Early Bird Ticket Night

[porcupine]

Island Outfitters will be having their annual Early Bird Ticket Night for the 16th Annual Just for the Halibut Derby on Tuesday, March 27th. The location is the same as in other years, the Six Mile Pub in View Royal, and the festivities will start at 6 PM.

[wolf]

So whats going to happen if/when they introduce this 1 over 1 under rule??? do they plan on making it a 1 day derby???cause the way i read it you cant keep 2 big fish in 2 days?????just asking Tom???

[r.s craven]

correct me if i'm wrong
as long as there is only 1 fish in possesion each day, it's not a problem, the way i understand it.
the day tripper won't be affected as much as those that fish over an extended time.

[wolf]

Guess we will have to wait and SEE what they plan on doing hey!!!!

[GLG]

So whats going to happen if/when they introduce this 1 over 1 under rule??? do they plan on making it a 1 day derby???cause the way i read it you cant keep 2 big fish in 2 days?????just asking Tom???

New rule will come April 1,2012 if DFO accepts what was recommended by SFAB.
GLG

[porcupine]

Guess we will have to wait and SEE what they plan on doing hey!!!!

I agree we'll have to wait and see. I don't think the derby will ever go to one day though. Many anglers can only fish one of the two days, and you have to have options because of the weather.

[bananas]

What does it matter Roy ? 99% of the People are day trippers. So doesn't make a difference.

And if there's 3 or 4 guys per boat it doesn't mean everybody is going to get 4 large each day. No prob at all!

[LastChance]

You go home, put your halibut in the freezer at your ordinary place of residence, and your posession limit is reset. Don't mind Wolf, he's home sick and cranky..

[wolf]

TRUE im sick and sooo tired of this couching!!!!! coughed so hard popped out a rib and had to go see a crio to put it back in.

But have to ask how you can hold a 2 day derby when you can only keep 1 big fish im not trying to stir it up at all . but if I have clients who want to go in this derby and day 1 we by by chance get 4 halibut say between 30 to 50 lbs which can happen then there done for the derby!!
"legally" I cant weigh in another fish for them for day 2 as the format as you know in the past bumps out you smaller fish. I think its a question that really needs to be addressed as it fringes on these guys coming out???

I really hope that it does go down that road especially for my freinds who do the renny and ukie thing , im thinking its a dumb rule ....

[r.s craven]

As long as your clients go home they can have one over each day.
The weigh in should be no problem, they can still have one over for both days
If they are away from their residence, the trick comes with transporting it.
Not sure how you get around that ?