Host City: Fort Lauderdale

SFC's All-Stars compete October 29-30, when the spotlight shines bright on Fort Lauderdale from across the global fishing and boating industry. Vote daily for your favorite Captains, Mates and Anglers to secure their selections.

Fan Voting: July 13 - Aug. 30

  • Anglers
  • Captains
  • Mates

Fans will be able to vote once daily from July 13 - August 30. The voting page will be accessible from sportfishingchampionship.com, through QR codes in-broadcast, during both YouTube and ESPN+ programming, as well as league and angling club social media handles. 

The ballot includes both divisions. Fans will select two Captains, four Mates, and two Anglers for each division. Fans can submit one ballot per day.

Those receiving the most votes will be selected to represent the Atlantic and Gulf All-Star teams, split across four boats, divided evenly between the two divisions. The All-Star tournament will be held October 29-30 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. 

Notable names on the 2026 All Star ballot include Captain Spencer Johnson of the 2025 SFC Champion Texas Lone Stars and 2025 First Team All-Pro Captain Blaine Birch of the New Jersey Sea Birds, 2026 Gulf Division leading Captain Drake Sawyer of the Third Coast Renegades. Among the mates, 2025 SFC Mate of The Year Jarrett Birch, Tucker Carmichael of the defending Atlantic Division Champions Lights Out Boston, 2025 All-Star Nick Becker of the Gulf Coast Cowboys are all on the list. 

Leading the Anglers are Brian Kelley of the Gulf Coast Cowboys and 2025 SFC Female Angler of the year Jaselyn Berthelot with the Louisiana Canyons, along with Trey Kemmerlin of South Carolina Outcast.

Last year, All-Star Week was held in Islamorada, Florida and saw an Atlantic Division boat take the win, led by Captain JC Cleare of East Coast Remix Angling Club, with South Carolina Outcast AC angler Steven Lackey, and Remix anglers Sarah Melia-Cleare and Kenny Hernandez and mate Chandler Miles. 

Second place went to a Gulf Division boat, with Anglers Lori McDowell of Gulf Coast Cowboys Angling Club, mate Nick Becker, Louisiana Canyons GM Bobby Holderman. Others competing last year included Rob Carmichael of Lights Out Boston and Captain Blaine Birch of the New Jersey Sea Birds from the Atlantic, and Captain Danny Watts of the West Florida Black Flags from the Gulf Division.

Watch some of last year's action here: Day 1 Day 2

The All-Star Teams will be announced the week after the final tournament of the SFC Regular Season, the Mobile Big Game Fishing Club Labor Day Invitational.

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