b'2024 Tournament Rules marina on an official tournament scale.If a ANGLER ELIGIBILITY:Open to all except professional anglers, captainsmust be indicated for each sailfish; weigh and record dolphin/kingfish/and crew.Professional is defined as anyone who has been paid to fish,wahoo/cobia/tuna at the crew or captain on a fishing boat in the last year (12 months).The Derbyboat breaks down, their report& SD card may be delivered prior to the Rules Committee reserves the right to determine an anglers professionaldeadline by some other boat. The Sailfish Marina is the ONLY official status. All entrants must fish on boats officially entered in the Silver Sailfishweighing and recording station. Derby and must fly the official Derby Pennant. *All decisions made by the tournament committee are final and official.LIMITED ENTRY:Tournament limited to 50 boats. BAIT & TACKLE SPECIFICATIONSFISHING DAYS:Thursday, January 11th & Friday, January 12th.WEATHER: The decision to fish is solely the Captains choice.All par- 1. All anglers are limited to fishing 20 lb. (maximum) test line.The use of ticipants fish at their own discretion and risk. backing is permissible per IGFA rules.Leader (any material) is limited DEPARTURE:All boats must visually check out of Palm Beach (Laketo 15 feet including floats/corks.The combined length of double line Worth) Inlet each morning between 6:30 a.m and 8:00 a.m. Any boatsand leader shall not exceed 20 feet. departing after 8:00 a.m. must visually check out at the Sailfish Marina.2. Tournament boats are allowed to fish a maximum of four (4) lines at You must show your boat number and be audibly confirmed prior to leav- any one time.This includes the use of bait rods.Eligible fish (sailfish, ing the inlet.FISHING HOURS: Official Lines In is 8:00 a.m. anddolphin, etc.) cannot be caught using a bait rod. No wire lines or plan-official Lines Out is 4:00 p.m. each day.At the conclusion of each day,ers allowed. Downriggers and kites are permissible.all boats must return to Sailfish Marina by water, in the boat you fished3. Any type of live, dead or artificial bait can be used and are scored equally. on, to submit their daily score sheet & SD card by the designated time. The use of natural dead bait teasers/dredges is prohibited.Artificial BOUNDARIES:North: St. Lucie Power Plant (Lat. 27 2057.00 N)bait/strip teasers and dredges are permitted. Chumming sailfish with South: Boca Raton Inlet (Lat 26 208.00 N) live or dead bait is prohibited.Boats must retain all baits (fresh or used) DAILY REPORTS & SD CARDS: The tournament supplied Daily Re- during fishing hours. port Form must be completed and submitted along with yourSD card,4. All boats are required to fish with billfish approved non-offset circle hooks by boat, at the designated Sailfish Marina Dock no later than 90 minuteswhen fishing with live or dead baits.Any brand non-offset circle hook is (1 1/2 hours) after Lines Out.Register names of all anglers aboard,permitted.Hooks must not be altered in any manner whatsoever.The whether eligible fish were caught or not. List tag numbers if applicable;use of other traditional hook styles is permitted only when fishing with note estimated weight and length of released sails; official time of releaseunbaited artificial lures.ANGLING RULES & VIDEO VERIFICATION PROCEDURES1. All participants must comply strictly with IGFA rules. The only exceptionAll registered captains, anglers and occupants of their boats consent will be in the event of multiple hookups.Then the angler may fight ad- that tournament officials may use all video content without payment or ditional fish from a rod holder.Anglers must fight their own fish unas- restriction. SD cards will be kept by tournament committee and returned sisted.Fish will be disqualified if rod, reel or line is handled by anyoneat a later date.other than the angler while fish is baited, hooked up and fought.6. Release Confirmation: All sailfish releases (time of release) must be 2. A sailfish release is official when a crew member touches/takes hold ofradioed/phoned to the tournament score keeper; time on SD card is the leader, or physically touches the fish.Release sailfish by cutting thenot official tournament time. Each release will be audibly verified on the leader.A reasonable effort must be made to cut the leader as close asVHF. It is the responsibility of each boat to have a sufficient VHF radio possible to the mouth of the fish.Breaking the leader by intentionallyand/or cellular phone. The official Silver Sailfish Derby VHF Channel is jerking or snatching is not permitted & will disqualify a catch.Gaffing79 (backup Channel VHF 80). Tournament standings will be reported a fish to touch the leader is not permitted & will disqualify a catch. on the radio at the start and conclusion of each day. Live scoring will be 3. Video Requirement: All sailfish releases must be verified in a continuousavailable throughout the tournament.Also, a scoreboard will be posted video footage sequence, from the time video evidence confirms identifica- at Sailfish Marina daily.tion of the fish, until the leader is touched and then cut at the time of7. If fish are being fought at Lines Out time, the captain MUST report release. Each team is responsible for providing their own video camerathe number of fish hooked up and only those fish, if successfully released, and the appropriate media to record video footage that documents thewill count.releases on their boat. The first video clip to be shot by all teams should8. No one may retain hold of the leader to hook a fish.The fish must pull be of the time & date at the start of fishing.drag from the reel. Video media will not be provided to teams by the tournament. Accept- 9.The intentional abandonment of the boat to fight or land a sailfish is able video formats are SD cards only. Having a secondary video sourceprohibited.All anglers must remain in the boat while fighting fish.and extra SD cards is highly recommended. 10. Marlin releases do not count towards sailfish release points, but will be 4. Release Verification: This continuous video must clearly identify the fisheligible for special awards.as well as the touching of the leader by a crew member, and the separation11. If tagging sailfish, care should be exercised in placement of the tag, avoid-of the fish by cutting the leader. If a break in the footage should occur, theing eyes, gills & stomach. Billfish Foundation Tags will be available when team must reestablish video evidence of the fish again with a continuousyou pick up your Captains Bag at the West Palm Beach Fishing Club.video sequence up to the leader touch and leader cut.12. Derby officials may disqualify any entrant/entry/captain/boat for any Upon releasing the fish, the proper release card must be displayed onrule infractions and will interpret all rules and constitute final author-video to mark the completion of a catch. Two (2) release cards will beity. Any protests must be submitted in writing immediately to the Derby issued to each team (one for Day 1, and the other for Day 2 of fishing). Committee, and MUST be accompanied by a $500.00 non-refundable fee. 5. Video/Content Release:Video footage submitted becomes property of13. All anglers must be properly licensed for fishing in salt water. Anglers, the Silver Sailfish Derby and may be used for all promotional purposes.crews and captains fish at their own risk.J anuary10-13, 2024 11Untitled-1 1 12/13/23 3:37 PM'