WAR AT THE SHORE OFFSHORE TOURNAMENT

July 11th to July 16th, 2022 (Captain’s Choice* – Fish 1 day out of 6)

boats may leave inlet at midnight and fish until-3:30PM

RELEASES AND WEIGH IN SLIPS REPORTED TO CLUB COMMITTEE PERSON BY 8 PM on DAY OF FISHING

Radio Channel:
Captain’s Meeting: TBD by EACH Club, Individually.

*** 5- WAY CLUB V. CLUB TOURNAMENT***

VHF # 72

Saturday 7/3/21

RULES

1. The DISTANCE for the Tournament will be a 115 Nautical Mile radius from the Little Egg Inlet (or PAST little Egg Inlet) Bell Buoy. Or 115 NM from 39°27.937’ N, 074°16.456’W.

1. IGFA Rules with Spreader Bars, and electric reels/electric assists are allowed

2. Circle hooks must be used for all naturally trolled baits. This includes daytime deep drop fishing.

3. Jigging/Chunking/Live Bait is allowed.

4. All Entrants to be registered with Individual Club Tournament Committee Person by 8pm on

1. Disputes must be made in writing to Club Committee Person by 9pm on day of fishing.

2. Disputes will be resolved by 5-person tournament committee by majority vote within.

3. This will be a Club v. Club Tournament with NO ENTRY FEE.

4. Each competing boat will have the option to fish one day between July 6th and July 12th.

5. Each boat will have the option to enter 3 Calcutta’s:

a. Home Port Calcutta ($100)
b. Billfish Release Jackpot ($100)
c. Tuna/Dolphin/Wahoo (70/20/10%) ($200)

11. 20% of total Calcutta entries for this event will be donated to a Charity for Childhood Leukemia Research in the Name of Parker Nork by each individual club.

12. Overall Club Winner will be determined by overall points (tiebreaker will be determined by first fish time, caught or released.)

13. Overall Club Winner will have name engraved onto Historic Governor’s Trophy Award to be displayed at BHMTC with winning club’s burgee above trophy for ENTIRE year. Presented at the WMIT opening night (August 17th, 2022) at BHMTC.

POINTS/SCORING

1. MEATFISH
a. Tuna – Point per pound (3 fish per boat max) Bluefin count, within regulations (NO

GIANTS due to SEASON Closed South of GE INLET.)

1. Mahi – 2 points per pound (3 fish per boat max)

2. Wahoo – 2 points per pound (3 fish per boat max)

3. Individual boat is only allowed to weigh in 3 fish of each type.

2. BILLFISH
a. Points per release (3 BILLFISH RELEASES per boat max for overall points scoring)

i. 50 points for White Marlin ii. 100 points for Blue Marlin

b. Marlin Release Jackpot Calcutta is for boat with MOST BILLFISH RELEASE POINTS. While only 3 billfish releases count for the boat towards the overall club tournament, the same points are awarded for all releases the boat has for the Marlin Release Jackpot Calcutta.

3. Points total of top 5 boats per club.
a. Total club points of the top 5 boats of each club will be summarized for each individual

club to create a “fair” playing field for all the clubs.

OPTIONAL CALCUTTAS

1. Homeport Calcutta ($100)
a. Gentleman’s agreement between the members of the Club at the location of the Club.

The structure is TBD by the Club Tournament Committee Person.
b. The amount for the homeport Calcutta is suggested at $100.00 but may change per

individual club. 2. Overall Calcutta ($200)

a. Gentleman’s agreement between all clubs/entrants into the Calcutta for heaviest meat fish.

b. The breakdown for the payouts of the Calcutta are: i. Tuna (70% of pot): 1st – 70%, 2nd – 30%
ii. Mahi (20% of pot): 1st – 70%, 2nd – 30%

iii. Wahoo (10% of pot): 1st – 100%
c. All ties split payout for tied position.
d. No wahoo, money rolls into mahi, no mahi, money rolls into wahoo, no mahi or wahoo,

money rolls into tuna, no tuna, money rolls into split mahi and wahoo, no mahi, wahoo, or tuna, whole pot goes to the Children’s Leukemia Research in the name of Parker Nork.

3. Billfish Release Jackpot Calcutta ($100)
a. Gentleman’s agreement for boat with most billfish release points in whole tournament

across all clubs.

1. Paid out 100% to boat with most release points in Calcutta.

2. Swordfish do not count as billfish in this tournament, swordfish releases do not count as

billfish releases.

4. Payouts for ALL calcuttas will take place on opening night of the WMIT, August 17th, 2022 at the BHMTC clubhouse.

2020 Tournament Committee

Rachel Linus – CMMTC- 610.212.5378 – RachelMLinus@gmail.com Brendan Graham/Bob Percopo – BHMTC- 732.856.0489/732.996.8154 –

angling@bhmtc.com / bpercopo@comcast.net

Tiger Maxwell/Eric Engard – FRTC – 848.448.7524/609.313.2218yellowdogoutdoors@comcast.net/ Irishcelticcross1@yahoo.com

Jim Carton IV/John Bednar – MRMTC – 732.829.5567/609.471.4413

jdcartoniv@cartonlawfirm.com/JBednar078@gmail.com

Alex Sabetta/Brandon Weber – OCMTC – 856.466.5594/610.551.3279 asabetta@gmail.com. /Brandweber99@gmail.com

BILLFISH RELEASE FORM

BOAT NAME______________________ DATE FISHED________

BILLFISH SPECIES

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

TIME OF RELEASE

REPORTED TO BOAT

RELEASE SHEET MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CLUB TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE PERSON BY 9PM ON THE DAY YOU FISH TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR POINTS.

2022 WAR AT THE SHORE WEIGH-IN FORM

BOAT NAME______________________ DATE FISHED________ WEIGH-IN LOCATION: ___________________________________ WEIGHMASTER SIGNATURE/PHONE NUMBER: ________________________ / _________________________

SPEICIES

WEIGHT

ANGLER

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

COMPLETED WEIGH-IN SHEET MUST BE RETURNED TO CLUB TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE PERSON BY 9PM ON DAY YOU FISH TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR POINTS.