Cantina Cup
International Game Fish Tournament
San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico
October 8th, 9th and 10th, 2010

Sanctioned by:

FISHING RULES

Unless otherwise stated elsewhere in these rules or amended at the captains meeting, IGFA rules apply throughout this tournament.

·    Dead bait, live bait and lures are acceptable for the Tournament.  Participants are responsible for their own bait. 

·    The stated line and leader strength shall be 30-lbs or greater in order to increase the survivability of the fish.  Use of braided line with a monofilament top shot is acceptable.  Line test for braided line should not exceed 130-lbs

·    The combined length of the double line and the leader shall not exceed 40 feet, including all knots and hooks, and the length of the leader itself shall not exceed 30 feet.  Combined length will be measured from the start of the knot in the case of double line or the point where the leader is connected to the fishing line; extending to the bottom of the hook.

·    Anglers are required to use tournament legal circle hooks, 0-degree offset for dead baits and live baits.  J-hooks may only be used for non-baited lures.  Dead baits and live baits may be attached to lures rigged with circle hooks only

·    Up to six rods with hooks and four teasers without hooks in the water at any given time.  Anglers can rotate rods at any time.

·    The hook-up must be carried out by one angler without assistance from fellow anglers or crew.  Once a fish is hooked, it is prohibited to transfer the rod to another angler.  The rod must be removed from the rod holder prior to the hook set.  The rod may not contact the boat transom or gunwales for purposes of leverage or angler rest. 

 

PHOTO DOCUMENTATION RULES:

Each registered boat will be given a camera. Only photos taken with this camera will be eligible. The following rules apply to the use of the camera. 

The first photo taken with the camera will be of the stern of the boat, ensuring that the full registered name of the boat appears in the photo or a crewmember appears in the photo. 

When a billfish is being caught, you must call Tournament Control and request a control number  or hand signal PRIOR TO BRINGING THE FISH ALONGSIDE THE BOAT. When that number  or signal is given, a crewmember will show the appropriate number of fingers and the billfish in the photo. If it is necessary to take more than one photo to ensure accuracy, each photo MUST have a crewmember indication the same control number. 

Immediately upon release of the billfish, please report to Tournament Control.

Day 2 - A photo must be taken of the stern of the boat with a crewmember holding up or displaying two (2) fingers visible by the camera. All catches will be photographed in the same manner as the previous day. 

After the final day of fishing, all cameras are to be turned in at the weigh station. Failure to turn in a camera may result in disqualification of all fish caught. 

The Tournament Committee reserves the right to replace a camera after the first day of fishing. 

BILLFISH SCORING AND RELEASE RULES

This is a billfish release only tournament.  A legal catch is defined as touching the leader but must also include the picture of fish with appropriate hand signals as described above.  Released billfish will count 150 points. Sailfish and Marlin will be classified together as billfish.

 

Hook removal should be considered while releasing billfish.  However, safety to the crew and fish is always paramount.  If the hook can not be safely removed, the leader should be cut as close to the hook as possible.  Never pop or yank the hook from the billfish. 

 

Points may be awarded if a billfish dies during the fight.  Any billfish that dies must be declared by radio and brought to the weigh station to be awarded points. Billfish brought in for the release points will become property of the tournament. 

  

FUN FISH SCORING

Dorado, Yellow Fin tuna and Wahoo are limited to 2 per angler per day. All participating anglers are urged to release those fish not to be entered into the tournament. The release of a fish should be in keeping with the best conservation methods to ensure continued life. All eligible fish weighed in will count 1 point per pound. Minimum weight to qualify is 16 pounds per fish. Fish under 16 pounds will not qualify. Any Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, or Wahoo that weigh in between 25-34 pounds will receive an additional 30 points, any Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, or Wahoo that weigh in between 35-44 pounds receive and additional 50 points, and any Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, or Wahoo that weigh over 45 pounds will receive and additional 100 points.

