THE ST. PETERSBURG UNDERWATER CLUB

PRESENTS THE WORLD'S LARGEST SPEARFISHING TOURNAMENT

August 15, 16, and 17 2008

We are already planning for 2009! Sponsorship space will be limited so contact us ASAP to make sure you get your space early!
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Friday :
Registration at Sunspree Pool Area 6-8:30pm
MANDATORY Captain’s Meeting 8:30pm

Saturday :
Tournament Ends 7:30pm
Participants must be in weigh-in line with their catch before 7:30pm
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Sunday

Awards Ceremony 10am - 2pm

Categories are GROUPER, HOGFISH, LOBSTER, AMBERJACK, COBIA/BARRACUDA, SNAPPER, and SHEEPSHEAD. 

Special Division trophies for Women, Juniors, and Freediver.

   The St. Pete Open is a big fish tournament.  Trophies go to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in each category.  All participants go to the prize table only once for their fish placement, then they are eliminated from consideration and the next largest fish in the next category earns a trip to the table until all participants weighing in legal fish have taken a trip to the table.  The remaining prizes will be awarded by drawing mystery tickets until the prize table is empty. You only need to weigh your biggest fish in each category.  Keep your fish.  Weigh in a fish and you WILL go to the prize table.  Mystery tickets are given to each entrant at registration or weigh-in.  After the third round of prize picks, a mystery ticket will be drawn at the end of each subsequent round.  So you can win more than one trip to the table.  

Also, as this tournament is held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, they ask that you respect the policies of the resort as well as local laws, and purchase all alcoholic beverages at the resort. There will be a beer truck and servers for your convenience.

ACCOMMODATIONS INFORMATION:

The tournament will be held at the
Holiday Inn Resort and Marina
6800 Sunshine Skyway Lane

St. Pete, FL
727-867-1151  www.holiday-inn.com/marinacove-ss