1. An entry fee of £125 is payable by all participating anglers

2. Full payment required no later than

3. The organising committee shall be responsible for organising by ballot the competitors for each boat. An open draw for the both the Saturday and the Sunday will take place on Friday May 13^th 2011. Should anyone wish to attend please contact the organisers. The draw and further information will then be online at www.goangling.co.uk/festival . Information can also be posted to an email address supplied on the entry forms. The procedure for allocating competitors to boats will be as follows: -

a)      All boats will carry up to 10 anglers.

b)      The names of all the competitors will be placed in a container and the names of all the boats shall be placed in another container.

c)      The name of the first boat will then be drawn followed then by competitors names to fill this boat.

d)      The competitors will be allocated their boat positions, from 1 to max 10

 Position 1 being the starboard bow peg

4. Tackle

a)      An angler may use only one rod.

b)      One spare rod may be assembled with a reel attached. Line may be threaded, but there must be no end tackle attached.

c)      A maximum of 4 rods per angler are allowed on the boat.

d)      Rigs are allowed to carry a maximum of three hooks.

e)      No more than two rigs can be baited at any one time.

f)      Treble hooks are not allowed. Pennel rigs count as two hooks.

5. Fishing grounds will be around Holyhead bay, Anglesey. It is planned to fish 2hrs at anchor on mud, 2 hrs at anchor on rough ground (Mussel Beds) and 2 hrs broken ground (Church Bay)

6. The following baits are acceptable

Mackerel, bluey, sand eel, squid, ragworm, white ragworm lug, crab and mussel.

No other baits are allowed

7. Bait additives are acceptable.

8. Casting is acceptable.  Anglers to cast must use a shock leader, and all casts should be made with the terminal tackle outside the boat.

9. Foul hooked fish are acceptable. If one angler has two hooks in a fish this is acceptable. If two anglers have hooks in the same fish this is not counted.

10. There are no size limits.

11. Each fish that is fairly caught will score either 1, 2 or 3 points as per the list below: -

1 point fish                        2 point fish                        3 point fish

dogfish                                all wrasse                            bull huss

whiting                                 all gurnard                           conger eel

pouting                                pollack                                 all ray

mini specie                         coalfish                               all smoothhound

dab                                       any fish not listed                              tope

Mackerel, Herring, Sandeel are classed as bait fish and are ineligible for points

12. It is the angler’s responsibility to ensure that the steward has recorded his/her fish.

13. The scores will be recorded by the Steward / Skipper on each boat by means of a large score board that will be clearly on display at all times.

14. In the interests of safety if a conger eel, bull huss, smoothhound or tope is fairly hooked, and is deemed to be beaten, with the trace touched and within netting distance of the boat, then a gesture by the skipper or steward will suffice. The fish can be released at the side of the boat.

15. The event will be scored in percentage (%).

a)      The angler with the most points on each boat will be awarded 100%.

b)      Each angler will then have his/her score calculated as a % of their respective boat winner’s score.

For Example   Boat winner               145 fish points    = 100%

                              2^nd place               127 fish points    = 87.59%

                                      3^rd place                119 fish points    = 82.07%

c)      To win a boat you must score higher than every person on your boat. If two or more individuals share the top score on a boat after the six hours fishing, they will each receive 99.99% and not 100%

d)      Each angler’s score will be combined over the both legs.

e)      The maximum score achievable over the weekend will be 200%.

f)      If 2 anglers tie in first position with 200%, then the 1^st position will be awarded to the angler with the most fish points. If after this there remains a tie, 1^st position will be awarded to the angler with the most fish. If after this there remains a tie then the tying anglers will share 1^st & 2^nd positions and the prize money for these positions.

g)      If 3 or more anglers tie in first position with 200%, then the 1^st position will be awarded to the angler with the most fish points. If after this there remains a tie, positions will be awarded relevant to the anglers with the most fish.  If after this there remains a tie then the tying anglers will receive an equal share of the 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd prize money.

h)      Daily 1st place boat winner’s prizes. There is a prize for winning your boat. However if you are successful in winning your boat on both days, your second daily boat winners prize will be awarded to the angler which finished in the highest second place from both your boats. If this angler has already received a boat winner’s prize, the next angler will take the position and so on. Thus spreading out the prizes awarded.

i)       Daily league 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed prizes will be awarded. If 2 anglers tie in first position with 200%, then the 1^st position will be awarded to the angler with the most fish points. If after this there remains a tie, 1^st position will be awarded to the angler with the most fish.  If after this there remains a tie then the tying anglers will share 1^st & 2^nd positions and the1st and 2nd prizes for that day. If 3 or more anglers tie in first position with 200%, then the 1^st position will be awarded to the angler with the most fish points. If after this there remains a tie, 1^st position will be awarded to the angler with the most fish.  If after this there remains a tie then the tying anglers will receive an equal share of the1st, 2^nd & 3^rd daily league prize for that day.

j)       All prizes money is subject to entry.

16. Any complaints must be submitted to the organisers in writing within one hour of the end of the competition.  A protest fee of £10 must accompany the complaint, returnable if the objection is upheld.  A complaints committee consisting of 2 organisers, 2 competitors, randomly drawn at the welcome night and the boat steward relative to the complaint. The decision of this complaints committee will be final.

17. The Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry without explanation and shall in such a case return the entry fees. 

18. Any angler found breaking the rules WILL be disqualified.

19. The Organisers shall not be held responsible for any loss, accident or damage occasioned to any competitor, official or member of the public.

20. Any angler found leaving litter or throwing litter into the sea during or after the competition will be disqualified.

21. The Organisers reserve the right to amend rules pertaining to the event as deemed necessary.  No amendments can be made once the event is underway.

22. Junior anglers

a)      £125 entry to the main competition – includes all main prizes and 1 additional junior 1st prize

b)    Junior anglers must be aged 9years or above and 16 years or below on the date of the Festival.A responsible adult must accompany all junior anglers between 9 and 13 years of age fishing in the competition. The junior will fish one boat position directly in front of his / her accompanying adult