Mike Schmidt Winner's Circle Invitational 2010 Rules
1. Fishing will commence at 8:00 AM on May 13, 2010. Lines in water no earlier. Same fishing
time applies for May 14. On the last day, May 15, anglers may begin at 7:00 AM.
2. Florida fishermen must clear Bahamian Customs prior to fishing.
3. Weigh in at the Old Bahama Bay Marina scale by 5:00 PM Thursday and Friday. Saturday
weigh in by 4:00 PM. Weigh in can be later each day if you are in line by the weigh in time.
4. Prizes are as follows:
• Daily prize for largest each of Wahoo, Dolphin and Tuna. Also, awards for daily slams
• Only three fish weighed per boat per day, one each Tuna, Dolphin and Wahoo
Minimum weight 10#. Please take care to honor this minimum weight
requirement.
• Grand prize champion is the boat that weighs-in the greatest total weight of the three
species one Tuna, one Dolphin, and one Wahoo.
• All three species must be caught and weighed to qualify for Grand Champion.
• You may substitute one release of any billfish for a weigh-in species to be eligible for the
Grand Champion Award. The total weight of the fish weighed in will determine the
winner.
• If no one qualifies with all three species, then the winner will be determined by the
combined weight of any two species (total weight of two fish).
• In the unlikely event that no one qualifies with two species, then the largest (heaviest)
fish of any of the three eligible categories will be judged the winner and Grand
Champion.
• The Annual Jack Davis Award, in honor of tournament friend Jack Davis, will be
awarded to the boat that releases the most Billfish. Sailfish, White Marlin and Blue Marlin
are eligible. In the event of a tie, the first fish caught and released will determine the
winner on time.
5. There is no limit on rod and reel tackle.
No chumming • No live bait • No wire line
Dead bait or artificial lures only
6. No mutilated fish are eligible for weigh in or prize.
7. IGFA Rules apply.
8. All decisions regarding this fishing tournament are the sole discretion of the tournament
committee.
9. All Boats and Anglers shall fish each day based on their own desire and ability. Neither the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, nor Mike Schmidt, nor the tournament committee, are responsible
for any decisions made to fish in the event of questionable sea conditions.
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