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Boatsetter Fishing Tournaments Sponsorship Program

Written by Boatsetter Team
March 7, 2023

Hosting a fishing tournament and looking for sponsors? Look no further, Boatsetter will sponsor your fishing tournament (or derby) and be a source of quality boats for tournament anglers. Boatsetter’s Fishing Tournament Sponsorship Program is a simple way to:

  • Boost profits for your charity or your organizing efforts.
  • Increase registrations by providing boat rentals and/or charters as an option.
  • Free promo – we’ll help you get the word out about your tournament!
  • Get recommendations on which fishing boats to rent from our team.

Set the hook on Boatsetter’s Sponsorship Program—Fill out submission form

Anglers wait on their boats for the start of a fishing tournament

Boatsetter Fishing Tournament Sponsorship Details

Having Boatsetter as a sponsor means 50% of profits from boats booked through our platform for your tournament will be distributed to the tournament organizer or the organization benefiting from the tournament (i.e. a nonprofit or charity). Profits are limited to the amount that Boatsetter keeps after payouts to the boat owner and/or captain, insurance, taxes, and credit card fees.

Pro tip: This only applies to tournaments with boat entries. It does not apply to land-based tournaments.

Payment is limited to profit sharing from boats booked and registered for the tournament during tournament dates. Boatsetter is not committing to out-of-pocket sponsorship fees, and there is no guaranteed payment if no Boatsetter boats are booked for the tournament.

Last but not least, as a sponsor, Boatsetter must be mentioned in tournament marketing. We’ll share a marketing kit neatly assembled just for you.

Browse, book, Go fish!  

Here at Boatsetter, we keep it real simple. Fishing boat owners list their boats online with Boatsetter, then you— pro angler, fishing aficionado, or just interested— search by location, browse through results of fishing boats and fishing charters, and book the one that catches your eye.

With roughly 1,400 active fishing boats in 820 locations as of Spring 2023, we’re able to help you make your fishing derby riveting and easy for anglers of all circumstances to enter. We can even guide your participants to the right boats if they’re not sure what to book – just have them text 855-431-0490.

Longtime and junior anglers love Boatsetter’s Fishing guides & resources, check it out for basics, pro tips, and everything in between. 

About Boatsetter Fishing 

Boatsetter offers over 50,000 boats to rent or charter–for anglers, that means you can rent everything from bass boats or pontoons to fish freshwater to center consoles or skiffs to fish saltwater from inshore to offshore. Your next personal best or bucket list catch is here!

Your go-to for fishing boat rentals for your upcoming tournament 

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