ILTT

Tournament Information and Rules
 

EARLY
BIRD
SIGN UP

Paid entrants prior to August 15^th will be entered into a special raffle. 

• IGFA / Marlin Club rules shall apply.
   
• Cost is $100 per angler – minimum 2 per team, maximum of 4 per team
   
• Team Boats from Fishing Clubs or Organizations are encouraged to join.  A club boat is defined as 1 or more boats with 2 or more anglers representing any club or organization. There will be a team plaque awarded to the winning team boat.
   

• Large Boat / Small Boat Divisions – Boats 30’ and under will be in the small boat category. Boats over 30’ will be in the large boat category.
   
• Captains Meeting - Thursday, September 8th at 6:00pm at The Marlin Club. One member of each team must attend.
   
• Lines in / Lines out – Friday (9/9) lines in 6:00am  - lines out 5:00 pm
   
• Lines in / Lines out – Saturday (9/10) lines in 6:00 am – lines out 5:00pm
   
• Weigh in by 10:30 pm Sept 10^th – Weigh slips or release slips MUST be in by 10:30 pm as well as the cameras. Faxed slips are acceptable
   (619-222-8677)
   
• Tackle - 30 lb maximum for Marlin and 50 lb maximum for Swordfish
   
• Scoring - 1 point per pound for boated fish and 130 points for each released fish
   
• Fish - Marlin and Swordfish are the only two species allowed for point accumulation
   
• Fishing Area – 65 miles from #3 buoy (32-38.2 by 111-14.2) Chairman reserves the right to adjust the grid to accommodate fishing.
   
• Tournament Channel is 65 – in the event that the reception on channel 65 is not at it’s best, an area boat will be designated as Tournament Control.
   
• Tournament Control  - All hook-ups MUST be reported to Tournament Control within 5 minutes of hook-up. Grid to be reported at that time. Before leadering a fish, intent to release or boat the fish MUST be reported to Tournament Control. Contact Tournament Control at the time of release or boating of the fish. The release form MUST be a Marlin Club form and filled out immediately after the release and signed by all on board.  Also, a photograph MUST be taken with the provided camera, clearly showing the fish at the boat and the leader in hand.
   
• Tie – Ties will be broken based on the time that the hook up is called in. In case of an absolute tie, the winner will be determined by raffle, lottery or another agreed upon method as decided by the anglers and the tournament board.
   
• Release and Tagging of all Marlin is encouraged.   

  Release Form

EARLY
BIRD
RAFFLE

Winning boat will recieve a $300 Fuel Subsidy

AWARDS

• Small Boat Division, 1^st Place - boat/team with highest point total – 1 rod and reel per angler, max. 4
• Small Boat Division, 2^nd Place – boat/team with second highest point total – 1 bait rod per angler, max. 4
• Large Boat Division, 1^st Place – boat/team with highest point total – 1 rod and reel per angler, max. 4
• Large Boat Division, 2^nd Place – boat/team with second highest point total – 1 bait rod per angler, max. 4
• Team Plaque – to the club team with the highest accumulated points
• Unclaimed awards will be in an anglers’ raffle.
   

The Marlin Club of San Diego reserves the right to cancel this tournament at any time due to inadequate participation or other good cause. The Club also reserves the right to change the awards based upon angler participation.
 

To Sign up for the ILTT, contact The Marlin Club at 619-222-8677 or
fill out this Registration Form
You can FAX the form to 619-222-8677 and mail the check to The Marlin Club or
Mail or drop off the form and check to The Marlin Club at the address below.
Credit Cards are accepted over the phone at the Marlin Club @ 619-222-8677
If you have questions, email or call: 619-222-8677

AFFILIATED WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL GAME FISH ASSOCIATION

2445 SHELTER ISLAND DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92106
BUSINESS PHONE - (619) 222 8677
FISHING REPORTS - (619) 222-2502