March 2009 Fly Fishing Permit Tournament
Tournament Rules
Tournament Rules
Tournament Application
1. This is a flats and fly only permit fishing tournament.
2. Licensed guides may fish as anglers. The boat may be
guided by either a licensed guide or an unlicensed individual. Prior to the
start
of the tournament, an individual must be designated as the "Angler" and
the angler's guide must be designated as the "Guide".
3. Only the Angler may touch the rod, reel or line while line is outside the boat. Exception: when the Angler is landing and releasing the fish, the Guide may then touch the line, but no more than the length of the rod from the hook.
4. All fish must be boated, measured
and photographed on the measuring device provided and released alive. The
fork of the tail of the fish must be touching the peg on the measuring device
and the tape on the measuring device must be marked at the end of the nose
of the fish. The time the fish is caught must also be noted on the tape. The
fish's length is the length from the side of the grommet closest to the body
of the fish to the mark on the tape.
5. Digital cameras must be provided by the Angler and/or
Guide. A photograph on the digital camera’s screen, of fish caught,
must be shown to the scorekeeper.There is no minimum length of fish.
6. Fishing range is unlimited. All boats however, must
leave from and return to tournament headquarters each day by water. No
trailering.
7. Only "flats skiff" type boats with poling towers may be used.
8. Boats may leave the tournament dock at 8:00am. Lines
in at 8:00 am or anytime thereafter. Lines out at 4:30 pm.
At 4:30 pm,
if the boat is on a flat, the angler must
sit down and the guide will pole the boat promptly off the flat. If a
fish is hooked prior to 4:30 pm it may be caught after 4:30 pm but after
it is caught,
the Angler must sit down and the Guide must promptly pole the boat off
the flat. Boats must return to dock by 6:300pm unless a breakdown occurs
in which
case the rules committee may grant an extension.
9. There will be no fishing after tournament hours.
10. Daily catch forms must be returned to the Scorekeeper by the Angler
at the end of each fishing day together with the marked tape when one
or more
fish are caught.
11. IGFA rules apply to all fly tackle and leaders except where otherwise
stated within these rules.
12. If a rod is broken while playing a fish, the fish may still be landed
and counted.
13. Overall landing net length may not exceed 8 feet.
14. Only artificial flies with a single hook are allowed.
15. Maximum tippet strength is 20# as per manufacturer's rating. Any
brand of leader material may be used. Any length leader may be fished.
16. No Chumming or tipping the fly with scent or
bait is allowed. There shall be no bait on board the boat during the
tournament.
17. Permit must be cast to in water that is no deeper
than eight feet. Permit must be on a flat or flat edge, but not in a
channel. No wreck fishing. Catching fish over natural structure is
permitted as long as the natural structure is on a flat in less the eight
feet of water.
18. Wading is permitted.
19. All protests must be submitted in written form to
the tournament rules committee by 6:30 pm on the day of fishing that
the proposed infraction
occurred.
20. Ties shall be broken by the time of the last fish caught first.
21. No cell phones shall be used during fishing.
22. The tournament directors reserve the right to refuse
tournament entry to any perspective entrant with or without cause at
his or her or their
sole discretion.
23. For the purpose of these rules, the tournament headquarters shall
be Hurricane Hall Marina.
Awards
Grand Champion/Guide to Grand Champion based on highest total points
Largest Permit/Guide to Largest Permit based on longest single fish
First Runner-up/Guide to First runner-up based on 2nd highest total points.
Points
4 points per full inch
1 point per full quarter inch
EVERY INCH COUNTS
March Merkin 2009
Dates:
March 9th Captain's & Angler's Meeting and Dinner -
6:00 p.m.
March 10th, 11th & 12th
Fishing 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
March 12th - Awards 6PM
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