Ladies Only MGFC BILLFISH BABES 2019 - Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club
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MGFC BILLFISH BABES – 2019
Ladies Only
Light Tackle Game Fishing Tournament
Saturday, February 9, 2019
www.mgfc.com.au Steve ‐ 0418 715 685
Meet & Greet Nibbles
Fancy Dress Boat Parade
Shotgun Start
Exciting One‐Day Shootout
Gala Presentation Dinner
An amazing Fiji Escape for
two to be Won!
Billfish Babes 2019 About the Tournament
GENERAL INFORMATION of the entry fee upon request. Additional BOATS DEPARTING OTHER PORTS
days are at your own cost. (Early bookings In the interest of creating atmosphere for
The Billfish Babes Game Fishing Shootout is
essential due to limited numbers). Please the event we request all boats participate in
hosted by the Mooloolaba Game Fishing
observe Marina rules at all times, be the start and depart from Mooloolaba Port.
Club Inc (MGFC). It is a light tackle tag and
respectful to other residents at the marina.
release tournament which is open to female FISHING DAY & TIMES
anglers (Babes) only who are members of Call Game Base on channel 15 or 21 or
Saturday:
Q.G.F.A or the G.F.A.A. phone Steve Turner on 0412 679 488 for
berth allocation as you arrive in the marina. Meet outside Coast Guard ‐ 6:15am
ENQUIRIES
FACILITIES Boat Parade ‐ Between 6:15‐6:45am
MGFC President: Steve Dahl
Tags are required to gain access to the Shotgun Start ‐ 7:00am
Mob. 0418 715 685
facilities and the Marina. Tags will be Start Fishing – 8:00am
Email. stevegonefishing@outlook.com available as you arrive & on briefing night. A
Cease fishing 4:00pm
MGFC Secretary: Chris Dickinson fee of $50 will be charged which will be
refunded upon departure. Please see a SKED TIMES
Mob. 0437 337 996
committee member to collect your tag. 10.03am, 1:03pm, 3:33pm. (Overtime
Email. cgdickinson@bigpond.com permitted)
REGISTRATION
Join our Facebook Group for regular updates SKEDS
All boats and Babes must be registered and
or visit www.mgfc.com.au
paid by 5pm, Saturday February 2. RADIO SKEDS VHF 21 only. Competing boats
TOURNAMENT ENTRY Tournament brochure and entry form are sheets. Skeds will be called on VHF 21 only.
$120 for Senior Babes available on www.mgfc.com.au and our club WEATHER AND BREAKDOWN
$50 for Junior Babes Facebook Group. Direct bank transfers can
be made to Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club. No allowance will be made for fishing time
$100 for fixed Calcutta lost due to bad weather or breakdowns. The
BSB: 124 001. tournament committee reserves the right to
$50 each non‐fishing crew (dinner
ticket only) Account Number: 10560883. cancel or postpone the tournament due to
Please use Babes or boat name as bad weather. If due to bad weather fishing is
$50 for extra dinner tickets which
description in your payment. Please make cancelled, the tournament will be postponed
must be pre‐paid with Tournament Entry on
cheques payable to Mooloolaba Game to the backup date of February 23.
or before Friday briefing night.
Fishing Club & post to PO Box 1115 BOAT LENGTH
Included in your entry is: Mooloolaba 4557. There will be no credit For the purpose of this tournament, boat
Friday Evening Meet & Greet 6:30pm card facilities available. length overall is to be determined from the
(finger food included. Cash bar) CALCUTTA measurement taken from the bow,
Saturday Evening Gala Presentation There will be a $100 fixed Calcutta for boats (excluding bowsprit) to stern (excluding
Dinner entering the tournament. outboard pods). This measurement will be
Tournament Cap used to determine under 7 metres or 7
PRESENTATION
metres and over categories.
Tournament Bags (one per boat) Presentation of trophies will be at a Gala
WEIGH‐INS
R.E.D Levy Dinner downstairs at the Wharf Tavern
beside the public bar, February 9 from 7pm. Weigh‐ins will be conducted at the
LUCKY ANGLER / ENTRY PRIZE ELIGIBILITY Commodores Wharf, The Yacht Club on
We will serve a 3 Course (entrée, main &
must be financial for the tournament dessert). Saturday February 9 from 4.30pm ‐ 5:30pm.
must be a financial QGFA Member All anglers must remain with the weigh
Extra Presentation Dinner tickets are $50
master during weighing and recording. Fish
must be a competing angler and must be pre‐paid with Tournament
may be weighed outside these hours by
Entry on or before Friday briefing night.
must attend the Presentation arrangement only. All edible fish may be
BOAT PARADE gilled and gutted. A 10% allowance will be
Crew not included in prizes draw.
