SUMMER SLAM MEATFISH RULES

summer slam meat-fish TOURNAMENT

Offshore Anglers of Pompano Beach Fishing Club

Schedule:  This year’s tournament will be held on Saturday, June 8th lines in at 6:30 am. Weigh-in at Faro Blanco Resort and Marina from 4pm-5:00pm, and awards dinner Porky’s Bayside Restaurant and Marina at 6pm on Saturday the 8th.

Registration and Fees: Tournament entry is $400.

Anglers:  Each boat may register as many anglers as they choose. Each angler must be listed on the form.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.) Eligible species are Blackfin, Wahoo, Cobia, King Mackerel, Dolphin, Grouper, Mutton Snapper and Swordfish.

2.) No line limit on the number of lines in the water.

3.) Weigh In times begin at 4pm and end at 5:00pm. Cutoff time for weigh in is 5:00pm.

4.) Check Out of Faro Blanco Resort docks. Gentlemen’s lines in at 6:30 am

5.) Lines In at 6:30am. Lines out at 3:30pm.

6.) Tournament Party/Dinner will be at Porky’s Bayside Restaurant and Marina  June 8th.  Appetizers, dinner/drink tickets and live music 6pm

7.) Boundaries-No Boundaries

8.) Mono and Braid–There is not a rule on line strength.

9.) Electric Reels are only allowed to be used for deep dropping, and Swordfishing only.

10.) All male, female and 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.

11.) Mutilated Fish are ineligible.

12.) All Fish must be caught on rod and reel, wire lines and treble hooks are permitted.

13.) Fishing with live bait, frozen chum, and cut bait are permitted; live chumming is permitted.

15.) Weight Dolphin and Snapper has a minimum of 5lbs. All other pelagics are 10lbs.

16.) Point Scoring System (Points Per Pound-PPP, and Points Per Fish-PPF)

All decisions of the Tournament Committee are final.

Tournament Channel:  The tournament participants should communicate on channel 71.

Registration for the tournament is at  Summer Slam Tournament Registration.