June 11 to 15, 2008 at the Ocean City Fishing Center

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FISHING DIVISIONS

A $3000 cash award and trophy for first place, $1500 and trophy for second place and $1000 for third place will be given out to winners of the following divisions:

          Mako - 6 foot total length minimum
         Open* - 6 foot total length minimum
         Release** - est. 50 lb. minimum
         Bluefish - legal minimum

* Open division includes all sharks other than tigers, makos, sandbars, duskies, great whites, sandtigers, and all sharks listed on the NMFS Prohibited Species List.
** No minimum size to receive release points on tigers, makos, , threshers, great whites and sandtigers.

ADDED ENTRY LEVELS

Registered teams who feel particularly lucky may also choose to enter one or more of the following added entry level divisions:

          Level A: $1,000        Level D: $100
          Level B: $500           Level E: $50
          Level C: $250

Each level will be awarded independently of each other. Ninety percent of the fees collected for each level will be awarded to added entry participants as follows:

50% to Mako Division - divided as follows:
        50% heaviest, 30% second heaviest and 20% third heaviest            

50% to Open Division - divided as follows:
        50% heaviest, 30% second heaviest and 20% third heaviest

Bluefish will not share in the above-mentioned added entry level payouts.  Instead there will be a separate calcutta for bluefish with the same A-E entry levels with 90% of the fees awarded: 50% heaviest, 30% second heaviest and 20% third heaviest.

No sharks or bluefish will qualify for the added entry levels that do not meet the minimum tournament size limits.  Registration for the added entry levels must occur before the close of the captains meeting on Wednesday evening.

DAILY CALCUTTA

There is a $100 entry fee for each of the three categories and up to two days of fishing.  The Daily Calcutta includes:

Heaviest Daily Mako, Heaviest Daily Bluefish, and Most Daily release Points.

Each daily payout will be independent of each other and 90% of the fees collected for each category will be awarded as follows: 33.3% heaviest first day, 33.3% heaviest second day and 33.3% heaviest third day.

TUNA CALCUTTA

A cash prize will be paid to the participating team that catches the largest tuna during any of their fishing days.  There is a $100 entry fee for the tuna calcutta and 90% of the fees collected for each category will be awarded.

 YOUTH DIVISION

First and second place awards will be presented to children 12 and under who register the heaviest qualifying sharks or the most sharks released.  There is no cost to participate in this division. However, the tournament committee must be notified of the angler's age during the weigh-in for recordkeeping purposes.

And don't forget..."SHARKER OF THE YEAR"!