SEQ Sportfishing Rules & Guidelines.

          SEQ Sportfishing Series Rules & Guidelines.

SEQ sportfishing Series is a boat/ kayak lure only series, all rounds are open events to any angler with a boat or kayak at anytime but you must meet the regulations and understand the rules to fish an event.

Covid 19 Restrictions 

• In 2021 Covid 19 Government restrictions may change throughout the year and with this the way we run tournaments and each event may be different depending on the regulations at the time, we will be guided by Government regulations throughout the year and any changes for a event will be advise asap.

Entry to an event.

• Entry fees must be paid with your online entry form by bank transfer or card as per entry form and no entry will be accepted unless this is done, once your money is cleared your entry will be put up and your starting position will run off the order of entry.
• If you require a SEQ Sportfishing Services measuring mat that must be used to fish an event so everyone has the same measuring device you pay an extra $30 on your standard entry fee and this will be handed to you on the morning of the event.
• By entering this event you do so on your own accord knowing that any event has risks, during the event times you are covered by your boat insurance and you wont hold anyone from SEQ Sportfishing Services liable for any incident that may occur.
• 20% admin surcharge fee from your entry will apply if you advise us if your not fishing the event and you want a refund after you paid your entry up to 2 days prior to the event.
• If you’re entered and do not show up or advise us your not fishing anytime from 6pm 2 days before the event you forfeit your entry and will be put into the prize pool unless we agree it’s a emergency situation.

Boat & Kayak Guidelines.

• Boats can fish solo or as a Team of 2 (extra children under 16 are allowed) but the full Entry fee still applies either way.
• Kayak team is one angler only in one kayak, unless you are fishing in a 2 person kayak.
• Boats / kayaks must stay on the water between event times, if you need to get off the water advise us asap.
• You have read the weather forecast for the event you are fishing and your vessel is up to the conditions plus understand the forecast can change at anytime.
• All boating anglers must wear a life jacket when on the plan, all Kayak anglers must wear a life jacket at all times.
• Minimum Boat size to attend the event is 3.5M with no smaller engine then a 15HP or unless approved by SEQ Sportfishing Services upon request.
• Always Carry Up to date boating Safety gear that meets all Queensland regulations for the vessel and amount of people on-board.
• Obey by Queensland fishing rules and regulations at all times
• Hold up to date Boat insurance.
• Hold a Current Boat License.
• Weather forecasts over 25 knots of wind from the bom.gov.au site at 4am of the tournament day will be reviewed depending on location of the event. This may result in a change of boundaries or location of the start.

Event guidelines and rules

• SEQ Sportfishing Series Events in 2021 all fish are to be measured on an SEQ Sportfishing Service measuring mat, if you already have a mat from the 2020 series these can be used but if you require one for the first time or you like to upgrade these mats are $30 each and must be purchased with your first entry of 2021, you get to keep the brag and it must be used at every round so all anglers have the same size measuring mats.
• When measuring your fish the mouth of the fish must be hard up against the alloy bar on the brag mat with the longest tip on the measuring mark. Fish will be measured by .05cm rounding up
• Below is how to measure a fish correctly with a clear photo and the below fish is 31.5cm as its tip is over the 31cm but below the 32cm mark.

• Your 5 biggest Bream will be added together for your overall length.
• When you bring up your photos at the end of the event you must only have 5 Bream on your phone for us to measure plus any bonus species you catch.
•  If you have similar size fish on phone we will check the time of photo on your phone, fish photos must be 5 mins apart otherwise they will not count.
•  If a team (boat or kayak) is caught fishing in a no go zones or outside set boundaries you will be DQ from the event with no return of entry fee.
•  If a team (boat or kayak) is to be found tampering with a measuring mat or take multiple photos of one fish they will be DQ from the event with no return of entry fee.
• Rod and Reel Cast and retrieve only, No bait, burley or trolling allowed. Must use artificial lures or Fly only.
• An angler must only use one rod at a time.
• Fishing time will run of GPS phone time and this will be mentioned at the briefing, you will be handed a Key tag at registration and this must be put back on the key tag board at the end of fishing time, if you are late a penalty will apply, 10cm for every minute late (over 30 seconds will round up to a minute) anything over 10 mins will DQ the team.
• All fish must be caught off a boat or kayak, if any angler has to get off a boat for any reason they must not fish.
• Rules can change at any time but will only be done and explained at the briefing before that event.
• At least one angler from each team must attend the briefing before the event, by not doing so the angler puts the team at risk of not hearing new rules that could change on the day.
• Winning payments will be paid 24 hours after the event in your nominated bank account.
• If teams results are equal measurement the largest Bream of the equal teams will determine the placing result.

Code Of Conduct.

• Any Violent actions taking against anyone during tournament times will result in Disqualification and a non-return of the entrant’s fee.
• The SEQ Sportfishing Series has the right to decline any anger the right to fish an event if they bring the sport down in any manner such as social media bullying towards any angler or the series in general.
• Results on the day are not official until 24 hours after the event, in this 24 hours teams have the right to dispute the results in the means of making a complaint of another team fishing in a no go zone or outside a boundary (proof will be needed) or if they would like to get their or another teams scored remeasured.
• If any team has a dispute it must be sent to the SEQ Sportfishing Series Facebook Page within that 24 hour from the event finish time.
• The tournament director decision is final.

** All the rules & regulations above are owned and enforced by the SEQ Sportfishing Series at any of their events, the SEQ Sportfishing Series has the right to change any rule at an event but will advise anglers at the briefing of that change.