MILLER LITE MACK ATTACK PENSACOLA MAY 24

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The Perdido Key Mack Attack is now The Miller Lite Mack Attack!!

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May 24, 2008
THE PERDIDO KEY MACK ATTACK

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT COVENANT HOSPICE!!!!

ONE DAY TOURNAMENT (SIGN OUT AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING MAY 23)

SITE: @ Lost Key Marina and Yacht Club

ENTRY FEE: $300

SCALES: 3-7PM

PAYOUTS NOT GUARANTEED AT THIS POINT!!!! SPONSORSHIP NEEDED!!!!

KING MACKEREL OPEN DIVISION

1st- $5000

2nd- $2500

3rd- $2000

4th- $1500

5th- $1000

6th- $800

7th- $700

8th- $600

9th- $500

10th- $400

"Jewelers Trade Shop" LADY ANGLER BONUS $1000 value

"Wal Mart" JUNIOR ANGLER BONUS $500 CASH

SMALL BOAT DIVISION (<23FT)

1st- $1500

2nd- $1200

3rd- $1000

4th- $800

5th- $500


SINGLE ENGINE BOAT BONUS (King only)
1st- $750
2nd- $500
3rd- $250

"Contender Boats" AMBERJACK DIVISION
1st- $1000
2nd- $500
3rd- $300


"Top Gun Tackle" COBIA DIVISION
1st- $1000
2nd- $500
3rd- $300


TARGET WEIGHT BONUS CATEGORY ($50 ENTRY) WINNER GETS 50% HOSPICE GETS 50%

ALL TOURNAMENT SPECIES ELIGIBLE FOR TARGET WEIGHT

TWT- $300, $200, $100 with a 40/30/20 payout....10 to expenses/hospice

LOOK FOR BROCHURES AND ENTRY FORMS IN APRIL AT YOUR FAVORITE BAIT AND TACKLE SHOP.

IF YOU WISH TO PRE REGISTER BEFORE ENTRY FORMS AND BROCHURES HIT THE SHELVES, WRITE AN INDEX CARD WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: TEAM NAME, BOAT MAKE AND LENGTH, #OF MOTORS AND BRAND, CAPTAINS NAME, CAPTAIN'S ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER/S, NUMBER, NAMES AND AGES OF JR ANGLERS, AND NUMBER AND NAMES OF LADY ANGLERS. MAIL THE CARD AND YOUR $300 OR $350 (TGT WT) CHECK (MADE PAYABLE TO COVENANT HOSPICE) TO BRAD SAUERS, 621 DOWNHAUL DR., PENSACOLA, FL, 32507.

If you would like a pamphlet mailed to your home address, send the info to [email protected]

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Tournament Rules

ALL PAYOUTS BASED ON 85 BOATS

1. ENTRY FEES. All powered boats entry fee is $300. The Kayak Division entry fee is $30. The Pier Angler division entry fee is $30. All entries are not reimbursable after the official conclusion of the Captain’s meeting at 9pm. No personal checks will be accepted after May 19, 2008. Cash, cashier’s check or money order will be accepted until the conclusion of the captain’s meeting.

2. DATES AND HOURS OF COMPETITION. This is a Captain’s choice tournament. The safety and well being of the participants is the responsibility of each team’s registered captain and/or individual participant. In the event of an official small craft warning by the national weather service the tournament may be postponed or rescheduled for a later date. This will be determined the night of the captain’s meeting. Tournament hours will be from official sign-out at the conclusion of the captain’s meeting 9pm May 23, 2008 to 6pm Saturday May 24, 2008. Lines must be out of the water by no later than 6pm Saturday May 24, 2008. In the event the tournament needs to be postponed, the primary dates would be May 25th, then May 26th. If for whatever reason all of Memorial Day Weekend is deemed unsafe to operate the tournament, it will be rescheduled for August 2nd with a Captain’s meeting taking place August 1st.

3. WEIGH SCALES. The weigh scales will be located at The Lost Key Marina and Yacht Club. The official weigh scales will be open from 3pm to 7pm, May 24, 2008. All fish caught aboard a tournament registered powered vessel must be brought to the scales aboard that same vessel. You must be in line and recognized by the tournament officials by 7pm. All Pier division and Kayak Division contestants may bring their catch to the scales via any method of transportation. In the event of a tie in official weight, the team/entrant to weigh first will break the tie and be awarded the higher ranking position.

4. ELIGIBLE SPECIES. All tournament eligible species must meet the legal minimum requirements as set forth by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. Neither the tournament committee nor its sponsors will be held responsible for any violation of the law by tournament participants. King Mackerel, Amberjack, and Cobia will be the only species eligible for this event. All fish must be caught by hook and line during legal tournament hours. Any fish appearing to have been frozen, drawn, chemically treated or otherwise appears to be unfit for human consumption will be ineligible for weigh in. Mutilated fish will be deemed ineligible. Judgments made by the tournament rules committee will be final.




