04/28/2026
Time to get wet!!!
It’s that time of year once again! The Hell Divers Spearfishing Club would like to invite everyone to join us for our 63rd Annual Spearfishing Rodeo.
The Hell Divers organized our first rodeo in 1963 as a skin diving sheepshead competition in Lake Pontchartrain. Now, 63 years later we have one of the most anticipated tournaments of the season and one of the biggest in the country. There is a place for all divers, young and old, tank and breath hold, to compete for prizes and bragging rights. There are 12 fish species to make your mark with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each and major awards of Club, Boat, Junior, Queen, Skin Diver, and the sought after King Spearfisherman.
The Hell Divers Rodeo will begin on May 27th and end with the weigh in party on May 30 Th . This year’s headquarters and weigh in will be at the Grand Isle Marina in Grand Isle , LA beginning at 4:00pm with food and refreshments for all entrants. There is plenty of parking for vehicles and boats, and it is also water accessible. The venue is family friendly so bring your whole crew to see the big fish coming in to be weighed and join in the party.
Your participation in the rodeo helps us to make donations to multiple causes including The Warren J. Mermilliod Scholarship Fund: This is the only scholarship at LSU in the Marine Biology Master’s Program.
We welcome everyone to join us for a great time. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at 504-231-5592
I wish everyone the best of luck, and as always, dive hard, dive SAFE, and most of all have fun. We look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely, Frankie T….da Prez