kmt-2015-official-program - 32nd Annual RSWSC King Mackerel
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kmt-2015-official-program - 32nd Annual RSWSC King Mackerel
Single Tourna Day ment No Che Out ck OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT PROGRAM Visit Our Website : RaleighKMT.org & Follow Us on Twitter: @RaleighKMT Visit our Raleigh Store for all your Spring Fishing Gear! The Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club Would Like to Say... “Thank You to the Town of Morehead City, North Carolina and All It's Wonderful People Your Continued Support and Hospitality Have Helped Make our Tournament a Success We Love Your Beautiful City and Can't Wait to See You Again Next Year!” RALEIGH SALTWATER SPORT FISHING CLUB 31st Annual King Mackerel Tournament July 24-25, 2015 Table of Contents Welcome from the President .............................. 2 Tournament Rules ........................................... 5-6 Tournament Entry Form ..................................... 7 Schedule of Events Friday, July 24 Registration / Check-In ................... 4:00 - 9:00 pm Jaycee Park, Morehead City, NC Captains’ Meeting .......................... 7:00 - 8:00 pm Jaycee Park, Morehead City, NC Saturday, July 25 Lines In .................................................... 6:00 am Weigh-In ..................................... 12:00 - 5:00 pm Jaycee Park, Morehead City, NC Awards Ceremony .................................... 7:00 pm Jaycee Park, Morehead City, NC Tournament Director: Jason Fant, 919-802-2799, [email protected] RSWSC President: Tommy Peace, [email protected] Advertising Sales: Contact the tournament Directors or email us at [email protected] 1 Welcome Anglers! I want to welcome all anglers and families to the 301stAnnual Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club King Mackerel Tournament. This Year's Junior Angler Awards are Presented By This year's KMT will offer many of the fun activities like we have in the past. We will be holding the Cast net competition on Friday night for one lucky youth and one adult. There will be rafe opportunities, and much more. The RSWSC has long promoted family shing. In conjunction with those efforts, we will once again be hosting a Junior Angler’s Competition. Be sure to attend the awards ceremony on Saturday night to see who wins. I'd like to ask everyone to remember, every entry made, Tshirt/rafe ticket purchased, or Sponsorship provided is important. All of these will allow the RSWSC to once again donate a portion of the proceeds from this tournament to TakeA-Kid Fishing, and the Dale Ward Marine Scholarship. I'd like to personally thank All our 2015 Sponsors for their generous support. Morehead City for the use of its facilities and being a welcoming Host. All our members who give of their time to make this a Fun Family event. Randy Gregory and the staff @ the NC Division of Marine Fisheries. (You sampling to aid in the understanding of the species is priceless) All our Anglers, without YOU this simply wouldn't happen!!! On behalf of the Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club, we wish you “Fair winds and following seas”…. But most of all SMOKING REELS Sincerely, Tommy Peace President Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club Good Luck to All Our Junior Anglers “ For all Your Fishing Needs “ Inshore • Offshore • Surf • Freshwater 2049 US HWY 117 SOUTH GOLDSBORO, NC 27530 (919) 736-2488 http://ezbaitandtackle.com 2 Boats Inc. “we make weekends fun” YourCompleteInshore&OffshoreFishingCenter CELEBRATING 67 YEARS Sales: (877) 418-3574 Service: (877) 505-4472 4813 Arendell Street Morehead City, NC 28557 www.theReelOutdoors.com www.ParkerGM.com 3 Membership Application Primary Member: New Member Name: _____________________________________________ ___ Renewal Mailing Address:___________________________________ _______ City, State, Zip: _________________________________ _________ Membership Dues: Email: ____________________________________________ ____ Single $50.00 Home Phone: ________________ Work Phone: __________ ________ Family $60.00 Sponsor $130.00 Additional Family Members: for family memberships only Name: _____________________________________________ ___ Note: Relation:__________________________________________ _____ Sponsoring membership includes a business card ad inserted in our monthly newsletter. Please provide us with a digital artwork le. (300 dpi minimum). Files can be Emailed to: [email protected]. Name: _____________________________________________ ___ Relation:__________________________________________ _____ Name: _____________________________________________ ___ Relation:__________________________________________ _____ Name: _____________________________________________ ___ Larger or short term ads are available upon request. Please contact us for additional information and pricing at: [email protected] Relation:__________________________________________ _____ Additional family members must reside at the same address as the primary member to be included for a family membership. Make Checks Payable to: Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club Mail Membership Form To: Raleigh Saltwater Sportshing Club ATTN: Membership PO Box 41427 Raleigh, NC 27629 For Ofcial Use: Membership Date: _____________ Membership Number: ___________ Payment Method: Cash Check Check Number: _______________ For sponsoring or newsletter ads please Email digit al artwork le (300dpi minimum) [email protected]. Please include your member name with your artwork submittal. Please note that we do not provide artwork services to create or modify sponsor or newsletter ads. You must provide us with completed artwork les in digital format. Membership Renewal Date: _________________________ 4 2015 Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club King Mackerel Tournament Official Rules 1. Tournament Headquarters is at the Jaycee Park, in Morehead, NC for Registration (Check-in), Weigh-in and Awards. Registration/check-in to pick up assigned number is Friday, July 24, 2015 from 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. 2. Captains' meeting is Friday at 7 P.M. Attendance at the captains' meeting, although not required, is highly recommended. Any rule changes, interpretations, modications and/or clarications will be announced at the Captain's Meeting and will become ofcial. It is the captain's responsibility to know and understand any rule changes or interpretations at the Captain's Meeting. All decisions made by the Rules Committee are nal. 3. The ofcial entry fee shall be $425 except where: i. The entry fee is postmarked or received electronically through the ofcial KMT online registration process (www.RaleighKMT.com/register) by 11:59 PM July 7, 2015, in which case the entry fee shall be $375. ii. The entry fee is postmarked or received electronically through the ofcial KMT online registration process (www.RaleighKMT.com/register) between 12:00 AM July 2, 2014 and 11:59 PM July 24, 2014, in which case the entry fee will be $400. 4. A Sponsor, Tournament Ofcial or Committee Member if properly registered is eligible to sh and win any prize. The Committee reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone. 5. Competition hours are Saturday July 25, 2015 from 6:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. unless terminated by the Rules Committee. 6. A boat may not be replaced after 9:00 P.M., July 24, 2015. 7. All times mentioned in the Tournament rules are GPS Eastern Daylight Savings time. prominently displayed upon approaching the channel entrance. 9. There will be no bad weather days. Fishing will be captain's choice unless the Rules Committee with the guidance of the Federal Safety Authorities decides that the weather might jeopardize the safety of the participants. If the Rules Committee decides that the weather might jeopardize the safety of the participants and the tournament is cancelled, all boats will receive a refund check of 75% of entry fee. 10. Eligible species are King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalle), except for species specic TWTs. Only one sh per boat per species shall be weighed. No king mackerel with a fork length (measured from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail) of less than 32 inches will be accepted. Please remember the future and carefully release all sh not to be entered or donated for the sh sale. All proceeds from the sale of tournament sh are donated to the Take a Kid Fishing Donation. i. Eligible species for Species Specic TWTs a. Mahi Mahi TWT - Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) b. Amberjack TWT - Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) 11. Only 6 lines may be shed at a time. All sh must be caught on hook and line. 12. For purposes of safety, all boats must adhere to USCG regulations for their size and must have VHF radio on board. Tournament Committee members will monitor VHF Channel 69. 13. There is no checkout, however no lines in the water before 6:00 A.M. Saturday. You must exit and enter from a North Carolina Inlet. Observation boats will be present during shing hours. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to inspect all boats entered in competition at any time. Once you enter into competition you may not return to any dock, marina, or make any stops until you reach check-in area. As safety is of prime importance, the Tournament Committee or Tournament Headquarters may grant permission for exceptions. All anglers that are on board when competition begins must be on board when returning to Tournament Headquarters to weigh a sh. 8. Weigh-in is from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Saturday, July 25th. Weigh-in Tournament Headquarters at the Jaycee Park, Morehead City, NC. Entrants weighing sh: 14. In the event severe weather conditions or medical conditions forces participants to make landfall, they must return to Tournament Headquarters and check out prior to returning to competition. i. must pass a tournament ofcial stationed at the State Port side of the channel entrance to Morehead City waterfront by 5:00 P.M. & 15. Two or more boats seen congregating during competition hours may be subject to disqualication from the tournament. Licensed bait barges are exempt. ii. each boat must have its boat number 5 16. Fish must be weighed in from the boat from which caught. The boat must be unassisted and operational under its own power when presenting a sh for weigh in. No trucking or overland transportation to weigh-in station is allowed. 17. Boat entry numbers should be displayed at check-in for identication purposes. Each boat should have its number acknowledged by the ofcial if weigh-in time is approaching. 18. Fish must be handled and presented for weigh-in by an angler from the boat. All sh presented to Weighmaster shall become the property of RSWSC. Fish submitted for weigh-in must be fresh and in edible condition. 19. All sh entered are subjected to the scrutiny and inspection of the Rules Committee, the Weigh Master and a sheries biologist and must not be mutilated in any way, except for hook and gaff punctures. Mutilation is dened as any damage that impairs the sh's ghting ability. Decisions on mutilation and sh condition shall be made by the Weighmaster and will be nal. The Weighmaster has the right to refuse any sh. 20. Upon weighing your sh, you will be presented with a weight receipt with printed information. Once reviewed and signed, this receipt will stand as accepted. 21. By signing the entry form the Captain and crew, etc. consent that the RSWSC King Mackerel Tournament may use without payment or restriction any photographs in which he or she appears for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to resale, advertising, commercial or promotional material. 22. Participants that are under the inuence of alcohol or drugs and/or who display disorderly conduct damaging or potentially damaging to person or property will have their boat disqualied from the tournament. 23. Award Ceremony: Jaycee Park, Morehead City, NC, July 25, 2015 at 6:30PM. 24. TWTs (Tournaments within a Tournament) i. Largest King Mackerel a. Entry Fee - $150 b. Format – Largest King Mackerel (by weight). ii. Small Boat a. Entry Fee - $150 b. Format – Largest King Mackerel (by weight) c. Only boats with a LOA (manufacturer's spec) of 27' 11” or less are eligible for this TWT. iii. High Roller a. Entry Fee - $300 b. Format – Largest King Mackerel (by weight) iv. Mahi Mahi a. Entry Fee - $150 b. Format – Largest Mahi Mahi (by weight) v. Amberjack a. Entry Fee - $150 b. Format – Largest Greater Amberjack (by weight) vi. High Stakes Winner Takes All a. Entry Fee - $150 b. Format – Largest Mahi Mahi (by weight) 25. Tournament purse: i. All monies collected in entry fees, less an amount retained for operating expenses, will be awarded in cash prizes and split according to the payout schedule published in the Tournament Program Guide. ii. All TWT's will have a 10% retainer. The remaining 90% will be split according to the payout schedule published in the Tournament Program Guide. Prize monies for positions 1-10 overall, are based on 200 boat entries and will increase or decrease proportionately with the number of boats entered in the tournament. 26. Primary Prizes are limited to one per boat with the exception of Special Prizes. In the event of a tie by the exact same weight, the sh weighed rst will be the winner. Special Prizes include TWTs and Junior Angler prizes. 