15th Annual Capt. Steve Harman's Poor Girls Open
August 14th, 15th, and 16th
Bahia Marina On The Bay between 21st & 22nd Streets
2107 Herring Way
Ocean City, Maryland 21842
410-289-7438


This is a ladies only tournament. It is a release points contest for Billfish with added entry categories for dolphin and tuna. Our goal is to have an affordable, fun competition promoting sportsmanship, angling skills and most of all, friendship. No angler may fish more than one day.

Entry fee:
Entry fee is $450.00 per boat for up to three anglers. Additional anglers may be added to a boat at $50 per additional angler with a maximum of six anglers per boat. Entrance fee is non-refundable. No entry fees will be accepted after 8:00 a.m.

Added Entries:
Available until 12:00 midnight
$100, $300, $500 Billfish Released $150 Heaviest Tuna $150 Heaviest Dolphin 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners. 50/30/20 split in each.

Prizes:
Prizes will be awarded for most points for Billfish released. There will also be prizes awarded for Heaviest Tuna, Heaviest Dolphin and Junior Angler. A cash donation to the American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Research and Support will be made from all entry, sponsor, and added entry fees.

Captain’s Meeting:
Captains meeting and final entry sign-up will be held at Bahia Marina beginning at 4:00 p.m. Captains meeting will begin at 8:00 p.m.

Rules:
1.  All IGFA rules apply unless otherwise noted. 

2.  All boats must leave Ocean City, Maryland or Indian River, Delaware Inlet.  No boats may pass the sea buoy prior to 5:00 a.m. on any fishing day.

3.  Fishing hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  No boat may place lines or teasers in the water prior to 8:00 a.m.  All lines and teasers must be removed from the water by 3:30 p.m.  Fish hooked prior to 3:30 p.m. may be played until boated or released.  All hook-ups must be reported to a committee boat or another tournament boat.  All catch reports and weigh-ins must be to Bahia Marina by 7:30 p.m. each day (catch may be trucked to Bahia).  All fish that are to be weighed in must be called in to a committee boat when landed.

4.  To be eligible for prizes, all fish must be weighed in on the official scale at Bahia Marina.  All fish must be accompanied by a signed catch report and must be made available for weighing   between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on the day that the boat left the inlet to go  fishing.  Any fish not available for weigh-in by 7:30 p.m. for any reason will not qualify.  Any angler may use any means to make the fish available for weigh-in.  This includes switching his boated fish to another boat, or trucking the fish to the scales from inside the tournament area.  The tournament committee determines all cash prizes.  All decisions are final.

5.  A fish may be hooked by anyone.  However, the rod must be transferred immediately to the angler after hook-up.  The angler from that time must fight the fish alone until boated or    released.  In the event that a boat becomes disabled, contestants may transfer to a second boat and assume the original boat number without any additional charge or penalty.  In the event a boat becomes disabled while fighting a fish, the angler may NOT transfer to another boat or get assistance in fighting or boating the fish from another boat.

6.  The decision as to which day to fish rests entirely with the angler and crew.  A woman may fish only one day of the three day event.  Teams may declare their fishing day at signup or they must inform tournament officials by phone (410-289-7438) or VHF channel (TBA), between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the day that they plan to fish.  Teams wishing to change a declared fishing day must notify tournament officials of their change by 8:00 a.m. of the day being canceled or fished, whichever is earlier.  If a day is not declared and a call is not received, the boat will be  considered as FISHING.  If a boat breaks down on the way out before lines in (8:00 a.m.) you must alert a committee boat.  If you break down after lines in (8:00 a.m.) you will be declared as FISHING.

7.   Billfish Points:
White Marlin/Sailfish Released - 100 pts. each  &  Blue Marlin/Swordfish Released - 110 pts each.

8.  All fish must be weighed at Bahia Marina.  In the event of a malfunction in the primary weighing system, the tournament shall switch to a calibrated back-up system.  All weights  registered on either system will be considered official.

9.  Tournament officials have the right to disqualify any angler and/or team from the             tournament for any unsportsmanlike conduct or rule infraction with no monetary return.  Only one day needs to be fished by at least one boat to make an official tournament and for prizes to be awarded.  There are no refunds of entry or added entry fees.  Decisions of the committee are final.  In the event of a tie by weight, first prize money will be determined by the time the fish was called into a committee boat, regardless of which day.  All protests must be made prior to 7:30 pm. August 18, 2007.  Nonrefundable protest fee $100.

10.  Participants enter at their own risk. The Bahia Marina, Captain Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open and all other sponsors will not be held responsible for any injury to any person or damage to any entrant or boat.