About the 36th Annual, 2023 JP Griffon Memorial Fishing Tournament

Our History

The 1st JP Griffon Memorial Fishing Tournament was held in Port Mansfield only a few months after we tragically lost JP in 1988.  The tournament started with 7 boats and 29 anglers made up of JP's close friends and family.  The first Tournament spawned enough cash to award one $500 scholarship and the JP Griffon Memorial Foundation (a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization was soon formed to manage the scholarship goals of the Tournament.  Today the Tournament has grown to 250 participants annually, in 2 Divisions and now awards approximately  $20,000.00 annually in college scholarships to deserving Friendswood area students. (Scholarship Application) The Tournament is proud to be a "Bragging Rights and Trophies" only tournament with a great group of anglers and hometown Friendswood area sponsors, partnered up with the local Port Mansfield businesses, fishing guides and the PM Chamber of Commerce to put on one of the largest private in-shore tournaments on the Texas Gulf Coast.  Welcome and HAVE FUN!

To see a great video tribute and remember (or learn a little) about JP Griffon click the "JP Video Tribute" link at the top of the page.  Thanks to Scott Jeffress for his talents on this video production!



     WHERE: Port Mansfield, Texas
     WHEN:   Mixer/Shrimp Boil -                                                                                       Wednesday, May 17, 2023

 

                    Captain’s Meeting -                                                                                                            Thursday, May 18, 2023

 

                    Tournament Fishing-                                                                                Fri & Sat, May 19 & 20, 2023

                   

                    Banquet, Awards and Fundraiser                                                         Saturday Night, May 20, 2023
                    Leave -                                                                                                                  Sunday, May 21, 2023

 

 Every angler will receive a tournament cap and a 36th Annual Tournament tee shirt, with a pre-tournament meal prepared by Stefano's Restaurant (with shrimp provided by NIck Gaido of Nick’s Kitchen & Beach Bar), and the Saturday night  post-tournament Banquet and Awards Ceremony.
 

Please note the following RULE CHANGES for this years tournament:

 

1)  We have UPDATED BAG LIMITS for this years tournament. 

 

2)  We will continue with our new TIME OF WEIGH IN, from 3pm - 4pm.  At least one team member must be in line with the team's fish by 4:00pm.

 

3)  We will continue with our new LOCATION OF WEIGH IN.  We are no longer allowed to bring fish in the pavilion.  The weigh in station has been moved outside, to the south side of the pavilion.  Boats can still park at the pavilion and anglers can enter the weigh in line from the dock or the parking lot.    Please follow the posted signs for directions at weigh in and do not carry your fish through the pavilion.  Please go around the kitchen!

 

 

 

 

Please take the time to review the Official Tournament Rules and the Guided Division Supplemental Rules.  Conservation is a goal of our Tournament and our daily tournament stringers are going above and beyond what is being asked by TPWD.  Anglers are encouraged to release all fish not required for their daily competition stringer.


Fisherman may enter the Guided Division (artificial lures only *see rules for exception), or the Hardware Division (no guides with artificial lures only). 



*****Attention All Anglers*****
The tournament fishing hours are

6:15 am - 3:00 pm Friday and Saturday

The Weigh Station is open from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm each day.

!!  At least one team member must be in line with the team's fish by 4:00 pm  !!

Don’t be late to the weigh-in!

 

 

 

Fisherman are reminded that no one may leave their boat until 6:15am for everyone's safety.  This applies to all Divisions regarding when anglers may enter the water to wade in the morning.
Please check the revised Official Tournament Rules and the Guided Division Rules Supplement.


 

Sponsors

The J.P. Griffon Memorial Fishing Tournament wishes to thank our tournament sponsors. Their continued support and contributions make this event better each year. Please support these area businesses as they help support your tournament.

2024 Sponsors and Partners (click a logo to jump to their web site)


This tournament ended on

May 20, 2023

Tournament Stats

If you would like to donate directly to the JPGMFT Scholarship Fund...

Tournament Fast Links

Port Mansfield Links

2023 JP Griffon Memorial Fishing Tournament
May 19, 2023
www.thejp.org/

Tournament Contact:
Robert Griffon
713-248-7729
TheJPGMFT@gmail.com

Severe Weather & Boating Safety

In the event of severe thunderstorm warnings or dangerous weather conditions prior to the start of the tournament, the day’s fishing will be delayed or postponed. Tournament directors will fly red flags at the Port Mansfield Pavilion. When the flags are lowered, the tournament will resume. If inclement weather conditions occur during the tournament, it is the entrant’s responsibility to seek safety until safe conditions prevail.

 

 

Boat captains, please remember to wear your Kill Switch whenever the boat is underway!

Tournament Boundary Map

 

Just click on the map and scroll around.  You can pan (click and drag), zoom (mouse thumbwheel), and add the Google Earth image by clicking the Satellite box in the lower left corner.  Click the menu icon to snap straight to the selected Boundary. 

 

 

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