.
You can see the entire list of rules by clicking here .
To date, STAR has awarded over 2.1 million dollars in prizes with $700,000 of that being in college scholarships and non-angling participants have gathered over 7,600 five-gallon buckets of garbage. You can see the list of past winners by clicking here .
Participation and logging rules differ by your age and division.
You can see the entire list of rules by clicking here .
STAR boundaries are the territorial waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and Florida Bay for the State of Florida and U.S. federal waters, from the boundary waters of the Florida/Alabama border extending seaward, eastward and then southward along the Florida gulf coast, to the waters of the Florida Keys, and then northward to the common boundary waters of the Florida/Georgia border extending seaward in the South Atlantic. All of the waters of Everglades National Park, as defined by the National Park Service, are included in the competition boundaries, as are all west and east coast bodies of water, including bays, harbors and tributaries. Fish taken outside of competition boundaries, from private impoundments or other waters not legally accessible to the general public, will not be eligible for entry. Anglers are prohibited from fishing in Bahamian, Cuban, or other non-U.S. waters.
You can see the entire list of rules by clicking here .
Registering for 2022 West Marine CCA Florida STAR is easy.
Step 1: Click here to visit the CCA National site
Step 2: Create a Profile at CCA National if you are not a member already
Step 3: Register for the 2022 West Marine CCA Florida STAR Competition and make payments
You will be able to add your family members and setup your Username and Passwords from the CCA National website
