Rules

Registration is by boat not by angler. Any change or transfer to another boat must be made prior to 8:00 a.m. on the fishing day.
The STATE OF NEW JERSEY requires all anglers to register with the New Jersey Saltwater Recreational Registry Program. REGISTRATION IS FREE and can be completed at http://www.nj.gov/dep/saltwaterregistry
1. EVERY angler, captain & mate on EVERY boat must be registered per New Jersey Law. It is the responsibility of each and every angler participating in the tournament to comply with all State angler registration requirements
2. Each angler, captain & mate should be prepared to provide proof of registration if called upon to do so by a state or federal enforcement officer
One representative from each boat (Captain, Mate or Angler) MUST be present at the Captain’s Meeting to hear rules and regulations.
Boats will be issued and MUST visibly display a Tournament Number on both sides of boat during the tournament.
All boats MUST BOX CHECK at either Golden Nugget/Trump Marina, Seaview Harbor, Utsch’s or Key Harbor between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. No boat may leave inlet prior to 6:00 am. NO BOX CHECK, NO WEIGH IN!!!
Fishing will begin at 6:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. The official time will be announced on channels 69, 72 and 78.
All boats MUST be IN SITE OF and MAKE RADIO CONTACT WITH, SeaTow and/or LIBT tournament boat NO LATER THAN 4:00 p.m.
All fish MUST be weighed-in at either Golden Nugget/Trump Marina, Seaview Harbor, Utsch’s or Key Harbor between 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Contact Sea Tow or tournament boat on official LIBT channels 69 for Cape May, 72 for AC, 78 for Great Egg and 69 for Waretown when ready to weigh-in. If no fish to weigh, you must notify Sea Tow or tournament boat. Fish to be weighed in MUST be in the onion bag when boat ties up at weigh-in dock. Only 1 crew member to accompany 3 heaviest fish to scale.
All fish must be played by female anglers, but can be leadered to the boat by the mate.
No more than 6 anglers per boat. Each boat may have a maximum of 6 lines in the water including teasers.
All I.G.F.A. rules apply with the following exceptions:
1. No Spreader Bars or Umbrella rigs may be used at any time in any form for any reason
2. Downriggers, planers and line planers are permitted but NO HANDLINES!
3. Dead bait and lures are permitted but no live bait, chumming, casting, chunking or jigging allowed. This is strictly a trolling tournament.
4. The registered female angler may be assisted by another registered female angler during battle or hand off the rod to another registered female angler.
5. The rod MAY rest in a holder or gunwale of the boat while the fish is being played.
If a smallcraft warning is declared at any port, tournament is postponed until Sunday. Weather committee will make the announcement by 6:00 a.m. Fishing on Sunday will start one hour earlier. Box check will be between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., fishing will end at 1:00 p.m. and weigh-in will be between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
No refunds of fees, for any cause, will be made.
The tournament committee and official weigh master serve as judge. Their decision shall be final. This committee shall have 2 female members and one male member. All protests based on information at the time of weigh-in must be presented to the Tournament Committee by the end of the weigh-in. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to handle any protest or issue concerning the Tournament arising out of information which becomes available after the weigh-in, as soon as is practicable. All fish weighed-in are subject to examination by tournament committee. Heaviest fish of each boat will be retained and examined by committee. Any weight protest must be made while fish is on scale.
We reserve the right to disqualify any boat or fish AT ANY TIME at the discretion of the LIBT Executive Board should it be made known that any of the above rules and regulations were violated.

FAIR PLAY AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP SHOULD BE EVIDENT AT ALL TIMES!

Fish fair & catch ‘em up!!!