Big Cash Snapper

09/02/2026

📸 2026 BIG CASH SNAPPER SEASON FINALE PHOTOS ARE LIVE! 🎣

The photos from our 2026 Big Cash Snapper Season Finale Bay & Offshore weigh-ins are officially up!

Head over to our Facebook photo album to find your team, save your photos and tag your crew. 💰🎣

Have photos or videos from the season or Season Finale? We want to see them! Add yours to our shared photo album — link in the comments.

Thank you to every angler, captain, team, sponsor and supporter who made our 2026 season one to remember.

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

💰🎣 2026 CAPTAIN’S CASH PRIZE WINNERS!

The winning fish paid off for the captains, too! Congratulations to Get The Gaff Fishing Co. (Captains Justin Scarpetta and Bo Steber) winners of the 2026 Big Cash Snapper Captain’s Cash Prize!

Mario A. Valenzuela’s 23 lb 11 oz Red Snapper took 1st Place overall in the 2026 Big Cash Snapper, earning the captains behind the winning catch an additional $10,000!

🏆 Captains Justin Scarpetta & Bo Steber
🎣 Get the Gaff Fishing Co.
⚖️ Winning Snapper: 23 lb 11 oz
💰 $10,000 Captain’s Cash

The $10,000 Captain’s Cash Prize was sponsored by Kobo Fishing.

Congratulations to the Get the Gaff Fishing Co. team on an incredible 2026 season!

09/01/2026

🏆🎣 YOUR 2026 BIG CASH SNAPPER CHAMPION!

After an entire summer of competition along the Texas coast, Mario A. Valenzuela takes the top spot in the 2026 Big Cash Snapper with a 23 lb 11 oz Red Snapper, weighed in at Surfside Marina!

🥇 Mario A. Valenzuela — 23 lb 11 oz
💰 $25,000 GRAND PRIZE

Mario’s winning snapper was caught with Get The Gaff Fishing Co., Captains Justin Scarpetta and Bo Steber, whose team also earned the $10,000 Captain’s Cash Prize!

The $25,000 Grand Prize was sponsored by JG Industrial Contractors and Shoreline Contractors.

Congratulations to Mario on taking home the title of 2026 Big Cash Snapper Champion! 🏆🎣💰

09/01/2026

🥈🎣 2026 BIG CASH SNAPPER — 2ND PLACE!

Congratulations to Phillip Carruthers, finishing 2nd Place in the 2026 Big Cash Snapper with a 23 lb 6 oz Red Snapper!

🥈 Phillip Carruthers — 23 lb 6 oz
💰 $8,000

Just 5 ounces separated the top two fish on this year’s leaderboard!

Congratulations, Phillip, on an incredible catch and an incredible 2026 season! 🎣🏆