Pot of Gold Halibut Tournament Rules

Pot of Gold Results

	Angler	City	Weight	Date
1	David Akamine	Torrence	39.20	02-04-2012
2	Jim Dunkle	Azusa	35.15	02-29-2012
3	DARYL SINGLETON	LOS ANGELES	28.45	01-26-2012
4	Rex Hoover	Long Beach	27.45	02-17-2012
5	MYOUNG HAN	LOMITA	27.40	02-02-2012
6	John Tran	Ontario	26.45	01-20-2012
7	Dennis Leith	Downey	26.20	03-01-2012
8	Tom Pae	LONG BEACH	25.05	01-18-2012
9	Paul Watkins	Covina	24.45	02-26-2012
10	Rudy Alvarez	Perris	23.00	02-19-2012
11	Cliff Friend	Lakewood	22.25	02-23-2012
12	Guillermo Potes	Long Beach	20.30	02-26-2012
13	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	19.75	03-10-2012
14	Kim Chong Soo	Covina	18.60	03-07-2012
15	Charles Tullai	Victorville	18.30	02-29-2012
16	David Garcia	Sylmar	17.90	02-29-2012
17	In Sik Kim	Los Angeles	17.60	02-25-2012
18	John Harris	Whittier	17.45	02-17-2012
19	Tom Pae	LONG BEACH	17.20	01-25-2012
20	Walt Carver	Westminster	16.95	03-01-2012
21	David Akamine	Torrence	16.85	03-11-2012
22	Walt Carver	Westminster	16.80	02-12-2012
23	Sean Dryden	Pomona	16.20	02-26-2012
24	Stan Drake	Carson	15.70	02-16-2012
25	David Grimaldo	Norwalk	15.60	02-26-2012
26	Mary McCoy	Long Beach	15.15	02-26-2012
27	Tom Colbert	Globe	14.95	02-08-2012
28	John Harris	Whittier	14.75	02-15-2012
29	Rocky Tsuchiya	Tustin	14.45	02-03-2012
30	Nam Beak	Los Angeles	14.20	03-03-2012
31	Bruce Neglia	Torrance	13.70	02-22-2012
32	Dennis Leith	Downey	13.40	03-01-2012
33	Bill Haggerty	Oxnard	13.35	02-03-2012
34	Vince Graves	Long Beach	13.30	02-17-2012
35	Emerson Holden	Long Beach	12.90	02-17-2012
36	Rudy Alvares	Perris	12.30	02-19-2012
37	Guillermo Potes	Long Beach	12.20	02-09-2012
38	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	11.80	03-03-2012
39	DAVE KIEL	GRANADA HILLS	11.80	02-08-2012
40	Jim Dunkle	Azusa	11.75	02-16-2012
41	Walt Craver	Westminster	11.70	01-25-2012
42	Angel Garcia	Long Beach	11.60	02-29-2012
43	Derek Massey		11.24	02-25-2012
44	Walt Carver	Westminster	11.00	02-24-2012
45	Dan Long	San Pedro	10.55	02-26-2012
46	Aaron Garcia	Ontario	10.35	02-10-2012
47	Dennis Leith	Downey	9.75	03-02-2012
48	Bill Dick	Torrence	9.60	03-03-2012
49	Florentino Miranda	Los Angeles	9.60	02-19-2012
50	Daryl Singleton	Los Angeles	9.50	02-23-2012
51	Toby Carrasco	Santa Clarita	9.50	01-28-2012
52	Daniel Stuart	Tustin	9.40	02-26-2012
53	Armon Trachian	LOS ANGELES	9.40	01-28-2012
54	Kim Chong Soo	Covina	9.00	03-01-2012
55	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	8.70	02-25-2012
56	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	8.50	02-26-2012
57	In Sik Kim	Los Angeles	8.30	03-03-2012
58	Bogdan Serbanescu	Pasadena	8.30	01-27-2012
59	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	7.90	02-25-2012
60	Bill Dick	Torrence	7.90	01-25-2012
61	Guillermo Potes	Long Beach	7.35	02-26-2012
62	Adam Maxfield	Huntington Beach	7.35	01-22-2012
63	John Yi	Cerritos	7.30	02-25-2012
64	Greg Baldwin	Long Beach	7.20	02-17-2012
65	Buddy Lucas	Bellfower	7.15	02-05-2012
66	Kwang Lee	Woodland Hills	7.10	02-18-2012
67	DARRYL SINGLETON	LOS ANGELES	7.00	01-20-2012
68	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	7.00	01-28-2012
69	Stan Drake	Carson	6.90	02-16-2012
70	Andy Krueger	Cypress	6.85	02-25-2012
71	VICTOR FUKUHARA	SIGNAL HILL	6.75	01-19-2012
72	Jay Sullivan	Covina	6.55	02-19-2012
73	Sandy Arambulo	Hesperia	6.35	02-05-2012
74	Emerson Holden	LONG BEACH	5.90	02-01-2012
75	In Sik Kim	Los Angeles	5.75	03-10-2012
76	DAVE KIEL	GRANADA HILLS	5.75	01-22-2012
77	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	5.65	02-26-2012
78	Matt Franks	Canyon Country	5.35	02-25-2012
79	George Duncan	Buena Park	5.25	02-26-2012
80	Dave Kiel	Granada Hills	5.15	03-02-2012
81	Artur Pogosyan	Glendale	5.15	02-19-2012
82	Aret Albicer	Los Alamitos	5.15	02-12-2012
83	John Harris	Whittier	4.80	02-15-2012
84	Nancy Dudek	Long Beach	4.70	02-01-2012
85	Jim Willard	Long Beach	4.70	02-01-2012
86	Dan Long	San Pedro	4.65	03-11-2012
87	Walt Carver	Westminster	4.60	02-22-2012
88	Walt Carver	Westminster	4.55	02-15-2012
89	Sean Dryden	Pomona	4.35	02-26-2012
90	Simon Oksazian	Tujunga	4.20	02-09-2012
91	Jim Dunkle	Azusa	4.10	01-29-2012
92	Jim Dunkle	Westminster	4.00	02-08-2012
93	DAVE KIEL	GRANADA HILLS	3.40	01-20-2012

