LRM CAITHNESS OPEN BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS
10th & 11th May 1997
For the seventh year Caithness S.A.A. are pleased to invite you to the LRM Caithness Open Boat Championships fished out of Scrabster.
The competition will again be fished on a conservation basis following the success of the previous two events.
Registration will take place in the Weigh Inn Motel, Thurso from 9 pm an Friday 3rd and also at the harbour from 7:30 to 8:15 am on the Saturday. The presentation of prizes will be held in the Redwood Lounge at 6:30 pm on the Sunday evening.
Tight lines
Hamish Holmes
Chairman
1. Current SFSA rules at 1st January 1997 will apply with the following amendments.
2. (a) Boats will depart from Scrabster harbour at 9 am No boat will wait for any anglers who has not reported on board to his fishing skipper before 8.45 am
(b) Fishing times will be from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm.
(c) In the event of a boat breakdown additional time may be allowed by the organising Committee after 4.00 pm
3. Rods shall have a minimum length of 1.5 m (5ft). The maximum length shall not exceed 3.0 m (10ft).
4. A maximum of one single hook may be used. Treble hooks or double hooks are not permitted.
5. Only fish brought to the gaff or net with the hook forward of the gills may be presented for weigh-in.
6. A fish hooked by more than one angler will not be eligible for weighing-in.
7. Anglers casting must give an audible signal to others before commencing cast (i.e. SHOUT!).
8. Anglers fishing the overhead casting method must ensure that before casting the length of line between the rod tip and the lure or weight does not exceed 2 feet.
GENERAL RULES
1. Only three saithe, dogfish, spurs, herring, scorpions and sandeels may count.
2. Anglers must obey the fishing skipper who in turn must obey the boat skipper on rules of safety.
3 Current Caithness S.A.A. size limits shall apply. Fish to be counted and species noted on board boat prior to bagging.
4. Points will be allocated as follows :- species points, 1 point per fish, 1 point per species
THE POINTS SYSTEM
To ensure as far as possible that every angler has an equal chance in the Competition no matter what his boat draw the event
will be fished on a points system. The points are calculated as above to give each angler an initial points total. The top angler on
each boat is then given 100 points. Every other angler on the boat is then given points which consists of their initial points total
as a percentage of the top angler’s initial points total.
The species points will be a system similar to that used in Stornoway but anglers will receive the points for each fish not just the
first of each species.