ILTT


Invitational Light Tackle Tournament and Club Challenge
Gene Grimes Memorial

ILTT
14 boats, 15 releases, 100% catch and release!
 We had a 5 way tie for 1st place with 2 releases apiece. 
Names were drawn for the order of the winners.
 1st place went to OLD BLUE
 2nd  "     "    to REEL ESTATE
 3rd  "     "  LEGACY              
4th  "     "  ENCOUNTER       
There was no 5th prize, although the LIVELY ONE would have been 5th.
 The boats with one fish each are:  MOONSHINE II, SQUARED AWAY, ENDEAVOUR, MARLIN MAN & BOUNTY BAY IV.
Invitational Light Tackle Tournament and Club Challenge
 September 7th & 8th, 2007
Awards BBQ, September 9th  - 3:00 pm at The Marlin Club
 









Gene Grimes Memorial Tournament
Sponsors:
 
P Bods Tackle SQC Soup Plantation Big Game Sporting Magazine
Jobsite Supply Bay Club Big 5 Sporting Goods West Marine Point Loma and Chula Vista
H & M Landing WD 40 Harbor Fish & Chips Shelter Island Boat Yard
Canvas Services Think Tank M&M Custom Rods SD Marine Exchange
Terrafin Software Pure Fishing World Publications Guy Harvey Publishing
Seabreeze Books Humphries Bail Hai Restaurant High Seas Fuel Dock
Oil Filter Services Custom Marine Jon Petty Goldsmith Brigantine Restaurant
Skete Simmons Fiddler's Green Blackman Boats Bob and Lynn James


September 7th-8th  2007

Awards BBQ, September 10th - 3:00pm  at The Marlin Club

San Diego Marlin Club's 2007 ILTT September 7-8

Gene Grimes Memorial Tournament
Early Bird sign up by August 15...

      Awards Dinner September 10


Tournament Information and Rules
 

 

  • IGFA / Marlin Club rules shall apply.
     
  • Cost is $100 per angler – minimum 2 per team. All on board must be paid entrants.
     

  •  Early Bird Sign Up – Paid entrants prior to August 15th are entered into a special raffle.
     

  • 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's boat name. This plaque can be displayed at the wining team’s headquarters. There will be an additional team prize of Custom Jackets for the winnings teams (maximum 8).
     
  • 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 7th at 5:30pm at The Marlin Club. One member of each team must attend.
     

  • Digital Cameras – One per boat required. Will be initialized at start of the tournament.
     

  • Lines in / Lines out – Friday (9/8) lines in 6:00am  - lines out 5:00 pm
     
  • Lines in / Lines out – Saturday (9/9) lines in 6:00 am – lines out 5:00pm
     
  • Weigh in by 10:30 pm Sept 9th – 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 150 points for each released fish. Fish weighed in under 150 lbs will receive a double point penalty. Example: fish weighs 142 lbs = 8 lbs below minimum will be penalized 16 points = 126 points total. Total time of catch from hookup to leadering.  Catches under 10 minutes must be tagged.
     
  • 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 immediately after hook-up. 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. 
     
  • Tie – Ties will be broken based on the time that the hook up is boated or released. 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.   

EARLY
BIRD
RAFFLE

Winning boat will recieve a $300 Fuel Subsidy


AWARDS

¨       Top Angler Prize for Most Accumulated Points – Custom Embroidered Jacket from Corporate Logo

¨       First Place Large Boat Division – Penn 975 Level Drag Reel per angler/maximum of 4

¨       First Place Small Boat Division – Penn 975 Level Drag Reel per angler/maximum of 4

¨       Second through Fourth Place – Small & Large Boat Divisions  - Prizes awarded will be based on number of participants

¨       Unclaimed awards will be in an anglers’ raffle.


 
To Sign up for the ILTT, contact The Marlin Club at 619-222-8677 or
fill out this Entry 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
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.

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