Swordfish Club Outing July 21st.

[Skip Smith]

Swordfish Club
July 21st Outing CANCELLED

You do not have to be a member to fish!

$200 Entry fee. CASH ONLY! (50% to swordfish conservation and 50% to a 50/30/20 pay out) There will be someone there for a side Calcutta.

Sign up forms will be available at Custom Rod or at RJ Boyle's or by email. IMISKIP@aol.com

Awards will be given out at the weigh-in (3 am) or the following week. We will email the results to all participants.

We will have tags and tag sticks available. (The Billfish Foundation membership required)

Club Rules:
1. All boats must have an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species permit. To obtain a permit via the Internet, go to NMFS Permit Shop or call 1-888-872-8862. They will take credit cards. (The clubs 6 month tournament permit requires the club to report results, so individual boats do not need to report the night’s results).
2. Boats may leave from any inlet.
3. There will be no limit on line test, number of anglers, who touches the rods, or number of rods per boat. Fish must be caught on rod and reel (no Buoy gear or electric reels).
4. One fish to be weighed per boat with a 60" short length minimum.
5. All released fish must be tagged to be eligible for awards.
6. NO treble hooks.
7. Baits may be your preference- -live, dead, or artificial.
8. Lines may be put in the water at 7:00 p.m. Lines must be out of the water at 1:00 am Committee boat will announce times.
9. Weigh in will be at the LHP Marina. All boats must be to the scales by 2AM
10. Official VHF channel 72 (the swordfish channel).
11. You must report all hook-ups, boated fish, tagged & released fish to the committee boat. The time a fish (released or boated)is reported to the committee boat is the official time for the catch. All tag cards must be brought to the report station Marina, on the vessel from which they were caught.
12. Time will be used for breaking any ties.
13. Weather date, TBD.

Boats may register till 3:00 p.m., July 21, 2007.
Questions and further information may be obtained at 954-420-5001

Tag & release prizes:
1st Place: Shimano rod & reel combo
2nd Place: The Billfish Foundation donated print
3rd Place: Bill Boyce Underwater Swordfish print

[quack quack]

Thats a tough date Skip the Capts meeting and party for the Jurassic drift is that night.

Is there another date that could work better?So guys could fish the club event and go to the meeting.

[Skip Smith]

When we discussed the problem with the board members, the decision was made that our members would rather go fishing on a Saturday night rather than to a party.

It really a small club outing. I am sure the guys that want to fish both, will handle any problems with the dual events.

I will talk to the guys again about moving it to Friday night.

The SOB club has a swordfish tournament on the 21st too.

[quack quack]

Thanks for yor reply Skip.

[Jesslyn]

Originally Posted by Skip Smith

I will talk to the guys again about moving it to Friday night.

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That would be great

[Skip Smith]

we only have a few boats fishing and most of these boats said they will stillfish both tournaments.

They will miss the party but like fishing more.

[catching]

Originally Posted by Skip Smith

we only have a few boats fishing and most of these boats said they will stillfish both tournaments.

They will miss the party but like fishing more.

It is more of a picnic for the crews of the families to be more involved with Dads addiction of fishing, sorry but spending time with the family is more important than fishing this weekend, good luck to you guys that are fishing the tournament

[RiskTaker]

Originally Posted by catching

It is more of a picnic for the crews of the families to be more involved with Dads addiction of fishing, sorry but spending time with the family is more important than fishing this weekend, good luck to you guys that are fishing the tournament

So you admit it. You are a fishing addict!

That is just great, you are using this fishing party/meeting as a means for family fun time, just so that you can going fishing next weekend. Pass the junky a beer, a wing and a raffle prize: he's got purple fever pretty bad.

Well perfect, I like it, that sounds like a good family planning! I wish YOU luck to catch a fish next weekend, but only under one condition, if you are trolling for them. Otherwise, jinxies, we need a big fish in the boat more than you do.

[catching]

We will be drifting the first part of the night since lines in at 6

[Skip Smith]

The Swordfish Club has Cancelled their tournament, due to this weather.

Everybody can go to the Party. They will be biting there!

[RiskTaker]

We looked at the Doppler weather radar sweep and decided to hold off for an hour or so. (Weather.com provides a great interactive radar display.) Then we went fishing anyway since the boat was already packed and ready. On the way out from Boca Inlet it was clearing up but the reported South wind was actually NW with waves and white caps going with it. Nothing bad though.

We were setup before dark and we got tight around 9:30. Had a fish on for about 20 minutes then slack. 0 for 1 for the night.

Heard on the radio about someone getting a 70" fish but did not catch the boat name. That's a nice fish for the guys that got that one.

[g's 3rd gen]

weather was beautiful after 8:45.. Fishing was slow last night..