"Casting Hope Across Horizons: Uniting Community and Enhancing Mental Wellness through the Power of Fishing."
"Casting Hope Across Horizons: Uniting Community and Enhancing Mental Wellness through the Power of Fishing."
The Rice Wealth Foundation was created with one simple goal: to better our community and do good in the world.
For the 2026 Twin Lights Cup, we are proud to support two incredible beneficiaries: Soldier On and Operation K9 Beethoven
This year’s event proceeds will be split 50/50 between these two organizations, ensuring meaningful impact both locally and nationally.
The Twin Lights Cup is an incredible day on the water along the Jersey Shore, created to give veterans a truly memorable experience. Local captains and professional fishing guides generously donate their boats, time, and expertise to take veterans out for a day of fishing, camaraderie, and connection. More than anything, it’s about honoring those who have served—offering a relaxed, enjoyable day on the water surrounded by great people, great fishing, and a strong sense of community.
Date: October 23rd, 2026
Rain Date: October 30th, 2026
Agenda
Captains' Meeting
Captains' bags can be picked up at the meeting.
Sponsor a boat dedicated to taking veterans out on the water.
Help provide long-sleeve performance shirts and hats for participating veterans.
Support a large head boat that allows us to host over 40 veterans on a large headbaod.
Provide meaningful take-home gifts for veterans at the end of the day.
Support all on-site event signage.
Support the official tournament trophy, displayed at Bahr’s Landing.
Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated.
Sponsors may:
Every dollar goes toward creating an unforgettable day on the water for our veterans. All funds get spilt between two great organizations
The Twin Lights Cup is a charity striped bass tournament.
To be eligible for any award, clear photo documentation of the measurements of the curved fork length and girth of the fish, along with a photo of the angler with the fish must be provided to the scoring committee upon return to the dock.
1. All participants must comply with all Coast Guard laws and rules, local laws and New York State DEC and New Jersey DEP fishing regulations.
2. IGFA rules apply unless otherwise stated. It is the responsibility of each team and crewmember to know, understand and abide by the IGFA and Twinlights Cup Tournament rules. For a complete list of the IGFA rules go to www.igfa.org
3. Lines in 0700 lines out at 1:00 PM score sheets handed in to the tournament committee no later than 1:30 PM.
4. All grievances concerning the rules shall be in writing and must be submitted to the tournament committee no later than 1:30 PM. NO EXCEPTIONS.
5. For fish to qualify for any prize category you must photograph the angler with the landed fish, and the measurement of the curved fork length and girth of the fish. Photo documentation is required for all fish you tag and release for the Gray Taxidermy Most Fish Tagged award.
6. Use of non-offset circle hooks is required when using live or dead bait.
7. All boats are limited to no more than eight lines in the water at any time. No matter what legal method is being used.
8. "Hook and hand” is prohibited. Anglers must hook and bring their fish to the boat unassisted.
9. Captains may use a rod and reel to demonstrate casting or retrieving techniques. If any fish is caught by the captain, it shall be immediately released and may not be included in team scoring. All captain’s awards are for guiding their anglers to fish.
10. Captains are responsible for presenting the Scoring Tally Sheets for their boat by 1:30. The Weigh Master will only accept the official Scoring Tally Sheets. NO TALLY SHEET, NO ENTRY, NO EXCEPTIONS!
11. All fish must be recorded on the tally sheet at the time and site of catch and release. Do not fill out tally sheets back at the dock
12. Illegible or incomplete score sheets will be excluded from the official results. Please be certain to complete all information on every scoring sheet. If we don’t know who caught the fish or how big it was, it won’t count.
13. The largest overall fish will be the Twin Lights Cup winner.
14. Trophies will be awarded to the angler and captain for the winner of the Twin Lights Cup.
15. Trophy will be awarded to the veteran that catches the largest striped bass.
16. All prizes and awards will be awarded starting at 2pm. At the banquet at Bahrs Landing,
18. The decisions of the tournament committee will be final.
19. Any legal striped bass may be harvested at the discretion of the captain.
All participants, captains and crews in the Twin Lights Cup Charity Striped Bass Tournament enter at their own risk. Committee members and all other persons connected directly or indirectly with the operation of the tournaments shall be exempt from any liability for loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury to any participant, boat captain, crew member, vessel and/or equipment, which may occur during the tournament.
