NELSON DAWNBREAKERS FISHING CLUB INC
RULES FOR CLUB COMPETITIONS
Only current paid up members are eligible to submit a fish to the competition.
For a fish to be eligible for a club record or pin fish it must be measured and photographed by a current paid up member as described in the measuring section..
To then be eligible for club points it must be submitted to the weigh master for verification. Submissions must be made by email to the club. Deadline for each month is 6pm on the last day of the month. Any entries submitted after will be counted towards the following month.
Undersized fish presented to weigh master will not be accepted and will incur demerit points.
Each month only the single largest fish per species per fishing class will be eligible for club points. Classes are defined as Boating, Kayaks, Dive, Land based.
There are no restrictions as to where and when a club member may fish during the competition period.
Club competition will commence on the 1st of October and will run for 8 months and conclude on the 31st of May.
All fish must comply with Ministry of Primary Industries regulations in regards to size and bag limits.
The following species are not eligible for club points or records sharks, marine eels, marine mammals, squid, all rays, octopus, crabs.
The use of set nets, long lines and spears are not permitted. NOTE spears are permitted in the diving section
No limit is placed on the number of rods or hand lines per member.
Members not abiding by the club rules or adhering to the spirit of the club will be disqualified from competition or have their membership revoked as seen fit by the committee in the interest of our club.
Junior members are defined as 15 and under as at 1st of October.
Any confusion in interpretation of club rules will be decided by the committee and their decision will be final
Kayak/Paddleboard Section (additional rules)
The kayak/paddle board must be manually paddled or sail assisted. Any other form of kayak or paddle board propulsion is prohibited. Pedal drive kayaks are permitted.
There is absolutely NO FERRYING (i.e. using another vehicle or boat, motorised or not to transport your kayak/paddleboard) to a fishing location on the water.
Any fish submitted for weigh in are to have been caught from and transported back to shore by a kayak or paddleboard.
Only hand lines or rods may be used to catch fish submitted at the weigh in. Each rod or hand line must not exceed a maximum of 2 hooks. Only artificial lures permit treble hooks.
Measuring Fish
All catches must be measured on an official Club Competition measure.
The NZ Fishing Competition measure and the IGFA length measure are the only two official measures for this competition currently.
The measure may not be modified so it will affect the ability to measure the fish accurately from the jaw tip. The vinyl measure may be shortened, however it may not be cut and re-joined.
While every care is taken with the production of the measures, the club take no responsibility whatsoever in the use of this measure for the purposes of determining the legal length of any fish caught.
The measurer should be calibrated from time to time with another accurate measuring device.
Measurements are rounded back to the nearest 0.5cm mark on the measure. For example if your fish is just over 40cm but does not reach the 40.5cm mark then the length recorded will be 40.0cm.
Measuring Guidelines
A clear photograph of the fish, correctly placed on the measure, is critical for your entry into the competition.
Membership card on fish
Make sure the photo is of sufficient quality and suitable to enable the species and length to be verified.
The photo submitted must be in landscape format.
Take several photos just in case.
It is permissible to place a hand or have someone hold the fish on the measure or use damp cloth on the fish to settle it while a photo is taken, provided this does not obscure the fish significantly or prevent the club weigh master from being able to clearly verify and validate your catch.
Updated 13 November 2015