Pot of Gold Halibut Tournament Rules

The 2012 Pot of Gold Halibut Tournament begins Wednesday January 18, 2012 and ends Sunday March 11, 2012. There will be a "FISH OFF" held Sunday March 18, 2012 for the TOP 25 contenders.

The tournament will take place aboard the vessel "Native Sun." It will run Wednesday-Sunday, departing at 9am returning by 4pm. In the event that a day is missed due to weather or mechanical failure it will be made up on the following Monday or Tuesday. Any halibut caught on a make up day will count on the week that it was originally scheduled.

Each paid ticket is the angler's entry into the Pot of Gold Halibut Tournament. No additional contributions are required by the angler. Anglers cannot use previous passes to participate in the Pot of Gold Halibut Tournament.

Ticket cost is $58. From each paid angler; Three Dollars ($3) of the fare is contributed to the Pot of Gold Jackpot, Two Dollars ($2) of the fare is contributed to a weekly jackpot, and an additional One Dollar ($1) is contributed the Runner up Pot of Gold Jackpot.

On each trip, the angler who catches the heaviest legal halibut wins a pass for a trip aboard the Native Sun. This pass does not cover entry fees and is valid during the tournament only.

Each week, measured as Monday through Sunday, the angler whose legal halibut is the heaviest of all daily trip winners will receive the weekly jackpot.

The angler whose legal halibut remains the heaviest caught for the entire tournament from January 18, 2012 to March 11, 2012 will receive a pass for the remainder of 2012 to fish free aboard the Native Sun.

The anglers who catch the 25 heaviest legal halibut during the tournament will be invited to participate in a "FISH OFF" on Sunday March 18, 2012 on the Native Sun. In the case of inclement weather an alternate date will be determined by Long Beach Sportfishing. The angler who catches the HEAVIEST LEGAL HALIBUT in the "FISH OFF" wins the tournament and will receive the Pot of Gold. The Runner-Up will be awarded to the 2nd heaviest legal halibut caught. 3 alternate anglers representing 26th-28th place will be invited to the "FISH OFF." These alternates will be allowed to participate in order of placement in the event that one or more of the top 25 qualifiers cannot attend.

All disputes will be settled by the Captain of the Day aboard the Native Sun. All decisions regarding dispute are final.

Crew members aboard the Native Sun may supervise the weighing of legal halibut caught that the anglers feel qualifies for the Jackpot. It is the angler's responsibility to make sure the legal halibut is weighed. The final & official weighing will take place in the office at the conclusion of the trip.

Anglers must successfully hook and land all halibut. Crew may assist angler by use of either gaff or net in landing caught halibut at the point the halibut is to come over the rail of the boat.

Anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the entire tournament and will not be allowed to participate in the Fish Off and will not be awarded any prizes.

In the event that no fish are caught on the day of the Pot of Gold "FISH OFF" the Pot of Gold Jackpot will be divided among the top 3 big fish of the tournament overall. As follows 1st largest fish receives ½ of the Pot of Gold Jackpot. 2nd largest fish receives 1/3 of the Pot of Gold Jackpot. 3rd largest fish receives 1/6 of the Pot of Gold Jackpot.

Participants in the Pot of Gold Halibut Tournament agree to allow Long Beach Sportfishing and Native Sun Sportfishing to use their name and picture in media and print publications including advertisements.

No employee of either Long Beach Sportfishing or participating tournament vessels shall be permitted to participate in the Pot of Gold Tournament.

Absolutely no non-participants i.e. crew members, non-tournament prize passes, or other non-paying fisherman shall be permitted to fish aboard any vessel during Pot of Gold fishing trips.

Long Beach Sportfishing reserves the right to suspend any fishing vessel or fisherman violating any rules of the tournament. Participants aboard the vessel at the time of any infraction shall not be penalized for the actions of the vessel or violating fisherman.