REGISTRATION AND ENTRY FEE
To encourage early registration, entries received by May 22, 2010 are eligible for a discount on the entry fee. Enter by mailing the completed registration form with a check, credit card number or money order to: Bonnier Corp c/o New Smyrna/Daytona Beach Striker, 460 N. Orlando Avenue, Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789.

The entry fee is $450 for early registration and $500 after early registration. We do not recognize the postmark date as the date of payment. The entry fee covers the boat and all anglers on the boat. Late registration will be accepted until May 27, 2010. A Final Registration Kickoff Party & Captains Meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Brannon Center at Riverside Park, New Smyrna Beach. The Captains and Anglers Meeting will be held at 7:45 p.m. No entries will be accepted after 9:00 p.m., May 27, unless the first day of fishing is cancelled. In an effort to maximize participation, additional entries will be accepted if the first day of competition is cancelled due to bad weather. The entry fee is not refundable unless the tournament is cancelled. In the event that the tournament is cancelled, the base entry fee of $450 for early registration and $500 after early registration will be refunded less a 10% administration fee. All optional tournament within a tournament entry fees will be refunded 100%. At the check-in desk, each boat will be given an identification number that is to be displayed on the boat. This is a boat-registration/entrant tournament. Only officially registered boats can compete in the tournament. Boat changes are allowed but must be reported prior to the start of each day's fishing. Tournament management reserves the right to deny tournament entry to any individual, organization or corporation.

FINAL REGISTRATION, CAPTAINS AND ANGLERS MEETING AND KICKOFF PARTY
Final registration, the Kickoff Party and the Captains and Anglers Meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, May 27, in the Brannon Center at Riverside Park. All preregistered entrants and new registrations need to check in at the registration table to receive tournament credentials and the team-captain bag. The Captains Meeting will be at 7:45 p.m. in the Brannon Center. A representative from each boat MUST attend this meeting. You must bring your boat number to enter the meeting, one person per boat. At this time, rules governing the tournament will be explained and any questions answered.

FISHING RULES
The tournament will be fished in accordance with Department of Natural Resources and Highly Migratory Species rules for size, catch limits and fishing techniques for the state and Federal waters in which the tournament is held. Wire lines or electric reels are not allowed. All fish must be weighed in on the day caught. All tournament fish must be caught on rod and reel. Any state law or U.S. federal law that conflicts with these rules shall override these rules, and all anglers are responsible for knowing and abiding by state laws and U.S. federal laws governing fishing in this tournament. Tournament management is not responsible for enforcement of state and federal fishing laws. Tournament management reserves the right to modify/change the rules prior to the tournament. All Tournament management decisions are final.

FISHING HOURS
Fishing hours begin with a 6:30 a.m. lines in and lines out at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. All lines, teasers and baits must be removed from the water at the conclusion of each fishing day. If an angler is fighting a fish hooked prior to 5:30 p.m. Friday or Saturday, they may continue fighting the hooked fish. Boats are allowed to catch bait with cast nets prior to the start but are not allowed to fish for bait with hook and line until the start of that day's fishing. All boats must be checked in for weigh-in by 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday or no fish on such boat will be recorded as a tournament catch for that day. Fishing times are clear. NO FISHING FROM ENTERED BOATS DURING NON-FISHING HOURS!

TOURNAMENT BOAT CHECKOUT AND CHECK-IN PROCEDURES
Boats fishing the tournament must leave and return via Ponce Inlet. Boats may not depart prior to 12:01 a.m. during each fishing day.

A committee check-in boat will be stationed inside the inlet from 4:30 pm. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Upon returning from fishing, all boats must CHECK IN by showing their boat number and then inform the committee boat on channel 72 if they have fish to weigh. You will receive radio confirmation that you have checked in and then proceed to the weigh-in station located at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach. Check-in MUST be acknowledged. ANY BOAT THAT DOES NOT CHECK IN CAN BE DISQUALIFIED. If you don't have fish to weigh and do not check in at the weigh station, please check in by VHF radio or cell phone. It is important for the tournament to know that each boat is back to port with all participants present and accounted for.

WEIGH IN: Go to channel 68
If you have fish to weigh, switch to channel 68 for weigh-in instructions. All fish considered for awards must be weighed in at the official weigh-in station at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach. All fish must be caught during tournament hours. Fish must remain on and be removed directly from the entered boat by registered entrants or team member. Fish weight will be measured to a 10th of a pound unless the fish is over 200 pounds, in which case the fish will be measured in pounds. The weigh station opens at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Boats must be back to the check-in boat by 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday to be eligible to weigh fish. Once you have checked in, you will proceed to the weigh-in area and wait to be called in to the dock. When an eligible boat number is called to the weigh station, the boat has 15 minutes to get to the dock.

