2011 TOURNAMENT RULES

1. Anglers: Up to 4 anglers permitted/boat. All anglers must be registered prior to the start of the Tournament.
2. No paid Captains or crew can be an angler. (paid within the past three years)
3. Fishing Days: Thursday – May 17th, Friday – May 18th, and Saturday – May 19th. All boats must register at marina on or before May 16th.
4. Fishing Hours: 8am to 4pm. Boats may leave the marina at daylight. Boats must check in the marina each evening. Fishing hours per schedule at registration.
5. Fishing Boundaries :A 60 mile radius from Boat Harbour Marina. Use your GPS numbers at the dock to abide.
6. IGFA angling and tackle rules apply. See enclosed documents. Maximum line to be used: 130 lb.
7. NO WIRE LINES & NO ELECTRIC REELS (except kite & teaser reels).
8. Dead & Live Bait are permitted and you must use CIRCLE Hooks with all natural bait as per NMFS regulations
9. Maximum of 6 lines (with hooks) are permitted per boat at any one time.
10. All billfish must be called in to the committee boat upon hook-up and release (or loss of fish). Channel 19
11. Digital photos or video verification of each billfish released is required. The photos or video must clearly identify the species of the billfish, record the official release and be turned in to the tournament director at the end of each fishing day.
12. Protests: The Custom Shootout is an honor system tournament. Each boat is responsible for his/her performance. Any person witnessing rule violations should enter a protest in writing to the Tournament Committee no later than 6 P.M. the day of the alleged violation. Tournament Committee decision shall be final.

• Blue Marlin Release = 300 points
• White Marlin Release = 150 points
• Sailfish Release = 50 points
• BONUS SCORING: "Shootout Grand Slam" (Blue, White, Sailfish, released during the 3 days of fishing) = 250 bonus points
• BONUS SCORING: "One Day Grand Slam" (Blue, White, Sailfish, released during one day of fishing) = 500 bonus points
• You can only get one Bonus per tournament!