CSA Surf Fishing Derby 2026 Round 2

WELCOME

Oct. 18th - Nov. 1st

Derby starts:

Oct.18th,12:00am and ends on Nov.1st,11:59pm.

14 days to fish and catch a prize winner!

Trophy Day: *Tentative

Dec. 5th at Young's Tackle, Bellflower. 3pm - 6pm. There will be food, drinks, raffles and giveaways along with awarding the winners their trophy and winnings. *Raffle is only open to participants and their guests. We encourage you to attend this as we have so much more prizes to give but we're limited due to shipping.

Entry fee:

$50 per New registration. (This will include the kit with measuring tape)
$35 per registration. (This is only for anyone that already have the measuring tape from the last derby, You will still get a new ID card)

Kit includes: 1x CSASD Ruler (For new registration), 1x CSASD ID Card, A variety of soft plastic bait, Metal jigs, Lucky Craft lures, pack of stickers, and 10 raffle tickets to be automatically entered in the raffle.

1 main division.

4 Categories.

1 winner per category.

1 Grand winner to claim "King of the Surf" title

Open to everyone.

Total of 5 winners that will be awarded with trophies

+ all the prizes from our partners like

Lucky Craft, Major Craft, O.B.E., Deviance Custom Design,

Okuma products and much more!

Main Division: Open to everyone

Category #1: Surf Perch. Longest combined length of your 4 biggest entry wins.
Category #2: Croaker (Corbina,YFC,SFC). Longest combined length of your 4 biggest entry wins.
Category #3: Halibut. Longest combined length of your 2 biggest entry wins.
Category #4: Striped Bass OR WSB. Biggest in length wins. 1 fish entry for each.
King of the Surf title: Win in 1 (any) of the categories plus an entry for each of the other 3 categories and claim the title. Biggest in total length combined wins!

**STRICTLY Catch and Release. Artificial lures ONLY.**

Approved lures/bait:

Lucky Craft Lures
Makeni Baitz
Jig Para/ Major craft /BassDays
Exceptions: O.B.E. Online Bait Express
Swimbaits: Paddle tails, flukes, HBB8, Gulp, etc.
Exceptions: Sand Crabs

*Surf / Shore fishing ONLY. Including rocky beaches or shore line, Jetties/Rocks and Inlets.

Absolutely NO Piers, Kayaks, Float tubes, Bridges, Boats or Harbors.

Registration is now OPEN!
Closing on Oct. 4th.

RULES

Fish must be caught during the 14-day period of the derby.

The code word must be written clearly on your ID card using a RED marker. This will be released on the first day of the derby via CSA Facebook page, IG, and will be emailed to you.

Photos MUST include your ID card along with the fish measurements using the CSA Surf Derby ruler.

Both the ruler measurements and your ID card MUST be clearly visible in the photo. Only the official CSA Surf Derby ruler is allowed.

Only your top 4 biggest Perch, Top 4 biggest Croaker, Top 2 biggest Hali, and your biggest Striper 0r WSB will be recorded to qualify.

You will receive an email from csasurfderby@gmail.com with the subject "Submission thread" along with your ID# and the CODE WORD. You MUST submit your entries by replying to that email ONLY. DO NOT send a separate email to submit your entries. Continue replying to the original email with the subject "Submission thread".

All submissions MUST be measured in this format: bottom lip on zero, belly on the bottom, dorsal fins on top, and tail not pinched. (*Halibut must be facing up with its belly on the ruler.) *See examples below.