A special thanks to all of our sponsors and contributors

Schedule of Events
Registration & Kick-Off Party
Thursday, June 25, 2009
v Tournament Day - Saturday, June 27, 2009
8:00pm Lines In
Boats may depart out of nearest inlet.
There is no Bimini Start.
Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille
2002 East Sample Road
Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
(Located on the SE corner of Sample
Road & Federal Hwy just behind CVS)
v Weigh-In - Sunday Early Morning, June 28, 2009
Lighthouse Point Marina
(Located one canal north of Hillsboro Inlet
on west side of intracoastal)
6:00pm – 8:30pm Registration
8:30pm Captain’s Meeting
9:00pm Raffle Drawing
(need not be present to win)
1:00 am Weigh Station Opens
3:00 am Lines Out
5:00 am Weigh Station Closed
(all eligible fish must be at the weigh station by 5:00 am)
All raffle monies will be donated to Hugs for Kids.
v Award Presentation - Sunday Afternoon
4:00pm at Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille
A special thanks to all of our sponsors and contributors:
Bonefish Mac's Sports Grille
Broward Design Center
Custom Rod & Reel
Florida Sport Fishing Magazine
Gray Taxidermy
King Toyota
Kluch Clothing
KMC Marine
Lighthouse Point Marina
Lindgren-Pitman
Brochure Layout & Select Ad Designs by:
Printing Services by:
Bill Buckley – Uncle Buck Graphic Arts, LLC
(561) 445-3770 • [email protected]
www.UncleBuckArt.com
Dan Quong – D&D Printing
1060 NW 5th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33486
954-571-4109
Directors: Drew & Tracey Kettelhut
Certified Weigh Master: Mark Ransford
Cover Artwork: RJ Boyle
Committee Members:
Don Beddia
Kim Beddia
Tess D’Armetta
Kris Klemetsmo
Beth Kwatcher
RJ Boyle Studios
SCALES
Standard Coffee
Swordfishing Central
Uncle Buck Graphic Arts
Full Moon Adventures, Inc. is proud to support
HUGS for KIDS.
For more information, please visit www.hugsforkids.org
Tournament Rules
1. The kick-off party will be located at Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille located
on the SE corner of Sample Road & Federal Highway in Lighthouse
Point on Thursday, June 25, 2009 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm.
2. Early entrance fee is $325 - valid thru June 24, 2009.
3. All late entry fees after June 24, 2009 are $375.
4. You may register early for the tournament at the following locations:
• Custom Rod & Reel, Lighthouse Point
• RJ Boyle Studios, Deerfield Beach
or mail your entry to tournament:
• Full Moon Adventures
628 NW 47th Terrace, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
5. All captains and anglers must sign the tournament registration form.
6. Only one swordfish may be weighed per boat.
7. Official tournament channel is VHF 72.
8. All participants must fish with conventional rod and reel gear.
Absolutely N0 electric reels or buoy gear permitted.
9. It is the responsibility of all participants to abide by state and federal
fishing and permit regulations.
10. Boats may leave from their home port.
11. Boats may start fishing for swordfish at 8:00pm.
12. In order for a swordfish to be eligible for any category in the tournament,
the length must be a minimum of 47” from the fork of the tail to
the tip of the lower jaw.
13. Once a swordfish is boated, you must notify the committee boat
(VHF 72) of its length. In order for your fish to count in this tournament,
confirmation from the committee boat must be received.
14. In an effort to document the swordfish released during this tournament
accurately, you must notify the committee boat of all released fish.
15. Lines out at 3:00am.
16. You may only transport your fish to the weigh station in the boat it
was caught in.
17. The weigh station will be located at the Lighthouse Point Marina
(located just north of Hillsboro Inlet.)
18. The weigh station will be open from 1:00am – 5:00am. If you are still
hooked up to a fish at 3:00am, you must notify the committee boat. In
order for that fish to count, you must arrive at Lighthouse Point Marina
by 5:00am. No Exceptions!
19. In the event of a tie, the 1st boated swordfish will be the tie breaker.
The committee boat will document the official time of all boated fish.
20. In the event of unsafe weather conditions, the tournament date will be
changed to Saturday, July 11, 2009. Entry fees will not be refunded.
21. All participants who enter and fish in this tournament do so at their
own risk.
22. Any protests must me made by no later than 5:00am, Sunday,
June 28, 2008. All protests must be in writing along with $200 cash.
23. In the event only one tournament legal fish is caught, the winner will
receive the 1st–5th place prizes.
24. In the event that no fish are caught, the tournament will be rescheduled
to Saturday, July 11, 2009. Entry fees will not be refunded.
25. Social security numbers are required prior to receiving any awards.
If not provided, prize monies will be withheld.
ALL WINNERS WILL BE REQUIRED
TO TAKE A POLYGRAPH TEST
WEIGH-IN LOCATION
The Weigh-In will be located at the Lighthouse Point
Marina Fuel Dock. Enter Lighthouse Point Inlet
and travel North on the Intracoastal Waterway.
The marina is located on the first canal on the Left.
2008 Full Moon Winter
Swordfest Results
1st Place - Smokem - 331 lbs.
2nd -Bouncers Dusky 33 - 112 lbs.
3rd - Bluelight Special - 93 lbs.
4th - Bonnie & Clyde - 60 lbs.
5th - Vee Slayer - 58 lbs.
Tournament Prizes
( main event )
1st Place
$5,000* plus Trophy, and Swordfish
mount donated by Gray Taxidermy
2nd Place
$2,500* plus Trophy
3rd Place
$1,500* plus Trophy
4th Place
$500* plus Trophy
5th Place
$250* plus Trophy
*All prize amounts
shown are based on
50 boats entered in
this tournament.
Calcuttas
( must be entered in main event to participate )
Big Fish – $300 Entry Fee
Winner takes all for the heaviest fish entered in this division
Broadbill Bonanza – $200 Entry Fee
50/30/20 Split for the three heaviest fish entered in this division
Broadbill Split – $100 Entry Fee
60/40 Split for the two heaviest fish entered in this division