Tarpon Rodeo
June 12th, 2026
Tarpon Rodeo 2026 was a success! Thank you to all sponors and teams—your participation directly impacts our continued mission!
The Tarpon Rodeo is our annual all catch-and-release tournament on Tampa Bay to benefit our restoration projects and education programs! Anglers competed in a half-day tournament. Fish were logged in by the boat captain or a team representative on the event app, iAngler, and judged by a professional app representative.
Tournament Winners
Guardian Division :
1st Place Guardian Tarpon
Doc Fords (4 Tarpon)
2nd Place Guardian
General Dynamics # 2 (3 Tarpon)
3rd Place Guardian Tarpon Honorable mention
General Dynamics #1 (2 Tarpon @ 10:45AM, 10:57AM)
Amuni Financial (2 Tarpon @ 7:47AM, 12:55PM)
Sport Division:
1st Place Sport Division Tarpon
Tampa Yacht Management (1 Tarpon @ 8:06AM)
2nd Place Sport Division Tarpon
Steve Kropf RMSN 4 Tarpon (1 Tarpon @ 9:14AM)
3rd Place Sport Division Honorable mention
N/A
In-Shore Slam Division
1st Place In-Shore Slam
Eric Larson - "Tristan's Gold" (86.5 inches: Snook 35", Redfish 31.5", Trout 20")
2nd Place In-Shore Slam
Great Bay Distributors #2 (74.5 inches: Snook 29.75", Redfish 28.75", Trout 16")
3rd Place In-Shore Slam Honorable mention
Mike Wilson Sponsor Boat (68.5 inches: Snook 24", Redfish 26.75", Trout 17.75")
Thank you to all of our teams!
Save the Date
Tarpon Rodeo 2027 will be June 4th!
Thank You to our 2026 Sponsors!
PRESENTING
PLATINUM
GOLD
Lunch Sponsored By
Interested in sponsoring or participating next year? Please contact Meegan Wright, mwright@tampabaywatch.org