5. CAPTAIN’S MEETING. The MANDATORY captain’s meeting will be held at Hub Stacey’s at the Point on Innerarity Point. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm May 23, 2008 and will conclude at 9pm. Each team’s registered captain, each pier division entrant and each kayak/non powered boat entrant must be present at the captain’s meeting. You will be presented with a boat number/id card that must be presented at the weigh in before you weigh your catch. There will be a sign-out at the conclusion of the captain’s meeting. Each team’s registered captain and each pier division entrant and kayak division entrant must sign out prior to leaving the captain’s meeting. If you do not sign out, you will not be eligible to weigh in your catch and no refunds will be granted.


6. KING MACKEREL OPEN DIVISION. This division pertains to all powered vessels regardless of length. Only one fish per team will be eligible for this division.

7. KING MACKEREL 23’ AND UNDER DIVISION. This division will pertain to all powered boats that do not exceed 23 feet 11 inches as specified by the manufacturer. Any vessel with a “23T” manufacturer specification will be eligible for this division. Only one fish per team will be eligible for this division. All powered boats that fit the 23’ And Under Division criteria are also eligible for Open Division prizes but will only be awarded the higher paying place in either division based on official weight of their King Mackerel.

8. TARGET WEIGHT BONUS. The Target Weight Bonus is a category that may be entered for an additional $50 fee. The target weight will be 29.33 pounds and will apply to all tournament eligible species caught in any division of the event (pier, kayak and all powered boat divisions). Each team/entrant will be allowed to weigh only one fish of each eligible species for this bonus. The first target weight registered team/entrant to weigh a tournament eligible fish at 29.33 pounds exactly will be deemed the winner. If 29.33 pounds is not met exactly at the conclusion of the weigh-in, the team/entrant with the closest weight to 29.33 without exceeding 29.33 will be deemed the winner. The winner will receive half of the collected target weight fee money. The remaining half will be donated to Covenant Hospice.

9. LADY ANGLER BONUS. The Lady Angler Bonus will be presented to the female angler that catches and weighs in the heaviest tournament eligible species.

10. JUNIOR ANGLER BONUS. The Junior Angler Bonus will be presented to the angler 15 years old or younger that catches and weighs in the heaviest tournament eligible species.



11. SINGLE ENGINE BOAT BONUS. The Single Engine Boat Bonus will be paid in three payout positions 1st $750, 2nd $500 and 3rd $250 (based on 85 boats). King Mackerel will be the only species eligible for this bonus. The payout will be presented to the top three teams that caught king mackerel aboard a single engine powered vessel.

12. AMBERJACK AND COBIA DIVISION. The Amberjack Division and the Cobia Division will be for powered vessel entrants only regardless of vessel length. No Cobia or Amberjack caught from any pier or non powered vessel will be eligible for these divisions. Only one fish per team will be eligible for each of these divisions.

13. KAYAK DIVISION. The vessel must be launched from land. All fish caught in the Kayak Division must be photographed with the angler displaying their angler number and their kayak in the background. The photo should be taken ashore and not while at sea. A photo displayed on a digital camera meeting the aforementioned criteria must be shown to the weigh in officials before their catch is officially weighed and scored. No printed copies of the photo will be accepted. The photo must be displayed on the camera that was used for the photo. Kayak Division participants will only be eligible for prize money generated by Kayak Division entry fees and/or prizes specified solely for the Kayak Division, Target Weight Bonus prize, Lady Angler Bonus, Junior Angler Bonus and/or T.W.T

14. PIER DIVISION. All fish caught in the Pier Division must be caught from a pier and photographed with the angler displaying their angler number while they are standing on the pier. A photo displayed on a digital camera meeting the aforementioned criteria must be shown to the weigh in officials before their catch is officially weighed and scored. No printed copies of the photo will be accepted. The photo must be displayed on the camera that was used for the photo. Pier Division participants will only be eligible for prize money generated by pier division entry fees and/or prizes specified solely for the pier division, target weight bonus prize, Lady Angler Bonus, Junior Angler Bonus and/or T.W.T.

15. OPTIONAL CASH AWARDS (T.W.T.). There will be three different levels at which to participate, $300, $200 and $100. 10% of each level will be donated to Covenant Hospice and the remaining 90% will be split 50% to first, 30% to second and 20% to third in each level.

16. AWARDS PRESENTATION. The awards presentation will take place at Hub Stacey’s at the Point. The event will begin at 6pm on Sunday May 25, 2008. All participants are invited to attend.

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Thank you to Miller Lite, Contender Boats, Top Gun Tackle, Wal Mart, Jewelers Trade Shop, West Marine, Bob Tyler Toyota and the Flora Bama Lounge for sponsoring the event. Thank you to Ballinger Publishing and Hub Stacey's for helping out with the brochures and hosting the captain's meeting and awards presentation.

www.topguntackle.com
www.hubstaceys.com
www.jewelerstradeshop.com

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There will be a random drawing of a prize valued at $500 which will take place at the captain's meeting. To be eligible you must enter by May 19th.