Default stations. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Periods per boat

Each registered boat fishes a maximum of 2 periods total during the 51-day tournament window. A period is either a daytime window (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.) or a nighttime window (8 p.m. to 7 a.m.). Allowed combinations: two days, two nights, one of each on different dates, OR a back-to-back day-then-night counted as 2 periods (must be declared up-front).

Declarations

Text BOTH 904-558-5900 AND 954-366-3368 before 8:00 p.m. the night before fishing. Declaration MUST include boat name, captain, the specific calendar date, and the period (Day, Night, or back-to-back Day+Night).

Back-to-back day+night must be declared up-front. You cannot decide to extend into a back-to-back period while offshore or after the declaration deadline.

Undeclare deadlines: Day-fishing declarations may be undeclared by 8:00 a.m. on the declared morning. Night-fishing declarations may be undeclared by 8:00 p.m. on the declared night. One free undeclare per boat; subsequent undeclares are subject to committee review.

Check-in

Check-in is required for every declared fishing day AND every declared fishing night. Day fishers: check in by midnight on the night of your fishing day. Night fishers: return to the inlet in the AM and check in immediately — no later than noon. Fish caught during a night period must be weighed the same day as your morning check-in (during the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weigh window). Check-in is satisfied by weigh-in attendance, text confirmation, or a no-fish text. Failure to check in voids forward eligibility for that period.

Hooked-fish provision: If a fish is hooked during your declared period and the fight extends beyond your check-in window, video evidence is required showing (a) clear evidence that a fish is in fact hooked, (b) the sun up (day-declared) or down (night-declared) at the time of hook-up, (c) the tournament-provided boat number, and (d) a visual timestamp at the time of recording. Submit immediately to the tournament committee for a check-in allowance.

Photo / video proof

All required photos and videos must (a) capture your tournament-issued boat number and (b) be submitted to the tournament by your check-in time via the tournament-designated upload portal — NOT at weigh-in.

Photo proof is required for any landed fish to be eligible for weigh-in.

Video proof is required for inbound-hookup-with-out-of-bound-drift scenarios — continuous video from hookup through landing or release.

All proof submissions must be unedited.

Weigh-in procedure

• Submit any required photos/videos via the tournament upload portal by your check-in time — not at the weigh station.
• Arrive at a default station (Beamish Custom Tackle or Stellar Marine Services) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• 50-inch fork-to-jaw minimum. Weighmaster final.
• Mutilated fish eligible if 50"+ fork-to-jaw.
• Fish caught during night periods must be weighed same-day during the 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. window after your morning check-in.
• NEFMA Clubhouse is reserved for fish that cannot be transported on land; use only when advised by the tournament.
• Weighmaster issues an official receipt; standings update reflects the catch within 60 seconds.

Protests

Filed by August 1, 12:00 p.m. $600 fee. Refunded if upheld; partial-uphold cases at committee discretion. Committee decision final.