Swollfest Divisions and Categories

 

All 1st place winners receive plaques, but only those 1st place winners from the Open Master Board -  Blue Water, Coastal, Inshore, and Spearfishing get to select from the prize table that consists of $1000’s of great prizes and gift certificate.

 

OVERALL RODEO CHAMPIONS

 

Overall Swollest Fish

Best Boat (Rod and Reel)

Best Boat (Spearfishing)

Champion Freediver

 

DIVISIONAL TEAM WINNERS

 

Blue Water

Coastal

Inshore

Spearfishing - FREE DIVING ONLY

 

OPEN MASTER BOARD

 

Blue Water yellowfin tuna, dorado, wahoo

Coastal – red snapper, cobia, amberjack, grouper, king mackerel, jack crevalle, mangrove snapper, blackfin tuna, miscellaneous

Inshore – speckled trout, 5-trout stringer, redfish under 27”, bull redfish, spanish mackerel, sheepshead, black drum, flounder

Spearfishing – red snapper, mangrove snapper, cobia, amberjack, grouper, barracuda, jack crevalle, miscellaneous (FREE DIVING ONLY)

Kayak Division - largest redfish under 27", largest speckled trout,  largest flounder, Overall Kayak Fishing Champion

 

OPEN FUN BOARD

 

Belly-Buzzard – oddest/ugliest fish, swollest sail cat, swollest channel mullet, swollest spadefish

 

CLOSED  BOARD

 

Women's – speckled trout, redfish, black drum

Children's – speckled trout, redfish, sheepshead

 

EXPLANATION:

 

·        Overall Divisional Team Winners – points will be awarded for each fish placing  first, second, or third, 3, 2, 1 points respectively.  Those points are then tallied up to decide the team winners of each division of the open master board (inshore, coastal, blue water, and spear fishing) – no more than six people may participate per team

Open Master Board – this board is open for anyone to enter fish into.  If you are man, woman, child, or senior, your fish may be entered on this board to com pete if you choose.  If your fish is entered on the master board, it may not be entered anywhere else except overall swollest fish.  This board’s first place winners will receive a plaque and get to pick from the prize table.

Closed Board – this board is only open to the corresponding division title.  Childrens’ division is for 12 years old and younger, senior division is for 65 years old and older, and womens’ division.

Open Fun Board – this board is for everyone to compete and have a good time fishing.  This board is for the not-so-serious fisherman, yet probably the most highly competitive

·        Best Boat is awarded to the team that has the most points in the rodeo across all rod and reel master board divisions (Blue Water, Inshore, and Coastal).  Best spearfishing boat will be awarded to the team with the most overall points in the spearfishing division, SCUBA or freediving.

·        Overall Swollest Fish is awarded to the largest fish caught during the rodeo.  This fish may be caught on rod and reel or speared.  This is the most coveted award.