MBS&TP Events
THE MONTEREY BAY SALMON & TROUT PROJECT (MBS &TP) BIG FISH DERBY

Big Fish Derby Dates and Times
Derby will be held on July 6th, 7th & 8th beginning at legal fishing time and ending each day at 3:30 PM

PRIZES BY WEIGHT

FIRST PRIZE - $1,000

3 DAY GRAND WEIGHT TOTAL:
Hotel Buena Vista Vacation Package

GRAND RAFFLE PRIZE:
Hotel Buena Vista Vacation Package

Plus other great prizes!

Tickets

$50.00 three-day ticket
$20.00 one-day ticket
$5.00 raffle ticket donation

One Mystery weight prize will be awarded for each of Three areas:
Santa Cruz * Moss Landing * Monterey

Other prizes

A multitude of additional prizes will be awarded by officials. Enter any legal-size Salmon, Halibut, Sea bass, Rock Cod or Ling Cod ...
It could win a prize!

 


OUR VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS
Bayside Marine * Harbor Press * Dockside Signs * Anglers Choice * Paula Canny (Attorney) * Freeport MacMoran * Ginny Wolf * West Marine * Penn Reels * One Stop Logistics

WEIGH-IN STATIONS
WEIGH STATIONS WILL BEGIN TO CLOSE AT 3:15 PM EACH DAY. ANY CONTESTANT MUST CHECK IN WITH A DERBY OFFICIAL NO LATER THAN 3:30 PM TO ENTER THEIR FISH.

A. SANTA CRUZ UPPER YACHT HARBOR
B. SANTA CRUZ LOWER YACHT HARBOR
C. CAPITOLA PIER
D. MONTEREY FISHERMAN'S WHARF
E. MONTEREY CITY LAUNCH RAMP
F. MOSS LANDING PUBLIC LAUNCH RAMP
• Disclaimer statement •
NOTICE

The Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Project (MBS & TP); The Salmon Derby Committee, or any other firms or organizations supporting or sponsoring the Big Fish Derby will not accept any responsibility for any (and/or any portion of) personal liability, loss, risk, or injury incurred by contestants. As a condition of the acceptance of their entries therein, all contestants and parents or legal guardians of minors shall be deemed to agree and assume all risk of injury to the competitor’s property and person, resulting from, caused by or connected with the conduct and management of the competition, and further agree to release any and all claims which they might have against the MBS & TP, their officers and employees and volunteers, and/or any other organization or individuals associated with the conduct of this Derby.

