Tournament Information & Registration

Register below for the Fifth Annual Sarah James Fulcher Red Drum Fishing Tournament – Saturday, August 6th in Cedar Island, NC!

All participants and captains are welcome. Registration is for individual anglers. Adult registration for SJF 2022 is $60. Your registration includes one t-shirt, so be sure to select the correct t-shirt size! Kid’s registration (15 and under) is $40 and also includes a t-shirt! Online Registration will close on August 1st, 2022 and pre-registration pricing will be over, but Day-Of Registration will be available at the event.

The event will take place over the entire weekend – from Friday to Sunday, with live music and activities on Friday, and a pig-pickin, silent auction, live music, kids activities, and the tournament on Saturday (5-9PM). If you registered online, you can come to the ‘Pre-Registered Angler Check-In’ on Friday between 5-8PM and also enjoy the live music Friday night!

This year, tickets for food donations will be $5/person. All proceeds from this event go towards community promotion.

A ‘Captain’s Meeting’ will be held at 2PM on Saturday at the Main Stage. All anglers must come to receive the official tournament measuring tape and photo token ID. Anglers can not pick up the tournament measuring tape and photo token ID at the pre-registered angler check-in on Friday. ‘Lines-In’ for the tournament is 5PM, but you can get a head start to your spot immediately after the Captain’s Meeting. There will be multiple stations to pick up the tournament items.

Registration is not tax-deductible, but donations are! Sarah James Fulcher is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that builds a foundation of support for special needs children in the community.

  • Tournament Guidelines can be found Here!

  • EVENTS SCHEDULE & LIVE MUSIC CAN BE FOUND HERE!

  • IF YOU PRE-REGISTERED FOR THE TOURNAMENT, PLEASE PRINT AND SIGN THIS FORM, AND BRING IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU CHECK IN FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

ONLINE TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED. YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP IN-PERSON ON SATURDAY AT THE TOURNAMENT.


Sponsorship and Donations

If you’re interested in sponsoring, see the sponsorship levels below! In 2021, the Tournament was able to bring in over $250,000! All of the available funds will go to developing opportunities for recreation for kids in the community with disabilities. For those of you who can’t attend the tournament for any reason, reach out to us and we will tell you how you can make a special donation! If you’d like to be a Bull Drum or Old Drum Sponsors and have your name on the Tournament Signage, donations must be received prior to Monday, July 5th.

Sponsorship Levels:

Redfish Level Giving: Up to $249. Your name on the website!  

Puppy Drum Level Giving: $250 to $999. T-Shirt , Coozie, and your name on the website!  

Slot Drum Level Giving: $1,000 to $1,999. T-Shirt, Coozie, your name on a sign at tournament and website.  

Bull Drum Level Giving: $2,000+. Highest Level Sponsorship of the Tournament. Your name on a sign at the tournament, advertisements and the website, as well as all the above. 

Old Drum Level Giving: For Major Gifts, please contact Tournament Directors. 

Please include your t-shirt size in the “Write Note” Section when donating via PayPal! →




Sarah James Fulcher
PO Box 10415
Wilmington, NC 28404

Fill out this Donation Form for mailed checks!

Please make checks out to Sarah James Fulcher.


RAMSEY FAMILY CALCUTTA PRIZE:

For all of you serious anglers, or those of you feeling lucky, there will be a Ramsey Family Calcutta Prize for the Sarah James Fulcher Fifth Annual Redfish Tournament. Entry for the Calcutta is $100. Every entry ($100) up to $5,000 will be matched by a donation to Sarah James Fulcher from the Ramsey family! Day-of sign up for the Ramsey Family Calcutta will be available!

The winnings are completely separate from the regular tournament’s prize, but all Calcutta participants are required to register for the fishing tournament. The prize is winner-take-all, based on the amount of entries. Prize to be announced the day of the Tournament! In 2021, the Calcutta prize was $61,000!


FISHING STATISTICS FROM 2021 (4th ANNUAL):

  • 604 Participating Anglers

  • 3,500+ Attendees

  • $250,000 in Fundraising

  • $69,000 in Prize Money


See PHOTOS FROM 2021 Here, 2020 here, 2019 here, and 2018 here.


Sponsors

A list of sponsors of the 2022 Fifth Annual Sarah James Fulcher Tournament is below!


Tournament SponsorS:

OLD DRUM Sponsors:



Slot Drum:

Puppy Drum:

Redfish:

  • William Stavenger

  • Philip Martin

  • Delisa Murphy

  • Ronnie, Tina, & Allen Cayton

  • Terri Lomax

  • Melinda Davis

  • Jason Brown

  • Jennifer Dorton

  • Corinne Reynoso

  • Lauren Ford

  • B&S Classic Cleaners

  • Oliver & Laurie Whitt