Rules and Regulations

Tournament Rules and Regulations

• ENTRY FEE / REGISTRATION: Entry fee is $200.00 per entry.

• MANDATORY CAPTAIN’S MEETING will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2020 in the Nauti Parrot Tiki Hut at 3448 Marinatown Ln, North Fort Myers, FL, 33903.

• FISHING RULES: A fishing license is required for all participants. Eligible fish are: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus). All fish must meet current FL state size requirements. Only one legal fish per registered Captain, Kayak Angler, or Land Angler may be weighed in. All fish must be caught on rod and reel, from a boat or kayak. You must stay in your vessel. The tournament will be an open launch format, there will not be a check out or check in but we will be monitoring (239) 994-1959. Fishing begins at safe light, generally around 7:00 a.m. Weigh-in opens at 1:00 p.m., and closes at 4:00 p.m. at the Nauti Parrot Tiki Hut in Fort Myers Beach, 19001 San Carlos Blvd, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931. You must be STANDING IN LINE by 4:00 p.m. All participants must comply with Coast Guard regulations and instructions.

• TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE will be available during the tournament at (239) 994-1959.

• TOURNAMENT WEATHER CALL will be made at the Captain’s Meeting. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to cancel or modify the tournament due to unsafe conditions. If there is a small craft advisory or warning the tournament will be restricted to the river system meaning you may not enter the ocean from any inlet. Four hours of fishing will constitute a tournament day. Weather date for the tournament shall be Saturday, March 7th.

• WEIGHING-IN: All fish submitted for weigh-in must be in fresh, edible condition, and caught that tournament day. Fish cannot be in frozen condition. No mutilated fish will be weighed. All decisions regarding mutilation will be made by the weigh-master. All fish submitted for weigh-in become property of the tournament.

• PROTEST: All protests must be in writing within 15 minutes of the close of weigh-in, accompanied by a $100.00 CASH deposit. Digital photographic evidence is strongly suggested. If protest is upheld, deposit will be refunded. The Tournament Committee will review all protests and their decision shall be final. All entrants agree to submit to a polygraph at the request of the Tournament. The results of the polygraph will be considered by the Rules Committee, along with any relevant information, which in their sole discretion will determine whether the entrant will be disqualified. Failure to submit to such an examination will result in disqualification of the entrant.

• PARTICIPANTS enter the tournament at their own risk. The Knights of Columbus, Fishing Tournament, its officials or members shall not be liable for and hereby disclaim any liability for any and all losses, damages or injuries of any kind suffered by any participants, entrants, anglers, their guests and companions, boat captains, vessels, and equipment which may occur during the tournament, including the weigh-in location at the Nauti Parrot.

• TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR and or fishing committee reserves the right to refuse entry into the tournament for cause at the discretion of the tournament director and or committee.

Raffle Rules

• All raffle tickets purchased from the Knights of Columbus require you to at least put your name and mobile phone number on each ticket so that you can receive a message if you are unable to attend the raffle event.

• If you have tickets that do not have your name on them, please return them to a Knight that is handing out raffle tickets. Likewise, if you are missing a raffle ticket, feel free to contact the Knight that is selling tickets to find or get help in finding your lost ticket.

• If you are present for the raffle event and are unable to locate your ticket, we will call the mobile number to provide evidence of identity.

• If you are not present for the raffle event and win a prize, we will call you to confirm two things:

  • You are who you wrote down on the raffle ticket.

  • We need to confirm a time and place for you to pick up your prize. During the call, we will arrange plans as necessary.