IMPORTANT:  The Rules & Regulations have changed - full details below.

CAPTAIN’S MEETING:

Friday, April 17, 2015
5:00 – 7:00 pm

Boatyard Bar & Grill
400 Fourth Street
Annapolis, MD  21403

Pick up your Skipper’s Bag (event tickets, Tshirts), official current year measuring stick and tickets for Saturday’s party

Enjoy delicious Boatyard fare and listen to the fish-on sounds of Cuzzin' Mark & Sean!

 

CATCH & RELEASE TOURNAMENT AND MEASURE-IN:

 Saturday, April 18, 2015

Catch & Release Tournament:  Fishing begins at 5:00am - DNR rules apply

Measure-In:  Cut off @ 4:30 pm – no exceptions - potential winners must sign in at the Judging Station prior to the 4:30 pm cut-off for an interview with the judges and to receive a certified measurement card to become eligible to win.  You must be in line by the 4:30 pm deadline.  Please review Rules below.

 AWARDS AFTER PARTY:

Saturday, April 18, 2015

4:00 – 8:00 pm Party
5:00 – 8:00 pm Live Music – D'Vibe & Conga
5:00 pm Awards

14^th ANNUAL BOATYARD BAR & GRILL OPENING DAY ROCKFISH CATCH & RELEASE TOURNAMENT

April 18, 2015

To benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation®, Coastal Conservation Association Maryland and the Annapolis Police Dept. Youth Fishing Camp

Fish Photo Email Address:  BYTourney@gmail.com
Social Media: #BYBGTourney and @BYBGTourney

The Event

• Entry Fee:  $200.00 per boat for four anglers
                       $40.00 per additional angler
  
  Payment Options:
  
  • Online registration (highly recommended) - Go to www.boatyardbarandgrill.com under “Events” under “Fishing Tournament” and click on the REGISTER button.  The history of, past results & more details about the tournament can be found there as well.  Payment with credit card or PayPal only available on-line.
  • *Mail or bring registration form and payment (cash or check) payable to Boatyard Bar & Grill at 400 Fourth Street, Annapolis, MD 21403.
  • Or leave the signed form and check only at Anglers Sport Center on Route 50.

• Date of Catch & Release Tournament:  Saturday, April 18, 2015

• Captains Meeting (with cookout and band):  At the Boatyard Bar & Grill on Friday, April 17, 2015 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Boatyard Bar & Grill is located at 400 Fourth Street (corner of Fourth Street and Severn Ave. Eastport, Annapolis. Phone 410-216-6206).  Directions are on www.boatyardbarandgrill.com “Home” page.  At the Captains’ meeting you will pick up your Skipper’s Bag with tee shirts and other goodies, the official current year measuring stick and your tickets for Saturday’s party.  Each captain will receive a complimentary year’s membership in Chesapeake Bay Foundation®.

• Location and Time of Measure-In, Awards Ceremony and Gala:  Saturday, April 18 at the Boatyard Bar & Grill located at 400 Fourth Street (Severn and Fourth) in Eastport, Annapolis 21403; 410-216-6206.  Food and beverages for all participants from 4:00-7:30 p.m., cash bar and food for guests. Band plays until 8:00pm.

• Gift Certificate prizes from sponsors will be awarded as follows:

1. 1^st Prize for Longest fish.  Plus, outline of fish with 1^st place winner’s name painted on ceiling beam at Boatyard Bar & Grill.
2. 2^nd and 3^rd Prize for 2^nd and 3^rd  Longest fish.
3. Youth Prize for the Longest fish caught by an angler under the age of 16.

• CCA MD Division prize:  $25.00 to enter-to-win when registering for this tournament, a 50 gallon YETI cooler for the longest fish in the CCA Division.  Includes a one-year CCA membership.

The RULES - please review as they have changed!

 1.    Fishing Area According to Maryland Regulations:  Chesapeake Bay from the Brewerton Channel to the MD-VA Line, excluding all bays, sounds, tributaries, creeks and rivers, except Tangier Sound and Pocomoke Sound.

 2.    Eligible Fish:  Striped Bass.

 3.    Due to DNR regulations for tournaments on Opening Day, and in the interest of fostering the catch and release ethic, THIS IS A CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY TOURNAMENT. 

