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6th Annual O'Brien's Battle of the Species

January 13, 2024 - November 30, 2024

Official Tournament Times: You may drop your line in the water from any location you like to fish from 24hrs. 7 days a week starting at 7:00am on January 13, 2024.

The tournament will end promptly at 11:59 pm November 30, 2024. All catches must be uploaded to the iAngler Tournament app by that time. Any late entry will not be counted.

Location to Register: O’Brien’s Fishing Club, held at the O’Brien’s Pub at 701 W. Lumsden Rd. Brandon Fl. 33511

Entry Fee: Entry is $30 dollars cash only, you will get a pass code to use on the iAngler app showing entry fee paid.

You will get your official token when you register.

Tournament Rules: This is a Catch and Release Photo Tournament. You may fish from the shoreline, docks, seawalls, boats, bridges, etc. Anytime anywhere you want to fish, all images must be uploaded within 24hrs. from the time they are caught and include the entire length of the fish on a measuring stick with the fish’s head at the zero line, and the official token in the picture. If you lose your token you must have a photo ID card in the picture with the fish when you up load the picture to iAngler Tournament. We will replace your lost token at our next meeting at no charge. iAngler will judge and post all fish to the tournament score board.

• Starting dates are from 12am on 1-13-24 until 11:59pm of 11-30-24
• Photos must include fish, ruler, and chip
• Measurements must be clearly visible and measured according to FWC guidelines
• Fish can be caught anywhere… no boundaries!

10 Target Fish:

• Spotted Sea trout
• Flounder
• Mangrove snapper
• Spanish Mackerel
• Crevalle Jack
• Sheephead
• White Grunt
• Ladyfish
• Redfish*
• Snook*

* Redfish and Snook can be no larger than their allowed slot size. For example: 30” Redfish is not a valid fish and will be counted as 0 points.

Scoring: Winners will be determined by the following criteria, Total combined inches of your longest 10 targeted species you caught. This is not a slam tournament, you don’t have to catch all 10 species to win.

Payouts: Payouts are 100% of the proceeds paid in cash. 1st place 60%, 2nd place 25%, and 3rd place 15%

Ties: If two anglers tie for 1st place we add the payouts together for 1st and 2nd and split them 50/50. If two angler tie for 2nd place we add the payouts together for 2nd and 3rd and then split them 50/50. If two anglers tie for 3rd place we split the payout 50/50.

Awards: Awards will be given out at the O’Brien’s Fishing Club meeting in December 2024.