BASE ENTRY FEE
All teams pay a non-optional tournament base entry fee of $5,000. The tournament base entry fee prize money will be disbursed to the winners accordingly: 50 percent goes to the tournament, with the remaining 50 percent paid out as follows:
TEAM DIVISION AWARDS: 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE OVERALL
All registered teams are eligible for the Team Division Awards and will be presented to the teams with the highest total points earned from billfish releases.
Points are awarded as follows:
The highest-scoring teams will be recognized in the following placements:
In the event of a tie, the team that reaches the highest score first—based on official release time—will be declared the winner.
TOP ANGLER AWARDS
All registered anglers are eligible for the Top Angler Awards and will be presented to the angler with the highest total points earned from billfish releases.
In the event of a tie, the angler that reaches the highest score first—based on official release time—will be declared the winner.
LEG 1, LEG 2 AND SERIES OPTIONAL JACKPOTS
All optional jackpot divisions are 85% payback. Only teams entered in the base entry may enter the optional jackpots. Only teams entered in the optional jackpots are eligible for cash and prizes. The tournament rules apply to all optional jackpots.
SCRUB ISLAND BILLFISH SERIES OVERALL POINTS JACKPOT
$5000
The fee to enter the Scrub Island Billfish Series Overall Points Jackpot is $5,000 and is optional. Teams must be registered prior to their first day of fishing in the series to be eligible for the Scrub Island Billfish Series Overall Points Jackpot. The Scrub Island Billfish Series Overall Points Jackpot will be awarded to the top three teams with the most overall combined points of the two event (leg) series and will be awarded accordingly; First place 50%, Second Place 30%, Third Place 20%. Only teams entered in the optional jackpot are eligible for these cash awards. In the event of a tie, the team reaching the highest score first wins, based on the official time of release.
DAILY BILLFISH RELEASE JACKPOT
Level 1 – $1000
Level 2 – $3000
Level 3 – $5000
Daily Billfish Release Jackpot is optional and consists of three different levels of participation. You must be entered in level one to participate in level two, and level two to participate in level 3. The daily billfish-release prize consists of one-third of the total jackpot money. If no billfish are released on an individual day, the jackpot rolls over to the next day. If no billfish are released on the final day of fishing, then the final-day jackpot money goes to the previous day’s winner(s). Only teams entered in the daily billfish-release jackpot will be eligible for these cash awards. In the event of a tie, the team reaching the highest score first wins, based on the official time of release. Only teams registered in this category are eligible for cash prizes from this category.
OVERALL BILLFISH RELEASE POINTS JACKPOT
$5000
The fee to enter into the Overall Billfish Release Points Jackpot is $5,000 and is optional. The Overall Billfish Release Points Jackpot will be awarded to the top three teams with the most overall billfish release points of the tournament over the three days of fishing and be awarded accordingly. First place – 50% / Second place – 30% / Third place – 20%. Only teams registered in the overall billfish release points jackpots will be eligible for these cash awards.
WINNER-TAKE-ALL RELEASE JACKPOT
$5000
The fee to enter into the Winner-Take-All Release Jackpot is $5,000 and is optional. The team with the most release points wins the entire jackpot. In the event of a tie, the team reaching the highest score first wins, based on the official time of release. Only teams registered in this jackpot are eligible for cash prizes from this category.
LAST DAY SHOOTOUT JACKPOT
$1500
The Last Day Shootout Jackpot is optional and will be awarded to the team who earns the most release points on the last day of the tournament will win the entire jackpot. In the event of a tie, the team reaching the highest score first wins, based on the official time of release. Only teams registered in this jackpot are eligible for cash prizes from this category.
PRIZE DISBURSEMENT
Each registered team representative is in control of any prize winnings and must sign a prize disbursement form specifying how the funds are to be distributed. If the funds are intended to be disbursed to multiple parties, each party must fill out a form signing off on their portion of the winnings and specifying how the funds are to be distributed (check, ACH or wire), in addition to providing a signed form W-9, if applicable. Funds will be disbursed 30 days from receipt of all necessary documents, as long as all tournament entry fees have cleared the bank. All funds will be paid from a US bank account in US dollars.
Tournament Contact Information: www.scrubislandbillfishseries.com
Michelle Gaylord, Tournament Director – [email protected], +1-813-928-6266