2008 Full Moon Winterfest Swordfishing Tournament

2008 Full Moon Winterfest Swordfishing Tournament
Schedule of Events
Registration & Kick-Off Party
Thursday, December 4, 2008
❖ Tournament Day - Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008
5:00pm Lines In
Boats may depart out of nearest inlet.
There is no Bimini Start.
Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille
2002 East Sample Road
Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
(Located on the SE corner of Sample
Road & Federal Hwy just behind CVS)
❖ Weigh-In - Sunday Early Morning, Dec. 7, 2008
Lighthouse Point Marina
(Located one canal north of Hillsboro Inlet
on west side of intracoastal)
6:00pm – 8:30pm Registration
8:30pm Captain’s Meeting
9:00pm Raffle Drawing
(need not be present to win)
12:00 am Weigh Station Opens
2:00 am Lines Out
4:00 am Weigh Station Closed
(all eligible fish must be at the weigh station by 4:00 am)
All raffle monies will be donated to Hugs for Kids.
❖ Award Presentation - Sunday Afternoon
3:00pm at Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille
A special thanks to all of our sponsors and contributors:
Bonefish Mac's Sports Grille
Broward Design Center
Custom Rod & Reel
Diamond Fishing Products
Florida Sport Fishing Magazine
Gray Taxidermy
H2Ocean
Hydro Glow
Kluch Clothing
KMC Marine
Lighthouse Point Marina
Lindgren-Pitman
LMR Custom Rods & Tackle
Moldcraft Lures
Offshore Innovations
PanaPesca
Poon Harpoons
RJ Boyle Studios
SCALES
Standard Coffee
Swordfishing Central
Uncle Buck Graphic Arts
X Generation Custom Rods
Brochure Layout & Select Ad Designs by:
Printing Services by:
Bill Buckley – Uncle Buck Graphic Arts, LLC
(561) 445-3770 • Uncle_Buck@mac.com
www.UncleBuckArt.com
Dan Quong – D&D Printing
1060 NW 5th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33486
954-571-4109
Directors: Drew & Tracey Kettelhut
Certified Weigh Master: Brad Goldring
Photography: Martine Rogers
Cover Artwork: RJ Boyle
Cover Design: Bill Buckley
Committee Members:
Don Beddia
Kris Klemetsmo
Kim Beddia
Beth Kwatcher
Danielle Cios
Bob Morganelli
Tess D’Armetta Darlene Morganelli
Liz Goldring
Mark Ricciardi
Full Moon Adventures, Inc. is proud to support
HUGS for KIDS.
For more information, please visit www.hugsforkids.org
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2008 Full Moon Winterfest Swordfishing Tournament
Tournament Rules
1. The kick-off party will be located at Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille located
on the SE corner of Sample Road & Federal Highway in Lighthouse
Point on Thursday, December 4, 2008 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm.
2. Early entrance fee is $325 - valid thru December 3, 2008.
3. All late entry fees after December 3, 2008 are $375.
4. You may register early for the tournament at the following locations:
• Custom Rod & Reel, Lighthouse Point
• RJ Boyle Studios, Deerfield Beach
or mail your entry to tournament:
• Full Moon Adventures
628 NW 47th Terrace, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
5. All captains and anglers must sign the tournament registration form.
22. Any protests must me made by no later than 4:00am, Sunday,
December 7, 2008. All protests must be in writing along with $200 cash.
23. In the event only one tournament legal fish is caught, the winner will
receive the 1st–5th place prizes.
24. In the event that no fish are caught, the tournament will be rescheduled
to Saturday, December 13, 2008. Entry fees will not be refunded.
25. Social security numbers are required prior to receiving any awards.
If not provided, prize monies will be withheld.
ALL WINNERS WILL BE REQUIRED
TO TAKE A POLYGRAPH TEST
6. Only one swordfish may be weighed per boat.
7. Official tournament channel is VHF 72.
8. All participants must fish with conventional rod and reel gear.
Absolutely N0 electric reels or buoy Gear Permitted.
9. It is the responsibility of all participants to abide by state and federal
fishing and permit regulations.
WEIGH-IN LOCATION
The Weigh-In will be located at the Lighthouse Point
Marina Fuel Dock. Enter Lighthouse Point Inlet
and travel North on the Intracoastal Waterway.
The marina is located on the first canal on the Left.
10. Boats may leave from their home port.
11. Boats may start fishing for swordfish at 5:00pm.
12. In order for a swordfish to be eligible for any category in the tournament,
the length must be a minimum of 47” from the fork of the tail to
the tip of the lower jaw.
