Rules
The Tournament is open to
all desiring to enter. Commercial Charter Boats are eligible only to
the extent that their charter parties are the registrants. Maximum
of six (6) anglers per boat. All Florida and Federal fishing
regulations apply. No commercial equipment or electric reels - This
is sport fishing.
Tournament Headquarters will
be the Ft. Pierce City Marina, Ft. Pierce, Florida. Entry fee is
$250 per boat for the tournament. However, entries submitted prior
to May 10, 2010, will be $200 per boat.
Boats may
fish out of any inlet. Tournament fishing begins at 6:30 am. Please
contact Blue Water Open Headquarters to advise departure. Anglers
are asked to check in by VHF radio or cell phone if no fish are to
be weighed.
All eligible fish must be
weighed at Tournament Headquarters between noon and 4:30 pm to
qualify for prizes. (Weigh-in defined as having the boat in the
harbor at Ft. Pierce City Marina.) Heaviest weight shall be
used in determining winning fish. All ties will be decided by
earliest weighed fish.
All fish not claimed by 6:00 pm
at the weigh-in station will become the property of the Exchange
Club Blue Water Open Charity Fishing Tournament.
