HOST:
Exchange Club of Indian River Foundation, Inc.
WHEN:
Saturday, May 19, 2012, with checkout at 6:30 am (weather date Sunday, May 20)
WHERE:
Fort Pierce City Marina, 1 Avenue A, Fort Pierce
(one-eighth mile south of the South Bridge on the ICW)
REGISTRATION:
Friday, May 18, 2012, 6:00 pm, near Marina’s Tiki Bar.
Mandatory Captains’ Meeting begins at 7:00 pm.
DETAILS:
The angler who catches the biggest dolphin in this year’s 36th Annual dolphin-only Blue Water Open will win the top prize of $5,000. The second place winner will receive $2,000, the third place gets $1,000, and the anglers who catch the next five largest weighed fish will each earn a $400 Bounty Booty Winner’s prize. Payout is based upon a minimum of sixty (60) entries in the tournament. Prizes will also be awarded to the Junior Angler (age 14 or less), the Lady Angler, and others.
ENTRY:
Entry fee per boat is $250. Early entry fee is $200 if postmarked by May 10, 2012. The fee to enter the optional Mahi Moolah contest is $100.
PROCEEDS:
All proceeds from the Exchange Club Blue Water Open Dolphin Mania Charity Fishing Tournament benefit the foundation’s local youth-related projects for the prevention of child abuse.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
John Binkley at 772-532-9375
www.bluewateropen.org
dolphinmania@bluewateropen.org
www.exchangeclubofindianriver.org
http://www.bluewateropen.org
PLEASE NOTE: Although the weigh-in and awards for this event end at Fort Pierce City Marina, this event is Treasure Coast-wide. We have entries from Palm Beach, Okeechobee, and Brevard Counties as well as Indian River and St. Lucie Counties.
Official Website: http://www.bluewateropen.org
Added by janbinney on March 29, 2012