13. Once a swordfish is boated, you must notify the committee boat
(VHF 72) of its length. In order for your fish to count in this tournament,
confirmation from the committee boat must be received.
14. In an effort to document the swordfish released during this tournament
accurately, you must notify the committee boat of all released fish.
15. Lines out at 2:00am.
16. You may only transport your fish to the weigh station in the boat it
was caught in.
17. The weigh station will be located at the Lighthouse Point Marina
(located just north of Hillsboro Inlet.)
18. The weigh station will be open from 12:00am – 4:00am. If you are
still hooked up to a fish at 2:00am, you must notify the committee
boat. In order for that fish to count, you must arrive at Lighthouse
Point Marina by 4:00am. No Exceptions!
19. In the event of a tie, the 1st boated swordfish will be the tie breaker.
The committee boat will document the official time of all boated fish.
20. In the event of unsafe weather conditions, the tournament date will be
changed to Saturday, December 13, 2008. Entry fees will not be refunded.
21. All participants who enter and fish in this tournament do so at their
own risk.
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Entry Application
(staff u se only)
2008 Full Moon Winterfest Swordfishing Tournament
❑ Early Entry valid through December 3, 2008: $325
❑ Late Entry after December 3, 2008: $375
Calcuttas: ❑ Big Fish...$300 ❑ Broadbill Bonanza...$200 ❑ Broadbill Split...$100
Please mail this form to:
Full Moon Adventures, Inc.
628 NW 47th Terrace
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Vessel or Team Name ________________________________________________________________________
Vessel Make & Length________________________________________
I aknowledge that this vessel has a valid 2008
❑ Highly Migratory Species (HMS) permit.
Captain/Angler #1 ________________________________________Shirt Size
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M L
XL
2XL
3XL
Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________________________E-mail________________________________________
Signature _______________________________________________SS# _______________________________
Angler #2 _________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________________________E-mail________________________________________
Signature _______________________________________________SS# _______________________________
Angler #3 _________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________________________E-mail________________________________________
Signature _______________________________________________SS# _______________________________
Angler #4 _________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________________________E-mail________________________________________
Signature _______________________________________________SS# _______________________________
Angler #5 _________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________________________E-mail________________________________________
Signature _______________________________________________SS# _______________________________
By signing this form, I acknowledge that the tournament and its sponsors are not responsible for the conduct, personal injury, damages, or negligence on the part of any
participant. It is understood that all participants in this tournament enter and fish at their own risk. Full Moon Adventures, Inc. and all persons connected with the
operation shall be exempt from any libel, slander, loss, damage, negligence, harm, injury or death suffered by any participant, which may occur during the tournament.
All anglers are required to sign his/her entry form as certification that they read and agree to abide by all rules for this tournament. No entry will be accepted unsigned.
Tournament Prizes
( main event )
2008 Summer
Sword Slam Winner:
Bouncer’s Dusky
Team
545 lbs!
1st Place
$5,000* plus Trophy, Poon Harpoon,
X-Generation Rod, and Swordfish
mount donated by Gray Taxidermy
2nd Place
$2,500* plus Trophy
3rd Place
$1,500* plus Trophy
4th Place
$500* plus Trophy
5th Place
$250* plus Trophy
*All prize amounts
shown are based on
50 boats entered in
this tournament.
Calcuttas
( must be entered in main event to participate )
Big Fish – $300 Entry Fee
Winner takes all for the heaviest fish entered in this division
Broadbill Bonanza – $200 Entry Fee
50/30/20 split for the three heaviest fish entered in this division
Broadbill Split – $100 Entry Fee
60/40 Split for the two heaviest fish entered in this division
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REPORT
YOUR CATCH!
1-800-894-5528
Q: What are the recreational reporting requirements
for billfish and swordfish?
A: Anglers must report all non-tournament landings of Atlantic
blue marlin, Atlantic white marlin, Atlantic sailfish and North
Atlantic swordfish, including those landed on a charter/headboat,
to NOAA Fisheries by calling 1-800-894-5528 within 24 hours
of the landing. The toll-free call will take less than 5 minutes for
each response and an additional 5 minute confirmation call from
NOAA Fisheries will verify the reported data and issue a confirmation number for enforcement purposes. This requirements
applies only to non-tournament recreational landings to avoid
duplicative reporting with the Recreational Billfish Survey.
North Carolina and Maryland are also exempted from nontournament billfish/swordfish landings reporting since these
states have modified their large pelagic/bluefin tuna
catch card reporting programs to cover these species.
Purchase or Renew your HMS permit at
http://www.nmfspermits.com
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ONLINE
REPORTING!
You can now submit your catch report
on the internet by going to...
http://hmspermits.noaa.gov/permitidlandings.asp
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