• PARTICIPATION OF CONTESTANTS IS ACCEPTED ONLY ON THESE (ABOVE) CONDITIONS •
Salmon Derby Rules
General Rules
  1. The Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Project (MBS & TP) Salmon Derby shall also be referred to in these rules as the “BIG FISH Derby” or the “Derby”.
  2. Derby registration tickets (“ticket”) must be purchased in advance of fishing.
  3. All contestants must have an official registration ticket. Purchase of a Raffle Ticket constitutes a donation to MBS & TP, a nonprofit organization.
  4. Any individual may enter the Derby by purchasing a ticket and agreeing to abide by all Derby rules.
  5. Only one fish per ticket, per day, per specie may be entered in the Derby.
  6. Only BIG FISH Derby Officials (“Officials”) shall exercise the right to question the eligibility of any participant, to inspect fish submitted and to determine the validity of any registration ticket.
  7. Contestants may be disqualified by the BIG FISH Derby Officials for violation of any of the Derby rules or for any other reasons deemed by the officials to be sufficient for disqualification. Decisions by the officials shall be final.
  8. All Derby tickets are non-transferable and will not be replaced.
  9. No Director of the MBS & TP is eligible to win the Grand Raffle Prize.
Fishing Rules
  1. Contestants fishing on a Charter boat must identify themselves as a Derby participant to the charter crew before fishing.
  2. Any person in a private boat may participate in the derby by purchasing a ticket.
  3. Contestants must abide by all fishing regulations of the Department of Fish & Game. Contestants must abide by all CDF&G sport fishing regulations in effect during July 2007.
  4. Only salmon, halibut, rock cod, ling cod or sea bass may be submitted in the Derby. The fish must be a legal sport fish taken on a Derby Day to qualify and the contestant must have in possession a valid California sport-fishing license.  Only hook & line may be used.  No Spear fishing will be allowed as a method of taking fish for 2007.  All fish are to be submitted whole.  Please do not clean fish before weigh-in for the 2007 Big Fish Derby.
  5. Derby salmon, halibut, rock cod, ling cod or sea bass will be weighed to the nearest ounce on Derby scales.
  6. Contestants must present salmon, halibut, rock cod, ling cod, or sea bass to one of the Official Derby weigh-in stations between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM on the Derby Day the fish was caught. NO EXCEPTIONS!
  7. A Derby Official shall inspect all salmon, halibut or rock cod, sea bass or ling cod entered in the derby. If it is the judgment of the Official that the game fish has post rigor, or if any other violation has occurred, the contestant and all other persons in the same private boat shall be disqualified.
  8. Any fish with a hole punched in the tail fin prior to weigh-in shall not be eligible for any subsequent Derby weigh-in.
  9. Any contestant entering a salmon, halibut, rock cod, sea bass, or ling cod in the derby must sign a weight certification indication that the fish was caught by that person and submitted in compliance with derby rules.
  10. A contestant may submit a heavier salmon, halibut, rock cod, sea bass or ling cod to replace a previous entry on that day (with a separate ticket). The previous entry of the same species will then be replaced for the grand prize and the 3 Day Grand Weight Total.  Only one fish per day per species may be entered for the 3 Day Grand Weight Total prize.
  11. Derby contestants may fish from boats, wharfs, piers, or shore in the Monterey Bay area where fishing is legally permitted.
  12. Any commercial fisherman may enter the derby if they fish from their boat with sport fishing equipment and follow sport fishing regulations on the day they are fishing in the derby.  Commercial fishermen are required to show their log book to a derby official to confirm their intent on sport fishing on any day a fish is entered in the derby.  The log must be completed before entering any fish.  The derby official at that location will make the final determination on the eligibility of any fish entered.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: CATCH AND RELEASE OF CHINOOK IS DISCOURAGED!
PLEASE SUBMIT ALL LEGAL-SIZE SALMON CAUGHT IN THE DERBY
Prize Rules
  1. Any contestant who submits a salmon, halibut, rock cod, sea bass or ling cod entry in the Derby must submit a valid registration ticket in order to be eligible for any prize.
  2. Prizes, except the grand prize raffle awards and Mystery Weight Fish, will be awarded in sequence according to fish weight. Derby Officials will also award special prizes through drawings.
  3. In the case of a tie by weight, a Derby Official will toss a coin to determine the winner. The loser of the coin toss will assume the next position on the prize list.
  4. Major prizes will be announced from the Derby Headquarters within 120 hours after the close of the derby.
  5. Derby Officials will certify and verify winning entries. Winning contestants of the top prizes will be notified of their winnings by derby Officials within 120 hours after the close of the Big Fish derby.
  6. First prize, Heaviest 3 day total, or top specie prizes will be awarded to contestants based upon weight of individual fish entered in the Derby. Any single contestant can win only one of these prizes, including the Grand Raffle Prize and the 3 Day Grand Weight Total.
  7. Any contestant who wins one of the top 30 prizes by weight, by mystery weight, or grand prize drawing is not eligible to win a prize in any random fish weight drawing.
  8. A Derby Official will draw the Grand Prize winner from the raffle ticket stubs. The winning stub may be from either a Derby Contestant Ticket, or from a Derby Raffle Ticket.
  9. A 3 day grand total weight prize will be awarded to the winner who has the heaviest fish weight per any specie over three days. Only the heaviest fish per day per specie will be counted towards the 3 Day Weight Total. It is OK to enter less than a total of 3 fish.  Any combination of the five fish species may be entered into the 3 day grand total weight prize to win.
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