Kiwanis Club of Homestead / South Dade - Home of the Dolphin Days Fishing Tournament

RULES & REGULATIONS
	DATE & LOCATION OF TOURNAMENT	June 20th 2009 Homestead Bayfront Park, 9698 SW 328 Street
	REGISTRATION & FEES	Entry fee is $85 per angler or $295 per boat (4 anglers) if received prior to May 30th, 2009. Entries received after May 30th, 2009 will be $95 per angler or $345 per boat (4 anglers). There is a minimum of 2 paid anglers per boat and a maximum of four Junior/PeeWee anglers per boat. The “Bucket of Bucks” Boat Tournament is an additional $100 per boat. Only anglers/boats registered in the angler tournament are eligible to enter the “Bucket of Bucks” Boat Tournament. Deadline for registration is conclusion of the Kickoff Party, 8 PM June 18th, 2009. Entry fees are non-refundable.
	CAPTAIN'S MEETING	There will be a Captain's meeting on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 8 PM at the Mutineer Restaurant on US 1 and Palm Drive in Homestead. The Kickoff party will be from 6-8 PM. A representative from each boat is recommended to attend as knowledge of all rules and any changes in the rules made at the captain's meeting are each angler's responsibility.
	RULES	IGFA rules and regulations will apply throughout the Tournament. No hand lines or electric reels may be used. Only registered anglers may touch a rod once a fish is hooked or engaged. Any protest concerning conduct or rules violations must be filed in writing with the Tournament Committee prior to close of weigh in. All decisions made by the Tournament Committee on rules questions are final. A Junior Angler is defined as someone who has not reached their 16th birthday at the end of tournament registration. A PeeWee angler is defined as someone who has not reached their 10th birthday at the end of tournament registration.
	ELIGIBLE FISH	Prizes will be awarded for dolphin (Coryphaena Hippurus) unless otherwise indicated. Prize for the biggest edible fish will be for the single heaviest fish caught of the following species: snapper, kingfish, wahoo or grouper.
	SCORING	Only fish weighed in the presence of the registered angler who caught it will be eligible for prizes. Scoring will be derived from each angler's heaviest one dolphin for angler prizes and three dolphin for “Bucket of bucks”. For angler prizes, the heaviest single dolphin or heaviest single edible fish shall determine the winner. For the “Bucket of Bucks” Boat Tournament the aggregate of three dolphin per boat will determine the winner. In the case of a tie in any prize category the earliest weigh in time shall determine the winner. All fish to be weighed must be weighed at the dock at Homestead Bayfront Park dock.
	TOURNAMENT HOURS	Lines in the water at 7 AM on Saturday June 20, 2009. Weigh-in will begin at 1PM on Saturday June 20, 2009. Weigh-in will close at 4 PM on Saturday June 20, 2009. All anglers must be acknowledged by a Weigh-in Committee member prior to 4 PM in order to have a fish weighed. Any angler/boat which is not past the East End of the fuel dock at Homestead Bayfront Park and acknowledged by a Weigh-in Committee member will not be eligible to weigh-in a fish.
	KIDS FIRST	All Junior and PeeWee anglers will be given one “Kids First” entry ticket at registration. One ticket will be drawn at the awards ceremony and the winning Junior or PeeWee will receive a $100 gift certificate and the boat that they fished on will receive $500.
	COMMUNICATIONS	All participating boats should be equipped with a VHF radio. The Tournament and Weigh-in Committee will be monitoring channel 78.
	LICENSE & LIMITS	All registered anglers (except Juniors & PeeWees) must posses a valid Florida Saltwater Fishing License. Florida Law limits each angler to 10 dolphin per day. Releases are encouraged by the tournament.
	INSPECTION & MARKING	The Weigh-in Committee has the right to inspect and mark all fish presented for weigh-in. Inspection may be done by any means necessary. All decisions made by the Weigh-in Committee as to the eligibility of a fish for weigh-in are final.
	POLYGRAPH	Any angler who weighs-in a fish is subject to a polygraph test. All anglers must make themselves available for polygraph after they weigh in their fish until the time of the awards ceremony.
	WEATHER	All boats, anglers, crews and guests will fish at their own discretion and at their own risk. If bad weather results in canceling the Tournament, the non-refundable entry fee will be applied to next year's tournament or when the tournament is rescheduled.
	RELEASE OF LIABILITY	All participants in the Tournament enter at their own risk. The Kiwanis Club of Homestead/South Dade, sponsors and affiliated personnel are not responsible for the conduct, personal injury, damage or loss suffered by any participant. It is hereby understood and agreed that each participant in the tournament consents to the use of his or her photograph by the Homestead/South Dade Kiwanis Club for promotional, advertising or other purposes.
	AWARDS CEREMONY	All prizes and trophies will be awarded at Homestead Bayfront Park, June 20th, 2009 at 4:30 PM.
	PAYMENT	Checks are to be made out to: Kiwanis Club of Homestead/South Dade.