2009 Tournament Schedule

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Sunburned Swordfish III
A Swordfish Club Outing, Sponsored by GLOBAL FISH MOUNTS



Fishing will be on: Sept 19, 2009 8am to 4 pm


Format: PUT THEM ON THE DOCK!

In an effort to help catch the quota, two fish may be weighed per boat. Cumulative weight wins.

Fish weighed are worth 1 point per pound. Same points for electric or manual reels.

Entrance Fee is $300. $100 of this fee will be kept by the club for a donation.



You may register for the outing at the following locations:

Custom Rod & Reel (954-781-5600)

RJ Boyle Studio (954-420-5001)

Skip (954-205-0010)


Outing Rules:

1. Official tournament channel is VHF 7a. All hookups must be called in at the time of the hookup and the lat/long provided when still hooked up at 3:30 pm

2. Only Conventional Rod and Reel as well as Electric Reels are permitted.

3. All fish will be reported through the Clubs semi-annual NMFS report.

4. Boats may leave from their home port.

5. Boundaries for fishing:

Government Cut is the South Boundary

Boynton inlet is the North Boundary: you are allowed to drift North of this line, if you are hooked up before you cross the line:

6. Lines in at 8am, Lines out at 4pm. If you are still hooked up at 4pm you must contact the committee boat.

7. Scale will open at 4pm and close at 7pm. The weigh station will be the South Dock at Merritt’s Boat Yard. (across from Asdorf park)

8. Eligible swordfish for the weighed category must be 47 inches short length measurement.

9. In the event of a tie, the first boated fish will be the tie breaker.

10. Bad weather will postpone the outing to Sunday September 20th, or the following weekend.

11. All participants who enter the outing do so at their own risk.

12. In the event that one fish is caught, the winner will receive 1st-3rd place

13. In the event that no fish are caught, entries will be refunded.



RELEASE CATEGORY:

In an effort to promote conservation the Club will donate a rod & reel and some TBF tags to the boat with the most released swordfish- Time dated digital photos required to win the prize.