 

Note: Scales will be open at 2:00 PM daily. The Weigh Station will be located at Marina San Carlos. THE WEIGH STATION WILL CLOSE AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY AND AT 5:00 PM SUNDAY-(unless a hook-up is reported during the last 10 minutes of the day in which case the weigh station will remain open for that boat only on Saturday). This does not apply on Sunday-you must be at the weigh station by 5:00 PM or your entire Sunday catch will be disqualified. Any weighed fish may be examined by any means necessary.

 

PRIZES

TEAM/BOAT PRIZES

Team/Boat Prizes - Trophies will be awarded to the top three teams/boats based on overall billfish releases and fun fish points combined. Fun Fish Points will be limited to a maximum of 4 Dorado, 10 Yellow Fin Tuna and 10 Wahoo per Team/Boat per day.

The 2010 Cantina Cup Tournament champion team will be awarded entry into the 2011 IGFA Offshore World Championship. The IGFA Offshore World Championship has a limit of 4 members for each team.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three boats/teams with the most overall points. 

CAPTAIN'S PRIZES

There will be a cash prize awarded to the top Captains.  In order to be eligible to receive the Captain's Prizes, the individual must be a Mexican Citizen and known to be part of the San Carlos fishing community, or have a Captain's legal license.  Anglers may not be Captain's for purposes of the Captain's Prize and those competing for the Captain's Prizes may not be anglers.  You cannot be listed in both categories.
 

The total cash prize purse will vary depending on the number of entries. The purse for the cash prize is a summation of all of the $1,000 Jackpot Entries. The cash prizes will be distributed as follows:

20% retained by the sponsor for donation to local charities. 5 % retained for the Captain's prizes 

Remaining 75% is divided based on billfish release points as follows:  

60% for 1st Place          30% for 2nd Place          10% for 3rd Place         

 

INDIVIDUAL ANGLER PRIZES

A Trophy will be awarded to the top angler for overall points in the following categories: Marlin, Sailfish, Dorado, Yellow Fin tuna and Wahoo.

 

DAILY JACKPOTS

Daily Jackpots – There will be a $500 daily jackpot each day in addition to the $1,000 Tournament Jackpot. Daily Jackpots are OPTIONAL. 80% of the total daily jackpot will be paid to the boat with most points accumulated for the day, and 20% will be given to the charity of the day. The winning boat must be a participant in the daily jackpot in order to receive prize money.

TIES

All ties will be broken based on release time of billfish and weigh in time for fun fish.

 

DISPUTES, PROTESTS & LIABILITY

Any disputes, complaints, or deviations must be submitted in writing to a member of the Rules Committee prior to the next day's start or by 6:30 PM Sunday.

 

PROTESTS

Any protests concerning the conduct of an angler or rules violation must be filed in writing with the Tournament Committee no later than the close of the weigh station on the day of alleged violation.  Protests will be handled by the rules committee.  The decisions of the rules committee are final.

 

REFUNDS

No refunds will be given for any reason including, but not limited to acts of nature, war, national or international security, travel restrictions or plain bad luck.

 

WEATHER CONDITIONS

In the event of unsafe weather conditions, the Tournament Committee may choose to cancel a day of fishing for the tournament.  If one day has been canceled, the tournament will be decided on the results of a single day.  Captains are ultimately responsible for their crew and should make decisions based on safe sea conditions.

 

RELEASE OF LIABILITY

It is expressly understood that all participants in the Cantina Cup International Game Fish Tournament enter at their own risk.  By registering as an captain, angler, crew, passenger or observer holds harmless the Cantina Cup International Game Fish Tournament, the committee, officers, sponsors, donors and all persons connected with the tournament from libel, slander damage negligence, harm, injury or death suffered by any participant, entrant, sport fisherman or passenger, their companions, crew, family members, observers, vessels and equipment which may occur during or in conjunction with the tournament.  By registering in the tournament, the angler consents to the use, without payment or restriction, any photograph, video, TV or sound in which he or she appears for any purpose what so ever.

 

 

SIGNING OF THE ENTRY FORM

One member from each team will sign on behalf of all of their team members that they have read and agreed to abide by all rules and the above liability release.

Rules updated: February 11,2010