Tournament Summary

Thanks to all of our generous sponsors, donors, and volunteers, the Fourth Annual Sarah James Fulcher Redfish tournament was a huge success! Thank you to also all of the attendees for following COVID guidelines and keeping the Tournament safe.

Results

This year, the SJF Redfish Tournament not only broke its prior years’ records for anglers, boats, fundraising, and prizes, but also beat two world records! Anglers set lines out at 6PM and we were very blessed this year with gorgeous weather and lots of fish caught! An estimated 500+ citation Red Drum were caught in just four hours.

Tournament organizers counted a total of 604 anglers registered this year, and over 3,500 attendees! Making the Sarah James Fulcher Fishing Tournament the BIGGEST Red Drum Fishing Tournament in the WORLD!

The competition was extra fierce this year, but local boy Gaib Gillikin pulled through, winning First Place, & the Ramsey Family Calcutta, taking home a $63,500 purse! Setting the WORLD RECORD for the biggest first place prize for a Red Fish. Gillikin’s prize winning Old Drum measured 51 inches, beating second place by only an 1/8 of an inch.

Gaib & Ronald are both 20 year-olds from Down East, they are good friends, and good people! This was Gillikin’s first try at the SJF Tournament, but he didn’t keep the money all for himself. He split the money with his buddy and Captain Ronald Sanders! Gillikin stated, “We used his boat. We had agreed before. We said if we won it, we’d split it half and half.” They got the fish in the boat at 9:30 with just half an hour left to win! Gillikin said, “When we got him in the boat, we knew he was a big one. We felt good about it. It’s pretty amazing. For a four-hour drum tournament, I’d say we did pretty good!”

Prize Winners

First Place & Ramsey Family Calcutta: Gaib Gillikin $63,500
Second Place: Tyler Sutton $2,500
Lady Angler: Kaleigh Tosto $1,500
Kid’s Prize: Jayden Briggs $1,500

CLICK HERE FOR THE PHOTOS FROM THIS YEARS TOURNAMENT SJF 2021 PICTURES

Tournament Statistics

604 Participating Anglers
3,500+ Attendees
$250,000 in Fundraising
$69,000 in Prize Money

See PHOTOS FROM 2020 HERE, 2019 here, and 2018 here.

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!

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:

Redfish Level Giving: Up to $199. Your name on the website!

Puppy Drum Level Giving: $200 to $749. T-Shirt , Coozie, and your name on the website!

Slot Drum Level Giving: $750 to $1,499. T-Shirt, Coozie, your name on sign at tournament and website.

Bull Drum Level Giving: $1,500+. Official Sponsorship of the Tournament. Your name as official sponsor on the tournament sign, as well as all the above.

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