Fish that are not released alive are ineligible for consideration and will not be measured.

All fish must be caught on hook and line.  IGFA all-tackle rules apply.

 4.    Measurement: 

In order to have your fish judged, you must submit in person or by email BYTourney@gmail.com a clear, readable digital photo of your fish measured resting on top of the official 2015 measuring stick before the 4:30 p.m. cut-off.  Note:  if the photo is emailed you must still meet with the judges prior to 4:30 p.m.

 Potential winners must sign in at the Judging Station prior to the 4:30 p.m. cut-off for an interview with the judges and to receive a certified measurement card to become eligible to win, regardless of how the fish photo is submitted. 

You must also attest on your honor that the fish to be measured was released alive into the water from which it came.

The judges reserve the right to interview members of your crew and any other potential witnesses regarding the live release of any fish for consideration in the tournament.

Email your images to BYTourney@gmail.com or bring your digital image to the Boatyard Bar & Grill on Saturday, April 18 by the 4:30 p.m. deadline. The judges can accommodate most compact flash photo cards from iPhones or Android phones.  Note:  we have had difficulty loading the Olympus Picture Card in the past.

You must be in line by the 4:30 p.m. deadline to interview with the judges and have your fish judged.  NO EXCEPTIONS. 

Largest fish will be determined by length measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.  In case of a tie, the fish measured first will be the winner.

DO NOT BRING ANY FISH TO THE MEASURE-IN.

You MUST take your photo with the official 2015 measuring stick which will be given out at the Captains’ Meeting.  Put the 2015 measuring stick on the deck of your boat. Lay the fish on top of the measuring stick.  Put the snout of the fish on the zero mark (the end of the measuring stick) and the tip of the tail on the higher number.

You are responsible for getting the snout of the fish exactly on the zero end of the measuring stick.  The judges cannot allow any adjustment for a snout that appears to be past the end of the stick.  It helps to jam the measuring stick against a vertical surface such as a bulkhead or the side of the cockpit to ensure that the zero mark (end of the stick) and the snout of the fish are even.  (A photo clearly illustrating this technique is included in your registration packet).

If fish longer than the 48-inch official current year measuring stick are caught and measured, the first angler who presents a photo via email or in person of a fish longer than 48 inches will be declared the winner. The next fish over 48 inches will be declared second and so on.

It is helpful in the judging process to have several photos of your fish on the measuring stick, clearly showing the length.  If the fish is longer than the stick, lay the fish closely beside the stick.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A CHARITY CATCH & RELEASE TOURNAMENT GOVERNED BY THE HONOR SYSTEM!!!!

 5.    Calcuttas:   As a courtesy, the Boatyard Tournament judges will provide certified measurements of fish entered in private Calcuttas.  You will need to visit the judging station in order to obtain your certified measurement card.

 6.    Fishing Hours:  Legal fishing begins at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 18.  You must deliver your photo via email or in person at the Catch & Release Tournament Judging Station next to the Boatyard Bar and Grill by 4:30 p.m. to have your fish entered for judging.  Everyone must meet with the judges by 4:30 p.m.

 7.    Bait:  Chumming or the use of eels is not permitted.

 8.    Safety:  All participants and guests of participants are responsible for their own personal safety and the security of their personal property and expressly assume any and all risks to their personal safety and well-being as a result of their participation in the catch & release tournament.  It is a pre-condition of participation in the Boatyard Bar & Grill Fishing Catch & Release Tournament that all participants shall release and hold harmless the Boatyard Bar & Grill, Chesapeake Bay Foundation®, Coastal Conservation Association Maryland or the Annapolis Police Department Youth Fishing Camp and any sponsors from any and all claims, losses, costs and expenses, personal injuries, wrongful deaths and property damage, whatsoever, arising from or during participation in the Catch & Release Fishing Tournament.  By electing to participate in the Boatyard Bar & Grill Catch & Release Fishing Tournament, all participants agree to, and grant this release of liability and shall not be permitted to withdraw or disavow that release of liability.

 
 Fish Photo Email Address:  BYTourney@gmail.com

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