TOURNAMENT NEWS
2020 Texas Trio Classic
The 2020 Texas Trio Classic will be held June 11-13 at the Matagorda Harbor Pavilion. Since 2008, we have donated over $175,000 with much of that being to local charities! These donations would not be possible without you, the fishermen, and the best sponsors around! Our primary goals remain crystal clear:
1) Fish For A Cure
2) Host the best inshore fishing tournament in the state.
In 2008 we changed the game by flipping the existing complicated structures of inshore tournaments on its head. 1 Trout, 1 Redfish, 1 Flounder – the Texas Trio Classic. We came from nothing, worked hard, and with the support of the community, along with generous sponsors, built an excellent tournament. We could not be prouder of the work everyone has done together!
We are excited to change the game again!
In order to host the best inshore fishing tournament in the state, our tournament is on a quest to find out who the best all-around fishermen are. We are changing our structure to allow teams to participate in both open and artificial divisions, with added incentives to those who catch trios in both divisions. Most of all, this new format will leave no doubt about who the best on the water is!
2020 Texas Trio Classic tournament changes as follows:
1. This year's tournament will be held on two days (Friday and Saturday). The tournament will be limited to the first 75 teams in each division. One day will be artificial only, and the other will be open only. Live Facebook drawing will determine which day each division fishes.
2. This year's entry fee will be $1550 per team, and each team can have up to 5 team members. Entry fee will include all side pots (stringer side pot, heaviest flounder, redfish with most spots and trout closest to 2.5 lbs), biggest trout, and Calcutta pot (to be discussed in a bit). You are entered into every category with your one-time all-in entry
3. This year we will have our captain's meeting, dinner, and live entertainment on Thursday night. There will be no Calcutta auction. To replace it, we will be taking $1000 of your team entry, which will go to a Calcutta pot and be paid out 100 percent to five places. The Calcutta pot will consist of a trio (one trout, one redfish, and one flounder). The payout will be based as follows.
1st place - 50%
2nd place - 20%
3rd place - 15%
4th place - 10%
5th place - 5%
The number of entries in each division will determine the total payout for that division. If division fills up, with 75 teams, payouts will be:
1st place - $37,500
2nd place - $15,000
3rd place - $11,250
4th place - $7,500
5th place - $3,750
4. Teams are allowed to enter both divisions as long as they register before it is full and pay both entry fees. Bonus money will be given to the top finishing teams with combined trio weight (trout, red, flounder) for the two days. For teams to be eligible for the bonus money, teams that enter both divisions must have the same team members fishing both days. Bonus money will pay two places.
1st place - $3000
2nd place - $2000
By entering both divisions, you have the possibility of winning $75,000 if both divisions are full. This total does not include the side pot money, big trout money, or bonus money.
Over the next few months, we will be working on the final set of rules. Online entry will begin on March 1st, 2020. We wanted to go ahead and put this out there so fishermen can start digesting it.
We look forward to another great year and don't hesitate to contact a tournament director for any questions. Thanks to all who fish and sponsor who make us what we are.
THE TEXAS TRIO CLASSIC!!!
2019 Tournament Results
We would like to thank all who fished, volunteered and sponsored the tournament this year. Without you it wouldn't be possible. Below are the results:
| Trio Results | ||||||
Open Division |
Artificial Division |
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| Place | Team Name | Trio Weight (lbs) | Place | Team Name | Trio Weight (lbs) | |
| 1 | Team OP | 16.31 | 1 | Salty Perros | 15.94 | |
| 2 | Reef Hopper | 15.52 | 2 | Johnny's Sport Shop | 15.42 | |
| 3 | Travis Wallach Properties | 15.36 | 3 | Soggy Bottom Boys | 15.41 | |
| 4 | 2GS | 15.02 | 4 | Knot Sure | 14.58 | |
| 5 | Team Got Em | 14.02 | 5 | Paw Paw's Crew | 14.31 | |
Participan Waiver and Release Form
All teams must sign a waiver and release form at the Thursday night Calcutta. If you have any questions feel free to contact a tournament director.
Thank you!
