Friends Of The Housatonic River

1. Entry Cards: All entries cards must be official signed by a FOTHR Director or Lead FOTHR Supporter available at fothr.org. All online entries must be purchased prior to Saturday 6AM October 3, 2009

2. Angling Methods: All bluefish entered must be caught on rod and reel using any legal method. Length of fish and catch limits must meet Federal and State laws.

3. Official Waters: Fish anywhere by boat or land in the Housatonic River from Stratford Bell Buoy 1, north to Shelton/Derby at the Derby Dam.

4. Weighing Station(s): Ayer’s Landing and or River’s End Marina, Shelton, CT.

5. Weighing: All fish must be caught after 6AM and presented at an official FOTHR Tournament Station before 12 pm. FOTHR personnel of weigh stations will conduct weigh-in. Entry card holders may weigh in as many times as they like following all state and federal regulations.

6. Judging: All entries will be approved and judged by the tournament judges. Suspicious fish will be gutted. Questionable entries will be disqualified. Decisions of the judges are final.

7. Ties: No duplicate awards will be made. All fish are weighed to 1/100th of a pound. Earliest weighed entry will be named winner, get your fish in early.

8. Awards/prizes: for the heaviest Bluefish: 1st Place $400, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $100 and 6 other valuable prizes . Shortly after 1PM weigh-in, we will announce the winners.  Distribution will be mailed or handed out to winning contestants by October 10th, 2009. Only one prize will be given per entry card holder. 

9. Organization Shirts: An official shirt of FOTHR will be awarded for each entry. Entries after September 16th will not be able to choose their shirt size .

10. Liability: FOTHR (including members and or its directors), Associates or Sponsor is not liable for any damages or losses, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of the contestant’s participation in the contest.

11. Winners list: The winner’s full name and home town will be posted on www.FOTHR.org

12. Eligibility: There is no limitation to contest entry, all FOTHR members and directors can enter this contest.

13. Rain date: No rain date, contest is rain or shine.

14. Natural disaster/Emergency: In the event of a natural disaster or national emergency, FOTHR will post a future tournament date.

15. Refunds: No refunds will be given for any reason or including contest rescheduling.

16. Change of rules: If required, FOTHR reserves the right to update, change or revise the rules of this contest prior to starting time of such. If such change is required a notification will be posted at www.FOTHR.org.

17. Minimum weigh-in: Fish must be a minimum length of 24”

18. Raffle: In the event of no weigh-in of fish, FOTHR will raffle draw the prizes.