red fish tourny

[BIG RED 1983]

Just a heads up there is a red fish tourny out of vermillion bay this saturday 3-17-12. $25 per person to join tourny club and $100 per boat take off at 6 weigh in at 3. 2 fish stringer in between 16in to 27in

[jfisher]

How can I sign up for this? thank you

[BIG RED 1983]

You can sign up at the landing at the point the morning of the tournament

[BIG RED 1983]

SFA Membership Application 01/19/12
1. Participation - Participation is open only to members of the Southcentral Fishing Association (SFA). Membership dues are $25.00 annually. All kids 15 years of age or younger, dues are $10.00. The SFA shall host four (4) members only tournaments per year and a SFA Classic. The four tournaments shall be held on March 17th, April 21st, May 19th, June 9th, & July 21st (being the SFA Classic). Members will be required to drop points from one tournament to determine final points standing prior to SFA Classic. Tentively the SFA Annual Supper will be held on August 17th at the American Legion Building in Lydia. .
2. Entry Fees & Registration - There is an entry fee of $100 per event per boat. Maximum of 4 members per boat. Registration will be completed the morning of the tournament. REGISTRATION WILL END AT 5:50 A.M. All boats may be subject to a random boat inspection prior to the start of the tournament.
3. Boat, Motor, & Horsepower regulations - All boats must be a minimum of 15 feet in length. Maximum horsepower for all outboards used in tournament competition should not exceed the horsepower limitations as set by the U.S. Coast Guard horsepower rating plate attached to the boat by the manufacturer.
4. Sportsmanship - All contestants are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, safety and conservation. Anglers shall, at all times, conduct themselves in a professional manner that will not reflect unfavorably on SFA, its members, officers or representatives, tournaments or sponsors. Anglers shall use their best efforts to demonstrate professionalism, ethical behavior, sportsmanship and integrity in support of the sport of fishing. Any angler, who violates any of the provisions as listed in this section, may be subject to forfeiture of tournament winnings, suspension from competing in SFA events, permanent ban from competition, or any combination thereof deemed appropriate by Tournament Board.
5. Permitted fishing methods & locations - All fish must be caught alive in a conventional sporting manner. Anglers may not catch fish or weigh in fish that have been caged or confined in an area prior to the tournament. Contestants may fish anywhere on tournament waters accessible to the public by boat, except areas designated as “off limits” or “no fishing” by private ownership or local, state and federal officials. Contestants may not fish within 50 yards of a competitor’s boat, which was in a location first, and anchored. (An anchored boat is a boat held in a stable position by a line attached to a weight, push pole, power pole, etc. with trowling motor in the upward position) All angling must be conducted from the boat. At no time may a contestant leave the boat to land a fish or to make the boat more accessible to fishing water.
6. Communication - The use of mobile communication devices, including, but not limited to cellular telephones, marine radios, CBs, etc., during tournament hours to gain an unfair advantage is strictly prohibited.
7. Tournament Hours/Weigh-In - All boats registered in fishing tournament shall leave from the weigh-in location (Quintana Marina, Cypremort Point). Contestants will be allowed to fish from 6:00 a.m. until 3:00 pm of the day of competition. Weigh in begins at 3:00 pm. Contestants who are not at the official check-in area at the appointed time will be penalized one (1) pound per minute and disqualified from participating in the Calcutta. Only two (2) Redfish/Red Drum will be weighed per boat. Fish must be within a 16” to 27” slot measured on an Official Club scale (“Check Stick”). A captain can bring only three fish to the scales. It is the captain’s responsibility to determine which two fish are heaviest. If a fish is too long, the captain will be allowed to replace that fish. If it is determined that the second fish is too long, the captain will not be allowed to weigh another fish and only one fish will be counted.
All Redfish will be measured with mouth closed and with pinched tail. Fish shall be measured left to right, the nose of the fish to the officials left and the tail toward the official’s right. The belly of the fish will always be placed toward the person measuring the fish. Any part of the tail that passes over the established line will cause that fish to be disqualified. Any fish that appears to have been penned, mangled, mashed, mauled or otherwise altered will not be weighed at the discretion of the weigh master. If there is adequate cause for suspicion, any member can be subject to a polygraph test to confirm honesty.
SFA Membership Application 01/19/12