27. The one sh per boat weighed will be eligible for the Junior Angler prizes provided the Junior Angler is registered as a participant with the tournament prior to tournament day and do actively participate in the tournament. i. A Junior Angler does not have to accompany the sh to the weigh station, however, the Junior Angler must be registered on the Entry Form and the appropriate box checked on the weigh ticket to receive prizes. ii. Junior Angler's sixteenth (16th) birthday must not fall prior to January 1 of this calendar year in order to be eligible for competition in the Junior Angler division. 28. All protests will be accompanied by a $200 deposit and submitted in writing to the Rules Committee Chairman no later than one hour after weigh-in of the nal sh. If the protest is not upheld, the deposit becomes the property of the RSWSC. All tournament winners are subject to take and pass a polygraph test. 6 Sales & Service for (252) 247-6667 4971 Arendell Street Morehead City, NC www.StarlingMarine.com DRAW-TITE TRAILER HITCHES HAULMARK ENCLOSED CARGO & RACE TRAILERS ROADMASTER CARGO & RACE TRAILERS BRI-MAR DUMP TRAILERS DELMER KING 7 www.CalcuttaFishing.com 8 Index to Advertisers This Year's Junior Angler Awards are Presented By Boats Inc. of Morehead City .......................... 3 Calcutta ......................................................... 8 Captain Segull's ............................................ 7 Country Aire Rental ..................................... 7 EZ Bait & Tackle ............................................ 2 Greater Raleigh Refrigeration ...................... 7 Junior Angler Sponsors ..............................2,9 Overton's ............................ Front Inside Cover Parker Buick / GMC ....................................... 3 Raleigh Hitch ................................................ 7 Southern Kingfish Association .....Back Cover Good Luck to All Our Junior Anglers Starling Marine ............................................. 3 The Reel Outdoors ........................................ 7 2015 RSWSC KMT Payout Schedule Place Main Tournament Bigest King Mack TWT Small Boat TWT High Roller TWT Mahi Mahi TWT Amberjack TWT High Stakes Winner Takes All TWT 1 25.00% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 100.0% 2 20.00% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 3 15.00% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 0.0% 4 12.00% 5 10.00% 6 6.00% 7 5.00% 8 3.50% 9 2.50% 10 1.00% 100.0% TWT's Pay Out a Maximum of 3 Places 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 9 2015 RSWSC KMT Entry Form Captain’s Information First Name: Last Name: Address 1: Address 2: City: State: Zip: Primary Phone: Tournament Phone: Email: Team Name: Boat Information Boat Name: Registration #: Engine Make: Engine HP: #of Engines: Boat Make: Length (Builder Specs): Junior Anglers Junior Angler #1 Junior Angler #2 First Name: First Name: Last Name: Last Name: Entry Fees $425 Standard Entry Fee (Register online at http://RaleighKMT.org/Register and save $25. Pay by 7/7/2015 and save another $25) $150 TWT (Biggest King Mackerel) $150 Small Boat TWT (<27’11” LOA) $300 High Roller TWT $150 Mahi Mahi TWT $150 Amberjack TWT $1250 High Stakes Winner Takes All TWT Credit Card (Only Avail at Check-In) Total: $ Check (# ) Cash ENTIRE ENTRY FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT TO REFLECT YOUR FISHING STATUS DURING THIS TOURNAMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY PRIZES. WAIVER CONTRACT: By signing this form, I understand that I as the registrant/captain/boat owner, am responsible for my boat and occupants at all times. I have read and fully understand and agree to abide by all rules of the 30th Annual Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club King Mackerel Tournament. I hereby release sponsors, their principles, their subsidiaries, and their affiliates from any and all liability. I further understand that the decision to fish and participate is the responsibility of the registrant captain/boat owner. CONTACT OPT-IN: By signing this form, I acknowledge that I agree that the contact information provided herein may be used by the Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club and the sponsors of the 31st Annual Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club King Mackerel Tournament to contact you in the future. By my seal I acknowledge and accept the terms and conditions as specified above X Date: Signature if Captain / Boat Owner (Required) Tournament Staff Use Only Payee #1 Full Name: SSN: Total Winnings: Payee #2 Full Name: SSN: Total Winnings: 2014 TOURNAMENT PROUD TO BE AFFILIATED WITH The Raleigh Saltwater Sport Fishing Club's 30th Annual King Mackerel Tournament SOUTHERN KINGFISH ASSOCIATION, LLC 4404 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234 (800) 582-6262 FAX: (941) 360-6668 www.shska.com