Babes are encouraged to decorate their made for any fish gilled and gutted. No fish
QUALIFICATIONS
boats and dress in fancy dress for a colourful are to be left at the weigh station. Points will
The tournament will be fished to G.F.A.A. Boat Parade through the Channel and into be deducted for infringements. (Record
rules. Anglers MUST be a current financial Mooloolaba Bay. Prizes are awarded for the claim fish must be intact)
member of a club affiliated with either best dressed boat. Boats are to meet outside ACTIVITY SHEETS, TAG CARDS AND
G.F.A.A or Q.G.F.A. All anglers may be asked the Coast Guard building by 6am for the CAPTURE FORMS
to provide proof of current membership. Boat Parade to begin at 6:15am. Each Boat
Daily activity sheets, tag cards and capture
Special ‘tournament only’ membership of will be given a number in order for the
forms are to be delivered to the
Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club is available judges to identify each boat. Boats will leave
weighmaster’s hands by 5:30pm Saturday
to anglers in this tournament. A fee of $20 the harbour in numerical order.
February 9 or points will not be awarded. No
must be paid before February 2. The Club SHOTGUN START points will be awarded unless tag cards and
reserves the right to refuse entry to any
The Billfish Babes Game Fishing Shootout activity sheets are filled out correctly and
person.
features an exhilarating shotgun start at 7am the tackle has been delivered and checked
MARINA BERTHS from Mooloolaba Bay. Boats are not by the weigh master.
MGFC will include a marina berth for Friday permitted to leave the harbour before
and Saturday (subject to availability) as part 6:15am.
Billfish Babes 2019 Rules & Regulations
FISHING TACKLE G.F.A.A. EQUIPMENT AND ANGLING REGULATIONS APPLY.
The tournament Weighmaster will perform random tackle 1. Each team will consist of no more than 6 anglers and no less than 2.
2. There will be 1 line category fished, 8kg only for light tackle Billfish
inspections. Any team found to be using non‐conforming equipment
(light tackle points 7500). Light tackle zone is in less than 150m of
will be disqualified of any points.
water.
DISPUTES COMMITTEE 3. It is acknowledged that some skippers may also be anglers in which
A disputes committee comprising of members of a minimum of two case will have equal fishing time and opportunity as the other
competing clubs will hear protests, provided they are submitted in anglers.
writing no later than 2 hours after cease fishing on the day of alleged 4. A maximum of 2 predetermined rods set with either lures or natural
dead bait may be in use at any one time by a single angler.
infringement. The committee’s decision is final and no further
(Clarification: 1 angler may not be on strike with more than 2
discussion will be entered into.
predetermined rods at any stage while trolling lures or natural dead
FISHING GROUNDS bait).
Between a line running due East from Double Island Point and a line 5. A maximum of 1 predetermined rod set with live bait may be in use at
running due East from Point Lookout. any one time by a single angler. (Clarification: 1 angler may not be on
strike with more than 1 predetermined rod at any stage while live
SPEED LIMITS baiting). The rod must not be handled by others including pitch
Whilst steaming within the confines of the Mooloolaba Harbour, the baiting or setting.
speed limit of 6 knots must be observed. 6. In regards to rules 4 and 5. There must also be equal fishing “time”
and “opportunity” for each angler. (Clarification: no one angler can
FUEL AND ICE
maintain strike more than another).
Diesel and ice are available at Chippo’s Fuel Supplies.Chippo’s Fuel 7. Skippers may maneuver the boat to assist anglers.
Supplies (Diesel) Phone: 0427 002 908Browns (Unleaded)Phone 8. Boat crews are not permitted to assist anglers in any other way than
Steve Turner on 0412 679 488 for fuel bookings to tag and release or capture fish as per GFAA rules.
VENUE 9. Hookups that go into overtime are permitted on Saturday only but
must be radioed into game base prior to cease fishing.
The Mooloolaba Yacht Club, Parkyn Parade Mooloolaba. 10. Only NSW DPI Billfish tags are to be used, failure to use the correct
VENUES tags will result in zero points being allocated for that fish. It is the
responsibility of each competing team to provide their own tags. No
Friday Evening Meet & Greet at the Mooloolaba Yacht Club Location. points will be allocated for weighed billfish.
