RULES AND REGULATIONS
1) Eligible species are Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo, Kingfish, Cobia and Bonita
2) No limit on the number of lines in the water.
3) Weigh In times begin at 2pm and end at 3:30pm. Cutoff time for weigh in is 3pm. If team is on approach, and boat can be viewed by a tournament representative then the approaching team can weigh in all fish.
4) Boat Number will be issued to each team at the captain’s meeting, and will be used for check in on approach to dock for weigh in.
5) Check Out of Fort Lauderdale, Hillsboro, and Boca Inlets.
6) Lines In Gentlewoman’s lines in at 7:00am on Saturday the 2nd. Lines out at 2pm. If fish is hooked before 2pm it can be fought passed the 2pm mark. Captain must call this fish in. It is the sole responsibility of the captain to have his vessel in close proximity to the weigh in station, that a representative can be contacted via radio and visually seen, as to not be disqualified on Saturday the 8th by 3pm. There are not exceptions to this rule.
7) Captain’s Meeting will be at 7pm on Thursday the 30th. A representative from each team must be present to confirm and receive any changes to rules and boat number.
8) Boundaries- Palm Beach Inlet and Government Cut, Miami, East Boundary (79°40’50.00″W) 25 miles east.
9) Mono and Braid-There is not a rule on line strength.
10) Electric Reels are strictly prohibited, unless it is a kite or down-rigger reel.
11) All female and female junior anglers must hook, fight, and catch their own fish. Once a fish is hooked, that angler must fight the fish until it is properly released, boated or lost. Anglers may not pass rods to fellow anglers once a fish has been hooked. A fish is considered to be hooked once a strike occurs and the drag is engaged or the bail is closed. The use of a rod holder to hook a fish is allowable provided the individual that engages the drag is the same person that fights the fish until release, catch or loss. Mates may leader the fish if a planer is used. Planer must be reeled in to rod tip, before mate may begin leadering the fish.
12) Mutilated Fish are ineligible.
13) All Fish must be caught on rod and reel, wire lines and treble hooks are permitted.
14) Fishing with live bait, frozen chum, and cut bait are permitted; however, live chumming is NOT permitted. Live bait that has almost expired must be kept in the boat until completely dead
15) Polygraph: By entering the tournament all captains, anglers and occupants of their boats voluntarily consent to submit to a polygraph examination as deemed necessary by tournament officials. All decisions of the polygraph examiner will be final. Any captain, angler or occupant of a registered boat who refuses to take a polygraph or provides untruthful answers as determined by the examiner will be disqualified from the tournament without further notice. Such a disqualification will eliminate payment or provision of any prize money, awards and/or refund of entrance fees. Also, permanent removal as a member to OAPB and all events hosted by OAPB.
- All decisions of the Tournament Committee are final.
- Tournament Channel: Â The tournament participants should communicate on channel 68.
- Weather: Â The tournament will be held as scheduled if at least 50% of the entries choose to fish (as determined at the Captain’s meeting), and there will be no refunds for the entry fees. In the event the tournament is postponed, the make up date Sunday the 3rd.
- Other requirements: Â The GPS clock is the official timepiece of this tournament.
- W-9: Â All cash prizes over $600 are subject to a W-9 prior to disbursement.
- Video Recording of Each Fish: You must have a minimum video of fish being gaffed, and then coming over gunwale. OAPB Wristband must be visable in this video.
- Registration for the tournament is at Ladies Pelagic Registration.