Competition Rules and Guidelines

Entering your Catch into the Competition Outing.

Bring your Catch to Check In

Check In begins at 2:30pm at the end of the Competition Outing. Fish will be recorded by length by the Club Recorder. Each financial member or visitor who has paid the Competition Outing entry fee will receive:

  • 10 points for fishing.

  • 10 points per fish checked in.

  • 10 points per 40cm of checked in fishWHAT IF I WANT TO PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE?

Or Practice Catch and Release

1. Collect a ‘Competition Identifier’ card from the sign on box.

  • When you sign on for the outing, the sign on box will contain a
    number of copies of the ‘Competition Identifier’, a laminated card
    that has a number on it. (see sample)

  • Take one for each boat.

2. Take a photo to show the recorder

  • Put the fish on a measuring mat

  • Place the ‘Competition Identifier’ card
    on the fish

  • Take a photo (see sample picture).

  • Release the fish.

3. Then you may either

  • Show the Recorder this photo at Check In.

  • Or submit it to the club’s WhatsApp group ‘CFBW Fishing Club Comps’ by 3pm on the last day of the competition. (See a club member for details).

Ensure you return the Competition Identifier card to the Recorder or the Sign On Box.

Guidelines

A sign on box will be fixed to a post near the check-in station point at Cape Hawke boat ramp for all outings.

  • Each boat crew member must sign-on and off, and collect an ‘Competition Identifier’ card.

  • Each crew member must pay the Clubs entry fee. (Currently $5.)

  • All boats must leave and return via Cape Hawke Harbour.

  • A minimum of 4 (different) boats over the weekend is necessary to constitute an outing.

  • Fishing must be conducted, north of Seal Rocks and south of Crowdy Head Lighthouse.

  • Any fish presented to check in breach of DPI Saltwater bag and size limits may result in disqualification of the entire catch.

Point Scoring

Competition Outing Prizes

Monthly Competition Outing prizes are awarded as follows:

  • Longest Flathead       

  • Longest Snapper        

  • Longest Teraglin

  • Longest other species

  • Longest mystery fish

  • Highest individual points

“Runner Up” prizes will be awarded for the second longest

  • Flathead

  • Snapper

  • Teraglin

No competitor or fish species can win more than one prize, except the Mystery fish (where it can also be the largest other species), and highest individual points.

Therefore, if a competitor wins any of the largest fish categories, they can only win one “Runner Up” prize, but not with a fish in the same category as what they won the largest of. All clear?? :)

Competition Outing Winners

The winner of the competition will be calculated on the following formula

  • The member/visitor with the most ‘Total Points’ will receive 4 points

  • 2nd  place will receive 3 points and 3rd place will receive 2 points

  • And all other member/visitors that participate receive 1 point

  • If two or more members/visitors have the same ‘Total Points’ they will receive the equivalent points allocation.  The monetary prize will be shared.

  • The person with the most points at the end of the year will be declared winner.  If more than one person finishes on same points, then joint winners will be declared.

Competition Outings

Competition Outings are scheduled for the weekend of the third Sunday of the month, at Forster Boat Ramp in Cape Hawke Harbour.

Competition Outings;

  • begin at 12.00am on the Saturday in Cape Hawke Harbour, finishing at Cape Hawke Harbour boat ramp at 3pm Sunday

  • Recording begins at 2:30pm.

  • Should sea conditions prevent an outing on the weekend, the outing will be re-scheduled for an agreed day during the following week, up until and including, the Saturday of the next weekend.

  • If the re-scheduled outing is again unable to be held the outing will be cancelled.

Each boat must comply with minimum Maritime NSW regulations.