2023 Tournament Details

The Texas Trio Classic will be held June 8th-10th @ Matagorda Harbor Pavilion! We are excited to host our 15th Tournament in 16 years! Our motto is still "Fishing For A Cure"!

Over the last 16 years we have donated over $275,000 to various organizations, charitable events, and families in need. In 2008 we started with an idea and have grown the Texas Trio Classic into an event we all cherish dearly. Your continued support is the reason we keep working to host one of the best Bay Fishing Tournaments on the Texas Coast! We hope 2023 is the best one yet!

Thursday - June 8th

đź’ĄCaptains Meeting w/ dinner & entertainment @ Matagorda Harbor!

Friday - June 9th

đź’ĄPre-Fish Day

Saturday - June 10th

đź’ĄTournament Day / Both Artificial & Open Division fish (50 boats maximum per division!)

💲💲Entry Fee💲💲

$2,500 per team...ALL IN, ALL DONE!

60% of Entry Fee will be added to the Calcutta Pot! Will pay Top 5 spots per division.

10% of Entry Fee will be added to the Big Redfish Pot! Will pay Top 3 spots per division.

10% of Entry Fee will be added to the Big

Flounder Pot! Will pay Top 3 spots per division.

Big Trout in each division wins the Coveted Championship Belt!🥇

Tournament Sign-Up will begin Wednesday, March 15th @ 8am!

50 Artificial Teams / 50 Open Teams!

For any questions or concerns please contact a Tournament Director. We look forward to seeing everyone in June down in Matagorda!

#’s for Paying 5 Spots in CALCUTTA POT

Calcutta #’s Based off of 50 Teams per Division

Total Pot = $75,000

1st Place = 50% of Pot = $37,500

2nd Place = 20% of Pot = $15,000

3rd Place = 15% of Pot = $11,250

4th Place = 10% of Pot = $7,500

5th Place = 5% of Pot = $3,750

#’s for Paying 3 Spots in REDFISH/FLOUNDER POT'S

Redfish/Flounder #’s based off of 50 Teams per Division

Total Pot = $12,500

1st Place = 50% of Pot = $6,250

2nd Place = 30% of Pot = $3,750

3rd Place = 20% of Pot = $2,500

Posted on February 25, 2023 and filed under 2023.

Registration Closes June 7th at 8 PM

Online registration will close Tuesday June 7th at 8pm. We currently have 6 open and 7 arti teams available until tournament is full. If you know someone who is fishing but hasn’t signed up yet, please let them know June 7th at 8pm registration is over. There will be no sign up after that or at Calcutta.

Posted on May 26, 2022 .

2022 Trio is June 9th - June 11th

Thursday night- captains dinner and Calcutta

Friday- open fishes

Saturday - artificial fishes

This year’s entry fee will be $700 per team with a maximum of 5 team members. Each team will automatically have $100 of their entry applied to insurance of 25% of their team in Calcutta. Each team can purchase additional 25% insurance (50% total) for an additional $400.
Each team will only bring a maximum of 4 fish to the scales. One trout (17-23”), one redfish(20-28”), one flounder, and a redfish with the most spots.
Only 50 teams are allowed in each division, and teams may fish both divisions. The combined trio weight for team that enters both divisions will be crowned Trio Grand Champion.
Rules are being finalized and will be posted in the next couple days. Sponsorship letters will go out next week and be posted on our page as well. We will open live registration Monday, April 4th at 8am.
Sponsors with free teams will get to sign up a week early before live registration opens. We aren’t sure how fast the tournament will fill up so this might be something to consider.
We look forward to having the tournament back this year and good luck to all fishermen.


The Trio Team

Posted on February 24, 2022 and filed under 2022, Tournaments.