Format of the tournament:

• This tournament is a team event where your team from your local chapter pits its skills against teams from other chapters around Florida.
  
  
• This is an all-artificial lure tournament. Spin, Cast and Fly methods are allowed.
  
  
• This is a photo all-release tournament. All fish must be released!
  
  
• Each boat will be issued a Polaroid camera, a measuring stick and film. Use your film wisely; each team can only turn in 10 photographs.
  
  
• Teams will be comprised of members only from your local chapter. However, members of different chapters may fish on the same boat but their fish count only towards their chapter totals, not the totals of the boat they fish on.
  
  
• Every person that travels to the tournament and fishes is considered a team member. There is no limit on the number of people that can come and represent your chapter. However, everyone that fishes must be a current CCA Florida member.
  
  
• Each team will have a captain that will represent the team. Each team will choose the captain.
  
  
• The team that wins will be considered the best in the state and will have the bragging rights until next years Inter-Chapter Challenge.

Rules and Categories of the Challenge:

• The tournament will begin at safe light and end with check in at 3:00 PM sharp.
  
  
• Teams must be in line by 3:00 PM, any teams showing up after 3:00 PM will be disqualified.
  
  
• Team members may fish from a boat, kayak, or from shore. Members may also hire a guide (hired guides must be a CCA member).
  
  
• The boundaries for the tournament will be from the St. Lucie Inlet to Ft. Pierce Inlet.
  
  
• This is an all-artificial lure tournament. Any artificial lure will be accepted. NO TIPPING or CHUMMING.
  
  
• This year’s tournament will also feature a raffle. In order for a chapter team to be eligible for the tournament, each team MUST contribute 2 items for the raffle. Items will be collected at the Captain’s Meeting on June 20th.
  
  
• This tournament will be based on the honor system. We are all here to have fun and enjoy ourselves.
  
  
• Mystery Fish – Each angler will keep all pictures of the fish that they catch. The Mystery Fish species will be drawn at the awards ceremony and an individual award will go to the person catching the longest fish of that species.
  
  
• Snook - which will be based on the total inches of 3 snook. The minimum length of the snook will be 22 inches.
  
  
• Redfish - which will be based on the total inches of 3 redfish. The minimum length of the redfish will be 18 inches.
  
  
• Trout - which will be based on the total inches of 3 trout. The minimum length of the trout will be 15 inches.
  
  
• Grand Champion - which will be comprised of the largest snook, largest redfish, and largest trout, total inches combined per team.