There
are several contests that the club runs during the calendar year.
The rules are as follows:
Only a
paid-up member
of VHFC fish will count. The fish must be weighed in at
one of our official weigh-in stations (we currently have 3) (see main page). The fish must be caught in Ocean
County, NJ waters, or from a boat, which left from Ocean County and returned
to Ocean County. All Fish must be weigh-in within
24 hours of being caught (the weigh-in is for the day the fish was
caught). The fish must be legally caught
and legal size fish (NJ rules). The
member, not someone else in their place,
must weigh in the fish in and that
member
must sign
the weigh-in sheet. Co-members and
Junior members (as defined in our By-laws) are also eligible (and must
weigh-in and sign for their own fish).
There
are two yearlong contests:
Captain Melanie Boytos Inshore Slam Award (VHFC
Angler of the Year (A o Y)
Details).
The
annual winners name will be engraved onto a plaque that will be displayed at
the VHFC clubhouse. Also a one of a kind T-Shirt indicating the winner of the
contest will be awarded to the winner of contest.
The fish of the year. Trophies will be awarded
to the anglers catching the largest fish in each of the following species:
Winter Flounder
Blackfish
Weakfish
Bluefish
Fluke
Sea Bass
Striped Bass
Now there
are two monthly contest.
The
largest fish caught during the month will be rewarded a $50 gift certificate
to Fisherman’s Headquarters (no expiration).
Only a
paid-up member
of VHFC fish will count.
All Fish must be weigh-in within
24 hours of being caught (the weigh-in is for the day the fish was
caught).
Currently the fish of the
month are: