Wharf Classic Fishing Tournament at FINZ

WE WILL BE ACCEPTING ENTRY'S RIGHT UP UNTIL THE CAPTAINS MEETING
BOAT RAFFLE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Wharf Classic Fishing Tournament at FINZ
June 24^th 2006 Pickering Wharf Salem, Massachusetts
TOURNAMENT RULES TOURNAMENT APPLICATION SPONSORS UPDATES PHOTOS RESULTS HOME

TOURNAMENT RULES

$150 per boat entry fee Max. 4 persons
Entry forms may be mailed or dropped off at Tache Real Estate 208 Derby St Salem MA 01970 or Dropped of at FINZ
Make checks payable to Wharf Classic

Captains Meeting Friday June 23^th 2006 6pm at FINZ, Tournament VHF channel will be announced at the captains meeting
Captains Meeting Parking- Please do not park on the Wharf, park in the Congress St. lot (across from Shetland Park)
or in the parking garage at Derby & Congress
Fishing Times are June 24^th 2006 Lines in 12.01am Lines out 4:00 p.m

Tournament boundaries for Striped bass are from Merrimac River to Scituate (East to the federal water’s line on striped bass)
* Note- it is illegal to catch or posses striped bass in federal waters.

Weigh in on Saturday between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm at at Pickering Wharf
All fish must arrive at the weigh in scale via the registered boat on which they were caught no later than 5pm
Fish must arrive at weigh in by boat only - Late fish will not be weighed! NO EXCEPTIONS
In the event of a mechanical failure participants may fish from another vessel. The tournament committee must be notified
in writing in advance.

All fish weighed are subject to tournament committee inspection, the committee reserves the right to hold, reject or
photograph for any reason any fish entered. All committee decisions are final

Any Protest’s must be made to the tournament committee in writing prior to 5:00 pm on June 24^th 2006
Sportsman like conduct ashore and afloat is required by all participants

Weather Conditions - Captains are ultimately responsible for their crew and should make the decision as to safe sea conditions.

Dockage with rafting will be available on a first come first served basis on the Pickering Wharf Marina transient dock

This is a weight first tournament with length as a tiebreaker.
Only one fish per category will be weighed per boat.
Minimum Striped Bass length of 34"
Minimum Codfish length 24"
No minimum length on Bluefish.
Minimum weight Other category 20 lbs.

Striped Bass
1^st place = $1000.00
2^nd place = $500.00
3^rd place = $300.00
Junior Prize - Largest Striped Bass caught by a junior angler

Largest Bluefish $ 400.00
Largest Codfish $ 400.00
Largest Other Fish - $400.00 (any fish over 20lbs i.e Tuna, Haddock, Cusk, Halibut, – no sharks)
Junior Other Prize (includes bluefish and Codfish)
** Note Junior category is 12yo and under.

Awards Ceremony will commence aprox. one hour after the last fish is weighted.
Cash bar and complimentary Hors D’oeuvres will be served to all.

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