Orange Coast Rod and Gun
Club
Tournament Rules
The
Tournament is an annual competition for individual and team awards.
1. The tournament shall begin Match 1 and end the
last day (28th or 29th) of February
2. Two competing teams will be made up of life
members and regular members in good standing. Assignment to teams, to
the extent practicable, will be by random process however: the
Tournament Chairman is empowered to make adjustments he deems necessary
to ensure parity of the teams.
3. All requests for points shall be turned into
the tournament chairman within 30 days of the catch or take.
4. No game or fish taken with traps or nets will
be allowed.
5. No more the 500 points may be scored for any
species of game or fish listed.
6. Individual trophies shall be awarded as
follows:
Only one trophy will be warded an
individual.
Highest award qualified for will be
awarded.
Total points hunting and fishing combined, first and second place
Total points hunting, first and second place
Total points fishing, first and second place
Most species hunting, first and second place
Most species fishing, first and second place
Bob Sandlon Memorial Award (Largest fish caught on annual Baja trip)
Largest deer Colorado Deer Hunt
Individual tournament trophies as specified by events chairman
Button fish and special merit awards
7. No more than the legal bag limit shall be
allowed on any one day.
No more than 20 fish or game without a legal bag limit shall be
allowed on any one day.
8. Points shall be awarded for any unsuccessful
animal or bird hunt as follows:
10% of point total of one of the species
hunted.
Example: Deer Hunt 500 x 10% = 50 points. If the hunt is for, more than
one day only 50 points will be counted. Where 10% is less the 5 points,
5 points will be awarded.
9. Points shall be awarded for any unsuccessful
fishing trip as follows:
Fresh water - 5 points
Half or 3/4. Day boat – 10 points
All Day boat - 15 points
Yellowtail, Albacore, Tuna chase boat - 20 points
10. Button fish will have to be 2 times the
weight breaking strength of the line used for all species except marlin
which will be 4 times the line test due to the quality and
sophistication of the equipment that we have available to us.
11. Bonus tournament points for exceptional
catches will be awarded as follow:
A. Button fish (2 times line test) 200
--except marlin must be 4 times line test
B. Special Merit (5 times line test) double
catch (maximum 500 points.
C. Highest Award (10 times line test) the
catch + 500 points.
12. Buttons will be awarded as follows:
A. First button fish Gold Button.
B. Second button fish Add Ruby to pin.
C. Third button fish Add Emerald to pin.
These are lifetime awards. Any button fish caught
after 3 will receive mention at the Tournament Dinner and Awards
Ceremony.
The club will furnish the first button and add
the Ruby and the Emerald to the original button. If you lose your button
or stones, replacements are at your own cost. Current tournament
chairman can help with replacements. Costs will be those in effect at
the time of replacement.
13. Bonus points for hunting or fishing will be
awarded for kills or catch that are notable enough to earn the hunter a
place in the record books of a nationally or internationally recognized
listing authority (Boon & Crocket, Safari Club International, Pope &,
Young, IGFA., etc).
A. Top 100 for species 200 points
B. Top 50 for species 500 points.
C. Top 10 for species double species points + 500 points.
Certification by the listing authority is
required for bonus points to be awarded. Bonus points will apply to the
next year’s tournament, if a decision on certification is pending on the
last day of February.
14. Bonus awards will be over and above the 500
point maximum for each species. A member may receive points for only
one bonus per species per year. If multiple qualifying fish are taken
the one resulting in the maximum points will be counted
All bonuses require witnesses and a picture if
possible.
15. The Awards Dinner will be served at the
second regular meeting in March.
The losing team shall prepare and serve a
dinner for the winning team and do all cleanups afterwards.
16 Decisions of the Tournament Chainman are
final.
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