Ski-Boat — May-June 2017

56 • SKI-BOAT May/June 2017

RELEASED BILLFISH AND

GT (Ignobilis) KINGFISH

With the strong trend towards releasing

these and other fish, we have decided to

amend the Kingfisher Award rules to pro-

vide for acknowledgement of all released

fish. All we need is a photo of the fish

being released or prior to release (e.g. GT

held on boat) and the approximate weight

of the fish which should fall in line with

the stipulated weights set out above.

In line with this trend we will not be carry-

ing photographs on the Kingfisher Award

Page of any of the billfish species nor GTs

other than those that are released.

SPECIES: NOMINATED

WEIGHT:

Barracuda 15kg

Dorado 12kg

Kingfish (Ignobilis) 20kg

Garrick (Leervis) 12kg

King Mackerel (’Cuda) 15kg

Black Marlin 100kg

Blue Marlin 100kg

Striped Marlin 60kg

Prodigal Son 15kg

Sailfish (Pacific) 25kg

Spearfish (Longbill) 20kg

Spearfish (Shortbill) 20kg

Tuna (Big Eye) 30kg

Tuna (Longfin) 25kg

Tuna (Yellowfin) 50kg

Wahoo 15kg

Yellowtail 15kg

Digital emailed photographs should be

high-resolution.

Meritorious Fish Outsanding Catch

Outstanding catch

Category applied for

(tick appropriate box):

Species: ................................................
Weight: ..................................................
Line class: .............................................
Date of Capture: ....................................
Where Caught: ......................................
Skipper's Name: ....................................

Meritorious Fish

Species: ................................................
Weight: ..................................................
Date of Capture: ....................................
Where Caught: ......................................
Skipper's Name: ....................................

Tick the appropriate box and supply us with

the following information.

Please remember to print clearly.

3:1 5:1 7:1 10:1

Applicant’s Details:

Name: ...................................................
Address: ...............................................
...............................................................
...............................................................
Code: ....................................................
Tel No: ...................................................
E-mail:
...............................................................
Club (if member): ..................................
...............................................................
I, the undersigned, agree to abide by
the rules of this award.

Signature: ..............................................

Submit application to:

Kingfisher Awards, PO Box 20545, Durban North 4016

or email [email protected]

RULES:

There is no restriction on the number of

awards which can be applied for.

Award applicants must submit a photo-

graph of the relevant fish with the appli-

cation form, preferably a photograph of

the angler holding the fish.

SKI-BOATreserves the right to use the

photograph as it sees fit.

Entries must be on the official form

which is included in all issues of the

magazine.

Entires must be received within 45 days

of capture.

Certificates awarded will be as follows:

Meritorious Fish - Gold

Outstanding Catch

3:1 - Bronze;

5:1 and 7:1 - Silver;

10:1 - Gold

No witnesses of the catch are required.

The award is made in the true spirit of

sportsmanship and relies on the integrity

of the angler to make a just claim.

A selection of award winners’ names will

be announced in future issues of SKI-

BOAT, along with relevant photographs.

Award applicants should allow 30-45

days for processing of applications.

There is no charge for Kingfisher

Awards.

YOUR favourite offshore angling maga-

zine,SKI-BOAT, in conjunction with The

Kingfisher and the South African Deep

Sea Angling Association, is proud to offer

all South African ski-boaters the unique

opportunity to win awards for excellence

in angling.

All deep sea anglers who achieve laid down

standards of excellence will be entitled to

apply for the KINGFISHER AWARD. Upon

ratification by a panel of adjudicators, the

angler will receive a handsome digital certifi-

cate, suitably inscribed.

The Kingfisher Award will be made for fish

caught in two sections:

1) The Kingfisher Award - Meritorious Fish

To satisfy the requirements for this award,

anglers are required to catch a fish included

in the list detailed hereunder, equal to or bet-

ter than the nominated weight.

Tackle used is of no consideration here, the

fish's weight being the main criterion.

The different eligible fish and their corre-

sponding minimum nominated weights are as

per the list below. A gold digital certificate will

be awarded for this achievement.

Complementing this section is the second

award category:

2) Kingfisher Award - Outstanding Catch

To satisfy the requirements for this award,

anglers can catch any recognised fish and

the weight of that fish must equal or exceed

certain laid down fish weight:line class ratios.

Awards will be made in the following ratio

categories:

3:1 – Bronze Award

5:1 – Silver Award

7:1 – Silver Award

10:1 – Gold Award.

Applies to IGFA line class 1kg , 2kg, 4kg,

6kg, 10kg, 15kg, 24kg, 37kg and 60kg.

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Kingfisher Award

Application Form

I hereby apply for the Kingfisher Award in

the category: