Smutt Trophy 2007 Rules.

[Greenheart]

Smutt Trophy 2007 Rules.
1. This is to be a catch & release competition. Only fish above the legal size limit may kept if for the pot. All others to be measured & released unharmed.

2. The Trophy will be awarded to the person catching the largest Smoothound or largest combined length of Smoothound/s. In the event of no Smoothounds being caught. The Trophy will be awarded to the person catching the largest combined length of other fish species.

3. All fish are to be measured in Centimetres (Please bring a tape measure if you have one available. You will also require a pen & paper to record catches.

4. If it is practicable, all fish caught, will be witnessed by the competitor fishing next to you. This will depend on how crowded the venue is on the day.

5. Competition start & finish times will be decided on the day.

6. To keep things simple Mackerel will not count. All Dogfish & Silver Eels will count as 50cm each.

7. A maximum of two rods may be fished by the competitor at any one time. A maximum of three hooks may be used on each. However you may feather for mackerel & Launce etc for bait at the same time provided it doe’s not interfere with other competitors.

8. The provisional venue is to be the West Sands beach, Selsey, West Sussex. This will depend upon the prevailing weather, wind & tide conditions on the day, as other local beaches may be more sheltered & better suited.

9. All litter to be disposed of responsibly.

10. As we will probably be fishing close to & parking in a caravan site, all noise & disturbance should be kept to a minimum.


Looking forward to meeting you all on the day.
Ian (Greenheart.)__________________

[Norfolkboy]

Superb work as usual, Ian.

[Twiddler]

Looking forward to this one....not that I will catch anything (never do ) but being part of it, in great company, make it worth while....for me anyway.


Great work on the rules Ian, well done!!

[the boss]

really wish i could do this but i have me kids. hope you all have a wicked time. good luck

[pingu]

nice one ian

[mithrandir]

Just a silly question before I tie my rigs, when we count hooks do pennel rigs where the second hook is there to secure the bait count as 2 hooks or 1? or can I count that as 1 baited hook and a retainer????

[pingu]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

Just a silly question before I tie my rigs, when we count hooks do pennel rigs where the second hook is there to secure the bait count as 2 hooks or 1? or can I count that as 1 baited hook and a retainer????

mm now theres a good question
our clud has a pennel as 2 as you can catch 2 fish
nsfa rules = 1
so Ian its over too you

[Greenheart]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

Just a silly question before I tie my rigs, when we count hooks do pennel rigs where the second hook is there to secure the bait count as 2 hooks or 1? or can I count that as 1 baited hook and a retainer????

I think rule No.7 is clear enough. 3 hooks maximum per rod. Please don't get too serious though guys, as this is mainly about having a bit of fun & hopefully meeting a few new faces. I should'nt really say it, but i've always considered that rules are for breaking. The only crime is getting caught.... LOL

[mithrandir]

Me break the rules!!!!! Never!

means I will just have to find some otherway of holding big baits on single hook.

might try whipping a small back spike onto the hook, I always seem to end up with an ungainly lump of bait covering the point of my hook otherwise.

[Greenheart]

I use Veals Varivas piggyback hooks, which is basically a hook with a spike on the back. I know Lazarus has had success making his own in the way you describe Mike. Worth giving it a try.