NCDF Pelagic Tournament

2026 Tournament  

$35 to Register for NCDF members ($55 for non-members) - Registration ends on July 24 at midnight

Sign up by July 31 to ensure you’ll receive a tournament shirt

Tournament Dates:
Saturday July 25 at sunrise to Sunday August 8 at 12:00pm

Awards: Sunday August 8 at 3pm

Pour House, Oceanside

Signing up gets you:

  • T-Shirt - ONLY IF YOU REGISTER BY JULY 31

  • One food and drink ticket at the awards (subject to change)

  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place win cash prizes

  • Opportunity at Largest Yellowtail Category Prize

  • One raffle ticket to our largest raffle of the year

Raffle

Raffle at the awards will be open to all with prizes from our sponsors.

Spear America, Wells Spearguns, Gannet, Yazbeck Wetsuits, Kalletka, Focus Freedive, Just Get Wet, Lost Winds, Surffur, Fish 101, Mutiny, Minatta Print, Marea Baja Designs + more…

1 Ticket for $5 or 5 for $20 // CASH ONLY!

During the tournament, if you pick up a balloon or any other large trash item out of the ocean you can receive one extra raffle ticket. Limit of +3 extra raffle ticket per person. Picture of you with the balloon required.

*All fish must be submitted online (click here) within the tournament dive window.

  • Pelagic fish only. No boundary limit but within California/Mexico waters (CA regulations apply)

  • Weighed on a digital scale on land ***WITHIN 24 HOURS OF RETURNING TO LAND***

    • FISH REPORTED MORE THAN 24 HOURS AFTER RETURN WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

  • Fish MUST to be gilled, gutted and bled

  • One witness

  • A photo of you with the fish and scale weight clearly visible must be submitted

    • No fish will be revealed to the public until week 2 of the comp

    • No fish weights will be revealed to the public until the awards ceremony

  • NEW FOR 2026! Each fish you submit will earn you 1 free raffle ticket, up to 5 free tickets