Rules
& Information
WHAT:
Fishing Tournament & Fish Fry. Catch your fish, weigh your fish, then
eat your fish.
CONTACT:
email trovefishing@gmail.com
or call Phil @ 754-245-6062. Check
out www.fillamagilla.com/trove.htm
for more details and updates.
DATE:
JULY 18, 2009
TIMES:
·
Lines In
@ 7am
·
Lines Out
@ 3pm
·
Scales
Close @ 5pm
Awards
Ceremony and Fish Fry @ Treasure Trove begin immediately after scales close.
REGISTRATION
PER TEAM: FREE (tee shirts and random
goodies are provided @ weigh in) Additional shirts may be purchased
separately. Goslings Rum Swizzles
and Dark & Stormy’s included. A
special Drift Boat Entry is available for anglers fishing on drift boats: weigh
your fish and get a t-shirt, an entry allowing you to compete for the Largest
Fish in all eligible species and/or Junior and Ladies Divisions, and free food
and drinks at the post weigh-in cookout.
ALL
TOURNAMENT PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY
REGISTRATION
AND FEES - Entry fee is FREE.
There will be information on optional
TYPE
OF TOURNAMENT - This is a Boat/Team Tournament. All fish must be entered
for official weigh-in in the presence of a boat/team representative. All
fish weighed become the property of the tournament and will be used for the
Awards Ceremony Fish Fry Extravaganza.
ANGLING
RULES - There are no IGFA or any other angling rules applied. Catch your
fish using any means possible, other than electric reels, and bring them to the
weigh in. Spearfishing is allowed. For
a Junior or Lady Angler to be eligible for a prize they must fight the fish
for the majority of the fight.
FISHING
LICENSE - All participating anglers must possess a valid Florida Saltwater
Fishing License.
CAPTAIN'S
MEETING - There will be a Captain's Meeting on July 17, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at
the Treasure Trove, in
ELIGIBLE
SPECIES - There are nine species eligible for the weigh in: dolphin (mahi-mahi),
wahoo, tuna, swordfish, kingfish, tripletail, snapper, grouper and cobia. All
fish presented for weigh-in must be in fresh, edible condition and caught during
tournament hours. All fish must meet the minimum required legal length. There is
no minimum weight. If it's legal, we will accept it. All participating
anglers are urged to release those fish not to be entered into the tournament.
The release of fish should be in keeping with the best conservation methods to
ensure continued life.
SCORING
OVERALL TOURNAMENT - Only three fish per boat may be entered. They may be in any
configuration (i.e. 2 dolphin & 1 tuna, 3 dolphin, 1 each of 3 different
species etc.) Just weigh your three biggest eligible fish. Fish may be
transported to the weigh in any manner (i.e. Boat, planes, trains, automobiles,
etc.) The tournament winner will be the boat that has the highest combined
weight of the three fish. Any weighed fish is also eligible for any of the
prizes listed below.
LARGEST
DOLPHIN, LARGEST WAHOO, LARGEST SNAPPER, LARGEST SWORDFISH, LARGEST KINGFISH,
LARGEST GROUPER, LARGEST COBIA, LARGEST TRIPLETAIL & LARGEST TUNA
LADIES
LARGEST FISH - The largest eligible fish weighed by female angler will win the
largest ladies' fish prize. Please notify the committee at the time of weigh in
that the fish was caught by a female angler.
JUNIOR
LARGEST FISH - The largest eligible fish weighed by a Junior Angler (Less than
16 years old on the day of the tournament) will win the largest junior fish
prize. Please notify the committee at the time of weigh in that the fish was
caught by a Junior Angler.
TOP
CAPTAIN – The person registered as Captain of the vessel winning the Top Boat
in the tournament will win the Top Captain prize
All
entries must be weighed by a tournament scale at one of the official weigh-in
locations in the presence of the boat/team entering them. Any fish may be
examined by any means necessary..
TOURNAMENT
HOURS - Lines in at 7:00 a.m. Lines out at 3:00 p.m. Use your GPS for the
official time. Fish must be weighed in no later than 5:00 p.m. The weigh station
will close at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS - In the event of unsafe weather conditions, the tournament committee
may choose to postpone the tournament until a later date. Captains are
ultimately responsible for their crew and should make the decision as to safe
sea conditions.
BOUNDARIES
- this is an open ocean tournament.
PROTESTS
- Any protests concerning the conduct of an angler or rules violations must be
filed in writing with the tournament committee no later than 5:00 p.m. on the
day of the alleged violation. Do not put a sinker in your fish so it weighs
more.
AWARDS
- Tournament winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, which will take
place immediately after the tournament, at the Treasure Trove.
TIES
- In the event of a tie in weight, the winner will be determined by the earliest
weigh-in time.
REFUNDS
- No refunds will be given.
RELEASE
OF LIABILITY - It is expressly understood that all participants in the
Internationally World Famous Fishing Tournament enter at their own risk and that
the Internationally World Famous Fishing Tournament, the Treasure Trove, their
officers and directors and all persons connected directly or indirectly with the
operations of the tournament, or any sponsor of the tournament shall be exempt
from any liability for slander, loss, damage, negligence, harm, injury or death
suffered by any participant, entrant, sport-fisherman or their companions, boat
captains, mates, crew members, guests, vessels and equipment which may occur
during the tournament.
SIGNING
OF THE ENTRY FORM - By signing the entry form, the angler agrees to follow the
above tournament rules and that the tournament and/or it's sponsors may use
without payment or restriction any photographs or video in which he or she
appears for any purpose whatsoever but not limited to resale, advertising,
commercial or promotional material. All anglers are required to sign their entry
blank form as certification that they have read and agreed to abide by all rules
and the above liability release.