Please see the links to the left side for Rules and Regulations

Conservation….Responsibility….Rules Changes

Each year the ADSFR gets together to determine what area of the ADSFR rules need to be enhanced or changed.  This year the rules committee has made every effort to come up with a fair set of rules that all participants can abide by.  Listed below are a few of the changes:

·         Prizes for the Tarpon category will be awarded based on a points system, 125 points for each catch and release fish and 1 point per pound for one (1) dock fish.   See Rule 11 of the ADSFR Rules.  A Tarpon permit WILL be required for a Tarpon brought to the dock.  Tournament designators will be made available on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the ADSFR site.

·         Due to conservational efforts, there will not be a Spanish Mackerel Jackpot.  The Spanish Mackerel category in the ADSFR will remain, however.

·         The Paradise Marine / Scout Boats, Inc. King Mackerel Jackpot will again have two separate divisions – The Open Division and the Recreational Division.  Each division has its own jackpot ticket and payouts. 

·         The Paradise Marine / Scout Boats, Inc. King Mackerel Jackpot’s Open Division features a GUARANTEED $15,000 payout for First Place.

·         A random drawing will be held in The Paradise Marine / Scout Boats, Inc. King Mackerel Jackpot among all legal entries of both the Open Division and the Recreational Division for a 17’ Scout 175 Sportfish boat, a 90 h.p. Yamaha outboard and a Loadmaster Trailer. 

·         A random drawing will be held in the Yamaha Motors Speckled Trout Jackpot among all legal entries for a 150 hp Yamaha Motor.

·         A random drawing will be held among all ADSFR ticket holders that catch a legal fish for a 21’ Contender Boat, with a 150 h.p. Yamaha outboard motor, a Loadmaster trailer, and a Performance Towers T-Top.

·         This year a captains meeting will be held at the ADSFR site on Thursday, July 17, 2008 for the Boaters World Big Game Jackpot and the Paradise Marine / Scout Boats, Inc. King Mackerel Jackpot.  A mandatory sign-out is required by starting time of 5:00 a.m. Friday, July 18, 2008.  Failure to sign-out will result in disqualification without refund.  The jackpot ticket and ADSFR ticket of registrant must be presented at sign out.

·         While not categories of the ADSFR, legal size catches of Lane Snapper and Red Drum (Redfish) are encouraged to be brought to the ADSFR weigh station for marine biological research.

While most rules are unchanged you will see some clarification on a few rules.  We would also like to remind everyone that it is imperative that all rules are thoroughly understood before fishing the ADSFR. (Refer to rule 1 of the ADSFR rules)