REQUIREMENT OF FISH ELIGIBLE TO BE WEIGHED IN Fish must meet the following minimum weights to qualify for awards:
Wahoo - 15 lb.
Dolphin - 15 lb.
King - 15 lb.
Tuna* - 15 lb.

The weigh-master reserves the right to hold and examine internally and externally any fish weighed in as a tournament catch to determine if the fish is eligible for an award. Any fish that has an unnatural material in or on it will be disqualified.
*Eligible tuna species are yellowfin, blackfin and bigeye.

COMMUNICATIONS Radio/Cell Phone
The official tournament control channel is 72. The weigh-in-station channel is 68. All boats must be equipped with a VHF radio. If for any reason VHF channel 72 is off the air, communications will move to VHF channel 68 temporarily. If necessary, ask for a relay from other tournament boats. We will also provide a cell-phone number at the Captains Meeting on which teams can call in. If you do not check in at the weigh station, please check in by VHF radio or cell phone. It is important for the tournament to know that each boat is back to port with all participants present and accounted for.

TOURNAMENT DAYS
Weather permitting, this is a two-day tournament and a three-day event. Check-in, final registration, and the Captains and Anglers Party are on Thursday, May 27. Fishing starts on Friday, May 28, and ends on Saturday, May 29. An awards presentation will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 30, at the Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach. The entrant must be present to receive their awards. Come and see the FishStock boat show Saturday and Sunday at Riverside Park.

CHARTER BOATS
Any captain can enter a charter boat, regardless of where based, by paying the entry fee and following the established registration procedures.

AMENDMENTS
The statement and rules contained herein may be amended by additional verbal instruction and/or printed matter distributed by tournament management.

WEATHER CONDITIONS
Tournament management reserves the right to terminate a day's fishing because of unsafe conditions at sea, but the tournament shall be considered complete if one day's fishing is completed, regardless of weather.

SPORTSMANSHIP
All participants will exercise good and courteous sportsmanship whether at the dock, under way or fishing. Violators will be subject to disqualification without refund.

DISQUALIFICATION
If any boats come together or anything is passed between boats or docked for any reason after the official start of that day's fishing and before each boat has weighed in, then such boats can be disqualified for that day. However, as safety is of prime importance to the operation of the tournament, exceptions may be granted by tournament management for emergencies.

PROTEST
All protests must be presented in writing to the tournament director at the weigh-in station on the day of the alleged infraction, within one (1) hour after the closing of the weigh-in station. A $100 cash deposit, refundable if the protest is upheld, must accompany protests. Tournament management will make all decisions, and their decision is final. If the protest is not upheld, then such deposit will be forfeited to the tournament.

FEDERAL TUNA PERMIT or ATLANTIC HMS ANGLING PERMIT (NEW FEDERAL LAWS)
Vessels must have a federal NMFS permit on board while fishing for and possessing tuna. All permits must be renewed annually. A permit fee is required and may be paid by credit card, certified check or postal money order. To renew or to obtain a new permit, you may call toll-free 1-888-USA-TUNA (1-888-872-8862) for information. Your new permit will be mailed within 10 days of your call. Or register online at www.nmfspermits.com. Tournament management is not responsible for enforcement of federal permits and laws.

TIES
In the event of a point tie, the boat accumulating the points first (with the lowest check-in number) shall be declared the winner; the loser shall assume the next lower position in the points standing.

POLYGRAPH
Participants in the tournament are subject to a polygraph at the request of tournament management. Failure to take or successfully pass such an examination may result in a test of the second team member; second failure results in automatic disqualification of the team. This is at the sole discretion of tournament management.

BASIS OF AWARDS
Eligible fish categories for the tournament are: wahoo, dolphin, king mackerel, tuna (yellowfin, blackfin and bigeye only). Fish-category awards will be for the four heaviest fish in each of the listed categories. All fish under 200 pounds will be weighed to the 10th of a pound. Fish-category weights on the final board will determine the points awarded toward the boat awards. A boat/entrant can be a winner in only two (2) places within a fish category. The teams possessing the most species on the board and the highest total weight/points accumulated will determine the boat champions. All cash and merchandise awards will be made to the tournament entrant. This is a boat-registration tournament.

Exception due to hardship will be made at the discretion of tournament management. If an exception is granted, it will be the sole responsibility of the entrant to arrange for pickup of all merchandise and awards at their own expense within 30 days after the awards presentation.

OPTIONAL TOURNAMENT WITHIN A TOURNAMENT (TWT)
Entry fees and winnings under this division are in addition to tournament winnings. This is a separate TWT available only to participants whose boats are already entered in the tournament. Only the entrant of the Tournament Within a Tournament (TWT) may claim the winnings at the awards presentation held on Sunday. All rules pertaining to the tournament shall apply to the Tournament Within a Tournament. If you enter each category, you may win in each category. Sign up by mail or at the Captains and Anglers final registration kick off party.