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REGISTRATION, PRICES & FEES
Registration
per team of 4: $395 (4 shirts, wristbands
for parties, and angler bags are provided)
Guest Wristband: $20 (allows guest to eat and drink for
free at tournament events, one per day)
Late fee (after 4/15): $100 (no exceptions, sorry)
PAYMENT
METHODS
Checks -Make checks payable to: Ocean Promotions
Mail - Fill out the entry form, have all the anglers
sign it, send the payment and form to:
Ocean Promotions
2550 S. Bayshore Drive, Suite 11
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
The postmarked date will be the official time of submission.
Drop-Off: Submit your application and payments at your favorite marine and tackle
store such as Crook & Crook, El Capitan, or River Marine Supply.
Fax: Fax your entry form to 305-445-6179 - Then call in your credit card payment to 305-461-2700.
PayPal: Payment can be made via PayPal to the following email address: aalbelo@groveslam.com
Even though you send a fax or e-mail YOU MUST BRING THE ORIGINAL SIGNED
ENTRY FORM TO THE CAPTAINS MEETING. Your entry will not be accepted without
the original on file. Also, payment MUST be received via PayPal in order
for your entry to be valid. The entry will be considered submitted when
payment is received.
REGISTRATION AND FEES - Entry fee is $395 per boat/team if received before April 15, 2008. Entry fee is $495 per boat/team if received after April 15, 2008. Each boat is allowed a maximum of 4 anglers. Extra anglers may be added for $50 each and includes an extra tournament shirt and social bands for both days. There is a maximum of 6 anglers per boat. Each registered boat is eligible for general prizes.
TYPE OF TOURNAMENT - This is a Boat/Team Tournament. No changes are permitted in registered anglers after the conclusion of the Captain's Meeting. All dolphin must be entered for official weigh-in in the presence of a boat/team representative.
RULES - Unless otherwise stated, IGFA rules will apply throughout this tournament.
FISHING LICENSE - All participating anglers must possess a valid Florida Saltwater Fishing License. CAPTAIN'S MEETING - There will be a Captain's Meeting on May 1, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at Monty’s in Coconut Grove. At least one representative from each boat/team must be present. All anglers are encouraged to attend. The rules of this tournament may be amended verbally or in writing at the time of the meeting. Anglers are responsible for being well informed of all rules.
ELIGIBLE FISH - Dolphin is the only species of fish eligible for cash prizes. All fish presented for weigh-in must be in fresh, edible condition and caught that tournament day. No mutilated fish (based on tournament committee's opinion) will be accepted. Minimum acceptable weight of 10 pounds is required for entry into the tournament. All participating anglers are urged to release those fish not to be entered into the tournament. The release of fish should be in keeping with the best conservation methods to ensure continued life.
BILLFISH - Billfish are not eligible for entry into the tournament and should be released unharmed. Any angler bringing a Billfish into the weigh station shall forfeit any claim he/she may have to tournament prizes.
SCORING OVERALL TOURNAMENT: Only five dolphin per boat may be entered. The tournament winner will be the boat that has the highest combined weight of five dolphin. LARGEST DOLPHIN: The largest dolphin weighed will win the largest dolphin prize. The largest dolphin may be used in a boat's five dolphin total weight. LARGEST WAHOO: The largest wahoo weighed will win the largest wahoo prize. LARGEST KINGFISH: The largest kingfish weighed will win the largest kingfish prize. LADIES' LARGEST FISH: The largest fish weighed of dolphin, kingfish, or wahoo by a registered female angler will win the largest ladies' fish prize. JUNIOR LARGEST FISH: The largest fish weighed of dolphin, kingfish, or wahoo by a registered junior (Less than 16 years old on the day of he tournament) angler will win the largest junior fish prize. All entries must be weighed at the certified scale at the official weigh-in location in the presence of the boat/team entering them. Tournament winners may be subject to a polygraph test. Any fish may be examined by any means necessary.
COMMUNICATIONS - All participating boats should be equipped with a working VHF marine radio. The tournament committee will monitor VHF channel 82. Official times or special notifications will be announced during the tournament on this channel. NO WEIGH-IN STATISTICS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON VHF RADIO.
TOURNAMENT HOURS - Bimini Start (see Bimini Start Details below) at 7:00 a.m. Lines out at 3:30 p.m. Official time for both will be announced over VHF Channel 82. Fish being fought at lines out time must be announced over Channel 82 and weighed in no later than 5:00 p.m. The weigh station will close at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
BIMINI START DETAILS All boats must check in with the committee boat before the start time. All boats must remain in the area of the headpin marker of Dinner Key Channel (Donavan) prior to official start. The official start will be on or about 7:00 a.m. All boats must not leave the area until the official horn marks the start of the tournament. The official time will be kept with the tournament director. It is urged that captains and anglers synchronize their watches with the director to avoid time issues.
WEATHER CONDITIONS - In the event of unsafe weather conditions, the tournament committee may choose to postpone the tournament until a later date. Captains are ultimately responsible for their crew and should make the decision as to safe sea conditions. BOUNDARIES This is an open ocean tournament.
PROTESTS - Any protests concerning the conduct of an angler or rules violations must be filed in writing with the tournament committee no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the alleged violation.
AWARDS - Tournament winners will be paid by check, which will be presented at the awards ceremony to be held approximately one hour after final weigh-in.
TIES - In the event of a tie in weight, the winner will be determined by the earliest weigh-in time. REFUNDS - No refunds will be given. RELEASE OF LIABILITY - It is expressly understood that all participants in the Grove SLAM! Tournament enter at their own risk and that the Grove SLAM! or Ocean Promotions & Events, LLC. their officers and directors and all persons connected directly or indirectly with the operations of the tournament, or any sponsor of the tournament shall be exempt from any liability for slander, loss, damage, negligence, harm, injury or death suffered by any participant, entrant, sport-fisherman or their companions, boat captains, mates, crew members, guests, vessels and equipment which may occur during the tournament. SIGNING OF THE
ENTRY FORM - By signing the entry form, the angler agrees to follow the above tournament rules and that the tournament and/or it's sponsors may use without payment or restriction any photographs or video in which he or she appears for any purpose whatsoever but not limited to resale, advertising, commercial or promotional material. All anglers are required to sign their entry blank form as certification that they have read and agreed to abide by all rules and the above liability release.
POLYGRAPH Each registered angler specifically agrees and consents to voluntarily submit to a polygraph examination or examinations at any time until all prize winners and awards are determined and announced. Further, each registered angler agrees to obtain the agreement and consent of each and every occupant of the boat from which he or she fishes during the tournament (including but not limited to the captain and crew) to submit to a polygraph examination or examinations as described above. The method and conduct of all polygraph examinations, and the interpretation of the results thereof, shall be in the sole judgment of the polygraph examiner appointed by the Tournament, whose opinion shall be final. If any registered angler or occupant of a vessel refuses to submit to a polygraph examination, or if any registered angler or occupant gives a response which, in the sole opinion of the polygraph examiner, is untruthful, then all registered anglers on the boat shall be immediately disqualified without further notice from the Tournament. Any registered angler so disqualified shall not be entitled to any prize, award, or entry fee refund. |