8th ANNUAL 421 SLAM FISHING TOURNAMENT 2018 RULES Dates: May 4th Calcutta Auction/Captain's Meeting is mandatory at Hurricane Junction in POC @ 6 pm (The Captain or at least one Team Member must be present, if no Captain or Team Member is present the Team will be disqualified and all fees will not be refundable.) May 5th - Tournament Day (See Rule #6). Weigh In and Award Dinner at Hurricane Junction (See Rule #11 and #12) TOURNAMENT PRIZES: COMBINED HEAVIEST STRINGER (1st, 2nd, 3rd Payout) SIDE POT PRIZES: TROUT CLOSEST TO 4 LB WITHOUT GOING OVER REDFISH WITH MOST SPOTS HEAVIEST FLOUNDER CALCUTTA (Auction): (1st, 2nd, 3rd Payout) ***This is an auction. This automatically secures 25% of your team when you pay the $100.00 Fee. Fee must be paid to be eligible to participate. If fee is not paid someone else can purchase your 25% and you forfeit the right to no less than 25% of your Boat.
TOURNAMENT FEES: TOURNAMENT FEE IS $500.00, IF LATE ENTRY AN ADDED $100.00 FEE IS APPLICABLE (SEE Rule #1) CALCUTTA IS $100.00 PER TEAM (this automatically secures 25% of your team) CASH SIDE POT IS $80.00 PER TEAM FOR TROUT CLOSEST TO 4 LB WITHOUT GOING OVER CASH SIDE POT IS $80.00 PER TEAM FOR REDFISH WITH MOST SPOTS CASH SIDE POT IS $80.00 PER TEAM FOR BIGGEST FLOUNDER TO ENTER THE CALCUTTA AND CASH SIDE POTS, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PAYMENT WITH ENTRY FEE. 1. EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 29, 2018 AT 12:00 AM. LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH AN ADDED $100.00 ON THE ENTRY FEE (TOTAL LATE ENTRY WILL BE $600.00) LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM APRIL 30, 2018 THRU MAY 3, 2018 10:00 PM, NO ENTRY WILL BE ACCEPTED PAST THIS TIME.TEAM REGISTRATION AND ENTRY FEE OF $500.00 MUST BE RECEIVED BYAPRIL 30, 2018 11:59 PM OR REGISTRATION IS REJECTED OR A $100.00 LATE FEE WILL BE ADDED TO THE ENTRY FEE.ALL TEAM MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A DINNER TICKET WITH PAID ENTRY. Once you pay for a registration entry, your fee is non-refundable. We apologize for any inconveniences; however, we need to properly plan for the amount of anglers at each event. 2. TOURNAMENT TEAMS CONSIST OF 1 TO 4 MEMBERS; ONLY ONE TEAM PER BOAT AND EVERYONE IN BOAT IS A TEAM MEMBER. 3. NO SHARING OR POOLING OF FISH WITH OTHER TEAMS AND BOATS IS ALLOWED. 4. ALL ANGLERS MUST CARRY A VALID TEXAS FISHING LICENSE WITH A SALTWATER STAMP.
5. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND TOURNAMENT RULES MUST BE ABIDED BY. Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) bag limits and length enforced. Only exception is all TROUT weighed-in at the 421 Slam must be a minimum of 16 inches...not the TPW minimum of 15 inches. 6. TEAMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE LAUNCH POINT UNTIL MAY 5, 2018 AT 6:15 AM. AT WHICH TIME TEAMS CAN ALSO START FISHING. (N0 FISHING IS ALLOWED ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT BEFORE 6:15AM.) LAUNCH POINT IS DEFINED: "A PLACE FOR LAUNCHING A BOAT OR A SLIP". TEAMS MOST BE WITHIN 50 YARDS OF THE LAUNCH POINT AND IN A SAFE PROXIMITY TO THE LAUNCH POINT UNTIL 6:15 AM MAY 6, 2018. 7. YOU MUST LAUNCH WITHIN THE BOUNDARY AREA AND NOT OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES, NO TRAILERING TO AREAS OUTSIDE OF TOURNAMENT BOUNDARIES. LAUNCH AREA INCLUDES A LAUNCH ANYWHERE WITHIN THE TOURNAMENT BOUNDARIES. TRAILERING WITHIN BOUNDARIES IS ACCEPTABLE. 8. ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT ON ROD AND REEL. 9. THIS IS AN ARTIFICIAL/LURES ONLY TOURNAMENT "NO LIVE OR NATURAL BAIT ALLOWED". 10. THE OFFICIAL CLOCK WILL BE "AT&T CELLULAR PHONE" TIME AND WILL BE MONITORED BY THE WEIGH TEAM. 11. WEIGH-IN TIME: SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018 FROM 4 P.M. 5 P.M. AT THE "HURRICANE JUNCTION"...1502 MAPLE ST. ( MAPLE AND 15TH), PORT O'CONNOR, TX. IF A TEAM IS NOT IN LINE BY 5 PM. THE TEAM IS DISQUALIFIED. 12. AWARDS AND DINNER AT HURRICANE JUNCTION, 1502 MAPLE ST (MAPLE AND 15TH), PORT O'CONNOR, TX. 6 PM. MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. 13. AT LEAST ONE TEAM MEMBER MUST SIGN IN WITH THE WEIGH TEAM, BE IN LINE (NOT IN THE BOAT) WHEN THE SCALES CLOSE. 14. FISH MUST BE FREE FROM ICE, DIRT, DEBRIS, AND REMOVED FROM THE STRINGER AS YOU APPROACH THE WEIGH STATION. 15. TROUT MUST BE AT LEAST 16 INCHES TO BE LEGAL AND WEIGHED IN THIS TOURNAMENT. Only 1 trout over 25 inches allowed per person. According to TPW you
are only legally allowed to keep 1 trout over 25 inches per day per person. Here's the reg pulled from TPW website; "No more than one spotted seatrout over the stated maximum length may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag and possession limit". 16. NO TAGGED REDFISH OVER 28 INCHES WILL BE LEGAL IN THIS TOURNAMENT. ONLY REDFISH OF LEGAL SIZE ALLOWED AT WEIGH-IN. 20 INCHES - 28 INCHES. 17. NO PALE, GUILED OR MUTILATED FISH WILL BE WEIGHED. A TRIMMED TAIL IS A MUTILATED FISH. 18. THE WEIGH TEAM WILL NOT CULL ANY FISH. BRING ONLY 4 TROUT, 2 REDFISH AND 1 FLOUNDER and ANY SIDE POT FISH, TO THE WEIGH IN STATION. SIDE POT FISH (WITH EXCEPTION OF FLOUNDER) NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL STRINGER WEIGHT. FLOUNDER IS ONLY SIDE POT FISH INCLUDED IN TOTAL STRINGER WEIGHT. TROUT MUST BE MINIMUM OF 16 INCHES TO WEIGH IN AT THIS TOURNAMENT. 19. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE IN WEIGHT, THE TEAM THAT WIEGHED IN FIRST (BASED ON TIME OF ACTUAL WEIGH IN) WILL DETERMINE THE WINNER. 20. IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. DECISION ON WEATHER TO BE MADE BY TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS AND NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL. NO REFUNDS DO TO A RESCHEDULED TOURNAMENT. Once you pay for a registration entry, your fee is non-refundable. We apologize for any inconveniences; however, we need to properly plan for the amount of anglers at each event. 21. PRIZES AND AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN OUT AT THE SATURDAY WEIGH-IN. ANGLER MUST BE PRESENT TO ACCEPT PRIZE. 22. ALL ANGLERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ON-SITE POLYGRAPH TEST. IF ANY TEAMS CHOOSES NOT TO PARTICIPATE WITH POLYGRAPH THEN THEY SHOULD NOT FISH THIS TOURNAMENT. NO REFUNDS. IF YOUR TEAM HAS WON ANY MONETARY PAYOUT, REGARDLESS OF CATEGORY, THE ANGLER CHOSEN BY AN OFFICIAL OF THE 421 SLAM, LLC. MUST COMPLETE THE POLYGRAPH TEST PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY MONETARY PAYOUT. NO EXCEPTIONS MADE. IF AN ANGLER(S) HAS HAD ALCOHOL OR/AND ANY ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE OR SUBSTANCE THAT CAN ALTER THE POLYGRAPH TEST THAT TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
