This has been POSTPONED till the 31st....
2009 Carolina Grouper Slam
Tournament Rules and Regulations*
Saturday October 31st from 6:00am to 6:00pm
The 2009 Grouper Slam is this Saturday.
Captains Meeting will be at Island Tackle and Hardware in Carolina Beach Friday at 7:00pm
Fishing Day will be Saturday, lines in the water at 6:00am and the scales open at 2:00pm.
The awards will be Sunday at Island Tackle at 4:00pm
We will have t-shirts for sale at the Captains Meeting and the awards.
1. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: The deadline for entries shall be 11:00 p.m. on Oct 10th, 2009
2. ENTRY FEES:$100 per boat if entered on or before Oct 10 after, fee shall be $150 per boat.
3. HOURS OF COMPETITION: The competition shall begin at 6 A.M. on fishing day and you MUST be checked in by 6:00PM. Weigh-in station shall be at the CarolinaBeach Municipal Docks.
4. CHECK POINT: check in will be at Harbor Pointe near Channel Marker #4
There will be NO Official Check Out THERE WILL BE AN OFFICAL CHECK IN____You MUST be checked in by 6:00PM
5. BOUNDRIES Must Fish West of Longitude 76 degrees 00’00” and East of Longitude 79 degrees 00’00”
6. OFF LOADING CATCH: Tournament competition is limited to boats only. All fish must be weighted-in off the boat from which they were caught. Only emergency stops will be permitted. No overland transportation of fish. Fish must be off-loaded at the designated dock. Boat must off-load catch and a representative and the boat proceeds to pick up point.
7. WEIGHING IN FISH: Scales OPEN at 2:00 p.m.Up to 3 fish per boat may be weighed.
8. FISHING DURING TOURNAMENT COMPETITION HOURS: During competition hours there shall be no more than SIX fishing lines fished at one time on any entered boat.
** Note Rule Change**9. FISH ELIGIBILITY: All fish must be caught on rod and reel or hand line and entered on the day they are caught. **This is a recreational Tournament, as such all boats will only be allowed to keep their recreational limit of Grouper. In other words…You can not Commercial Fish for Grouper/Snapper and then weight a Fish for the Tournament. Gag Grouper, Scamp Grouper and Red Grouper are the only species that may be entered. Gag Grouper must be 24 inches, Scamp Grouper must be 20 inches and Red Grouper must be 20 inches for weigh-in. All entered fish shall become the immediate property of the tournament. (The Fish will be Donated to the Carolina Beach Seniors Center.)
10. ENTRY NUMBER: Each entrant shall be assigned an entry number and shall be required to display that number in a manner easily distinguishable to tournament officials during competition hours. Entry numbers must be picked up at CAPTAINS meeting.
11. BOAT SUBSTITUTION: A boat may NOT be replaced without written permission of the tournament committee and entry fees are NOT refundable.
12. SWORN AFFIDAVIT & Protests: When entry form is signed; this is a sworn affidavit adhering to all rules. Tournament reserves the right to refuse entry of a person or boat.All protests concerning the determination of the tournament winners shall be made to the tournament rules committee and shall be accompanied by $200 cash. All protests shall be made no later than one hour after the last fish has been weighed. In the event that a protest is made and upheld by the rules committee the $200 cash deposit shall be returned. Otherwise, the $200 deposit becomes the property of the tournament. All winners may be subject to polygraph examination at the discretion of the tournament committee. Any protest MUST be in writing.
13. PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF TIES: If two or more Grouper are the same weight, the winner shall be determined by the first fish weighed.
14. RULES COMMITTEE: The committee’s judgments and solutions to protests or situations shall be FINAL. The rules committee reserves the right to inspect any boats entered.
15. BOATS CONGREGATING: Two or more boats congregating during competition hours may be disqualified.
16. CONDITION OF FISH: Fish shall not be mutilated in any way other than gaff and hook marks and must be in edible condition.
17. PRIZE PAYMENTS: all prize payments will be made to the CAPTAIN, and subject to polygraph
18. PRIMARY PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Only one primary prize per boat will be awarded.
19. By signing the entry form the Captain and Crew etc. consent that FryingPanTower.Com may use without payment or restriction any photographs in which he, she appears for any purpose whatsoever including but not limited to resale, advertisement, commercial and promotional material.
20.Questions Not Covered: The Tournament Committee shall determine the solution to questions and situations and it’s judgment SHALL BE FINAL.
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