2010 HRFA Striped Bass Derby

Last minute registrations - Friday night April 16th until 8:00 PM
Captain's meeting - 8:00 PM - All at the Haverstraw Marina Restaurant
If you are registering by mail please be sure to get your application to the post office BEFORE Wed.

Ramps in Haverstraw and and Newburgh will be open (fees apply)
Slips are available at the marinas - please ask the dockmasters.

Bait will be available in the Haverstraw Marina and at Matt's Sporting Goods.
Anyone needing full or half flats of bloodworms needs to order them before 4/14 (Wed.)
Matt's is at 244 Rt 9W Phone - 845-429-3254

First Prize...	$1,000.00	To be awarded for the largest striped bass caught in the Derby.
Second Prize...	$500.00	To be awarded for the second largest striped bass caught in the Derby.
Third Prize...	$250.00	To be awarded for the third largest striped bass caught in the Derby.
Fourth Prize...	$100.00	To be awarded for the fourth largest striped bass caught in the Derby.
Fifth Prize...	$75.00	To be awarded for the fifth largest striped bass caught in the Derby.
Sixth Prize...	$50.00	To be awarded for the sixth largest striped bass caught in the Derby.
Seventh Prize...	$25.00	To be awarded for the seventh largest striped bass caught in the Derby.
Biggest Live Release Prize		LOWRANCE SPONSORED Prize - To the angler that releases the largest striped bass alive at each of our Ports - 1 to the largest live release in Haverstraw and 1 to the largest live release in Newburgh.
Sponsored Merchandise Prizes		As sponsors donate prizes we will post them here. Please check this site often.

1.	The Derby is open to everyone except the Tournament Staff.
2.	Applicants may fish from the shoreline or a boat.
3.	All participants must comply with all Coast Guard laws and rules, local law enforcement laws as well as New York State DEC laws.
4.	If competing in a boat ALL OCCUPANTS must be entered in the Derby.
5.	Only One Fish may be entered per registrant Per Day.
6.	Any fish that is frozen, gaffed, foul hooked, snagged or caught in an unsporting manner as per IGFA* rules will be disqualified.
7.	No treble hooks may be used while live bait fishing.
8.	Fishing shall begin at 12:01 a.m. April 17 and continue through 5 p.m. April 18, 2010. Fish must be at the weigh in station no later than 5:00 pm to qualify for tournament.
9.	Weigh in times will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weigh in station will close at 5:00 pm SHARP.
10.	The official weigh in station is at the Haverstraw Marina with an auxiliary station in Newburgh.
11.	All winning anglers may be subject to a polygraph examination if requested. Polygraph is required for $100,000.00 prize.
12.	The largest fish will be determined by weight. In the case of a tie, the longer fish will be declared the winner. If the fish are the same weight and length, the fish with the earliest weigh-in time will be declared the winner.
13.	A one pound bonus will be added to each fish weighed in and released alive. This extra pound WILL NOT count in the $100,000.00 contest.
14.	The weigh in slip must be presented at the awards ceremony in order to collect the prize.
15.	Any angler participating in this event, UNDER THE AGE OF 17, must have a parent or guardian's signature on the application.
16.	THE DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES COMMITTEE ARE FINAL.
17.	Fishing for the regular Derby will be restricted to the Hudson River and have the River's zero mile marker as the southern most boundary.
18.	All prizes shall be awarded at the Striped Bass Derby Awards Ceremony following the close of the weigh station on Sunday.
19.	When coming in with your boat to the weigh in area, call ahead on Ch. 68 to allow us to prepare for you.
20.	Fishing for the $100,000.00 grand prize will be limited to the Hudson River from the Battery at the south tip of Manhattan, north to the Troy Dam.
21.	Any fish submitted to this contest may be retained by the Derby Committee for closer scrutiny. If a fish is determined fit enough for live release by the judges and needs to be retained it will be scored as if it was released.

Special rules for the $100,000.00 Prize Anglers who have entered the Striped Bass Derby are eligible to purchase an entry in the $100,000.00 Fish of a Lifetime contest. Any fish entered in the $100,000.00 contest must be caught in the Hudson River during the time the contest is open (as per rules 8 & 20 above). The fish must be brought in to an official contest weigh in station and weighed on one of our certified scales. To be eligible a fish must be over 48 inches and weigh over 50 pounds. In the event that more than one 50 pound fish is caught the angler submitting the largest of those fish over 50 pounds will win the $100,000.00 prize. The largest fish will be determined by weight. In the case of a tie, the longer fish measured to the nearest .25 inch will be declared the winner. If the fish are the same weight and length, the fish with the earliest weigh-in time will be declared the winner. Any fish submitted for this $100,000.00 prize will be retained by the HRFA Derby Committee until it has been fully examined for any type of tampering and certified compliant with the requirements.
(i)	Event will take place April 17 & 18, 2010. Eligible territory will be limited to the Hudson River from the Battery at the south tip of Manhattan, north to the Troy Dam.
(ii)	Any and all eligible anglers must be pre-registered in the $100,000.00 prize contest prior to fishing for the prize winning fish.
(iii)	Species limited to Striped Bass. All Grand Prizes are single limit liability. As such, a tie breaking rule is in effect i.e. “largest fish to exceed the #50.0 lbs. benchmark.”
(iv)	IGFA and New York All Tackle sport fishing rules and regulations apply.
(v)	All eligible fish must be weighed on official certified Tournament Scales and two objective non-biased witnesses must attest to official weight.
(vi)	Polygraph examination of winner is mandatory at sponsor’s expense and is a condition precedent to any claims consideration.

Notice to ALL Participants! (From the guys who process your applications.)

If you did not receive your confirmation and entry forms, you must pick them up at the Captains Meeting on Friday night April 16, 2010. Or pick them up at the weigh in station
If you submitted an application late or your hand writing was so lame we could not read your name, you probably did not receive any confirmation. (Please call or email any time to confirm.)
Those with valid e-mail addresses got their confirmations early. Those with no e-mail address have to rely on the US Post Office which could take a couple of days to deliver.
Those who submitted on-line applications are processed immediately.
All boats coming in to the weigh in station should call first on Channel 68. Inform us of your name, application number, and if you have any fish to weigh in and are they alive to be released.
Those who submitted cash with no name or application...we don't know what you were thinking.
Limited dock space may be available on a first come - first serve basis!

NY State requires you to have a saltwater license to catch stripers in this area. In state - yearly fee = $10. Out of state - yearly fee = $15 - 7 day fee = $10 Click here to go to the state site for details

Entry Fees	Before April 1st	April 1st - 16th
Main Contest EntryFee	$25	$40
$100,000.00 Fish of a Lifetime Contest*	$25	$35

Fish weigh in procedures for HRFA Events.