Upstairs from Rice Boi at The Wharf, Mooloolaba. 11. Capture points are as follows: fish weight x 100 divided by line class.
Saturday Evening Gala Presentation Dinner at The Wharf Tavern, Fish may be gilled and gutted and a 10% allowance will be made for
besides the public bar, Mooloolaba. this. However potential record claims must be presented intact.
12. Other species: a limit of 2 fish of any one species per angler per day.
TROPHIES Any fish to weigh must be equal to or greater than line class. Eligible
Champion Senior Babe species are limited to: Yellowfin Tuna, Longtail Tuna, Cobia, Mahi
Mahi, Spanish Mackeral, Wahoo. Queensland Bag /Possession limits
Champion Junior Babe
apply.
Champion Other Species Babe 13. Any tied trophy will be awarded to the angler or team recording their
Champion Boat 7m and Over points total first.
14. The tournament committee will decide all trophy winners, that
Champion Boat Under 7m decision will be final. The club reserves the right to review the
Champion MGFC Boat awarding of any trophy if a contravention of the fishing rules
becomes apparent.
Best Decorated Boat 15. No fishing including bait fishing will be allowed prior to start fishing.
Last Billfish Tagged It is presumed that teasers are also fishing gear and may not be
Encouragement Award deployed before start fishing.
16. Any protests are to be lodged on the day of the alleged incident. In
Greenie Award the event of a protest a group will be formed from visiting clubs
representatives and they will determine the merit of any such protest
based on majority vote.
17. Anglers MUST be a current financial member of a club affiliated with
either G.F.A.A or Q.G.F.A. All trophy winners may be asked to provide
proof of current membership. The club reserves the right to refuse
entry to any person.
Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club Inc. Reserves the right to refuse any application to participate in this tournament.
By entering the Tournament, all Competitors, Crew and Spectators agree to indemnify and hold MGFC harmless from and against any costs, damages,
expenses, legal fees and disbursements, claims, liabilities, actions, and causes of action thereon arising from or related to any claim or threatened claim by
any person or entity arising from or related to the performance of the Tournament. All Competitors, Crew and Spectators agree that all limitations or
exclusions of MGFC's liability, shall extend to and be for the benefit of those individuals and entities MGFC retains for performance of the Tournament,
including but not limited to MGFC's officers, committee, directors, volunteers, partners and employees. Competitors, Crew and Spectators further agree they
shall make no claims or take any proceedings whatsoever directly against MGFC's officers, committee, directors, volunteers, partners and employees,
whether the claims arise in contract, tort or otherwise, and whether covered by insurance.
Billfish Babes 2019 Entry Form
Vessel Name
Boat Make
Length Radio VHF
Boat Entry / Theme
Boat Contact Details
Skippers Name
Address
Email
Insurance Company
Insurance Policy Number Expiry Date
Team Details
Angler Name Club Snr / Jnr NOTE:
Babe 1 You must be a
Babe 2 financial member
Babe 3 of a Club affiliated
Babe 4 with the QGFA to
Babe 5 allow entry to the
Gamefishing
Crew
Tournament.
Crew
All onboard safety remains the responsibility of the owner / skipper.
By Signing this entry form you authorise Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club to take photos and videos of you doing the tournament which can be used
by the club for ongoing promotional purposes.
Entry Fee Details (GST inc.)
Senior Babes x $120 each
Signed (Team Captain)
Junior Babes x $50 each
Temporary Membership x $20 each Date
Crew (Dinner Ticket only) x $50 each Phone Number
Presentation Dinner (extra guests) x $50 each
Online & Cheque Payments only (no Credit Card facilities).
Calcutta $100 per boat Please make cheques payable to Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club and
post to PO Box 1115, Mooloolaba, 4557
TOTAL PAYABLE to MGFC $
Account Name: Mooloolaba Game Fishing Club
Please use boat name in e‐payment as reference.
Account Number: BSB 124 001 | A/C 1056 0883
TEAMS (& FUNCTION GUESTS) MUST BE ENTERED AND PAID BEFORE SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2019
Email entry forms: to secretary@mgfc.com.au ‐ Chris Dickinson – 0437 337 996
For further information: please contact MGFC President ‐ Steve Dahl – 0418 715 685Billfish Babes 2019 Tournament Sponsors
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