Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament

Registration at the Marina Cantina on Friday, July 30th from 4pm to 7pm.

Fishing will begin at 7am Saturday July 31st and Sunday August 1st.

Entry fees are $300 per boat (includes 4 anglers), and $50 for each additional angler.

For more information and tournament rules visit www.HookedOnSanCarlos.com.

See below for Tournament Rules.

There are optional Daily Boat Jackpots as follows:
$500, $300, $100 and $250 Junior Jackpot.

There will be a catered dinner awards banquet on Sunday night starting at 6:30pm.

All proceeds will go towards Sonora is Safe.

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Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament: Tournament Rules

Welcome to the Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament. The purpose of this tournament is to provide a fun, exciting and reasonably priced fishing tournament. The proceeds from this tournament will go to support and promote tourism in San Carlos.

TOURNAMENT DATE AND LOCATION
The tournament will take place from July 30, 2010 through August 1, 2010. Registration, captains meetings, weigh-ins, dock parties and awards dinner will be held at the San Carlos Marina. (See schedule of events for details)

REGISTRATION FEES
This will be a Jackpot Fishing Tournament. The boat entry fee is $300 USD per boat which includes two anglers. Each additional angler costs $50 USD. Jackpots are optional. However this is a JACKPOT fishing tournament. If you do not enter any jackpots you are not eligible to win any prize money. You will only be competing for a tournament trophy.

OFFICIAL TIME
The official time is GPS time as maintained by Tournament Control.

REGISTRATION, CAPTAINS MEETING AND TOURNAMENT DINNER
Registration will take place on Friday July 30, 2010, at the Marina Cantina and Deli from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. There will be a Captains meeting at 5:00 PM on July 30, 2010 at Ocean Sports. It’s vital that a member from each team participating in the Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament attends this meeting. This meeting will cover tournament rules. A Tournament representative will be present to answer any questions. The rules of this tournament may be amended verbally or in writing at the time of the meeting. Anglers are responsible for being well informed of all rules. The Dinner and Awards Reception will be at the Marina San Carlos on Sunday, August 1, 2010 starting at 6:30 PM.

LICENSES AND PERMITS
All participating anglers must possess a valid Mexican Fishing License. All boats must be legally permitted. Fishing licenses will be available for purchase at the Tournament Registration.

ELIGIBLE SPECIES
BILLFISH – Sailfish and Marlin (all species)
FUN FISH – Dorado, Yellow Fin tuna and Wahoo

BOUNDARIES
All eligible fish must be hooked within a 50-mile radius of a GPS datum, located midway between Marina San Carlos and Marina Real. The center of the 50-mile radius datum is established from latitude 27°55’38.26″N and longitude111° 3’35.91″W, the common name is Double Rock. Fish caught within this area may be fought outside the designated area.

COMMUNICATIONS
All participating boats should be equipped with a working VHF marine radio. Tournament Control will monitor VHF channel 85. Official times, releases, hook-ups and other special notifications will be made on this channel.

SUBSTITUTIONS
You may substitute anglers and boats. Tournament Control must be notified for any boat or angler substitution prior to the start of the tournament that day.

CHECK-OUT PROCEDURE
All boats leaving San Carlos Marina and Marina Real must check-out with Tournament Control by radio each morning.

FISHING TIMES
The official start time is at 8:00 AM each day. The official end time is: Saturday – Lines in at 5pm, weigh station closes at 6pm; Sunday – Lines in at 4pm, weigh station closes at 5pm. The end time will be marked with a radio announcement of “lines-in.” All anglers must discontinue fishing immediately except in the case where a fish has been hooked-up and called into Tournament Control prior to lines in.

SHOTGUN START
There will be a shotgun start to this tournament meaning that all boats may not cross the starting line until the official start has been announced. Starting lines relate to leaving Marina San Carlos outer harbor outside the red marker beacon, or Marina Real, outside the breakwater. We will have start boats at each marina starting line and these boats will be announced before the start of fishing each day. Any boat leaving ahead of the official starting time will be disqualified from the Tournament for that day.

FISHING RULES
Unless otherwise stated elsewhere in these rules or amended at the captains meeting, the below rules will apply throughout this tournament.
• Dead bait, live bait and lures are acceptable for the Tournament. Participants are responsible for their own bait.
• The stated line and leader strength shall be 30-lbs or greater in order to increase the survivability of the fish. Use of braided line with a monofilament top shot is acceptable. Line test for braided line should not exceed 130-lbs
• The combined length of the double line and the leader shall not exceed 40 feet, including all knots and hooks, and the length of the leader itself shall not exceed 30 feet. Combined length will be measured from the start of the knot in the case of double line or the point where the leader is connected to the fishing line; extending to the bottom of the hook.
• Both J-hooks and circle hooks are acceptable.
• Up to seven rods with hooks and four teasers without hooks in the water at any given time. Anglers can rotate rods at any time.
• The hook-up must be carried out by one angler without assistance from fellow anglers or crew. Once a fish is hooked, it is prohibited to transfer the rod to another angler. The rod must be removed from the rod holder prior to the hook set. The rod may not contact the boat transom or gunwales for purposes of leverage or angler rest.

