Scholarship winners will be able to use their purse to attend any accredited Texas college or university full-time for up to five years. We want these kids to grow up appreciating the Texas coastal waters while learning how to enjoy the sport of saltwater fishing. STAR rules require all winners to be a registered member of CCA in order to participate. Not all prizes have to be reeled in. We attribute the sustained success of the tournament to the fact that anyone and everyone has a chance to win.
Fishing is one of the last non-discriminating sports.
Short, tall, young or old, anyone can win. Also returning in this year's tournament is the popular Texas Ford Dealers Redfish Division. The next five lucky fishermen will collect the same Red-Fins but must supply their own trucks. Everyone who enters STAR in 1997 qualifies to receive or extend a free one-year subscription to Texas Fish and Game magazine. Major sponsors include Chevron, Dr. Pepper, the Texas Ford Dealers, Mercury Outboards, Marine Outboards, Whataburger, Champion, Texas Marine, Texas Fish and Game, Red-Fin, Kenner, BayPro by Skeeter, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Stren, Minnkota, Shimano, Oshman's, Cabela's and West Marine.