- When
- Usually July
- Host port
- Gulfport
- Organizer
- Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, Inc. (non-profit)
- Species
- Barracuda, Black drum, Blackfish, Bonita, Flounder, Gar, Gray snapper, Grouper, Jack crevalle, King mackerel, Lemon fish, Redfish, Shark, Spanish mackerel, Speckled trout, Dolphin (mahi), Red snapper, Tuna, Wahoo, Bream, Catfish, Crappie, Green trout
- Format
- Weigh-in rodeo with a Saltwater division and a Fresh Water division, plus a kids rodeo. Anglers on charter, yacht or pleasure boats must be registered unless they are hired crew.
A weigh-in rodeo held at Jones Park in Gulfport, Mississippi, with Saltwater and Fresh Water divisions and a kids rodeo. The organizer's homepage lists the 78th annual rodeo for July 2-5, 2026, and publishes its species list and entry rules; no purse total is published.
Organizer's siteOfficial results
Results
| Year | Category | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Speckled Trout Man of the Year | Matthew Mitchell of Gulfport | 7.89 lb speckled trout, caught from his kayak |
| 2021 | Bull shark, rodeo standing record (set at 73rd rodeo) | David Rogers of Coden, Alabama | 377 lb 4 oz bull shark |
| 2016 | Grouper (article: 'also called Cobia') | Donnie Bosarge of Gautier | 26 lb 14 oz |
| 2016 | Lemon Fish | Mark Ros of Pascagoula (article says he hooked the winning fish; it does not use the word winner for him) | 53 lb 10 oz |
Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.
A 312 lb bull shark, the largest shark weighed at the 2026 rodeo according to the Gazebo Gazette, did not break the 377 lb 4 oz rodeo standing record set at the 73rd rodeo in 2021.
