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Prizes
Largest Fish $40,000
Second Largest Fish $10,000
Third Largest Fish $5,000
Entry Fee
Entry Fee is $2150.00 plus
HST (12%).
This includes Accommodation for three
nights, professional fishing guide and jet boat, all fishing gear,
breakfasts and lunches for both fishing days and the Awards Banquet.
Full Payment due by 31 October 2010.
Official Measurements
For tournament purposes, the size of
the fish will be determined by its overall length with the longest
fish being considered the largest. The overall length of the fish
is the distance in centimeters between the tip of the nose and the
fork of the tail with the measuring tape following the middle row
of scutes along the side of the fish. All sturgeon will be measured
by both length and girth. The girth is the measurement around the
body of the fish as measured directly behind the pectoral fins.
Note: In the event that there is a
tie in the overall length of a winning fish the largest girth will
determine the winner. All measurements will be done by one of 3
official tournament marshals. In the unlikely event that there is
a tie in both length and girth between the 2 largest fish the follow
process will take place:
- The anglers catching the top 2 fish that are
tied in both length and girth will split the first
and second place prize monies which will result in both anglers
receiving $25,000 each.
- The angler with the next largest fish will receive
the “Third Largest Fish” prize money of $5,000
Communications Guides and participants will call a
marshal for an official measurement only when they believe they may
have a potential prize winning fish. Marshals will ensure that all
guides and participants are aware of the overall lengths of the 3
largest fish by making an announcement immediately after a new top
3 fish has been recorded.
If a fish is recaptured with a Pitt tag the following protocol must
be followed:
- Call for the nearest tournament
Marshall to attend, scan with their scanner and witness the tag
number.
- Scan fish and record all data.
- Revive and release fish within 5
minutes of capture
Additional Prizes
A list of prizes from a variety of
sponsors will be issued to all participants prior to the start
of the tournament.
Tournament Schedule
November 4 , 2010
Note: The fishing boundary for the
first day of the tournament will be downstream from the confluence
of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers and downstream from the cement
plant in Minto Channel to the Mission Railway Bridge.
- 6:30 am All guide boats numbered 1 through 20
will be assigned to a participant group of four persons, here
after called a boat group. Guides can be chosen on a first come
bases and if a guide is not chosen than a draw system will take
place. For those participants who are not already assigned to
a Guide the Head Marshal will hold a draw to determine which boat
group is assigned to which guide boat. Once assigned to a guide
boat the boat group will stay with this guide boat for the remainder
of the tournament.
- 7:30 am All guide boats numbered 1 through 20
will be launched and ready at Island 22 boat launch. Guides will
be briefed and will make final preparations (eg. Lunches, tagging
kits, etc.). The Head Marshal will hold a draw to determine the
order in which the boats will leave the launch.
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8:15 am Participants will join
their guides in the appropriate boats and await their turn for
departure.
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8:30 am The Head marshal will
coordinate the boats leaving the launch 20 seconds apart in
the
order they were drawn. Any boat not ready to depart on time
will go to the end of the
line and depart last.
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4:00 pm First day of tournament
ends. Only fish landed and awaiting an official measurement
prior to 4:00 pm will be recorded in the tournament.
November 5, 2010
Note: The fishing
boundary for the second day of the tournament will be downstream
of the Mission Railway Bridge to the upstream tip of Barnston
Island.
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7:30 am All guide boats numbered
1 through 20 will be launched and ready on the beach at Matsqui
Trail Park. Guides will be briefed and will make final preparations.
(eg. Lunches, tagging kits, etc.)
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8:15 am Participants will be
bussed to Matsqui Trail Park. They will join their guides in
the appropriate boats and wait their turn for departure.
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8:30 am The Head marshal will
coordinate the boats leaving the launch 20 seconds apart in
the reverse order they left on November 5th. Any boat not ready
to depart on time will go to the end of the line and depart
last.
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4:00 pm Tournament ends. Only
fish landed and awaiting an official measurement prior to 4:00
pm will be recorded in the tournament.
- 6:30 pm Banquette dinner and prizes at the Best
Western Rainbow Country Inn
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Participants are permitted to
fish one rod only and must take the rod from the rod holder
and
set their own hook.
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Guides will be responsible for
all aspects of the set up including baiting hooks, casting lines,
etc.
but will not participate in setting hooks or playing of fish.
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Guides are permitted to be fully
involved with the landing of the fish but may not touch the
rod
or reel during the process with the following exception: Once
the guide has touched the leader
he may make adjustments to the reel drag.
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When a fish is hooked all other
lines may be removed from the water at the discretion of the
guide.
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A participant that has hooked
a sturgeon is permitted to pass the rod to another participant
in
his boat but “only the participant holding the rod when
the fish is landed” can claim the
appropriate prize. Although deals may be made between participants
to share prize monies, the
tournament organizers will not get involved with any disputes.
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For safety reasons fish not landed
by the 4:00 pm deadline may be broken or cut loose at the
discretion of the guide. This decision will be made if the guide
believes that continuing to land
the fish may result in poor light conditions to return to the
boat launch.
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Fish that are landed outside
of the fishing boundaries will count only if they are hooked
within
the designated boundaries.
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All guides will ensure that all
current Department of Fisheries and Oceans and B.C. Environment
fishing regulations are followed.
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Only sturgeon hooked in the immediate
vicinity of the mouth will count towards the prizes.
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All sturgeon captured will be
scanned and data will be recorded on sheets provided.
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The management of GR&L Fishing
Inc. reserves the right to revise any of the rules prior to
the start of the tournament and their decision will be final
and binding in the settling of any disputes that may
arise.
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