Competition Rules and Guidelines

Check In

Fish will be recorded by length. Each financial member or visitor who have paid the outing entry fee will receive:

  • 10 points for fishing.

  • 10 points per fish checked in.

  • 10 points per 40cm of checked in fish

Boat points

  • will be calculated by dividing the total points of the boat by the number of crew

Comp Winners

The winner of the days outing 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 in the outing will 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.

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, on every day they fish.

  • Each crew member must pay the Clubs entry fee.

  • 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 Lighthouse 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

Monthly Outing Prizes

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.

Monthly outing prizes are awarded in the following order:

  • 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

As with the longest species, no competitor or fish species can win more than one prize, except the Mystery fish (where it can also be the largest other species). 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.

Competition Outings

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

  • begin at 12.00am (midnight) in Cape Hawke Harbour, finishing at Cape Hawke Harbour boat ramp at 3pm with Catch Recording beginning at 2:30pm.

  • Should sea conditions prevent an outing on the Saturday, 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.