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Pompano Beach Firefighter Benevolent Fishing Tournament Rules
1. ENTRY FEE PER BOAT: $300 per boat paid on or before May 24, 2024. $350 if paid after May 24, 2024. No exceptions.
Register and pay online at www.PBFB.org
2. REGISTRATION: Entries should filled out on the website www.PBFB.org. No entries, angler changes, or angler additions
can be made after the captain’s meeting on June 27, 2024. Registration fee is non-refundable for any reason.
3. CAPTAIN’S MEETING: Boat House Marine Center; Thursday June 27, 2024, register/check-in from 6:00-8:00pm, rules announced at
7:00pm. One angler from each boat must be present, you will not be able to fish this tournament if not present. Official rules
will be reviewed, and any rule changes will be given at this meeting.
4. TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS & OFFICIAL WEIGH STATION: Pompano Beach Firefighter Benevolent scales
at Alsdorf Park Boat Ramp will constitute the official weigh station. Regular weigh-in hours: Saturday June 29, 2024, will be
from noon to 4:00pm, if you wish to weigh in sooner, contact our weigh master on channel 68. No fish hooked or boated
after hours stated above will be eligible.
5. ANGLERS PER BOAT: Four (4) registered anglers are permitted per boat; additional anglers are $50.00 per person.
Anglers may also serve as captain and/or mate.
6. COMMUNICATIONS: All participating boats should be equipped with a working VHF marine radio. The tournament
committee will monitor VHF channel 68, official times or special notifications will be announced during the tournament on
this channel. NO WEIGH-IN STATISTICS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON VHF RADIO.
7. START and HOURS OF FISHING: Saturday June 29, 2024, Gentlemen’s Start, lines in @ 7:00am and all lines out of
water by 3:00pm. Weigh-in closes promptly at 4:00pm. You may use any inlet to fish this tournament. Just remember this tournament is for charity and we are relying on everyone to abide by the rules.
8. ELIGIBLE FISH: Dolphin, Kingfish, Wahoo, Cobia, and Blackfin Tuna. Mutilated fish will not be eligible for any category.
Mutilation is determined by weighmaster. Up to $10,000 in cash prizes awarded on 100 boat entries.
9. Only one (1) fish per category, per boat can be entered in the Kingfish, Dolphin & Wahoo categories. Each junior angler is allowed to weigh in one
fish. If a category remains vacant that prize will not be awarded.
10. Any award winner receiving $600 or more will be required to provide a valid taxpayer identification number or social
security number and will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year; a copy of such will be filed with the IRS.
Winners may be subject to a lie detector test at the sole discretion of the Tournament Rules Committee.
11. CATEGORIES/MINIMUM WEIGHTS/JR ; Dana Katz LADY ANGLER/ Bill Elliot Aggregate: A) The minimum
weight for Dolphin, Kingfish or Wahoo in any category is Ten (10) pounds. B) Fish not meeting these minimum weights will
not count. All fish must meet state requirements. C) The Bill Elliot Three fish aggregate can be any 3 heaviest fish from each
category to include cobia and blackfin tuna (i.e 3 heaviest kingfish can be weighed). D) The Junior Angler award recipients
must be 12 years or younger, NOT a cash award category. E) The Dana Katz Lady angler cash prize to be determined
12. Hook & amp; Catch: For all participating Male, Female, and Junior anglers, you must Hook, Fight and Catch your own fish.
Once the fish is hooked, you must fight the fish until it is on the boat, properly released, or lost. Anglers may not pass the
rod once the fish is hooked. Rod holders are allowed as long as it’s hooked and reeled in by the original angler.
13. TIES: In the event of a tie in weight, the winner will be determined by the earliest weigh-in time.
14. BAIT & TACKLE: No bait restrictions. Live bait permitted. All fish must be caught on rod and reel. Wire lines permitted.
Electric reels are only permitted for Kite reels and Downriggers! No “Live Bait” chumming!
15. Tournament winners may be subject to a polygraph test. All fish may be examined by any means necessary.
16. FISHING BOUNDARIES: The fishing limits of this tournament are in territorial waters of the U.S. North Boundary is St.
Lucie Inlet and the South boundary will be Government Cut.
17. ENTRY REFUSAL: THE POMPANO BEACH FIREFIGHTER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FISHING COMMITTEE
reserves the right to refuse any tournament application or entry from a prospective entrant with or without cause. Any
applicant refused entry shall be entitled to a refund of entry fee.
18. WEATHER CONDITIONS: In the event of unsafe conditions at sea, the weather committee, in its best judgment, may
call off the tournament until better conditions prevail. Such notice of cancellation and resumption will be broadcast on
channel 68 and on our website www.pbfb.org. In the event of full cancellation, tournament prizes will be awarded by
drawings for category prizes at awards party, must be present to win. Captains are ultimately responsible for their crew and
fish at their own risk.
19. THE POMPANO BEACH FIREFIGHTER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FISHING COMMITTEE and all participants will
abide by any federal, state and/or local laws that pertain to the environmental control of the fisheries. All registered anglers
must possess a current Florida saltwater fishing license and present upon request.
20. NOTE: Tournament rules are subject to change without notice. ANY CHANGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE CAPTAIN’S MEETING.
