ILTT


Invitational Light Tackle Tournament and Club Challenge
Gene Grimes Memorial

September 12th-13th  2008

Awards BBQ, September 14th - 3:00pm  at The Marlin Club

San Diego Marlin Club's 2008 ILTT September 12-13

Gene Grimes Memorial Tournament
Early Bird sign up by September 1st

      Awards BBQ September 14
1st place with $1,000 gift certificate from Fisherman's Landing went to LEGACY 
2nd place with a $700 GC went to SNOOPER
3rd place with $400 went to ENCOUNTER

Team champions award, (embroidered jackets) representing the Marlin Club went to LEGACY. 

The top angler award of engraved Penn 30SVX went to Cameron Lapham of team SNOOPER

13 boats, 9 hook-ups and 4 releases - four were on bait, five on jig. 

San Diego Marlin Club had Endeavour, Green Bean, Moonshine Too, Squared Away, Legacy, and Old Blue

Mission Bay Marlin Club had Encounter, Marlin Man, and Lively One

South West Yacht Club had Concubine, Miss Behav'in, and Christina Lynn and Snooper

Releases were made on Encounter, Snooper and (2) by Legacy. 

Fish won on Moonshine, Squared Away, Marlin Man, Christina Lynn and Legacy. 

     
     
     
     
     

 


Tournament Information and Rules
 

 

     

    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 Sept 1st are entered into a special raffle.

    Winning Boat will receive a $300 Fuel Subsidy!!!

    ¨       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 engraved with 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

    ¨       Captains Meeting – Thursday, Sept. 11th  at 5:30 pm 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 (9/12) lines in 6:00 am - lines out 5:00 pm.

    ¨       Lines in/Lines out - Saturday (9/13) lines in 6:00 am - lines out 5:00 pm.

    ¨       Weigh in by 10:30 pm Sept. 13th – Weight slips or release slips MUST be in by 10:30 pm .  Faxed slips are acceptable (619-222-8677).

    ¨       Tackle – 30 lb maximum for Marlin and 50 lb maximum for Swordfish.
    30# diameter monofilament with a braided or spectra backing of a higher
    test will be allowed. ALL Other IGFA /Marlin Club rules shall still  apply

    ¨       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, deducted from 150 =134 points.

    ¨       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 grid to accommodate fishing.

    ¨       Tournament Channel is 65 – in the event that the reception on channel 65 is not at its 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.  Grid to be reported at that time.  Before leadering 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.  ALL Catches under 10 minutes must be tagged

    ¨       Tie –   In case of an absolute tie, the winner will be determined by raffle, lottery or another agreed upon method as decided by anglers and the tournament board.

    ¨       Release and Tagging of all Marlin is encouraged.

     

    AWARDS

    ¨       Top Angler Prize for Most Accumulated Points –  ILTT engraved Penn 30vsx reel

    ¨       First Place –  $1,000 Shopping at Fishermen's Landing

    ¨       Second Place – $700 Shopping at Fishermen's Landing

    ¨       Third & Fourth Place – will be determined by the 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