Categories
Prizes at the Fishing Invitational are determined with a point system. Prizes are awarded in several divisions and categories.
Points
Award Points
1ST PLACE
100 Points
2ND PLACE
90 Points
3RD PLACE
80 Points
4TH PLACE
70 Points
5TH PLACE
60 Points
Release Points
Blue Marlin
1000 Points
White Marlin
500 Points
Sailfish
250 Points
Divisions
INSHORE MEN/INSHORE LADIES
Points will be accumulated by the 6 anglers per fishing team. No company will combine multiple teams for points. Places 1st through 5th are awarded for each species in this division for both Men and Women:
SPECKLED TROUT |
BLACK DRUM |
GAFFTOPSAIL CATFISH |
REDFISH (27"-) |
SHEEPSHEAD |
OFFSHORE
Points will be accumulated by the 6 anglers per fishing team. No company will combine multiple teams for points. Places 1st through 5th are awarded for each species in this division.
BARRICUDA |
COBIA |
GROUPER |
JACK CREVALLE |
KING MACKAREL |
MANGROVE SNAPPER |
RED SNAPPER |
BLUEWATER
Points will be accumulated by the 6 anglers per fishing team. No company will combine multiple teams for points. Places 1st through 5th are awarded for each species in this division:
BLACKFIN TUNA |
DOLPHIN |
SWORDFISH |
WAHOO |
YELLOWFIN TUNA |
BILLFISH RELEASE
This is considered a boat award for the Billfish Release Division only. Places 1st through 3rd are awarded. No points are awarded towards the Overall Team award in the Blue Water Division.
Points will be given to the boat only. No company will combine teams for additional points. Ties are broken by the time method. The angler who reaches the high score first shall win. Need to document actual time of billfish release on release card. Each boat will be given colored wrist bands. Each release must have video/picture of wrist band and releasing of fish. Each released fish must have different color wrist band viewable in video/picture to be a legal release to acquire points. Anglers fishing from Atlantic HMS permitted vessels and participating in Atlantic billfish tournaments must use only non-offset circle hooks when deploying natural bait or natural bait/artificial lure combinations. Billfish tournament anglers may only deploy “J”-hooks with the use of artificial lures.
Overall Angler
Awards
MALE
FEMALE
Team
Award
INSHORE
OFFSHORE
BLUEWATER
Jimmy Davis
Award
This will be given to the angler who has the most combined points in all divisions. Tiebreaker will be the total weight of the fish that comprise the points that were earned.