2019 Check In Order Results!
Open Division |
Artificial Division |
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| Team Number | Team Name | Team Number | Team Name | |
| 51 | Grab' em by the the trout | 1 | Can't Catch Sh!t | |
| 52 | Croaker Lives Matter | 2 | WD Von Gonten | |
| 53 | Team Young Gunz | 3 | Team Salty Dog | |
| 54 | B Reel | 4 | Artifically Inseminated | |
| 55 | Capital Farm Credit | 5 | Triangle Turf | |
| 56 | Hell On Reels | 6 | 3 Goats and a Porn Stache | |
| 57 | Nut Deep | 7 | Team Slickwater | |
| 58 | Ward Real Estate | 8 | Gateway Mortgage | |
| 59 | team long shot | 9 | Pig Pen | |
| 60 | The Hanyaks | 10 | Cut'em Deep | |
| 61 | Rehab Pad Crew | 11 | Knot Sure | |
| 62 | Gon Get'em | 12 | crushing kitchens | |
| 63 | Keeping it Reel | 13 | Saltwater addiction | |
| 64 | Lunatix | 14 | Custom corky | |
| 65 | Hooksetter | 15 | Pluggers | |
| 66 | Wranglers | 16 | Dirty Hookers | |
| 67 | Red Rage | 17 | Let Go of My Rod Son | |
| 68 | Bottom Feeders | 18 | Reel Time | |
| 69 | Bump 'N Grind | 19 | Sunrise | |
| 70 | 2GS | 20 | DAYMONEY | |
| 71 | Hooked Up | 21 | FATN | |
| 72 | Muy Chingon | 22 | Shake N Bake | |
| 73 | We Tellin' | 23 | Stingrays | |
| 74 | Team Backlash | 24 | ClipNRip | |
| 75 | Saltwater Junkies | 25 | Salt N Peppa | |
| 76 | Slow Roll | 26 | Salt and pepper | |
| 77 | Team B.I.C | 27 | H3O | |
| 78 | Wrack Attack | 28 | Reel E-Z | |
| 79 | Run-N-Gun Adventures | 29 | Los Pescadores | |
| 80 | Salty Crackers | 30 | Black Spots | |
| 81 | Rod Benders | 31 | Hookers and Blow Ups | |
| 82 | Gettin in them guts | 32 | Team Eddie Douglas | |
| 83 | Reef Hopper | 33 | Wet Bandits | |
| 84 | KNOT 2 BAD | 34 | Drunken Sunburnt Adventures | |
| 85 | Leader Material | 35 | Johnny's Sport Shop | |
| 86 | Tail busters | 36 | Pevo | |
| 87 | Tran Sport Boats | 37 | RamRod | |
| 88 | Eastbound & Down | 38 | GDD | |
| 89 | TRAVIS WALLACH PROPERTIES | 39 | Super Knockers | |
| 90 | Hale Yeah! | 40 | PawPaw's Crew | |
| 91 | Team Got Em | 41 | Slap Stix | |
| 92 | Mine's Bigger | 42 | Deep Sleepers | |
| 93 | Fish Outta Luck | 43 | Pesca Grande | |
| 94 | Hobbled Goose | 44 | Regulators | |
| 95 | The Donkey Show | 45 | Bluejay Baymasters | |
| 96 | Fishing Problem | 46 | A Team | |
| 97 | Catalyst | 47 | Soggy Bottom Boys | |
| 98 | Team OP | 48 | Trimmed Out | |
| 99 | Off-Spec | 49 | Salty Perros | |
| 100 | Croaker Cartel | 50 | No Drama | |
2019 Tournament Announcment
Welcome to the 2019 Texas Trio Classic. We want to thank everyone for their past support and look forward to an even better 2019 tournament. This years tournament will be held June 6th-8th at the Matagorda Harbor Pavilion. Thursday June 6th will be our Calcutta/ dinner night. Friday 7th is a rest day and Saturday 8th is fishing day.
Online registration for all teams will begin Friday March 1st at 8am. There will be only 50 teams allowed in each division( artificial and open). last years tournament filled all 100 teams in a little over 24 hours so we suggest you sign up in the AM on March 1st so you are guaranteed a spot. Online registration will be done on the website.
We are still working out the final rules for 2019 but would like to share one that is finalized.
Whichever vessel( boat or truck) you leave the Matagorda harbor from on Saturday June 8th is the vessel you must fish from and return in. Ex: You may not leave from a vehicle to drive to your boat and then fish out of your boat. If you plan to fish from a boat, you must leave the harbor by boat and return to harbor by boat.
Feel free to contact a tournament director for any questions. Contact info is on the website. Good luck to all anglers and we look forward to seeing you in June .
Trio Team