9. Points – Tournament standings and winners shall be determined by the total weight measured in pounds (measured to nearest 100th of a pound) of each teams catch during the tournament. In the event of a tie of stringer weights, the tie breaker will be determined by the largest fish in either stringer. If this too is a tie, the winnings for those places will be combined and split between the two. Members fishing in the same boat will receive equal points. Points for each place shall be as follows: 1st-200, 2nd-190, 3rd-185, 4th-182, 5th-180, 6th-179, 7th-178, etc…. Any individual that participates in the tournament, but does not weigh in will receive 100 points. The “Anglers of the Year” & “Junior Anglers of the Year” shall be determined by the points accumulated from the three (3) best tournaments prior to the SFA Classic.
10. SFA Classic & Qualification - The SFA Classic will be no entry fee. The top twenty-four members based on the points standing (after drop of one tournament) shall be allowed to fish the tournament. These members may have other members that did not make the top twenty-four fish in their boats. In the event of a tie for twenty fourth place, all members tied for that positioned will be qualified to fish the SFA Classic.
11. Payout – Each tournament shall pay 5 places except SFA Classic shall be winner takes all. The payout for each tournament shall be as follows: 1st- 35%, 2nd- 20%, 3rd-10%; 4th-8%, 5th-7% of the amount collected. The remaining 20% will be used to fund the SFA Classic & Club. A $5 Calcutta will be collected for all members who wish to compete. 80% of funds collected for the Calcutta shall be paid to the member who catches the largest fish.
12. Rule changes - These rules will remain unchanged during the year. Interpretation of these rules will be left exclusively to the Tournament Board. Decisions of the Tournament Board are final in all matters and are not subject to appeal. Protests must be made in writing within 15 minutes of the weigh scales closing.
13. SAFETY – Safe boating will be observed at all times. Each contestant should wear a fastened, U.S. Coast Guard approved, personal floatation device anytime the combustion engine is in operation and the boat is up on plane. Each boat must have all required U.S. Coast Guard safety equipment. For the safety of all contestants, all boats should be equipped with some type of operable ignition shut-off device. This ignition shut-off (Kill Switch) should be attached to the driver anytime the combustion engine is operating and in gear. Tournament days may be shortened or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions. The decision to shorten or to cancel will be left totally to the discretion of the Tournament Board. Tournament status shall be determined by Tournament Board no later than 12:00 noon the Friday before the Tournament. If a tournament is canceled, it will be made-up on two weeks after the scheduled date.
14. Insurance & Liability - All contestants understand and acknowledge that boating and fishing is a dangerous sport. All contestants must have sufficient health, accident and liability insurance to cover any bodily or property injury claim arising from their participation in any SFA event. By signing this SFA Membership Application, I hereby release, discharge an agree to hold harmless Southcentral Fishing Association (SFA), it’s officers, directors, sponsors or hosts of any and all liability, claims, demands, actions or rights or action which are related to or any way connected to my participation in any Southcentral Fishing Association (SFA) event.
Membership Application & fees can be mailed to 5302 East Admiral Doyle Dr; Jeanerette, LA 70544 (please make checks payable to Matt Landry & indicate in the memo section SFA Membership)
For more information contact Director Matt Landry at mlandry@bhaengineering.com or 337-519-3947. All members shall be contacted through email only.
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By signing this document, I acknowledge that boating and fishing is a dangerous sport, have sufficient health, accident and liability insurance to cover any bodily or property injury claim arising from their participation in any SFA event, hereby release, discharge an agree to hold harmless Southcentral Fishing Association (SFA), it’s officers, directors, sponsors or hosts of any and all liability, claims, demands, actions or rights or action which are related to or any way connected to my participation in any SFA event.

[Reelbadfishin']

Should be fun. The weather looks good!

[jfisher]

do all members on the boat need to be sfa members? Thank you for your help?

[BIG RED 1983]

Originally Posted by jfisher

do all members on the boat need to be sfa members? Thank you for your help?

From my understanding yes

[Ratdog]

Bro I could Winn dat
Jus need da cash to enter.

[BIG RED 1983]

Where dey at ratdog you do knwo its not dem big bullys that you catch

[jfisher]

Thanks Big red! ya I been trying to email someone with sfa. not getting a response. I am already a member but we gona meet up at the launch an settle up there with them... You think thats good? Appreciate all your help

[Reelbadfishin']

You can do everything at the launch, it just has to be before 5:50am Saturday.

[Slimred]

What were the results of the tourney?