23.421SLAM, LLC has the right to follow a TEAM with a CAMERA BOAT TEAM OR place a camera person on a TEAM's BOAT (SELECTED BY TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR). NO EXCEPTIONS. 24. ALL FISH CAN WEIGH-IN PREVIOUSLY ON ICE OR LIVE. ANGLERS CHOICE. IF TEAM DECIDES NOT TO WEIGH IN LIVE FISH THEN IT WILL BE THE WEIGH MASTER DECISION IF FISHED APPEAR ON ICE PRIOR TO 6:15 AM OF TOURNAMENT DAY. NO FISH CAUGHT PRIOR TO 6:15 AM ON TOURNAMENT DAY ALLOWED AT WEIGH-IN. 25. FISHING BOUNDARIES: EASTERN SIDE OF WEST MATAGORDA IS THE EASTERN BOUNDARY. 3RD CHAIN OF ISLANDS THAT SEPARATES ARANSAS BAY AND MESQUITE BAY IS THE WESTERN BOUNDARY. SURF FISHING IS ALLOWED AND MUST STAY WITHIN BOUNDARIES ***SEE PHOTOS ATTACHED BELOW FOR REFERENCE*** 26. LIABILITY WAIVER - Anglers will not be allowed to fish unless they have acknowledged the liability waiver online thru the registration process or signed the form. 27. Contestants under 18 years old must fish with their legal guardian as their teammate, or another adult approved by the minor s legal guardian. 28. WADE FISHING IS ALLOWED. TEAMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DROP OFF MEMBER(S) AND TEAM BOAT LEAVE AREA WITH MEMBER(S) UNVIEWED (ALL ANGLERS MUST BE VISIBLE TO THE BOAT AND ATLEAST ONE OTHER ANGLER). TEAM MEMBERS MUST BE ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER WITH HUMAN EYE WHILE WADE FISHING. 421 Slam, LLC - P.O. BOX 90536 - Austin, TX 78709 512-940-1212 29. ALL FISH TAILS CUT AFTER OFFICIAL WEIGHT RECORDED. 30. WEIGH MASTER WILL WEIGH ANY SIDE POT FISH 2 TIMES FOR ACCURACY IF REQUESTED BY ANY ANGLER. 31. THE TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY TOURNAMENT ENTRY. 32. WEIGH MASTER WILL RE-WEIGH TOTAL STRINGER UPON TEAM REQUEST ONLY. 33. Communication. There shall be no information, whether obtained by paying a third
party, or free of charge, which is garnered from a non-tournament participant inside of 3-days prior to the event and through the event s conclusion, starting Thursday May 3, 2018 at 6:15am. Anglers are not allowed to actively solicit information. For example, if an angler garners information via social media, text, face-to-face, and does not actively participate, then this is not considered against the rules. Information garnered from any periodical source is allowed. Participants may not use drones, helicopters or other aerial surveillance to locate and target fish; this rule does not prohibit the use of Google Earth or similar charting/mapping tools. During Tournament Hours: No communication whatsoever regarding fishing will be allowed from outside sources, or between teams during tournament hours via face-to-face, hand signals, multi-media methods, social networking, cell phone, radio, pager, computer, e-tablet, or any other method or device intended to communicate a thought or idea, except to invite a team into an otherwise "anchored" area (at this point, you give the right for any tournament or non-tournament team to enter the immediate area), and/or an emergency, including equipment or mechanical failure. If a team has an emergency, a mechanical problem, or needs immediate assistance, teams may contact local authorities, emergency services, the Coast Guard or the tournament director. Teams must notify the tournament director immediately if these circumstances exist. 34. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED OR FAILED A POLYGRAPH REGARDING CHEATING IN A TOURNAMENT THEN THE ANGLER IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO FISH THIS TOURNAMENT. 35. NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED DURING TOURNAMENT DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS. UNTIL AFTER POLYGRAPH TEST COMPLETED. 36. Prop/Outboard Motor powered boats only. There are no Air Boats allowed. QUESTIONS CALL or EMAIL: Jim Webber @ 512.940.1212 or John Webber @ 830.456.8300 jim@421slam.com john@421slam.com 421 Slam, LLC - P.O. BOX 90536 - Austin, TX 78709 Surf Fishing: 37 miles from Pass Cavallo to Western boundary (Cedar Bayou Pass). 42
miles from POC Big Jetties to Western boundary (Cedar Bayou Pass). 28 miles from Pass Cavallo to Eastern boundary (Colorado River). 24 miles form POC Big Jetties to Eastern boundary (Colorado River). *SEE PHOTOS FOR BOUNDARY BELOW* EASTERN BOUNDARY
WESTERN BOUNDARY