Tournament Information
The Lowcountry Open 2025 is an Kingfish and Inshore tournament in Charleston, SC. The LCO leads off the Kingfish season in South Carolina and is part of the SKA Division 3. Our tournament aims to provide a fun a competitive environment for anglers and is a charity tournament benefitting ZERO Prostate Cancer.
2025 Prize Structure
INSHORE DIVISION
$1,000 Guaranteed Prizes
Big Fish Format - Must Weigh in To Qualify
$50 Entry Per Angler - Target Species: Trout, Spottail, Flounder, Sheepshead, Bluefish
1st Place – $500
2nd Place – $300
3rd Place – $150
TWT for Inshore Division:
- Heaviest Per Species – 60/30/10 split
- Species (to be announced) closest to target weight – 70 angler/ 30 Charity
Top Lady Angler – $100
Top Youth Angler – $100
Top Youth Angler – $100
KINGFISH DIVISION
$33,000 Total Prizes*
Heaviest Kingfish
1st Place – $11,000
2nd Place – $7,800
3rd Place – $4,700
4th Place – $3,100
5th Place – $1,575
Single Engine Bonus [New for 2025!] - Guaranteed Prizes
TWTs for Kingfish Division:
1st Place – $1,000
2nd Place – $500
3rd Place – $250
TWTs for Kingfish Division:
- Fighting For Blue Bonus – Heaviest King Mackerel top 5 boats payout split 35/25/15/10/5
- Closest Over/Under target weight Kingfish wins payout split 70 to Boat/ 30 to ZERO Cancer
- Single Engine TWT – 60/30/10
- High Roller (Heaviest King) 60/30/10
- Lady Angler – 1st, 2nd, 3rd places
- Jr. Angler – 1st, 2nd, 3rd places
*Estimated Prizes Based on 100 Kingfish Division Entries