PHOTO DOCUMENTATION RULES:
Each registered boat will be given a camera. Only photos taken with this camera will be eligible. The following rules apply to the use of the camera.
The first photo taken with the camera will be of the stern of the boat, ensuring that the full registered name of the boat appears in the photo and a crewmember must appear in the photo.
When a billfish is being caught, you must call Tournament Control and request a control number or hand signal PRIOR TO BRINGING THE FISH ALONGSIDE THE BOAT. When that number or signal is given, a crewmember will show the appropriate number of fingers and the billfish in the photo. If it is necessary to take more than one photo to ensure accuracy, each photo MUST have a crewmember indication the same control number.
Immediately upon release of the billfish, please report to Tournament Control.
Day 2 – A photo must be taken of the stern of the boat with a crewmember holding up or displaying two (2) fingers visible by the camera. All catches will be photographed in the same manner as the previous day.
After the final day of fishing, all cameras are to be turned in at the weigh station. Failure to turn in a camera may result in disqualification of all fish caught.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to replace a camera after the first day of fishing.

BILLFISH SCORING AND RELEASE RULES
• This is a billfish release only tournament. A legal catch is defined as touching the leader but must also include the picture of fish with appropriate hand signals as described above. Released billfish will count 200 points. Sailfish and Marlin will be classified together as billfish.
• Hook removal should be considered while releasing billfish. However, safety to the crew and fish is always paramount. If the hook cannot be safely removed, the leader should be cut as close to the hook as possible. Never pop or yank the hook from the billfish.
• 100 Points may be awarded if a billfish dies during the fight. Any billfish that dies must be declared by radio and brought to the weigh station to be awarded points.

FUN FISH SCORING
Dorado, Yellow Fin tuna and Wahoo are limited to 2 per species per angler per day. All participating anglers are urged to release those fish not to be entered into the tournament. The release of a fish should be with the best conservation methods in mind to ensure continued life. All eligible fish weighed in will count 1 point per pound. Minimum weight to qualify is 15 pounds per fish. Fish under 15 pounds will not qualify. Any Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, or Wahoo that weigh in between 25-34 pounds will receive an additional 50 points, any Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, or Wahoo that weigh in between 35-44 pounds receive an additional 75 points, and any Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, or Wahoo that weigh over 45 pounds will receive an additional 100 points.

Note: Scales will be open at 2:00 PM daily. The Weigh Station will be located at Marina San Carlos. THE WEIGH STATION WILL CLOSE AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY AND AT 5:00 PM SUNDAY-(unless a hook-up is reported during the last 10 minutes of the day in which case the weigh station will remain open for that boat only on Saturday). This does not apply on Sunday-you must be at the weigh station by 5:00 PM or your entire Sunday catch will be disqualified. Any weighed fish may be examined by any means necessary.

PRIZES
TEAM/BOAT PRIZES

Team/Boat Prizes – Trophies will be awarded to the top three teams/boats based on overall billfish releases and fun fish points combined.
DAILY JACKPOTS
Daily Jackpots – There will be 4 daily jackpot categories:
The $500 USD Open Category
The $300 USD Open Category
The $100 USD Open Category
The $100 USD Junior Category (under age of 18)
The payout will be as follows: The Tournament will keep 20% per jackpot category. This money will go to support and promote Sonora is Safe. The remaining 70% per jackpot category will be paid out to the respective winners.
CAPTAIN’S PRIZE
This is an optional prize. This is solely to help support the local fishing captains. If you wish to enter your captain it will be $50 USD. All of the money from this prize will be given to the captain from the team with the most points.
TIES
All ties will be broken based on release or catch time. Final billfish released and/or final Fun fish caught will be the times looked at. For example: Joe releases his last billfish at 3:30 p.m. and John catches his final Dorado at 4:00 p.m. on the final day, bringing John’s grand total of points for the fishing days to equal Joe’s. Joe’s fish was caught and released before John’s fish was caught thus Joe wins.
“Whoever catches their last fish earliest on the final day wins.”

DISPUTES, PROTESTS & LIABILITY
Any disputes, complaints, or deviations must be submitted in writing to a member of the Rules Committee prior to the next day’s start or by 6:30 PM Sunday.
PROTESTS
Any protests concerning the conduct of an angler or rules violation must be filed in writing with the Tournament Committee no later than the close of the weigh station on the day of alleged violation. Protests will be handled by the rules committee. The decisions of the rules committee are final.
REFUNDS
No refunds will be given for any reason including, but not limited to acts of nature, war, national or international security, travel restrictions or plain bad luck.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
In the event of unsafe weather conditions, the Tournament Committee may choose to cancel a day of fishing for the tournament. If one day has been canceled, the tournament will be decided on the results of a single day. Captains are ultimately responsible for their crew and should make decisions based on safe sea conditions.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY
It is expressly understood that all participants in the Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament enter at their own risk. By registering as a captain, angler, crew, passenger or observer the Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament, the committee, officers, sponsors, donors and all persons connected with the tournament will not be held liable in any form for anything including but not limited to slander, damage, negligence, harm, injury or death suffered by any participant, entrant, sport fisherman or passenger, their companions, crew, family members, observers, vessels and equipment which may occur during or in conjunction with the tournament. By registering in the tournament, the angler consents to the use, without payment or restriction, any photograph, video, TV or sound in which he or she appears for any purpose what so ever.
SIGNING OF THE LIABILITY FORM (AT REGISTRATION AND CAPTAIN MEETING)
One member from each team will sign on behalf of all of their team members that they have read and agreed to abide by all rules and the above liability release.

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